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[04/09/19 - 11:17 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, April 9 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE (AMC) - Richard E. Grant, Sally Field and Eve Lindley have all signed onto the Jason Segel-led anthology series. Grant will play "the charismatic leader of a secret organization; with Field as "a housewife who recently lost her husband of many years"; and Lindley as "a transgender woman who dropped out of grad school and now works as a docent at an art museum." (Deadline.com)
FUTURE MAN (Hulu) - The streaming service has commissioned a third and final season for the comedy series of eight episodes. (Deadline.com)
HIGH FIDELITY (Disney+) - The Zoë Kravitz-led small screen take on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel-turned-2000 feature is relocating to fellow streaming platform Hulu. "Developing High Fidelity with Zoe, Veronica [West], Sarah [Kucserka] and the team at Midnight Radio has been incredibly exciting and we want to ensure they are able to make the show they are envisioning as Disney+ is dedicated to supporting our creative partners," said Agnes Chu, SVP, Content, Disney+. "To that end, as the series' creative evolved, our Disney+ team, collectively with ABC Signature, recognized that the show would be better suited for another platform. Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." (Deadline.com)
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (HBO) - Co-executive producers Jonathan I. Kidd and Sonya Winton-Odamtten have signed a one-year overall deal with the pay channel. The pact covers their duties on the series as well as any development. (Deadline.com)
PERFECT HARMONY/WOMAN UP (NBC/ABC) - Director/executive producer Jason Winer has signed a new three-year, eight-figure overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. The pact extends his decade-long run at the studio, where he'll continue to develop new series projects via his and Jon Radler's Small Dog Picture Company banner, which include the aforementioned pilots. (Deadline.com)
RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, THE (HBO) - Marla Maples is bound for Danny McBride's upcoming comedy series in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (Deadline.com)
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[10/03/25 - 02:17 PM] ESPN's Record-Setting '25 MLB Wild Card Series Across eight games, the MLB Wild Card Series is averaging 4.4 million viewers, up 65% from last year.
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[10/03/25 - 12:37 PM] BET+ Sets October 23 Premiere for "Carl Weber's The Family Business" Season 6 The 10-episode season will premiere with two episodes, followed by one episode weekly, with the finale on Thursday, December 18.
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[10/03/25 - 12:07 PM] "Dancing with the Stars" Continues to Shatter Records - Growing Two Weeks in a Row Since Season Premiere for First Time Since 2005 Plus: "High Potential" hit a season high in Total Viewers (4.24 million), growing by double digits over the show's comparable third episode from last fall.
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[10/03/25 - 10:57 AM] Legends, Champions and Icons of October Highlight FOX Sports' Postseason Broadcaster Lineup FOX Sports begins its Postseason coverage Saturday, October 4 at 4:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, the FOX Sports App and FOX One as the New York Yankees face the Toronto Blue Jays.
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[10/03/25 - 10:05 AM] All-New Season of "Gold Rush" Returns with High-Stake Risks and Land Fury on Friday, November 7 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery With only a few short months to mine, top bosses and rising underdogs collide in a race to claim new ground, move more dirt, and strike it rich.
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[10/03/25 - 09:12 AM] FOX Nation Secures Exclusive U.S. Rights to Docuseries "Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar" The acclaimed series will make its anticipated U.S. debut on FOX Nation on Monday, October 6.
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[10/03/25 - 08:02 AM] TNT Sports to Be Exclusive Home of 2025 NLDS & NLCS Both best-of-five NLDS series begin Saturday, October 4.
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[10/03/25 - 08:01 AM] TNT Sports Sets BIG EAST Men's College Basketball Schedule for Inaugural 2025-26 Season TNT Sports' regular season BIG EAST men's basketball schedule will feature 40 appearances by St. John's, UConn, Creighton, Xavier, and Marquette, programs that each clinched berths in last season's NCAA Men's Tournament.
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[10/03/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "27 Nights" - Official Trailer - Netflix When a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.
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[10/03/25 - 04:01 AM] Video: "Steve" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
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[10/03/25 - 03:02 AM] Miguel Herran Will Play Poli Diaz in "El Porto the Vallecas," the New Film by Daniel Calparsoro for Netflix Inspired by true events, the film follows the life of Policarpo "Poli" Díaz (Miguel Herrán), a young man from Vallecas who, despite a childhood marked by poverty and family violence, became a boxing legend in 1980s Spain, even fighting for the world lightweight title.
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[10/03/25 - 03:01 AM] Netflix Honors Jane Goodall with Posthumous Release of "Famous Last Words" Docuseries Following Her Passing The series showcases reflective interviews with some of the world's most influential cultural figures, who agreed to sit down and discuss their legacy, and give their final words, with the understanding that it would only be shared with the world after they passed.
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[10/02/25 - 04:09 PM] ESPN Delivers the Most-Watched WNBA Semifinals Ever Game 5 between the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces averaged 1.8 million viewers, peaking at 2.1 million.
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[10/02/25 - 03:01 PM] Video: "Twisted Wonderland" - Trailer - Disney+ Your favorite villains reimagined in ways you've never dared to dream.
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[10/02/25 - 02:51 PM] ESPN's Record-Setting Day One of MLB Wild Card Series Coverage of Red Sox versus Yankees averaged 6.5 million viewers, peaking at 9.9 million.
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