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[04/12/22 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 12
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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ALPHONSE (Amazon, New!) - Nicolas Bedos has set up a series at Banijay and Prime Video about "a chameleon-like man whose main mission is to please women and satisfy all their wishes." Jean Dujardin will play the title role in the project, which also stars Pierre Arditi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Nicole Garcia. Montmartre Films' Alain Goldman is also among the auspices. Filming begins in June. (Variety.com)
AVALON (ABC) - Dana Calvo has been tapped as showrunner of the upcoming drama series based on Michael Connelly's short story. She'll also executive produce alongside Connelly, David E. Kelley, Ross Fineman, Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson. (Deadline.com)
CELEBRITY HUNTED - FRANCE - MANHUNT/LOL: QUI RIT, SORT! (Amazon) - The streamer has renewed both unscripted series. (Deadline.com)
COLONY, THE (HBO Max, New!) - Sarita Choudhury is attached to star in a small screen take on the 2018 feature "Stray Dolls" at the streamer, "a suspenseful and darkly humorous twisted family drama, exposing the pressures and tropes facing an immigrant family and what happens when they are dragged into a world of crime." The film's Sonejuhi Sinha and Charlotte Rabate are penning the project with Nicholas Weinstock of Invention Studios and Choudhury likewise executive produce. (Deadline.com)
COSMIC LOVE (Amazon, New!) - ITV Studios France has landed a dating series at the streamer "in which four singles, each representing one of the four Zodiac elements, rely on astrology to meet their match." The project is due later this year. (Deadline.com)
KILLER COASTER (Amazon, New!) - The streamer has commissioned a crime drama "that follows a sloppy cop disavowed by her department who takes on an undercover job selling cotton candy, only to stumble upon a major murder investigation." Nikola Lange and Thomas Mansuy are behind the project, which comes from Vacarme. (Deadline.com)
OURIKA (Amazon, New!) - Clement Godard, Elie Yaffa (aka French rapper Booba), Clément Gournay and Vincent L'Anthoën are set to team for a drama series at the streamer which "follows a drug dealer and a cop who go head-to-head in an urban western set against the backdrop of the 2005 Paris riots." Prelude, part of Vendôme Productions, and 7Scope are the producers. (Deadline.com)
PALOMINO (Netflix) - Evin Ahmad has scored the lead role on the upcoming drama series, about Erin Collantes, "a British teacher in Spain who finds herself caught up in a supermarket robbery. When one of the robbers claims to recognize her, her life threatens to unravel and in Palomino, a town of secrets, she must fight to clear her name and protect her family." (Deadline.com)
POKER FACE (Peacock) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star opposite Natasha Lyonne in the yet-be-detailed series which will reportedly "follow a procedural format and see Lyonne's character working to solve different murders in each episode." (Variety.com)
PURE (Peacock, New!) - Heather Regnier is developing a new drama at the streamer which "will chronicle the rise and fall of the relationship between Sarma Melngailis and Anthony Strangis, two people who fulfilled each other's desires to live in a world that existed outside of reality - which ultimately destroyed them." Melngailis and Strangis are the focus of the recent Netflix series "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives." Weimaraner Republic Pictures and Warner Bros. Television are behind the project, which is based on Allen Salkin's Vanity Fair article "The Runaway Vegan." Lynn Harris and Matti Leshem will also executive producing with Salkin as a consulting producer. (Deadline.com)
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[03/08/25 - 02:09 PM]
Video: HBO Releases Official Trailer for Season Two of "The Last of Us"
The seven-episode second season debuts Sunday, April 13 at 9:00/8:00c on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
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[03/07/25 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 3-7
Updates include: CBS cancels veterans "FBI: International," "FBI: Most Wanted," and "S.W.A.T."; Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu in talks for HBO's "Harry Potter" series; and Netflix nixes "The Recruit" after two seasons.
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[03/07/25 - 04:16 PM]
WWE's "Saturday Night's Main Event" Extravaganza Arrives May 24 Live on NBC and Peacock
Superstar John Cena will make his first "Saturday Night's Main Event" appearance in more than a decade.
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[03/07/25 - 10:34 AM]
"Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" Hits Series High Thursday Night
CBS was the #1 broadcast network last night with 5.63 million viewers, up +6% from last week and +25% more viewers than ABC and NBC combined last night (4.50 million).
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[03/07/25 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Nobody Wants This" Season 2 Is Now in Production
Guest stars this season include Leighton Meester, Miles Fowler, Alex Karpovsky and Arian Moayed.
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[03/07/25 - 09:49 AM]
AMC Networks' "Future of Film" Initiative Launches Future of Film: Athena Rising Stars Collection on AMC+ in Partnership with Athena Film Festival
Streaming exclusively on AMC+ beginning March 14, the collection is available for one month in celebration of Women's History Month, joining the streamer's Featured Collection: Women Who Dare, which also spotlights women-led stories across series, films and documentaries.
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[03/07/25 - 09:06 AM]
Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott Join Robert De Niro in James Ashcroft's Crime Thriller "The Whisper Man"
The Netflix film is based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North.
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[03/07/25 - 09:01 AM]
Season 2 of "With Love, Meghan" Debuting This Fall
Season one debuted on Netflix this week and the second season has already completed filming.
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[03/07/25 - 07:03 AM]
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" Returns with Its Final Season This July
Season three will have 11 episodes and premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
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[03/07/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for the Highly Anticipated Comedy "The Studio"
Starring Rogen and a star-studded ensemble cast with A-list cameos in every episode, the 10-episode comedy will premiere globally on Wednesday, March 26 with the first two episodes, followed by one episode every Wednesday through May 21.
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[03/07/25 - 06:38 AM]
ESPN Signs Stephen A. Smith to Multi-Year Contract Renewal
"I'm happy and honored to remain a member of the Disney/ESPN family for, at least, the next five years," Smith said. "There's only bigger and bigger things ahead. It starts with continuing to put in that work. See y'all soon."
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[03/07/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Love Is Blind: The Reunion" - Season 8 Official Trailer - Netflix
Fan favorites gather for a reunion with Nick and Vanessa to answer burning questions about their relationships this season.
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[03/07/25 - 12:01 AM]
Japanese Sci-Fi Animated Series "Moonrise" Premieres April 10
Directed by Masashi Koizuka and produced by WIT Studio, this brand-new sci-fi series features stunning character concepts by manga artist Hiromu Arakawa.
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[03/06/25 - 03:01 PM]
Prime Video Announces Global Premiere of Highly Anticipated Anime Series "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX"
The series will stream simultaneously with Japan across more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Tuesday, April 8.
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[03/06/25 - 02:59 PM]
Hallmark Media Orders Fourth Season of "The Way Home"
Cast members confirmed the news on social media this afternoon.
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