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[06/23/21 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 23
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!
#BLACKAF (Netflix) - Creator Kenya Barris revealed he is "forgoing its planned second season in favor of stand-alone #blackAF family vacation films in the vein of the National Lampoon vacation flicks that he and co-star Rashida Jones grew up loving." (THR.com)
BARRY (HBO) - Emily Heller has signed an overall deal with CBS Studios where she'll develop new series projects on an exclusive basis. (Variety.com)
BOYS, THE (Amazon) - Sean Patrick Flanery, Miles Gaston Villanueva and Nick Wechsler will recur on the upcoming season as "supes" Gunpowder, Supersonic and Blue Hawk, respectively. (Deadline.com)
HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH, THE (Amazon) - Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike and K. Todd Freeman will join Justina Machado in the drama pilot. Hernandez will play Luis, "the charismatic, self-professed neglected culinary visionary behind the dilapidated storefront Empanada Loca in Washington Heights"; with Updike as Nellie Morris, "the kind, confident, and no-nonsense teenager who works behind the Empanada Loca counter and lives upstairs with her agoraphobic grandmother"; and Freeman as Jeremiah, "the man who spends his days standing outside of Empanada Loca holding the door for people for change, and his nights underground in a corner of an abandoned NYC subway tunnel with a community known to some as 'Mole People.'" (Variety.com)
KRAPOPOLIS (FOX) - Jordan Young has been tapped as showrunner of the upcoming animated comedy series set in mythical ancient Greece from Dan Harmon. (Deadline.com)
STRANGE PLANET (Apple TV+, New!) - Nathan Pyle's webcomic - featuring "stories of big eyed, bright blue 'beings' from a planet that shares a lot in common with Earth" - is set to be the focus of a new animated series at Apple Studios from Dan Harmon and Amalia Levari. ShadowMachine's Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico will executive produce the project, which has a straight-to-series order, alongside said trio, Steve Levy and Taylor Alexy Pyle. (Deadline.com)
TEACHER, A (FX) - Creator Hannah Fidell has struck a first-look deal with FX Productions, home to the aforementioned limited series. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED COBURN & WOOTTON PROJECT (NBC) - Kamal Bolden and Noah Bean have booked the male leads opposite Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé in the drama pilot. Bolden will play Elgin Turner, "a former FBI agent sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement with a drug cartel. He's married to his childhood sweetheart, FBI agent Val Turner (Bathé)." And Bean will play Jonathan Doak, "the FBI Assistant Director in Charge. He supervises Agent Turner, who's a thorn in his side because she knows more than he does." (Deadline.com)
WEDDING SEASON (Disney+, New!) - The streamer is on track to order a new scripted series billed as "a rom-com action-adventure story." Dancing Ledge Productions and Jax Media are behind the project, from writer Oliver Lyttelton and director George Kane. No other details were given. (Deadline.com)
YOU BET YOUR LIFE (Syndication) - The Jay Leno-hosted revival series, due on September 13, is officially a go on stations covering 98% of the U.S. The 180 planned episodes will be distributed by Fox First Run. (Deadline.com)
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[03/04/26 - 03:01 PM]
FX's "Disinherited" - New Drama from Emmy Award Winner Peter Gould and T-Street Ordered to Series on FX and Hulu
Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen star as a pair of scrappy sisters thrust by an unexpected inheritance into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes.
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[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).
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[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.
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[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.
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[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.
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[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.
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[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.
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[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."
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[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.
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[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.
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[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.
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[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.
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[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.
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[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.
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[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.
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