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[11/12/20 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 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!
END, THE (Amazon) - The Akshay Kumar-led series, "an action thriller whose plot details are being kept tightly under wraps," is in pre-production with filming "due to start in early 2021 with a view to a premiere in the second half of the year." (Variety.com)
FRIENDS (HBO Max) - Matthew Perry took to social media with the news that filming on the proposed reunion special is now being rescheduled for the beginning of March. (@MatthewPerry)
LEVEL (NBC, New!) - Writer Sean Finegan and director Julie Anne Robinson have sold a new drama to the network which revolves around Charlie Hunt, "who has the most brilliant business mind in history, but after a jarring family tragedy, Charlie quit chasing profits and repurposed his unique skills to shut down villains who live above the law by making whatever they're doing an economic impossibility. He hits them where it hurts and levels the playing field for everyone else." CannyLads Productions' Kelly Pancho will also executive produce for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
MODERN AUSTEN (The CW, New!) - Eleanor Burgess has booked a potential anthology series at the netlet that reimagines Jane Austen's beloved novels as six modern stories, "offering a kaleidoscopic look at love and family in our time of inequality and disconnection. Each season is a different novel, beginning with Pride and Prejudice, set in contemporary San Francisco." Homegrown Pictures' Stephanie Allain is also executive producing the project, which is set up at Warner Bros. Television. Gabrielle Ebron is producing. (Deadline.com)
PAINKILLER (The CW, New!) - Jordan Calloway is set to star in a proposed "Black Lightning" spin-off featuring his character, Khalil Payne, "a man ridden with the guilt of his troubled past from his former life in Freeland City, where, as a super-enhanced killing machine known as Painkiller he was both a member of Tobias Whale's gang and a weapon of Agent Odell and the shadowy ASA." The project will be seeded as a planted spinoff during the seventh episode of "Black Lightning's" upcoming fourth season. Salim Akil will write, direct and executive produce for Warner Bros. Television. Berlanti Productions, home to the network's DC series, however is not involved. (Deadline.com)
SHRINK NEXT DOOR, THE (Apple TV+) - Casey Wilson is the latest bound for the Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd-led comedy series as Bonnie, the wife of Rudd's Dr. Herschkopf. (Variety.com)
SLASHER (Shudder) - The horror anthology has found a third home, this time at streaming service Shudder. David Cronenberg is slated to star in a new eight-episode installment of the series, which began on defunct channel Chiller before moving to Netflix for its second and third seasons. Shaftesbury Films remains behind the project, with Aaron Martin, Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, David Ozer, Thomas P. Vitale and Ian Carpenter executive producing. Adam MacDonald is directing the new season while Paula Brancati, Jefferson Brown, Patrice Goodman, Sabrina Grdevich, Christopher Jacot, Rachael Crawford, Jeananne Goosen, Sydney Meyer and Alex Ozerov are also among the principal cast. Production is underway in Ontario, Canada. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED RIDDLE & SALAHUDDIN PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin have scored a put pilot commitment from the network for a multi-camera comedy which "follows a group of Black college students from blue collar backgrounds as they adjust to the culture shock of the Ivy League. Wanting to feel more 'at home' at the college, they find family by forming a doo-wop group." The duo will write and executive produce for Warner Bros. Television, home to their recently signed overall deal. (Deadline.com)
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[06/12/25 - 02:00 PM]
Adult Swim Reveals New and Returning Series and a Forthcoming Special Featuring Top Industry Creators at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Adult Swim also announced that the new quarter-hour comedy "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads" will premiere globally beginning Sunday, August 17 at midnight ET/PT.
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[06/12/25 - 12:43 PM]
Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Developing "Hit Squad" Animated Series Based on Gerry Anderson's Imaginative and Groundbreaking World
Set in 1990s London, the series follows an international team of talented spies hellbent on putting death before dishonour as they battle the murky world of hidden foes and dangerous villains.
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[06/12/25 - 12:01 PM]
The History Channel and A+E Factual Studios Announce a Sweeping Nonfiction Event Series Building on the Legacy of History's Blockbuster Hit with "The Bible Revealed" (wt)
The 10-hour series represents a bold return to one of the network's most successful and influential properties, "The Bible," which remains one of the highest-rated titles ever for The History Channel.
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[06/12/25 - 12:00 PM]
We TV Unveils All-Star Lineup of Celebrity Guest Judges for Season 2 of "Deb's House"
This season, Ms. Deb will be backed by an all-star lineup of famed artists who know what it takes to make it to the top.
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[06/12/25 - 11:45 AM]
Prime Video Renews "Surf Girls" for Second Season
The five-part second season - titled "Surf Girls: International" - will premiere later this summer on Prime Video.
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[06/12/25 - 11:31 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts Trailer for New Original Series "Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together"
The eight-episode unscripted series is led by Nelly and Ashanti Haynes, who not only star in the show but also serve as executive producers, bringing their real-life chemistry and creative vision to the screen.
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[06/12/25 - 11:01 AM]
ESPN Showcases the 2025 UFL Championship Game Presented by Underdog on Saturday in Primetime
This Saturday, the XFL Champion DC Defenders take on the USFL Champion Michigan Panthers from The Dome at the America's Center in St. Louis, both competing for a chance to hoist the trophy for the first time.
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[06/12/25 - 10:31 AM]
Video: "Almost Cops" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When an overeager community officer and a reckless ex-detective are forced to team up, plenty of chaos ensues on the streets of Rotterdam.
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[06/12/25 - 10:15 AM]
NBC Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of "Jaws" in Three-Hour Airing with a Special Introduction from Director Steven Spielberg on Friday, June 20 at 8 P.M. ET/PT
Plus: beginning June 15, "Jaws" will start streaming exclusively on Peacock through July 14.
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[06/12/25 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Enigma" Debuts June 24
Chronicling the divergent paths of iconic pioneers April Ashley, Amanda Lear, and others, acclaimed filmmaker Zackary Drucker explores questions of identity and survival, revealing the disparate but intertwined stories of women whose lives helped shape trans culture and history.
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[06/12/25 - 09:50 AM]
Video: Preview - "Christmas at Sea" - Hallmark Channel
The series premieres Monday, July 7 at 8:00/7:00c on Hallmark Channel as part of Christmas in July.
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[06/12/25 - 09:09 AM]
ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Schedule Update: American League-Leading Detroit Tigers to Host Minnesota Twins on June 29
The Tigers and Twins are currently in first place and second place, respectively, in the American League Central.
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[06/12/25 - 09:02 AM]
Netflix Gets Animated at Annecy!
Throughout the festival, award-winning filmmakers and creators, like Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Alex Woo, Genndy Tartakovsky and more, pulled back the curtain to reveal exclusive clips and sneak peeks of Netflix's upcoming animated slate - giving festivalgoers an early taste of the magic to come!
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[06/12/25 - 09:01 AM]
The Emmy Award-Winning "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman" Renewed for Two More Seasons
The sixth season will premiere later this year.
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[06/12/25 - 09:01 AM]
"Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+" Debuts July 21 on Disney Jr. and Next Day on Disney+
The series continues the adventures of Mickey and pals from the original global hit which aired from 2006-2016 and is still breaking records as a Top 3 series for preschoolers on streaming and over 5 billion views on YouTube.
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