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[07/23/21 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Friday, July 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!
AMERICAN SEOUL (Hulu, New!) - Lana Cho has booked a potential drama at the streamer about "a young Korean-American adoptee who moves to Seoul for a job opportunity and discovers that she is the heir of a dynastic Korean family." Sebastian Lee and David Kim are also on board to executive produce. (Deadline.com)
AT THAT AGE (NBC) - The network has passed on the off-cycle drama pilot from Malcolm B. Lee, billed as an exploration of a Harlem family's legacy. Producer Universal Television will shop the project elsewhere as the actors - which include Adrian Holmes, Nicole Ari Parker, Brad James, Jade Eshete, Sinqua Walls, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Christian Keyes - are under deals through July 31. (Deadline.com)
DOLLFACE (Hulu) - Luke Cook has booked a yet-to-be-revealed recurring role on the new season. (Deadline.com)
FIRST LADY, THE (Showtime) - The upcoming anthology series has cast Ellen Burstyn as Sara Delano Roosevelt, "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (Kiefer Sutherland) mother and Eleanor Roosevelt's (Gillian Anderson) mother-in-law"; Eliza Scanlen as young Eleanor Roosevelt, "the favorite niece of President Theodore Roosevelt"; and Cailee Spaeny as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, "the eldest child and only daughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt." (Deadline.com)
GANGS OF LONDON (AMC+) - The British crime thriller will pause filming for 10 days after "a member of the crew tested positive Thursday." (THR.com)
HUMAN CONDITIONS, THE (HBO Max, New!) - Writer/director Oscar Sharp has sold a "magical-realist medical" drama to the streamer "that follows a young British doctor who must learn to treat impossible, fantastical illnesses by healing the emotional issues that underlie them - and confronting her own along the way." Damon Lindelof, Matt Reeves, Daniel Pipski, Rafi Crohn, Tanya Seghatchian and John Woodward will also executive produce for 6th & Idaho, Brightstar and Warner Bros. Television. (Deadline.com)
LA BREA (NBC) - Executive producer Arika Lisanne Mittman has signed an overall deal with the show's producer, Universal Television. The pact covers her duties on the newcomer as well as any future development. (Deadline.com)
ORDINARY JOE (NBC) - Adam Rodriguez will recur on the newcomer as Bobby Diaz: "Charismatic and ambitious, Bobby is a young Congressman on the rise... but the impressive life path he's forged for himself suddenly all changes in an instant." (Deadline.com)
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[08/05/26 - 08:05 AM]
Discovery Channel's "Expedition X" Returns for a Haunting New Season on Wed, August 19, Filled with Shocking Mysteries and Supernatural Encounters
Adventurer Josh Gates teams up with scientist Phil Torres and paranormal investigator Heather Amaro to investigate shocking stories where history, myth and the supernatural collide.
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[08/05/26 - 08:01 AM]
HBO and BBC to Co-Produce New Drama Series "1536"
A darkly comic and terrifyingly relevant story about friendship, sisterhood, and a changing world, "1536" explores how the actions of a man in power changes the fate of working-class women on the edges of the country.
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[08/05/26 - 07:03 AM]
Red Sox-Dodgers Averages 3.8 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock, Marking First Time "Sunday Night Baseball" Has Topped 3 Million Viewers in Three Straight Games
Boston defeated Los Angeles, 8-4, this past Sunday night with a TAD of 3.8 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.
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[08/05/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Chaos rocks the Bellarie empire as Horace's wrath lands the family behind bars, Kimmie vies for power and hidden agendas lurk behind every ruthless move.
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[08/05/26 - 03:00 AM]
AMC+ Releases New Images for Highly Anticipated Revenge Thriller "Kill Jackie" Starring Academy Award, BAFTA and Tony Award-Winning Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones
The new images give audiences a further look at the striking style and forthcoming high-octane world ahead of the series launching this fall with eight nail-biting episodes, exclusively on AMC+.
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[08/05/26 - 01:05 AM]
Netflix Announces Season 2 of "Musafir Cafe"
As the world of Chander, Sudha and Preeti gets written once again, audiences can look forward to the relationships, emotions and unanswered questions that made the series so unforgettable.
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[08/04/26 - 02:59 PM]
ESPN Delivers Its Second Most-Watched Regular Season WNBA Game Ever!
The Indiana Fever-Minnesota Lynx matchup averaged 2.5 million viewers on ABC on Sunday, August 2.
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[08/04/26 - 02:29 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Delivers Second Best Performance This Season with 2.834 Million Viewers
Coverage reached a peak audience of 3,222,000 viewers from 9:15-9:30 PM ET.
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[08/04/26 - 01:57 PM]
Jaw-Dropping New Medical Series "ER: Caught on Camera" Premieres on TLC on August 19
From cardiac arrests to runaway bee swarms, house fires and cosmetic disasters, the series shows authentic, self-documented footage from the patient's most vulnerable and traumatic moments.
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[08/04/26 - 12:30 PM]
Video: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe - Vrach Frankenshteyn" Official Trailer and Key Art Revealed
This R-rated version represents the film Chris Carter always envisioned - a darker, frightening thriller exploring a real-life Dr. Frankenstein.
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[08/04/26 - 12:15 PM]
NBC's "The Voice" Starts Production on All-New Eventized Season "The Voice: Celebrity" Airing in 2027
An extension of the longstanding series, this special season swaps undiscovered talent for a wide range of celebrities - actors, musicians,?influencers,?athletes, comedians, and reality television stars - competing to become the first "Voice" celebrity champion.
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[08/04/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of July 27 - The Celebration Continues as Kevin Hart's "72 Hours" Holds No. 1 for a Second Week
"The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare" launched at the top of the English TV list with 18.2 million views.
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[08/04/26 - 11:15 AM]
Amanda Hirsch Set as Official Host of Hulu's "Get Real" Podcast
Hirsch will ask all the juicy questions as she is joined each week by celebrity guests, pop-culture commentators and stars from the latest hit Hulu reality series.
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[08/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
FX's "The Shards" Official Video Podcast Coming to Hulu
The video and audio podcast breaks down the series with stars Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley and Jordan Roth.
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[08/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
Hulu Greenlights Season 3 of Hit Australian Original Series "The Artful Dodger"
The high-octane Season 3 will be packed with more grit, bigger heists and bolder hijinks when it premieres on Hulu in the U.S.
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