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[11/10/21 - 11:27 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, November 10 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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CLASS OF '09 (FX on Hulu) - The Brian Tyree Henry/Kate Mara-led limited series has cast Raúl Castillo as Amos; Jake McDorman as Murphy; Sepideh Moafi as Hour; Brian J. Smith as Lennix; Jon Jon Briones as Gabriel; Brooke Smith as Drew; and Rosalind Eleazar as Vivienne. No other character details were given. Additionally, Sunu Gonera is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes. (Deadline.com)
LOOT (Apple TV+) - Olivier Martinez will recur on the Maya Rudolph-led comedy series as Jean Pierre, "a handsome, charismatic, romantic billionaire. Jean-Pierre comes from a philanthropic, old money family in France and wants his family's charitable foundation to collaborate with Molly. Although he intends to keep it strictly business, there is an undeniable connection between Jean-Pierre and Molly." (Deadline.com)
QUEENS (ABC) - José Moreno Brooks and Gaius Charles will both drop by the newcomer. The latter will play Thomas, "a recording/sound engineer who's smart and charming. He's got a wealth of experience and is super professional… at first. Eventually, he just might develop a taste for some Butter Pecan - by which we mean he'll become very interested in Nadine Velazquez's Valeria." And the former is set as Rodrigo, "gorgeous, sexy, and the most in-demand music video director currently working." (Deadline.com, TVLine.com)
REASONABLE DOUBT (Hulu) - Tim Jo, McKinley Freeman and Angela Grovey have been cast in the Emayatzy Corinealdi-led drama series. Jo will play Daniel, "described as your dorky next door neighbor who grew up to be hot but couldn't shake being a dork, Daniel is an investigator at Jax's law firm." Freeman then is Lewis, "Jax's husband, the father of their two children, a successful video game designer and a genuinely good guy." And Grovey is Krystal, "Jax's assistant at the law firm; very smart, savvy, opinionated, sharp as a tack, Krystal says what she thinks, which can be brutal at times." (Variety.com)
SANTA INC. (HBO Max) - Leslie Grossman, Gabourey Sidibe, Craig Robinson, Nicholas Braun, Joel Kim Booster and Maria Bamford have joined the Sarah Silverman/Seth Rogen-led animated series, due to launch on December 2. Grossman voices Cookie, "a frazzled and loudmouthed gingerbread woman, who also happens to be a mother and Candy's friend"; Sidibe is Goldie, "an openly bisexual and fervently single reindeer who has been one of Candy's best friends since childhood"; Robinson as Junior, "the leader of the reindeer pack (aka the A-Team) that pulls Santa's sled"; Braun as Devin, "who is a human frat boy from North Pole University who takes an internship at Santa Inc and specifically begins to work with Candy"; Booster as Jingle Jim, "Santa's chief of staff and right-hand man who is considered 'the manipulation machine' and the man who gets his hands dirty, so Santa doesn't have to"; and Bamford in the dual roles of Mrs. Claus ("she is Santa's husband, the First Lady of the North Pole, cheerful and polite") and Big Candy ("Candy's mother who is also an elf"). (Variety.com)
WOMAN IN THE HOUSE, THE (Netflix) - Michael Ealy will star opposite Kristen Bell and Tom Riley in the limited series as Douglas, "Anna's ex-husband. Bookish and pragmatic, he still has love for Anna but their past keeps them from imagining a future together." (Deadline.com)
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[08/04/25 - 01:58 PM] Video: "Shipwreck Hunters Australia" - Season 2 - Official Trailer - Streaming August 27 on Disney+ The team is diving into six epic new missions along Western Australia's ruggedly beautiful "Treasure Coast."
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[08/04/25 - 12:52 PM] "King & Conqueror" Commands Key Licensing Deals in Global Markets The epic historical drama starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been licensed to Prime Video in the United States.
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[08/04/25 - 11:35 AM] FOX Nation Greenlights Two New Seasons of "God. Family. Football." Season three will premiere on Thursday, August 7, with eight new episodes airing weekly and season four will follow come fall 2026.
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[08/04/25 - 11:00 AM] Video: Trailer Debut - Hulu's New Unscripted Series "Are You My First?" All 10 episodes drop Monday, August 18 with the premiere also broadcast on ABC that night following an all-new episode of
"Bachelor in Paradise."
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[08/04/25 - 10:03 AM] "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" Premieres Tuesday, August 12 at 8/7c on FOX The special will highlight interviews from Sylvester Stallone, Vince McMahon, Mick Foley, Bill Goldberg, Jimmy Hart and Mark Henry with additional interviews from WWE Superstars including Alexa Bliss, Jacob Fatu and Charlotte Flair.
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[08/04/25 - 10:00 AM] Video: All-New Trailer and Poster for "Electric Bloom" Revealed Ahead of Disney+ Debut on Sept. 17 The first 13 episodes of the music-driven comedy series will stream September 17 on Disney+, with the remaining episodes hitting Disney+ on October 15.
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[08/04/25 - 09:04 AM] New Season of "Mountain Men" Premieres September 3 on History Marking Tom Oar's Farewell Season With mounting challenges and high stakes, veterans and rookies alike must dig deep to protect their freedom and preserve the frontier way of life.
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[08/04/25 - 09:02 AM] Ice-T to Host A&E's New Special "Fame and Fentanyl" Providing an Unflinching Look at the National Epidemic The two-hour special premieres Monday, August 25 at 9pm ET/PT on A&E.
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[08/04/25 - 09:01 AM] NBC Renews Hit Show "American Ninja Warrior" for Season 18 Season 17 has reached more than 23 million total viewers across NBC and Peacock so far this summer.
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[08/04/25 - 08:06 AM] Video: MGM+ Unveils "Let the Devil In" Official Trailer The project is a haunting and mysterious four-episode documentary series about a decades-old tragedy that destroyed one family and ignited the darkest fears of a small New Jersey town.
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[08/04/25 - 08:01 AM] Sope Dirisu Will Star in "All the Sinners Bleed" - A New Series from Joe Robert Cole and Based on the Novel by S.A. Cosby. Haunted by his mother's death, the first Black sheriff in a Bible Belt county hunts for a serial killer preying on the Black community in the name of God.
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[08/04/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Love Is Blind: UK" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix A new batch of singles in the UK search for love sight unseen. Who will make it from the pods, to living together, to all the way up the aisle?
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[08/04/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Highest 2 Lowest" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+ The fifth collaboration between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest, is in theaters August 15 and streaming September 5 on Apple TV+.
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[08/04/25 - 06:05 AM] NBC Sports Announces Courtside Reporters and NBA Insider for Upcoming NBA Coverage Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, and Zora Stephenson are joining its NBA coverage as courtside reporters with Grant Liffmann as an NBA Insider focusing on front office news.
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[08/04/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Magic City: An American Fantasy" - Official Trailer - Starz This star-studded documentary explores the rise of Atlanta's iconic strip club, Magic City, and its massive influence on hip-hop culture.
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