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[08/17/21 - 11:20 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 17
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!
ANNIE LIVE! (NBC) - Former WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate Television. The studio will get first crack at his new production company's, The Green Room, output. Greenblatt is currently executive producing the upcoming musical at NBC. (Variety.com)
BIG SKY (ABC) - Janina Gavankar has joined the cast of the show's second season as Ren, "who is new to Helena. After a simple business transaction results in a messy car wreck involving one of her employees, Ren comes to town hellbent on getting answers. Now she must find out who betrayed her, but the more rocks she overturns, the more snakes she will discover. Ren's moves are calculated, and she strongly believes that it is best to keep your enemies close, which might spell bad news for Dewell & Hoyt." (Deadline.com)
BMF (Starz) - Eminem is set to make a cameo as White Boy Rick, "the infamous Detroit teenager turned undercover FBI informant," on the series. (Deadline.com)
CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES (Apple TV+, New!) - Apple Music's staple, hosted by James Corden and based on his viral segment from "The Late Late Show With James Corden," will migrate to Apple TV+ for its fifth season. Each episode "features a different group of stars across television, film, music, sports and pop culture belting out their favorite songs during a road trip that mixes comedy, conversation and music." Corden and Ben Winston are the creators and executive producers with Eric Pankowski also executive producing for CBS Studios and Fulwell 73. (Deadline.com)
CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Jason Alexander is bound for two episodes of the upcoming season as Pastor Phil, "an unconventional cleric with a rebel past, who uses humor and unflinching honesty to spread the good word. The Pastor will encounter Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Becky (Alicia Goranson) at an AA meeting where he is speaker of the night, finding that Becky is looking to him for spiritual guidance." (Deadline.com)
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY (Freeform) - Creator/star Josh Thomas took to Twitter with the news the cable channel has canceled his series after two seasons. (@JoshThomas87)
EXCITING TIMES (Amazon, New!) - Phoebe Dynevor is attached to star and executive produce a small screen take on Irish writer Naoise Dolan's debut novel, about Ava, "an Irish transplant abroad teaching English grammar to wealthy children, who becomes entangled in a love triangle with banker Julian and lawyer Edith." Black Bear Pictures is behind the project with Cooper Raiff co-writing the TV adaptation with Dolan and also slated to direct. Dynevor, Dolan and Raiff executive produce alongside Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman and Michael Heimler with Clementine Quittner and Sleena Wilson serving as co-producers. (Deadline.com)
MOONHAVEN (AMC) - Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy have been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the sci-fi series. (Variety.com)
PAPER GIRLS/THEM/WOMEN OF THE YEAR (Amazon) - Amazon Studios development executive Steven Prinz is exiting his role to join said series as an executive producer, as well as sign a first-look feature deal with the company. (Deadline.com)
QUEER AS FOLK (Peacock) - The reboot series has cast James Keitel as "a trans, semi-reformed party girl who is struggling to grow up." (Variety.com)
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS, THE (Bravo) - The cable channel currently has no plans to order a sixth season of the series, which has "proved to be controversial after an old video of [Brandi] Redmond was unearthed where she mocked Asian Americans." "There are currently no plans to bring 'The Real Housewives of Dallas' back next year, and beyond that, nothing official has been decided," the network said in a statement. (Deadline.com)
SUPERMAN & LOIS (The CW) - Tayler Buck - who recurs as Natalie Irons, "John Henry's daughter via the Lois of his own Earth" - will return as a regular for the show's second season. (TVLine.com)
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[08/13/26 - 12:06 PM]
Prime Video Announces 2026-27 NBA on Prime Schedule
Season two of NBA on Prime tips off with a doubleheader on Friday, October 23 beginning with reigning World Champion New York Knicks vs the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. ET.
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[08/13/26 - 12:02 PM]
ESPN & ABC's Star-Studded 2026-27 NBA Regular Season Broadcast Schedule
Marking ESPN's 25th consecutive season of NBA game coverage, the schedule will feature many of the league's top stars, rivalries and marquee matchups throughout the season.
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[08/13/26 - 12:01 PM]
NBC Sports Announces Its Complete 2026-27 NBA Regular-Season Schedule, Featuring 100 Games Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
After a debut season that featured record-setting viewership, technological and production innovations, and instant-classic matchups, the NBA is back on NBC and Peacock for the 2026-27 season with 100 regular-season games across its three marquee nights of the week.
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[08/13/26 - 11:11 AM]
Video: First Look - "The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza" - Coming Soon - Adult Swim
The nightmare comedy of your dreams.
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[08/13/26 - 10:19 AM]
ESPN Reveals 2026-27 College Football Commentators for Studio Coverage
From the first game's kickoff through the final whistle on Saturdays, a deep roster of anchors and analysts will guide fans through every week of college football action.
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[08/13/26 - 10:00 AM]
Video: First Look at New Supernatural Series "Coven Academy" Conjures Up Drama, Premiering Oct. 1 on Freeform and Next Day on Disney+ and Hulu
In the haunted heart of New Orleans, "Coven Academy" follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic boarding school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability.
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[08/13/26 - 09:31 AM]
Paramount+ Begins Production on Thriller "Discretion" Starring Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Josh Lucas
Joining the previously announced cast as series regulars are Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Stephan James and Colton Ryan.
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[08/13/26 - 09:31 AM]
Pack Your SPF! "Arizona Hot" Is Turning Up the Temp in New Netflix Reality Show
The new reality series follows a group of ambitious twenty-somethings fresh out of college and eager to carve out a space for themselves in the Grand Canyon State.
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[08/13/26 - 09:01 AM]
Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees, and Priyanka Join the Cast of "Heated Rivalry" Season 2
New lineup just dropped.
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[08/13/26 - 08:48 AM]
"Crystal Lake" Arrives October 15 on Peacock
Some family traditions never die.
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[08/13/26 - 08:31 AM]
PBS Announces Season Two of Nature Docuseries "Hope in the Water"
The three-episode season, coming to PBS in 2027, traces a single, powerful idea: that the future of food is being written right now, by ordinary people making extraordinary choices.
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[08/13/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Mom Knows Best?" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this new reality show format, nine mothers secretly bet on the choices their adult children will make, putting their familial bonds to the test.
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[08/13/26 - 08:01 AM]
Netflix's "The Altruists" - Date Announcement & First Look
The story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye - before they were accused of stealing $8 billion and became Gen Z's own Bonnie & Clyde.
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[08/13/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - "Chad Powers" Season 2
Chad Powers is a superstar on the field but his odd behavior off it has everyone suspicious - especially Coach Hudson and Gerry.
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[08/13/26 - 07:31 AM]
Video: "Death of the Pastor's Wife" - Official Trailer - Netflix
What happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
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