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[08/01/22 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 1
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!
BIG CIGAR, THE (Apple TV+) - Jordane Christie will recur on the André Holland-led limited series as "Newton's friend and Black Panther Party co-founder, Bobby Seale, who bonded with Newton over repeated incarcerations and infiltration by the FBI before deciding to leave the party." (Deadline.com)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN MURDER AND MAYHEM (Hulu) - Annie Q. Riegel has been tapped to recur on the upcoming 10-episode drama as Winnie. No other details were given. (Deadline.com)
DRIVER, THE (AMC) - Bonnie Mbuli has been cast in the Giancarlo Esposito-led drama as Shamiso Tongai, "the Horse's smart older sister. She's wary of strangers and protective of her family's operation, which she's intricately involved in with a voice that becomes more powerful as the story progresses." (Deadline.com)
FIRST LADY, THE (Showtime) - The pay channel has pulled the plug on the anthology series after one season. "Showtime can confirm that the anthology series The First Lady will not be moving forward with another season," a spokesperson for the network said in a statement. "We would like to applaud the artistry and commitment of our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susanne Bier, their fellow executive producers, our amazing cast - led by executive producer Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson - and our studio partner Lionsgate for their dedicated work in telling the unique stories of three remarkable leaders. (Deadline.com)
MRS. AMERICAN PIE (Apple TV+) - Rick Cosnett has been cast in the Kristine Wiig-led comedy series as Sergeant Tom Sanka. (Deadline.com)
OBLITERATED (Netflix) - Kimi Rutledge has been cast in the upcoming action series as Maya, "a young NSA tech expert in the field for the first time and wildly out of her element." She replaces Amalia Yoo, who originally tapped for said role. (Deadline.com)
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (HBO Max) - Executive producer Michael Grassi has signed a new multi-year overall deal with the show's producer Warner Bros. Television. (Deadline.com)
QUANTUM LEAP (NBC) - Georgina Reilly will recur on the reboot series in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (Deadline.com)
SCHOOL SPIRITS (Paramount+) - Milo Manheim will star opposite Peyton List in the upcoming YA drama as Wally, "a lovable ghost from the 1980s who in his glory days was a star high school football player." (Deadline.com)
WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES (Hulu) - Adam Ray has scored a role on the Kumail Nanjiani-led limited series as Larry the Emcee. No other specifics were released. (Deadline.com)
YOUR HONOR (Showtime) - Jimi Stanton's Carlo Baxter, Lilli Kay's Fia Baxter, and Benjamin Flores Jr.'s Eugene Jones will all return as regulars for the show's upcoming second and final season. (Deadline.com)
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