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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:
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!
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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[12/02/21 - 01:25 PM]
Jon Stewart Joins ABC's 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes'"
Stewart takes on a mystery role in "The Facts of Life."
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[12/02/21 - 12:53 PM]
ABC Soars to Its Strongest Monday This Season
ABC ranked as Monday's No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 (1.1/8), dominating runner-up NBC by 57% (1.1/8 vs. 0.7/5).
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[12/02/21 - 12:30 PM]
ALLBLK's "A La Carte" Dramedy Adds Daniel Augustin, Mike Merrill, Juan Gil, Xavier Avila and Nazanin Mandi as Supporting Cast
They'll join the previously announced lead cast featuring Pauline Dyer, Jessie Woo, Kendall Kyndall, Jenna Nolen and Courtney Burrell.
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[12/02/21 - 11:32 AM]
"Ghost Hunters" Scares Up the Frights in Its New Home at discovery+ with the Kickoff an All-New Series on New Year's Day
12 all new one-hour episodes will drop weekly.
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[12/02/21 - 11:25 AM]
ABC Sets Premiere Dates for "Jeopardy! National College Championship," Season 20 of "American Idol"
Mayim Bialik hosts the former, premiering Tuesday, February 8; while the latter returns on Sunday, February 27.
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[12/02/21 - 11:11 AM]
Oxygen's "Alex Murdaugh: Death. Deception. Power." Investigates the Rise and Fall of South Carolina Scion Alex Murdaugh, on Sunday, December 12 at 8:00PM ET/PT
Murdaugh is currently charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and filing a false police report.
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[12/02/21 - 11:02 AM]
A&E Delves Into the Psyche of Dennis Rader in "BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer" Featuring New Never-Before-Heard Conversations with Rader Himself from Inside a Kansas Maximum Security Prison
The definitive documentary "BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer" premieres Saturday, January 8 and Sunday, January 9 at 9:00/8:00c on A&E.
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[12/02/21 - 11:01 AM]
HBO Documentary Series "The Murders at Starved Rock" Debuts December 14
The series explores the 1960 brutal murders of three women at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle, Illinois and the decades of questions and doubts left in their wake.
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[12/02/21 - 10:42 AM]
ABC News Partners with Shawn Carter and Roc Nation, Will Smith and Westbrook Studios, and Aaron Kaplan and Kapital Entertainment for Special Limited Docuseries "Let the World See"
The series will chronicle Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley's fierce quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till's brutal murder, inspiring heroes like Ms. Rosa Parks and others to stand up boldly for their rights.
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[12/02/21 - 10:06 AM]
The Emmy-Nominated British Crime Series "Queens of Mystery" Returns for Season Two on Monday, January 10 on Acorn TV
Three two-part mysteries are set to debut weekly, as back-to-back episodes, with the final premiering on Monday, January 24.
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[12/02/21 - 10:05 AM]
"Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses" Debuts as Cable's #1 New Unscripted Series of 2021; Reaches More Than 3.1 Million Total Viewers Across TBS and Cartoon Network
The inaugural episode premiered on Sunday, November 28 on TBS and Cartoon Network as Cable's #1 New Unscripted Series of 2021 and delivered the most-watched premiere of the year for both networks.
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[12/02/21 - 10:02 AM]
Video: "Station Eleven" - Official Trailer - HBO Max
The post-apocalyptic saga follows survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.
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[12/02/21 - 10:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for "Reacher"
All eight episodes of the first season of the Amazon Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Friday, February 4, 2022 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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[12/02/21 - 09:41 AM]
Video: YouTube Originals Reveals Official Trailer for "Home Courts" Starring Quavo Premiering December 16 on MIGOS' Youtube Channel
The all-new special features the MIGOS rapper and basketball lover exploring the city of Atlanta through the lens of famous local basketball courts.
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[12/02/21 - 09:01 AM]
Disney+'s "Chang Can Dunk" Wraps Production
"Chang Can Dunk" follows Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band, who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming.
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