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[04/14/21 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 14
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!
ANIMAL KINGDOM (TNT) - Jasper Polish, Darren Mann, Kevin Csolak and Stevie Lynn Jones are all bound for the show's sixth and final season. Polish, Mann and Csolak will appear in flashback as the younger versions of the Cody children: Julia, Baz (Scott Speedman) and Pope (Shawn Hatosy), respectively; with Jones as Penny, "an intelligent, beautiful young woman in her early 20s. A rule breaker in her youth, she's trying to stay on the straight and narrow. She's stuck in a loveless marriage to a Marine. She and J become close, dangerously close." (Deadline.com)
CALL MY AGENT! (Netflix) - The streamer is reportedly in early talks to acquire the show's fifth season and a spin-off movie from Mother Production and Mon Voisin Productions. It's understood the feature-length film would be shot first, should it move forward, with a proposed fifth season taking place after the movie. (Variety.com)
EPIC (ABC) - Brittany O'Grady is the latest addition to the fairytale drama pilot as Luna, "a fairytale princess made cynical by a broken heart. She doesn't believe in love stories, which is unfortunate because she is about to find herself caught in the most epic one of all - her own." (Deadline.com)
GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, THE (Hulu) - Lisa Cholodenko has signed on to helm the first two episodes of the Elle Fanning-led limited series, inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter's controversial "texting-suicide" case. (Deadline.com)
GIRLS5EVA (Peacock) - Daniel Breaker has been cast in the upcoming comedy as Scott, "Dawn's (Sara Bareilles) husband. Despite being supportive, he struggles to adjust to the changes that the group brings: a new roommate in Wickie (Goldsberry), and Dawn's shifting priorities as she commits to restarting a music career." (Deadline.com)
MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE (Showtime) - Emmy nominee Rob Delaney is the latest to be cast in the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led drama as Hatch Flood, "neer-do-well of a prominent tech family, whose obsession with the work of a previous visitor from the stars causes him to lose everything, including his family." (Deadline.com)
NEW AMSTERDAM (NBC) - Co-star Anupam Kher, who plays Vijay Kapoor, is exiting the series following the news that "his wife, actress Kirron Kher, has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer." (Deadline.com)
PAM & TOMMY (Hulu) - Pepi Sonuga and Andrew Dice Clay are the latest additions to the Lily James/Sebastian Stan-led limited series, about the release of the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Sonuga will play Melanie, "Pam's best friend and wing-woman. Confident and strong, she becomes overprotective when bad-boy rock star Tommy Lee takes a liking to her best friend." And Clay is Butchie: "A mob guy but not a "Mob Guy," Butchie's malevolence is matter-of-fact and he's tired of what you've said before you've finished saying it. He can't stand clowns, but that's who borrows money at loan-shark interest rates, so he controls himself when dealing with them. Until they f*ck up." (Deadline.com)
POGMENTARY, THE (Amazon, New!) - Manchester United's Paul Pogba is the latest soccer star set to be the focus a documentary series at the streamer, due in 2022: "Prime members will discover his world through previously unreleased footage from his childhood and conversations with his family, friends and teammates. His fans will also learn more about his life, passions and accomplishments, looking at what were the key moments on his journey to become one of the most influential football players and icons in the world." The project is part of an overall deal Pogba has signed with Amazon Studios. (Deadline.com)
SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR, THE (FX) - Christina Jackson has scored a lead role on the Y'lan Noel-led drama pilot as Joy Freeman, "an up-and-coming attorney committed to making a difference in her community and Dan's (Noel) wife." (Deadline.com)
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS (Paramount+) - A newly arrived guest actor has tested positive for coronavirus on the series. It's understood said result came during a fitting, with close contacts subsequently quarantined. Filming has not been paused. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED BLUMHOUSE FILM SERIES (EPIX) - Ali LeRoi is set to direct the new franchise's second film, "American Refugee," which is "centered around a family seeking shelter in their neighbor's bunker, when the American economy is in collapse, the nation is under martial law, and the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside." Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter penned the script. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED COLTON UNDERWOOD PROJECT (Netflix, New!) - The former "The Bachelor" star Colton Underwood is set to be the focus of a new reality project at the streamer. The news follows Underwood's interview earlier today on "Good Morning America" in which he came out as gay. No auspices were given. (Deadline.com)
WHY WOMEN KILL (Paramount+) - Rachel Bay Jones will recur on the show's second season as Maisie: "She is a "chanteuse" who performs at a local club. She is befriended by her vet, Bertram (Nick Frost), and we find that she is more vulnerable and lonely than she lets on." (Deadline.com)
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[03/25/26 - 03:03 PM]
ABC Programming Update: Tuesday Night Dramas
Following the Season 2 finale of "High Potential" on April 7, "R.J. Decker" will move to the Tuesday 9 p.m. time slot beginning April 14.
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[03/25/26 - 02:33 PM]
ESPN Scores Second Most-Watched NCAA Women's Second Round Ever
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[03/25/26 - 12:01 PM]
Video: HBO Original Harry Potter Series Releases First Official Teaser and Announces Christmas 2026 Debut
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[03/25/26 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Media Ventures Announces Programming Slate for the 2026-2027 Broadcast Season
Said offerings include eight fan-favorite and award-winning shows and three exciting new titles.
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[03/25/26 - 10:21 AM]
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Welcome back to the 305 - where the sun is hot, the tea is hotter, and everybody's business is everybody's business.
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[03/25/26 - 10:10 AM]
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The show open debuts Sunday, April 12, leading into the Cleveland Guardians-Atlanta Braves game on NBC and Peacock (7 p.m. ET) and will open "Sunday Night Baseball" each weekend for the rest of the season.
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[03/25/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "A Different World" Sequel Series Adds Additional Guest Stars
The latest additions include Dawnn Lewis and Glynn Turman, who will be reprising their roles from the original series.
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[03/25/26 - 09:16 AM]
Video: "The Old Stories: Moses" - Official Trailer - Wonder Project
From the creators of "House of David" - a three part companion special.
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[03/25/26 - 09:05 AM]
German Political Thriller "Dangerous Truth" Debuts in U.S. Thursday, April 9 on European Streamer Viaplay
Inspired by real events surrounding the faulty intelligence that helped justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the six-part German thriller explores a deadly conspiracy buried within European intelligence services.
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[03/25/26 - 09:04 AM]
Video: "Star City" - Official Teaser - Apple TV
Star City. Where reaching for space meant risking everything on Earth.
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[03/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Apex" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.
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[03/25/26 - 05:01 AM]
Duffy to Share Her Story as She Steps Back Into the Light in New Documentary Film for Disney+
The feature length documentary film that will follow Grammy, Brit, and Ivor Novello award-winning singer, Duffy.
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[03/25/26 - 04:17 AM]
Netflix Announces the Start of Production for "Reasonable Doubts"
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[03/25/26 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Flunked" - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[03/25/26 - 01:01 AM]
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