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[05/21/19 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 21
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
COBRA KAI (YouTube) - Creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg have signed a three-year overall deal with producer Sony Pictures Television. The pact calls for them to continue on the series as well as develop new series projects via their newly formed Counterbalance Entertainment banner. (Deadline.com)
CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Executive producers Sara Gilbert and Tom Werner have teamed up to launch a production company, sara + tom. (Deadline.com)
GOOD PEOPLE (Amazon) - Greg Kinnear is set to star opposite Lisa Kudrow in the half-hour comedy pilot as Dr. Paul Keating, "the incredibly charismatic and charming philosophy professor at Sacramento University. He's Indiana Jones-meets-Joan Didion. He causes problems for Lynn Steele (Kudrow) and Hazel Miller (Whitney Cummings) because of his unorthodox methods of teaching and refusal to acquiesce to "PC" rules." (Deadline.com)
HIGH FIDELITY (Hulu) - Kingsley Ben-Adir has landed a recurring role on the Nick Hornby series as Russell "Mac" McCormack: "He's charming, worldly, intelligent - though not at all pretentious - and was Rob's most serious boyfriend. Everything seemed to be great, then one day he moved to London, and a year later Rob is still getting over it. But Mac may not be gone from her life for good." (Deadline.com)
LORD OF THE RINGS, THE (Amazon) - "Game of Thrones" alum Bryan Cogman has been tapped to consult on the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien series, where he'll work alongside co-creators J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. (Variety.com)
SUCCESSION (HBO) - Holly Hunter has signed on to recur on the new season as Rhea Jarrell, "the politically savvy CEO of a rival media conglomerate." (Deadline.com)
UNORTHODOX (Netflix) - Shira Haas, Jeff Wilbusch and Amit Rahav are set to star in the four-part series, which is inspired by Deborah Feldman's New York Times bestselling book of the same name. Production is underway in Berlin with Maria Schrader directing from a script by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski. Winger and Henning Kamm are the producers. (Deadline.com)
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[03/05/21 - 08:18 AM]
Lifetime Inspires and Entertains This April with Five New Movie Premieres, Beginning Easter Weekend
Newly announced movies include "Color of Love" and "Beware of the Midwife."
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[03/05/21 - 06:31 AM]
Video: Meet the Experts Joining "America's Most Wanted," Premiering Monday, March 15 on FOX
Paul Holes and Yodit Tewolde will join the previously announced host Elizabeth Vargas.
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[03/05/21 - 06:04 AM]
FX's "Pose" Sets Premiere for Third and Final Season
"We got to tell the exact story we wanted, as we wanted to tell it, and I'm incredibly honored and grateful," said Ryan Murphy.
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[03/05/21 - 05:01 AM]
Video: "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" (Season 3) - Official Trailer - Netflix
During a shortened 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and other top drivers pursue checkered flags as COVID-19 turns the world upside down.
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[03/04/21 - 02:02 PM]
Elsa Pataky and Luke Bracey to Star in Matthew Reilly's "Interceptor" for Netflix
The Netflix film is executive produced by Chris Hemsworth, Kathy Morgan, Christopher Mapp, Robert Slaviero and Peter D. Graves.
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[03/04/21 - 12:04 PM]
Syfy to Premiere Animated Originals "The Pole" and "The Summoner" on Wednesday, March 17
Bobby Moynihan, Jillian Bell, Nicole Byer, Timothy Simons, and Colin Jost are among the featured voices.
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[03/04/21 - 11:41 AM]
Get Set for the Biggest Payday in Series History in an All-New Season of "Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine" Premiering March 19 on discovery+ and Discovery Channel
After pandemic travel restrictions make Dave's plans of mining in Alaska impossible, Team Turin finally sets up their operation in Colorado.
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[03/04/21 - 11:10 AM]
All-New "Super Soul" Premieres Saturday, March 6 on discovery+
Upcoming guests include Andra Day, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sharon Stone, Jon Meacham, Dr. Bruce Perry and Julianna Margulies.
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[03/04/21 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Prank Encounters" (Season 2) - Official Trailer - Netflix
Monstrous frights meet hilarious reveals on this hidden-camera prank show as real people become the stars of their own full-blown horror movie.
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[03/04/21 - 10:02 AM]
Apple TV+ Unveils Robust Lineup of Hit Children's Series, Including the Peanuts Gang, Emmy-winning "Ghostwriter," Parents' Choice-winning "Helpsters," "Doug Unplugs" and More
First up: "Helpsters," which returns this Friday, March 5.
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[03/04/21 - 10:01 AM]
Max Original "Made for Love" Debuts This April
The comedy series is a darkly absurd and cynically poignant story of love and divorce. It follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a thirty-something woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), a controlling tech billionaire.
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[03/04/21 - 09:59 AM]
Starz Gets Ready to "Party Down" Again with Limited Series Revival in Development
Rob Thomas, Paul Rudd, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge are among the executive producers.
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[03/04/21 - 09:31 AM]
Kevin Hart Drama "Fatherhood" to Be Released on Netflix Father's Day Weekend
Based on the book "Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love" by Matthew Logelin, in this heartwarming, funny, and emotional true story, Kevin Hart takes on the toughest job in the world: Fatherhood.
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[03/04/21 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Nate Bargatze touches on Zoom comedy shows, losing his phone, hotel breakfast fails, animal caddies, new math and much more in this special.
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[03/04/21 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Worn Stories" - Official Teaser - Netflix
In this funny, heartfelt and moving docuseries, real people unpack the fascinating and quirky stories around their most meaningful pieces of clothing.
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