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[06/30/21 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 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!
DANGEROUS MOMS (NBC) - Telma Hopkins, Linda Park and Vanessa Marano are set to star opposite Shanola Hampton and Dascha Polanco in the drama pilot. Hopkins will play Fatima: "The highly spiritual Fatima lives in and works as a manager at one of Pia's (Polanco) buildings, where she takes care of her own grandson. She is also a full-time embalmer at a popular funeral home." Park is Chloe Chen, "Monique's (Hampton) brash, judgmental BFF from grade school who is now her partner in crime at the PTA. She works as an administrative assistant at the nearby police station, is married to a detective, and has two kids." And Marano will play Rebecca "Becki" Rossi, "a bubbly, pregnant newlywed, with no filter. She knows Fatima, Chloe, and Monique from the PTA, but after a series of crazy events, they become unsuspecting friends." (Deadline.com)
FLASH, THE (The CW) - Original cast members Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker have closed new deals with producer Warner Bros. Television to return for its upcoming eighth season. Grant Gustin is already locked in through next season while Tom Cavanagh and Carlos Valdes previously announced their departures. (Deadline.com)
LAST OF US, THE (HBO) - Nico Parker has been cast as Joel's (Pedro Pascal) daughter Sarah in the video game adaptation. (Deadline.com)
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, A (Amazon) - Nick Offerman has signed onto the feature-turned-TV series as Casey "Dove" Porter, the coach of the team at the center of the show: "Dove is described as a former Cubs pitcher who is brought in to coach the Rockford Peaches. The character is most famous because his forkball killed a dove in mid-air in the middle of a game. Inspiring and charismatic, Dove was thought to be the next big Major League Baseball star, but blew his arm out after three years. Now he's looking to make his comeback by making the Peaches into champions." (THR.com)
OUR KIND OF PEOPLE (FOX) - L. Scott Caldwell has boarded the upcoming drama in the recurring role of Olivia Sturgess Dupont, "mother of [Morris] Chestnut's Raymond. Dripping in tradition, this elegant society matron adores her son, but is hard on her daughter-in-law, Leah. She hands Leah the reins of The Graceties, the elite social club at The Bluffs that newcomer Angela hopes to join. Manipulative and domineering, Olivia has pegged Angela as a "disruptor" in their tightknit community, and she orders Leah to drum her out - using whatever means necessary." (Deadline.com)
STAIRCASE, THE (HBO Max) - Michael Stuhlbarg has boarded the ever-expanding cast of the limited series as David Rudolf, "Michael Peterson's (Colin Firth) criminal defense attorney." (Deadline.com)
SUPERMAN & LOIS (The CW) - Sofia Hasmik's Chrissy Beppo will return as a regular for the series' second season. (Deadline.com)
SYD (Amazon, New!) - Janine Nabers and Etan Marciano are developing a new drama at the streamer "about a powerful Black tech CEO who wakes up one morning to discover that a mysterious entity has hacked its way into his life. In order to regain control, he must follow a series of sinister clues." Annapurna Television and Amazon Studios are co-producing. Nabers, who is also behind the Donald Glover-produced "Hive" at the network, recently signed an overall deal with the latter. (Deadline.com)
WE OWN THIS CITY (HBO) - Wunmi Mosaku is the latest addition to David Simon and George Pelecanos's limited series as Steele, "an attorney assigned to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, which was investigating policing practices in Baltimore prior to the Gun Trace Task Force criminal investigation. Focused on creating a voluntary, monitored federal consent decree aimed at reform, Steele's work centers on the systemic reasons police corruption and bad behavior are excused by Baltimore City prosecutors, judges and the police department itself." (Deadline.com)
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[06/13/26 - 12:01 PM]
FOX Sports Soars Into Record Books with Most-Watched USMNT Telecast Ever
15,986,000 viewers watched the USMNT defeat Paraguay 4-1 across FOX, FOX One and Tubi.
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[06/12/26 - 02:38 PM]
ABC Delivers Most-Watched NBA Finals Through Four Games Since 1998
Game 4 averaged 20.9 million viewers and peaked with 23.2 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET.
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[06/12/26 - 01:11 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Is No. 1 Across Late-Night with Best Numbers Since Season Premiere Week
Rising week to week in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" matched a season best in the key Adult demo of premiere week, while drawing its largest overall audience since its season premiere week eight months ago.
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[06/12/26 - 12:31 PM]
FOX Sports Scores Record Viewership with FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Match
6,309,000 viewers watched Mexico top South Africa 2-0 across FOX, FOX One and Tubi.
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[06/12/26 - 11:01 AM]
"Married at First Sight" Season 20 Arrives July 12 on Peacock
See you at the altar.
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[06/12/26 - 10:01 AM]
"CMA Fest Presented by SoFi" Reveals Lineup for Primetime Concert Special Airing Thursday, June 25, at 8/7c on ABC and Next Day on Hulu
The three-hour event showcases unforgettable performances, exciting collaborations and standout moments captured during the 2026 CMA Fest in Nashville, bringing fans front-row access to one of Country Music's most star-studded weekends.
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[06/12/26 - 08:15 AM]
"Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board and Posts Increases Both Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Target Demos
"Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, delivering its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in nearly 2 1/2 years.
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[06/12/26 - 07:01 AM]
Netflix's "The God of the Woods" Starts Production in Upstate New York
The highly-anticipated series adaptation of Liz Moore's New York Times' bestselling novel is now filming upstate in both the Hudson River Valley and the Adirondacks.
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[06/12/26 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix Unveils First-Look Images from "Villaflor," Santiago Mitre's New Film
Based on true events, this political thriller blends espionage and historical drama, following two stories in 1977 that move in opposite directions.
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[06/12/26 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Sidemen Presents: Side-Menu" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Ready, steady, chaos! Join the Sidemen and friends in a brand new series where they pair up to take on national dishes, judged by a special guest, to determine which contestant will become the star chef of the series.
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[06/12/26 - 01:31 AM]
Video: "Gram Chikitsalay" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Prime Video
The young, idealistic and brilliant Dr. Prabhat, takes charge of a neglected Primary Health Centre in a North India Village hoping to bring about much needed changes only to realise it is he who will have to change before anything else.
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[06/12/26 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Inside the Trustor Scandal" - Official Clip - Netflix
Joachim Posener, alongside key insiders, revisits the snowballing financial scandal that followed the illegal purchase of a Swedish investment firm in the '90s - and who exposed it.
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[06/11/26 - 06:01 PM]
FX's "Adults" Releases Standalone Prequel Episode Revealing Paul Baker's Origin Story
The special episode entitled "Marathon Day" will be available for fans everywhere on Friday, July 31 on FXX and Hulu at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.
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[06/11/26 - 05:01 PM]
Cross the Boundaries of the Real World Into the Spirit Realm in "The East Palace", Premiering July 17
Netflix's new Korean series asks: what if the only way to stop a royal curse was to cross into a realm of spirits?
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[06/11/26 - 03:51 PM]
ESPN's Presentation of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 Draws Largest Audience Since 2017
Game 4, which saw the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Las Vegas to even the series at 2-2, averaged 5.3 million viewers on ABC and drew the largest Game 4 audience since 2017.
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