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[03/30/20 - 11:45 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 30
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!
BACHELOR, THE: WINTER GAMES (ABC) - With the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the Alphabet has pulled the plug on a "summer" edition of the series. (Deadline.com)
BEWARE THAT GIRL (Quibi, New!) - J.T. Billings has sold a teen drama to the network which "follows two teen girls with shady, mysterious pasts as they take part in a cat-and-mouse competition of manipulative mind games while attending an elite Manhattan school for privileged teens." The project is based on the book of the same name by Teresa Toten, who will serve as a consulting producer. Ace Entertainment's Matt Kaplan and Spencer Berman will executive produce alongside Billings with Paul Kim as a co-executive producer. (Variety.com)
GENIUS: ARETHA (NGC) - The cable channel has pushed the anthology's third season from May 25 due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Said the network: "Production on National Geographic's limited series Genius: Aretha (from Fox 21 Television Studios and Imagine Television Studios) remains suspended and it has become clear that the series will not be completed in time for our previously announced Memorial Day airdate. We look forward to resuming work as soon as is possible and safe, and at that time will announce a new premiere date for later this year." (Deadline.com)
GOD'S ASSISTANT, EMILY (Quibi, New!) - Steve Leff has sold an animated comedy to the streaming service which "follows the trials and tribulations of Emily, an assistant to a blundering boss who happens to be God. The series will focus on Emily's frantic struggles to ensure that her buffoonish boss doesn't make our human lives miserable down here, and Emily and her co-workers' lives up there." ShadowMachine is producing. (Variety.com)
GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC) - Co-stars Nicholas Gonzalez and Jasika Nicole won't return for the show's fourth season. The former was written out during tonight's season finale while the latter has been missing in action since episode 16. (TVLine.com)
HOLLAND PARK (Quibi, New!) - Kate Brooke has booked a potential drama at the network about "a young American woman who comes to the wealthy titular neighborhood to nanny for a family, only to be swept up in a high-stakes kidnapping." Artis Pictures' Kate Croft will executive produce alongside Brooke, who will pen the script from an idea by Caroline O'Meara. (Variety.com)
OCTOBER FACTION/V-WARS (Netflix) - The streaming service has canceled both IDW Entertainment-produced series after one season each. (THR.com)
PEACHES (Quibi, New!) - Lauriel Marger has set up a dark comedy at the streaming service which "tells the story of a group of young women in a rehab center and their fight for and against each other's sanity." Character 7's Stephen Garrett and Michele Wolkoff will also executive produce with David Katsman as a co-executive producer. (Variety.com)
PERFECTLY LEGAL (Netflix, New!) - Sue Perkins is set to front a travel show for the streaming service in which "the broadcaster, actress and writer will journey through Latin America." Filming has taken place on the series, with stops in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Rumpus Media is producing. (Deadline.com)
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[03/19/26 - 01:17 PM]
Maya Hawke to Star in Netflix's Series Adaptation of "The God of the Woods"
The multi-generational drama series is set in the Adirondacks, exploring the Van Laar family's dark secrets, class tensions, and the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13 year old Barbara Van Laar from her family's summer camp - in the wake of an earlier family tragedy that may be related.
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[03/19/26 - 01:03 PM]
3 Million "Outlander" Fans Drive the Epic Season Eight Premiere to a Four-Year Series High
The episode, entitled "Soul of a Rebel," secured the top spot for the week among all scripted cable programs.
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[03/19/26 - 01:01 PM]
Peacock Renews "Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together" for a Second Season
Production begins this month and the series will air later in the year.
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[03/19/26 - 12:46 PM]
Statement from Disney Entertainment Television: "The Bachelorette"
From a spokesperson: "In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of 'The Bachelorette' at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family."
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[03/19/26 - 12:13 PM]
FOX Sports, IndyCar Announce Launch of New Digital-Exclusive Series, "All In: IndyCar"
The debut episode, "The Champ Is Here," features four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
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[03/19/26 - 10:02 AM]
Amazon MGM Studios Has Officially Greenlit "The Challenger," A Limited Series Starring Kristen Stewart
Stewart will play astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, who in 1978 became the first American woman to fly in space.
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[03/19/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Announces Limited Series "Enigma Variations" Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson
The series, based on André Aciman's novel, tells the story of a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him over the course of 10 transformative years.
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[03/19/26 - 09:14 AM]
New Season of "Storied Spaces" Premieres March 28 on Magnolia Network
Escape to beautifully designed and curated spaces, seen through the eyes of the families that breathed life into them.
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[03/19/26 - 09:04 AM]
Video: "O11CE: New Generation" - Trailer - Disney+
Same team, new dream. The Hawks take the field in "O11Ce: New Generation," now streaming on Disney+.
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
Season Two of "Hazardous History with Henry Winkler" Set to Premiere Sunday, April 19 at 9/8c on The History Channel
Each one-hour episode of this nostalgia-drenched series tells the stories of the things we did for fun, for money, or out of plain boredom that you can't do anymore.
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
HBO to Debut Comedy Special "Josh Johnson: Symphony" This Spring
Said Josh Johnson: "I'm excited to have my breakout piece be with a company that nurtures vision like HBO does. I'm grateful to them, and you, for watching."
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green to Perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards
The 61st ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT from the world-renowned MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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[03/19/26 - 08:34 AM]
Must-See April U.S. Debuts from Viaplay - German Conspiracy Thriller, Award-winning Film
Highlights include "Dangerous Truth," inspired by real events surrounding the faulty intelligence that helped justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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[03/19/26 - 08:12 AM]
Apple Original Films' "What Happens at Night" from Martin Scorsese, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Begins Principal Photography
Hailing from Apple Studios, and made in partnership with STUDIOCANAL, the dream-like story follows a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby.
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[03/19/26 - 08:11 AM]
Netflix Canada Announces New Series "This Summer Will Be Different"
Based on the beloved novel by Carley Fortune, the series is a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island about Lucy, a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend's brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for.
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