 |
 |
[04/25/22 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 25
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
|
|
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!
9-1-1: LONE STAR (FOX) - Chad Lowe will visit his real-life brother Rob Lowe on the May 2 episode of the series as Owen's estranged sibling. (TVLine.com)
AMERICAN GIGOLO/HOW WE ROLL (Showtime/CBS) - Executive producer David Hollander has been fired from both projects following "an investigation into allegations of misconduct" on the former series. No other specifics were given other than "it involved comments made by Hollander that were not of sexual-harassment nature." Co-executive producer David Bar Katz is expected to take over on "American Gigolo," which is about seven episodes into its 10-episode order, while Hollander was a non-writing executive producer on "How We Roll." (Deadline.com, 4/23)
ARK, THE (Syfy) - Lisa Brenner will recur on the upcoming series as Commander Susan Ingram, "a career military officer who finds herself on the Ark One's harrowing mission." Also slated to drop by in unspecified roles are Christina Wolfe, Shalini Peiris, Miles Barrow, Pavle Jerinić and Tiana Upcheva. (THR.com)
EVERY, THE (HBO, New!) - Rachel Axler is spearheading a half-hour comedy series at the pay channel based on Dave Eggers's book, which "follows the world's largest tech company when merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site, creating the richest and most dangerous - and, oddly enough, the most beloved - monopoly ever known: The Every." Eggers and David Miner will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
IDOL, THE (HBO) - The pay channel is "evolving" its creative vision for the upcoming music-industry drama series. Joseph Epstein had been set to serve as showrunner alongside creators Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim with writer Mary Laws, Wassim "SAL" Slaiby and La Mar C. Taylor among the co-executive producers. Amy Seimetz is slated to direct all episodes. "The Idol's creative team continues to build, refine, and evolve their vision for the show and they have aligned on a new creative direction. The production will be adjusting its cast and crew accordingly to best serve this new approach to the series. We look forward to sharing more information soon," a spokesperson told the publication. (Deadline.com)
LUIS MIGUEL: THE SERIES (Netflix) - Diego Boneta have signed an overall deal with Prime Video where he'll develop new projects via his production company Three Amigos. (Deadline.com)
MARRIAGE PACT, THE/MATCH ME IN MIAMI (Roku, New!) - The streamer has ordered a pair of eight-episode unscripted projects. The former is described as "a social experiment/relationship series that follows long-time, single friends who must fulfill or break a promise from the past: a pact to marry if both are still single by a certain age." Maven's Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh will executive produce. And the latter "follows an elite, matchmaking agency that challenges itself to get Miami's "most eligible" coupled up in just a matter of weeks." Lime Pictures is producing. (THR.com)
MOTHERLAND BOUNCE (HBO Max, New!) - Writer Moshe Kasher and director Salli Richardson-Whitfield are set to team for a comedy series at the network based on the life of Hasidic hip-hop star Nissim Black, billed as "the story of Black's spiritual quest as the former gangster rapper becomes the world's first Black Chassidic Jewish hip hop star." Kasher will pen the script from a story by Black with all three executive producing alongside Erwin More for Early May Productions. Eric Schulman and Aaron Fogelson serve as co-producers. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED BOYS SPIN-OFF PROJECT (Amazon) - Reina Hardesty is the latest co-star to exit the spin-off series as part of its creative overhaul. Said role is being recast. (Deadline.com)
|
|
|
 [april 2022]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[03/12/26 - 09:01 AM]
Multiple Academy Award and Grammy Award Winning Artist Finneas O'Connell to Score Netflix's Next Installment of "Beef"
Said Finneas O'Connell: "Spent the last 12 months in 'Beef' land. All eight episodes out April 16, All original music by me."
|
[03/12/26 - 09:01 AM]
CNN Original Series "Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever" Premieres Saturday, April 11 at 9pm ET/PT
Produced by EverWonder Studio, the six-episode series follows legendary journalist Kara Swisher as she embarks on a deeply personal and sharply reported journey into the rapidly expanding world of longevity science and humanity's enduring quest to cheat death.
|
[03/12/26 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" Trailer Revealed
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
|
[03/12/26 - 09:00 AM]
"Mystery Road: Origin" Season 2 Premieres Monday, March 23 on Acorn TV
This six-episode Acorn TV original series will drop additional episodes weekly on Mondays.
|
[03/12/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Big Mistakes" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Blackmailed into working for gangsters, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.
|
[03/12/26 - 08:01 AM]
More "Bluey" Is Coming to Disney+
Announced today, "Bluey's Big Play - The Stage Show," a special televised version of the popular touring theatrical production, premieres March 16.
|
[03/12/26 - 07:01 AM]
A Documentary About Ronaldinho Gaucho Leads Netflix's Slate of Soccer-Related Releases in 2026
From the genius that dazzled stadiums around the world to the dirt fields where new talents are born, Brazilian soccer is the common thread running through three new documentaries from Netflix in Brazil.
|
[03/12/26 - 07:01 AM]
HBO & BBC Original Limited Series "Half Man" Debuts This April
The original six-episode limited series comes from Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Richard Gadd.
|
[03/12/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Thrash" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When a catastrophic hurricane slams a coastal town, stranded residents must survive rapidly rising waters swarming with ravenous sharks.
|
[03/11/26 - 09:01 PM]
Video: "18th Rose" - Official Trailer - Netflix
What happens when a girl with a plan meets a boy with a dream?
|
[03/11/26 - 08:01 PM]
Video: "The Ramparts of Ice" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix
Weighed down by memories she can't shake, high schooler Koyuki Hikawa keeps everyone at arm's length - until three schoolmates draw her out of her shell.
|
[03/11/26 - 03:16 PM]
FOX Sports Sets All-Time World Baseball Classic Viewership Record with Mexico-USA
5,018,000 viewers watched on FOX and FOX Deportes as Team USA defeated Mexico 5-3 in World Baseball Classic pool play on Monday night.
|
[03/11/26 - 03:01 PM]
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Airing Thursday, March 26 on FOX to Feature Performances by Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, TLC, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa and More Live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
Additionally, Miley Cyrus will be honored with the 2026 iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Alex Warren will receive the 2026 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
|
[03/11/26 - 01:44 PM]
Academy Award Winner Tommy Lee Jones Joins Season Two Cast of "The Lowdown" Coming to FX and Hulu
Jones joins previously announced Betty Gilpin in the next season, which begins production this spring in Tulsa.
|
[03/11/26 - 01:22 PM]
Lifetime Announces Two New "Ripped from the Headlines" Films for Spring
Nancy Travis and Stana Katic are among the featured talent.
|
|
|
|
