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[09/26/19 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 26
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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100, THE (The CW) - Chad Rook will recur on the show's final season as Hatch, "a charming Eligius convict who is determined to forge a better life for those he loves." (TVLine.com)
ABSENTIA (Amazon) - The streaming service has formally renewed the Stana Katic-led series for a third season. Filming has already begun on the new season, which is due in 2020. New to the series this season are Will Pascoe as showrunner, succeeding Samantha Corbin-Miller; and Geoff Bell and Josette Simon as co-stars Colin Dawkins and Rowena Kincade, respectively. (Deadline.com)
ALL OR NOTHING (Amazon) - The streaming service is reportedly in talks for a new edition featuring another Premier League soccer club, Tottenham Hotspur. (Deadline.com)
CHI, THE (Showtime) - Kandi Burruss will recur on the new season as Roselyn Perry, "the estranged wife of Douda (guest star Curtiss Cook), back at his side to influence his political agenda and to help herself." (Deadline.com)
CHICAGO FIRE (NBC) - Yuri Sardarov, who plays Brian "Otis" Zvonecek, has confirmed his exit from the series after last night's installment. (@yursar)
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (The CW) - Ashley Scott will reprise her role of Helena Kyle (a.k.a. Huntress) from the short-lived The WB series "Birds of Prey" during the network's upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event. In addition, Osric Chau has been cast in the event as DC Comics hero Ryan Choi (a.k.a. The Atom). (TVInsider.com, TVLine.com)
FOR LIFE (ABC) - Timothy Busfield will recur on the midseason drama as Roswell, "a legal mentor and trusted friend of Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock)." (Deadline.com)
GILDED AGE, THE (HBO) - Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Amanda Peet and Morgan Spector are the first to be cast in Julian Fellowes's latest drama, set in the opulent world of 1885 New York. Baranski will play Agnes van Rhijn, "a proud and stubborn aristocrat who will never accept that the world has changed, and that ancient values are being replaced by new ones"; with Nixon as Ada Brook, "another victim of the collapse of the old south, but unlike her sister Agnes, she never found a way to get out until it was too late, and she was forced back on her sister's charity"; Peet as Bertha Russell, who "comes from the ordinary middle-class"; and Spector as George Russell, "a classic robber baron of his own time, Russell is pleasant enough in company." (Deadline.com)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC) - Co-creator Steve Levitan has signed a new four-year, eight-figure overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, extending his run at the studio to 20 years. (Deadline.com)
RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK (Logo, New!) - The show's U.K. incarnation has found a U.S. home on the cable channel beginning Friday, October 11 at 8:00/7:00c. Serving as judges are RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Bruce McCoy, Sally Sanders and Steven Corfe executive producing for World of Wonder Productions. (Deadline.com)
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[08/25/26 - 09:04 AM]
ESPN Expands Sports Content on Disney+ with College Football Saturdays This Fall
Each week throughout the season, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. can stream two ESPN/ABC college football games in addition to the Emmy Award-winning "College GameDay Built by the Home Depot" pregame show, which debuted on Disney+ last season.
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[08/25/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Shares Trailer for "The Varnell Hill Show," Premiering September 1
"The Varnell Hill Show" reunites Martin Lawrence and Bentley Kyle Evans nearly three decades after Tommy Davidson's Varnell made his unforgettable debut on the iconic sitcom.
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[08/25/26 - 09:01 AM]
Season Four of the Emmy Nominated HBO Original Drama Series "The Gilded Age" Debuts November 1
Bertha Russell changed Society at a cost. Now, her family must reckon with the consequences as Agnes van Rhijn seizes an opportunity to regain her position.
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[08/25/26 - 08:39 AM]
AMC Global Media Announces New Shocking Docu-Series, "Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena"
The six-part series is set to premiere on Thursday, October 1 at 10pm ET/PT on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality, with new episodes premiering weekly on all platforms.
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[08/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Gold" Season 2 - Teaser
With stakes like this, difficult choices must be made...
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[08/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Hannah Berner to Host New Paramount+ Reality Dating Series "Making Love"
"Making Love" is a bold new relationship experiment which gives singles a completely original and unique opportunity to take destiny into their own hands.
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[08/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things: Tales from '85" - Season 2 Official Trailer - Netflix
With Valentine's Day on the way, the gang must uncover the truth behind ghostly apparitions and a swarm of strange creatures causing chaos around town.
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[08/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
First Look: Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" Season Six (Premieres December 8)
For the first time ever, the beloved crime-solving trio are leaving New York City.
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[08/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
HGTV Greenlights "Let's Go Back to Your Place," A New Series Hosted by Tyler Cameron
In each episode, Tyler will guide one hopeful romantic on three house tours looking for design clues that reveal more about the people that live there.
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[08/25/26 - 07:31 AM]
Netflix Announces Kevin Hart's "Cold as Balls" Will Premiere Globally on September 20
The new installment of episodes were shot live at Fanatics Fest in New York in August.
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[08/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Sweetpea" - Season 2 Official Teaser - Starz
Season 2 is coming to Starz early 2027 and Sky in November in the UK.
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[08/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Apple TV Debuts Trailer for New Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson-Led Comedy Series "Brothers"
The eight-episode comedy will premiere on Apple TV with the first two episodes on Wednesday, September 23, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through November 4, 2026.
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[08/25/26 - 06:20 AM]
Disney+, ESPN and Red Bull Present "Max vs 100," Live on September 16
The live event will see four-time Formula 1 World Champion and Red Bull athlete Max Verstappen attempt to overtake 100 drivers.
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[08/25/26 - 05:13 AM]
Spencer Matthews Pushes Himself to the Limit and Reunites with Disney+ for Feature-Length Documentary "Breaking Spencer Matthews (w/t)"
The film follows Matthews as he embarks on a seemingly impossible expedition: completing seven full distance triathlons across seven continents in just three weeks.
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[08/25/26 - 04:15 AM]
Video: "Gandhari" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
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