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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:
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!
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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[03/25/26 - 03:03 PM]
ABC Programming Update: Tuesday Night Dramas
Following the Season 2 finale of "High Potential" on April 7, "R.J. Decker" will move to the Tuesday 9 p.m. time slot beginning April 14.
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[03/25/26 - 02:33 PM]
ESPN Scores Second Most-Watched NCAA Women's Second Round Ever
Through two rounds (First and Second), the 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament is averaging 628,000 viewers.
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[03/25/26 - 12:01 PM]
Video: HBO Original Harry Potter Series Releases First Official Teaser and Announces Christmas 2026 Debut
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" will debut Christmas 2026 on HBO and will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max where it's available, including recent launch markets Germany, Italy, and the UK & Ireland.
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[03/25/26 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Media Ventures Announces Programming Slate for the 2026-2027 Broadcast Season
Said offerings include eight fan-favorite and award-winning shows and three exciting new titles.
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[03/25/26 - 10:21 AM]
BET's "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" Returns for Its Explosive Midseason Premiere on Wednesday, April 8 at 8 PM ET/PT
Welcome back to the 305 - where the sun is hot, the tea is hotter, and everybody's business is everybody's business.
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[03/25/26 - 10:10 AM]
Zac Brown Band to Star in "Sunday Night Baseball" Open on NBC and Peacock
The show open debuts Sunday, April 12, leading into the Cleveland Guardians-Atlanta Braves game on NBC and Peacock (7 p.m. ET) and will open "Sunday Night Baseball" each weekend for the rest of the season.
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[03/25/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "A Different World" Sequel Series Adds Additional Guest Stars
The latest additions include Dawnn Lewis and Glynn Turman, who will be reprising their roles from the original series.
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[03/25/26 - 09:16 AM]
Video: "The Old Stories: Moses" - Official Trailer - Wonder Project
From the creators of "House of David" - a three part companion special.
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[03/25/26 - 09:05 AM]
German Political Thriller "Dangerous Truth" Debuts in U.S. Thursday, April 9 on European Streamer Viaplay
Inspired by real events surrounding the faulty intelligence that helped justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the six-part German thriller explores a deadly conspiracy buried within European intelligence services.
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[03/25/26 - 09:04 AM]
Video: "Star City" - Official Teaser - Apple TV
Star City. Where reaching for space meant risking everything on Earth.
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[03/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Apex" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.
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[03/25/26 - 05:01 AM]
Duffy to Share Her Story as She Steps Back Into the Light in New Documentary Film for Disney+
The feature length documentary film that will follow Grammy, Brit, and Ivor Novello award-winning singer, Duffy.
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[03/25/26 - 04:17 AM]
Netflix Announces the Start of Production for "Reasonable Doubts"
The limited series centers on the Sellés family, who belong to the well-off bourgeoisie, are well integrated into their city, and enjoy the esteem and respect of high society.
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[03/25/26 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Flunked" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Eddy, a math genius and small-time crook, avoids jail-time by going undercover as a teacher. His mission: to identify the kid of a major criminal.
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[03/25/26 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Should I Marry a Murderer?" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A fiancée turned key witness reveals how she stayed engaged to a man accused of murder while gathering evidence against him in this documentary series.
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