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[07/28/21 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 28
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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ANANSI BOYS (Amazon) - Delroy Lindo is the first to be cast in the six-episode limited series as Mr. Nancy a.k.a. Anansi. (Deadline.com)
AND JUST LIKE THAT... (HBO Max) - Isaac Powell has joined the cast of the "Sex and the City" revival as George, "a student at the famed Fashion Institute of Technology who is unconstrained by fashion/gender norms. He's described as having a calm demeanor and self-processed energy beyond his young years." (Deadline.com)
BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC) - Star Bob Odenkirk has been confirmed as "in stable condition after suffering what was termed as a 'heart related incident' on the show's New Mexico set Tuesday night." (Deadline.com)
BIG LEAP, THE (FOX) - Adam Kaplan, Tom Lennon and Robert Wisdom are slated to recur on the newcomer. Kaplan will play Simon Lovewell, "Brittney's (Anna Grace Barlow) twin. He is a talented dancer, has confidence to spare, and like his sister, is wildly ambitious. He's comfortable in his queerness and likes to challenge expectations about gender in both his attitude and appearance." Lennon then is Zach Peterman, "the president of unscripted programming at the network. His ever-shifting demands put Nick (Scott Foley) under constant pressure." And Robert Wisdom is Earl, "father to Justin (Ray Cham). He is an old school, conservative, blue collar who wants to connect with his gay son, but does not know how." (Deadline.com)
FLEDGLING (HBO, New!) - Sonya Winton-Odamtten and Jonathan I. Kidd are developing a small screen take on Octavia Butler's novel, "the story of an apparently amnesiac young girl whose alarmingly inhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted - and still wants - to destroy her and those she cares for and how she can save herself." Issa Rae and Montrel McKay of Hoorae; and J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson of Bad Robot will also executive produce for Warner Bros. Television with Rachel Rusch Rich, Sara Rastogi and Ray Ricord as co-executive producers. (Deadline.com)
FROM (Epix) - The sci-fi horror series has cast Shaun Majumder as Father Khatri, who "cares for the spirits of the townsfolk"; Avery Konrad as Sara, "a true wildcard among the town's residents"; Hannah Cheramy as Julie, the daughter of Jim (Eion Bailey) and Tabitha Matthews (Sandino Moreno)"; Simon Webster as Ethan, "the younger brother of Julie Matthews (Cheramy), and the son of Jim and Tabitha"; Ricky He as Kenny, "Sheriff Boyd's deputy, a first-generation immigrant trapped in this town with his parents"; Chloe Van Landschoot as Kristi, "who was trapped in town during her 3rd year of med school and has assumed the role of town medic"; and Pegah Ghafoori as Fatima, "a resident of Colony House and an Iranian immigrant to the US." (Deadline.com)
HORROR NOIRE (Shudder) - The upcoming horror anthology - which will feature six stories presented together as a two-hour film - has cast Lesley-Ann Brandt, Luke James, Erica Ash, Brandon Mychal Smith, Sean Patrick Thomas, Peter Stormare, Malcolm Barrett, Rachel True, Tone Bell, Lavell Crawford, Tony Todd, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and Lenora Crichlow in yet-to-be-revealed roles. (Deadline.com)
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME (NBC) - Dylan McDermott has closed a deal to reprise his role of Richard Wheatley in a major recurring arc in the upcoming second season. (Deadline.com)
MOONHAVEN (AMC) - Joe Manganiello has booked a lead role on the sci-fi drama as Tomm Schultz: "An ex-military with a philosophical bent, Tomm is the right hand of the lead Earth diplomat to the moon, who finds his ambitions changed when he's injected with a mind-altering moon drug." (Deadline.com)
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[08/06/25 - 11:03 AM]
All-New Season of "Ghost Adventures: House Calls" Premieres Wednesday, August 20 at 10PM ET/PT on Discovery
Overwhelmed by invasive, terrifying and unrelenting spirit activity that continues to escalate with no end in sight, distraught homeowners are desperate for the team's help.
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[08/06/25 - 10:02 AM]
FOX Enlists a New Group of All-Star Celebrity Recruits for the Fourth Season of "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test"
The fourth season of FOX's ultimate celebrity social experiment premieres Thursday, September 25.
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[08/06/25 - 09:02 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Debuts Official Teaser and Key Art for "Tulsa King" Starring Oscar Nominee Sylvester Stallone
The third season of the hit original series will premiere on Sunday, September 21.
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[08/06/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Wrong Paris" - Miranda Cosgrove and Pierson Fode - Official Trailer - Netflix
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan - until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
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[08/06/25 - 07:13 AM]
Joanna Gaines Invites Viewers Into Her Kitchen, with "Magnolia Table: At the Farm"
For the first time, fans old and new will get episodes concurrently on Magnolia Network and Food Network, as well as streaming on HBO Max the same day.
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[08/06/25 - 07:03 AM]
Video: Tubi Debuts Trailer for New Naomi Osaka Documentary, "Naomi Osaka: The Second Set" Premiering Exclusively on Tubi Sunday, August 24
The documentary film will deliver an intimate look into the life of Osaka as she navigates balancing her career with first-time motherhood and is described as a love letter to her daughter, Shai.
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[08/06/25 - 07:00 AM]
Tamsin Greig and Rish Shah Join Ella Purnell as Filming Commences on the Second Season of Darkly Comic Sky and Starz Original Thriller "Sweetpea"
Killer wallflower Rhiannon Lewis is back in Season 2 of the iconically brazen and darkly comic thriller.
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[08/06/25 - 06:01 AM]
Jelly Roll, Jonas Brothers, Cece Winans, Dan + Shay, and More Unite in Nashville for Stand Up to Cancer's Fundraising Special
The special will also include pre-taped segments featuring Kevin Bacon, Jamie Foxx, Tim McGraw, Zoe Saldaña, Keith Urban, and Reese Witherspoon.
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[08/06/25 - 03:31 AM]
ESPN and the NFL Reach New Agreements to Extend NFL Draft Rights and Add NFL Content and Features to ESPN's Upcoming Direct-to-Consumer Service
Beginning with the 2026 NFL Draft, Disney+ and Hulu will also stream ESPN, ABC, and ESPN Deportes' trio of Draft presentations.
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[08/06/25 - 03:16 AM]
ESPN's Direct-to-Consumer Service and Enhanced App Launching August 21
ESPN DTC will offer two plans, including an unlimited plan for $29.99/month that gives fans access to all of ESPN's linear networks.
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[08/06/25 - 03:01 AM]
ESPN, WWE Reach Landmark Rights Agreement as ESPN Platforms Become Exclusive U.S. Domestic Home of All WWE Premium Live Events, Including WrestleMania, Starting in 2026
The ESPN DTC service will stream all WWE PLEs annually, in their entirety, with select simulcasting on ESPN linear platforms.
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[08/06/25 - 01:02 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases Official Trailer for the Max Original Documentary Series "Most Wanted: Teen Hacker"
The four-episode series, debuting Friday, September 5 on HBO Max, tells the unbelievable true story of a boy once named by the FBI as one of the most dangerous hackers in the world.
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[08/05/25 - 05:01 PM]
ESPN to Acquire NFL Network and Other Media Assets from the NFL in Exchange for a 10% Equity Stake in ESPN
In addition to the sale of NFL Network, the NFL and ESPN are also entering into a second non-binding agreement, under which the NFL will license to ESPN certain NFL content and other intellectual property to be used by NFL Network and other assets.
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[08/05/25 - 01:01 PM]
Molly Shannon Joins Will Ferrell in Netflix's "Untitled Will Ferrell Golf Series"
The series stars Will Ferrell, in his first TV comedy series, as a fictional golf legend.
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[08/05/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 28: "Happy Gilmore 2" Continues to Swing Big at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The Yosemite National Park-set thriller "Untamed" maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV List for a third week with another 12.2 million views added to its accumulated 59.6 million total.
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