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[08/22/22 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 22
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!
AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL, THE: THE MOVIE (HBO Max) - The movie incarnation of the animated series is no longer moving forward at the streaming service. Warner Bros. Animation however will continue production as it is shopped to other outlets. (Deadline.com)
BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER/MERRY LITTLE BATMAN (HBO Max) - The latest Batman animated projects are no longer moving forward at the streaming service. Warner Bros. Animation however will continue production as they are shopped to other outlets. (TVLine.com)
CLEANING LADY, THE (FOX) - Chelsea Frei will recur on the upcoming season as Maya Campbell: "When Maya took up a job as a bartender in Vegas to pay off her student loans, she had no idea her entire life would be turned around when FBI Special Agent Garrett Miller (Oliver Hudson) used his charms to turn her into a confidential informant." (Deadline.com)
COMPANY YOU KEEP, THE (ABC) - The Alphabet has ordered the Milo Ventimiglia-led drama pilot to series. Phil Klemmer has been tapped to serve as co-showrunner alongside creator Julia Cohen with Ventimiglia, Russ Cundiff, Jon M. Chu, Caitlin Foito, Todd Harthan, Lindsay Goffman and director Ben Younger also executive producing for DiVide Pictures, Electric Somewhere and 20th Television. Deanna Harris is a producer. Catherine Haena Kim, William Fichtner, Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, James Saito, Sarah Wayne Callies, Felisha Terrell and Polly Draper also star in the project. 20th has also renewed its overall deal with DiVide Pictures. (Deadline.com)
FATAL ATTRACTION (Paramount+) - Doreen Calderon has joined the cast of the feature-turned-TV series as Maureen Walker, "Dan's (Joshua Jackson) longtime assistant who worked for his father before him. She knows how he thinks and keeps in perfect stride, but also has enough cred to tease her boss once in a while." (Deadline.com)
GOOD LAWYER, THE (ABC, New!) - David Shore and Liz Friedman are developing a planted spin-off of "The Good Doctor" which will "center on Joni, a 20-something woman who battles OCD but is a brilliant lawyer and gets to be a defense attorney for Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) who finds himself in legal trouble." David Shore and Liz Friedman are behind the project, which will be set up in the 13th episode this season with Joni and her another role, Janet, "a highly regarded attorney and partner at the firm," appearing. Shore Z Productions' Erin Gunn will also executive produce for Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature. (Deadline.com)
KAOS (Netflix) - Debi Mazar has been tapped to play Medusa in Charlie Covell's upcoming mythological series. No other details were given. (Deadline.com)
MY GLORY WAS I HAD SUCH FRIENDS (Apple TV+) - Jennifer Garner has bowed out of the long-in-the-works limited series, triggering the streamer not to go forward with the project. Garner's exit is described as for scheduling reasons as the actor is currently filming another Apple project, "The Last Thing He Told Me." Warner Bros. Television hopes to shop it elsewhere. (Deadline.com, 8/21)
PAPRIKA (Amazon, New!) - Director Cathy Yan is developing a small screen take on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel at the Amazon Studios, "a character-driven sci-fi series with a mind-bending narrative centering around a technology that allows us to invade people's dreams." Rewild's Ash Sarohia will also executive produce alongside Masi Oka and Hivemind's Jason F. Brown. (Deadline.com)
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Hulu) - Merritt Wever, Michaela Watkins and Owen Painter will all recur on the Cheryl Strayed adaptation. Wever plays Frankie, "the resilient and resourceful single mother of Young Clare and Young Lucas"; Watkins as Amy, "an emerging novelist and the decades-long best friend of Clare, whose decision to remain childless and pursue an artistic career has been shaped by a mother loss of her own - though a different kind than Clare's"; and Painter as Young Lucas, "the younger brother of Clare, whose life veers unexpectedly off-course after the devastating death of their mother, Frankie." (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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