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[10/18/22 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 18
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!
ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS (Showtime, New!) - Emmy winner Uzo Aduba is attached to star in a limited series at the pay channel based on Wanda M. Morris's novel, which "centers on Ellice Littlejohn (Aduba), a Black female lawyer rising to the top of the corporate ladder. When she gets caught up in an affair and a mysterious conspiracy that puts her at risk of being the primary suspect and the next target, Ellice's perfect façade starts to crumble as she scrambles to hold onto all she has earned, protect her family and stay alive. Timely themes of race, class, gender and power are explored in this fast-paced, mystery thriller." Aurin Squire is penning the pilot and will executive produce alongside alongside Aduba, Dan DeNicola and Deniese Davis for Meynon Media, Reform Media Group and CBS Studios. Morris will receive a co-executive producer credit. (Deadline.com)
AND JUST LIKE THAT... (HBO Max) - Tony Danza will recur on the show's second season as "Che Diaz's (Sara Ramirez) father in the sitcom they wrote about their family." (Deadline.com)
DR. DEATH (Peacock) - Jennifer Morrison and Laura Belsey have been tapped to helm the anthology's eight-episode second season with Morrison directing episodes 1-4 and Belsey directing 5-8. (Deadline.com)
IRONHEART+ (Disney+) - Paul Calderón is the latest bound for the ever-expanding cast of the Marvel Studios series. (Deadline.com)
SEVEN WONDERS (Amazon, New!) - Simu Liu is attached to star in an action-adventure series at the streamer based on Ben Mezrich's novel, which "centers on Dr. Nate Grady (Liu), a brilliant botanist-adventurer who teams up with the slippery international fixer Sloane Seydoux on a breathless race to solve an ancient mystery tied to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." Writer Adam Cozad and director Justin Lin are behind the project with all three executive producing alongside Salvador Gatdula, Andrew Schneider and Beau Flynn for Perfect Storm Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company and Universal Television. Scott Sheldon serves as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST (Netflix) - The Michelle Buteau-led comedy series has added Michelle Visage as Avery; Sarah Cooper as Sydney; Michael Lopez as Bruce; Liza Treyger as Jade; and Allan K. Washington as Trent. No other specifics were given. (Variety.com)
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[01/08/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[01/08/26 - 09:01 AM]
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