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[08/08/19 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 8
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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ARROW (The CW) - Colton Haynes's Roy Harper won't be back as a regular for the series' final season. (TVLine.com)
BEHIND HER EYES (Netflix) - Simona Brown, Tom Bateman, Eve Hewson and Robert Aramayo have been cast in the six-episode series based on Sarah Pinborough's novel. Brown plays Louise, "whose world is thrown off kilter when she begins an affair with her new boss David (Bateman) and matters take an even stranger turn when she's drawn into an unlikely friendship with his wife Adele (Hewson)." Aramayo's role wasn't specified. Erik Richter Strand is helming the project from scripts by Steve Lightfoot and Angela LaManna. (Deadline.com)
BIG FLOWER FIGHT, THE (Netflix, New!) - Multistory Media has sold an eight-episode competition series to the streaming service in which "10 duos, including florists, sculptors and garden designers, [are] put to the test as they compete in a series of themed challenges to create large-scale flower installations." Simone Haywood and Susanne Rock are the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
BLUFF CITY LAW (NBC) - The Peacock has ordered six additional scripts for the freshman drama beyond its original 10-episode order. (THR.com)
DISNEY TELEVISION STUDIOS (Various) - Drew Goddard and Octavia Spencer - who signed overall deals with 20th Century Fox Television back in March and April, respectively - are migrating to fellow sibling ABC Studios. (Deadline.com)
EMPIRE (FOX) - Vivica A. Fox, who recurs as Cookie's older sister Candace, will be promoted to regular for the series' final season. (Deadline.com)
MILLION LITTLE THINGS, A (ABC) - The show's sophomore run has been confirmed as 19 episodes. (TVLine.com)
MR. IGLESIAS (Netflix) - Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias revealed on social media his new comedy series has been renewed for a second season. (@fluffyguy)
NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS) - Barrett Foa's Eric Beale will be written out of five of Season 11's first six episodes while the actor stars "in a production of Angels in America at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis this fall." (TVLine.com)
PERPETUAL GRACE, LTD/SERVANT (Epix/Apple TV+) - Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Bloomfield's Escape Artists banner has signed a first-look deal with MGM Television. (Deadline.com)
SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS (ABC) - Bryan Greenberg and Charles Michael Davis are set to star opposite Lea Michele in the holiday movie. Greenberg will play Gregg Harris, "Olivia's boyfriend, a super fit triathlete, dapper real estate agent who is always angling for the next big deal." Davis is Jeff Cutler, "a handsome, affable, charming young man - Olivia's childhood friend and teenage heartthrob from their annual Christmas trips to Hawaii." (Deadline.com)
YELLOWSTONE (Paramount Network) - Q'orianka Kilcher and Jennifer Landon are the latest faces bound for the show's third season. Kilcher will play Angela Blue Thunder, "a Native American and political opponent of Tom Rainwater"; with Landon as Teeter, "a new wrangler on the Yellowstone Ranch." (Deadline.com)
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[08/15/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Upload" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The show's first three seasons are now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
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[08/14/26 - 11:31 PM]
Disney Sets the Stage for What's Next in Entertainment at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
Other TV highlights include "Oswald," an all-new live-action animated hybrid series based on the classic character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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[08/14/26 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 10-14
Updates include: Starz's "SWAT: Exiles" land early renewal; Hulu cancels "Deli Boys" after two seasons; and Disney+, HBO Max pass on projects.
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[08/14/26 - 09:23 PM]
Season 2 of the Emmy Award-Winning Series "Ahsoka" Premieres Exclusively on Disney+ January 20
The new season, which once again stars Rosario Dawson in the titular role, is a story set after the fall of the Empire and the rise of the New Republic, which has Ahsoka confronting what it means to be a Jedi, while the galaxy faces a formidable opponent in Grand Admiral Thrawn.
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[08/14/26 - 09:02 PM]
Video: First Look at Marvel Television's "VisionQuest" on Disney+
Marvel Television's "VisionQuest," an all-new original series coming exclusively to Disney+ October 14, concludes the epic trilogy that began with 2021's groundbreaking, award-winning "WandaVision" and 2024's acclaimed "Agatha All Along."
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[08/14/26 - 08:30 PM]
Video: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" Drops Electrifying Season Three Teaser Trailer at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event
Season 3 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" marks the first time that the third book - "The Titan's Curse" - comes to screen and is the third installment of Disney Hyperion's bestselling book series by acclaimed author Rick Riordan.
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[08/14/26 - 07:58 PM]
Global Video Game Phenomenon "Kingdom Hearts" Greenlit for First-Ever Original Television Series on Disney Channel and Disney+
The series reimagines the iconic adventure with a brand-new story that will expand on the universe of Kingdom Hearts while celebrating the characters that have captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world.
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[08/14/26 - 01:45 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 on Sunday Morning and Friday Night
"20/20" saw year-to-year increases in all key target demos: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.
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[08/14/26 - 12:01 PM]
HBO Max Renews Original Comedy Series "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" for a Second Season
New episodes are being released weekly on HBO Max, with the season finale scheduled for release on Thursday, September 24.
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[08/14/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Expands Young Adult Slate with New Series "Sid & Zoey," "Sunshine Girls" and More
Plus: "Finding Her Edge" to begin production on Season 2; and Randall Park joins the cast of "Minimum Wage."
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[08/14/26 - 09:01 AM]
Stream "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" on Disney+ September 2
The galaxy's favorite duo is bringing the adventure home.
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[08/14/26 - 08:47 AM]
FOX One to Live Stream IROC Presented by Chevrolet as Part of FOX Sports' Coverage of Historic Freedom 250 Weekend in Washington, D.C.
The races bring together legendary names from NASCAR and INDYCAR, including Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Labonte, Bill Elliott, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti, all piloting authentic historic IROC Pontiac Firebirds.
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[08/14/26 - 03:22 AM]
Video: New Season Update - "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya" - Prime Video
Seasons two and three are now in development.
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[08/13/26 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Mousetrap" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A reclusive writer wakes to find his identity stolen - and must ally with a ruthless loan shark to reclaim his life from a man known as "The Rat."
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[08/13/26 - 03:39 PM]
ESPN Delivers Its Second Most-Watched WNBA Regular Season Game in 30 Years of Coverage!
The New York Liberty-Indiana Fever matchup averaged 2 million viewers on Tuesday, August 11.
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