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[09/12/19 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 12
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!
ALL AMERICAN (The CW) - Dina Meyer will recur on the show's sophomore run as Asher's mom, Gwen Adams, "a sophisticated woman with a complicated past who wants to come back into Asher's life after a mysterious year-long absence." (TVLine.com)
BLACK-ISH (ABC) - Tracee Ellis Ross will reunite with fellow "Girlfriends" co-stars Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks for an October episode in which Ross's Bow "takes daughter Diane to meet the women in her feminist group, and brings along three of her girlfriends to join the group as well in a bid to make it more inclusive." (TVLine.com)
BOSCH (Amazon) - Bambadjan Bamba has scored a recurring role on the show's sixth season as Remi Toussaint, the "smart and no-nonsense, right-hand man to Jacques Avril." (Deadline.com)
DELILAH (HBO Max) - Michael McKean has been cast in the drama pilot as Tom Childs, Sr., "a successful and charming car dealership owner grieving the recent death of his wife, who gave him three children, a happy home, and a comfortable life. Tom now has to deal with a funeral, his bickering grown children, and the arrival of Delilah (Jessica Rothe), a young woman who claims to be his daughter." (Variety.com)
FIREFLY LANE (Netflix) - Ali Skovbye and Roan Curtis have been tapped to play the younger versions of Katherine Heigl's Tully Hart and Sarah Chalke's Kate Mularkey, respectively, in the upcoming drama. (Deadline.com)
FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE (FX, New!) - Taffy Brodesser-Akner is bringing her novel to the small screen as a limited series at the cable channel. The project, from ABC Signature Studios, revolves around a 40-something New Yorker getting a divorce whose exploration into the world of app-based dating is spoiled when his wife drops off their two children at his place and doesn't return. Susannah Grant, Timberman-Beverly Productions' Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
GOD FRIENDED ME (CBS) - Karine Vanasse is slated to recur on the new season as Audrey Grenelle, "a French socialite with a mysterious connection to the God Account. Her involvement will lead Miles (Brandon Micheal Hall) to a discovery that will change everything he thought he knew about the God Account." (Deadline.com)
GREAT NEWS (NBC) - Creator Tracey Wigfield has signed a new multiyear overall deal with producer Universal Television. There she'll new continue to develop new series projects for the studio. (THR.com)
GROW UP (FOX, New!) - Tommy Johnagin has scored a put pilot commitment from the network for a single camera-comedy billed as "a central Florida-set dual coming-of-age comedy about a boy becoming a man and a man becoming an adult, framed by conversations between those two men later in life." Ehsugadee Productions' Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker and Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor will also executive produce for Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment. (Deadline.com)
INTO THE DARK (Hulu) - Georgie Flores, Adelaide Kane, Paige McGhee, Jacques Colimon, Dylan Arnold and Evan Bittencourt have all been cast in the debut installment of the show's second season, due on October 4. "Uncanny Annie" is "set on Halloween night and centers around a group of college students who get trapped in a mysterious board game that brings their darkest secrets and fears to life, where they must play to escape... and win to survive." (Deadline.com)
MAGNUM P.I. (CBS) - Larry Manetti, who played Orville "Rick" Wright on the original series, will guest on the reboot entry as his "Hawaii Five-0" guest-starring role of Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco, "who assists Rick in opening his new club LaMariana, which is poised to become Oahu's coolest tiki bar." (TVLine.com)
MRS. AMERICA (FX) - BAFTA-winning British filmmaker Amma Asante has been tapped to helm two of the limited series' nine episodes. (THR.com)
MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, THE (Hulu, New!) - The streaming service is finalizing deals for a straight-to-series order for a new drama based on the best-selling YA novel by Trenton Lee Stewart. The project, from Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, "is the tale of four gifted orphans who are recruited by a eccentric, benefactor to go on a secret mission. Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications, while creating a new sort of family along the way." Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer will serve as showrunners with James Bobin directing the debut episode. Sonar Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television are co-producing with said group executive producing alongside Fanfare Productions' Jamie Tarses and Karen Kehela Sherwood. (Deadline.com)
SHOWTIME (HBO) - Newcomers Quincy Isaiah and Solomon Hughes have been cast as NBA legends Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, respectively, in the pay channel's pilot about the Los Angeles Lakers' dynasty of the 1980s. (Deadline.com)
TOKYO VICE (HBO Max) - Ken Watanabe has signed on to star opposite Ansel Elgort in the drama series as Hiroto Katagiri, "a detective in the organized crime division of the Tokyo Police Department who is also a father-figure to Jake (Elgort) throughout the series as he helps guide him along the thin and often precarious line between the cops and the world of organized crime." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED GAME OF THRONES SPIN-OFF PROJECTS (HBO) - The pay channel is close to giving a pilot order to a second prequel series, this time based on the "Fire & Blood" novel "set 300 years before the events in 'Game of Thrones' and tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen." George R.R. Martin himself and Ryan Condal are behind the project, which is "a brand new take on a world originally tackled by Bryan Cogman in one of the five [prequel] scripts commissioned by HBO in 2017." (Deadline.com)
WESTWORLD (HBO) - J.J. Abrams has closed a five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia that will keep his Bad Robot Productions' based at the company through 2024. The pact, valued as much as $500 million, covers both film and television as well as games and digital content. The company also has "Lovecraft Country," "Demimonde" and "They Both Die at the End" in the works at HBO; as well as "Lisey's Story," "Little Voice" and "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends" at Apple TV+. (Deadline.com)
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[10/27/26 - 02:01 PM]
ABC Decks the Halls with Festive Holiday Programming for 2026
Highlights include joyful episodes of "Abbott Elementary," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Celebrity Family Feud," "Press Your Luck," "Scrubs" and "What Would You Do?: Holiday Edition."
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[10/27/26 - 01:01 PM]
"Crystal Lake" Makes Killer Debut on Peacock
"Crystal Lake" has generated 1.3 billion minutes watched over its first 11 days, making it the fourth highest scripted original series ever on Peacock.
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[10/27/26 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Allen" - Official Trailer - Netflix
20 years after his encounter with an alien, Petey never moved on. Now his old friend has returned, and the reason why is complicated - and unexpected.
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[10/27/26 - 12:01 PM]
School Is Back in Session: FOX Enrolls Summer Breakout Hit "Nation's Dumbest" for a Second Season
Hosted by acclaimed comedian Jack Whitehall, the series will return to FOX for a new season of pop quizzes, physical challenges and classroom chaos, as a fresh group of celebrities compete to avoid earning the distinction no one wants: the title of The Nation's Dumbest.
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[10/27/26 - 11:31 AM]
Video: "The Mosquito Bowl" - Red Band Trailer - Netflix
In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, four college football stars enlist in the US Marines, discovering the strength of brotherhood and the cost of war.
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[10/27/26 - 11:08 AM]
Melissa Joan Hart Set to Star in and Executive Produce Lifetime's New Ripped from the Headlines Movie "Black Widow Killer: The Judy Buenoano Story" (wt)
The film also stars Chris Bauer and Matthew Settle.
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[10/27/26 - 11:01 AM]
Professional Bowlers Association Reimagines Tournament Formats and Expands 2027 PBA Tour Broadcast Schedule to 30 Live Events Across The CW Network, ESPN App, CBS, Paramount+, and CBS Sports Network
The best players in the world from over 30 countries will compete February through June in five PBA major tournaments and title events on the biggest stage in the sport.
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[10/27/26 - 11:00 AM]
FOX Entertainment Studios and Endemol Shine North America Break New Ground with "Fear Factor" Vertical Series
The new vertical video production, set to debut on Holywater Tech's My Drama platform, marks the first time an established unscripted television franchise has been transformed into an original scripted series.
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[10/27/26 - 10:01 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts Official Trailer & Key Art for New Amy Poehler Comedy "Dig"
The series follows a team of dedicated archaeologists (and less-dedicated college students) who spend their summer working on a dig site in Greece.
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[10/27/26 - 09:01 AM]
Pluto TV Announces November Lineup for Double Feature Fridays
Presented in partnership with "Entertainment Tonight," each double feature brings together two films with a shared theme, giving audiences a fresh way to revisit a favorite and discover something new.
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[10/27/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Legendary "SCTV" cast members reunite in this documentary for a funny and heartfelt celebration of how a scrappy Canadian sketch show made comedy history.
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[10/27/26 - 09:01 AM]
The CW Network Celebrates the Holiday Season with Family Favorite Movies and Specials
The holiday season begins on Sunday, November 22 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) with the CW premiere of the hit TV movie "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love."
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[10/27/26 - 08:25 AM]
Video: "Miss Scarlet" The Final Season - Official Trailer
Season 7 makes its national broadcast premiere Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 8/7c on "Masterpiece" on PBS.
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[10/27/26 - 08:23 AM]
BET Announces Grammy-Winning Artist Durand Bernarr as Soul Personified Honoree and Performer at the "Soul Train Awards" Airing Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 P.M. ET/PT on BET and CBS
The Soul Personified Honor celebrates an artist who represents the essence and spirit of R&B music.
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[10/27/26 - 08:21 AM]
FOX Nation Partners with Academy Award Winner and "Landman" Star Billy Bob Thornton for New Original Docudrama "Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower"
The three-part docudrama event premieres November 23, 2026.
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