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[02/22/23 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 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!
AND JUST LIKE THAT... (HBO Max) - Sam Smith will drop by the upcoming season in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (Deadline.com)
CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Whoopi Goldberg will drop by the series as Ms. Glen, "Mark's (Ames McNamara) intimidating music teacher, who has a complicated history with another member of the Conner family." (Deadline.com)
ERIC (Netflix) - Wade Allain-Marcus has been cast as club owner Ali Gator in the Benedict Cumberbatch-led limited series. (Deadline.com)
GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC) - Original cast member Chuku Modu will reprise his role of Jared Kalu beginning with the show's March 6 episode. (Deadline.com)
HIP (ABC) - Deniz Akdeniz is the latest addition to the Kaitlin Olson/Daniel Sunjata-led drama pilot as Lev "Oz" Osman. No character details were given. (Deadline.com)
HURT UNIT, THE (ABC) - Melissa George has been tapped as the female lead in the drama pilot as Dr. Ashcroft, "the Head of Psychiatry and Deputy Chief of Administration at Nashville's City South Hospital. In that latter capacity she gets into frequent and epic clashes with Dr. Danny Marsh (Ben McKenzie). A brilliant and intuitive psychotherapist, Rachel plays a crucial role in the ongoing care of the badly traumatized patients of the Hurt Unit - and on occasion, in counseling the deeply flawed doctors themselves." (Deadline.com)
JUMP START (CBS) - Kelly Park has been tapped to direct and executive produce the multi-camera comedy pilot, based on Robb Armstrong's long-running comic strip of the same name. (Deadline.com)
PARASITE/SIX FEET UNDER (REBOOT SERIES)/TRUE BLOOD (REBOOT SERIES) (HBO) - HBO and HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys has confirmed neither reboot series is moving forward. The former "was never really in the works"; while the latter developed a few scripts, "but nothing that felt like it got there." As for its TV take on Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning film, the project remains in development but "there's nothing new to report." (Variety.com)
WONDER MAN (Disney+) - Stella Meghie has been tapped to helm episodes of the Marvel Studios series from director Daniel Destin Cretton. (Deadline.com)
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[04/11/25 - 02:36 PM]
ESPN's First Round Masters Tournament Coverage Averages 2.3 Million Viewers
The coverage aired from 3-7:23 p.m. ET and was the most-viewed sports program for the day across all broadcast and cable networks.
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[04/11/25 - 01:06 PM]
Max Original "The Pitt" Concludes Its Freshman Season Averaging Over 10 Million Global Viewers Per Episode
The first episode has tallied 16.2 million global viewers thus far.
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[04/11/25 - 09:00 AM]
"Companion" Begins Streaming Exclusively on Max April 18
Written and directed by Drew Hancock, the film stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, and Rupert Friend.
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[04/11/25 - 08:00 AM]
Epic Adventure Drama, "Nautilus," Set to Premiere with Two Episodes on Sunday, June 29 on AMC and AMC+
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[04/11/25 - 01:46 AM]
"Flintoff" Documentary Film to Premiere April 25 Exclusively on Disney+
The documentary film features exclusive access to former international cricketer and broadcast presenter Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
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[04/10/25 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Weak Hero Class 2" - Official Trailer - Netflix
New school, new friends. Haunted by his past, Si-eun faces harsher brutality but stands by his friends - growing stronger as he finds himself.
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[04/10/25 - 02:00 PM]
Culinary Titan Gordon Ramsay Goes Undercover to Rescue America's Filthiest Restaurants in FOX's All-New Unscripted Series "Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service"
In a Gordon Ramsay series first, Chef Ramsay will venture into struggling restaurants under the cover of night.
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[04/10/25 - 01:30 PM]
"When Hope Calls" Season 2, Sequel to TV's #1 Hit Series, Is a Smashing Success for Great American Media
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[04/10/25 - 12:28 PM]
Video: Lifetime Releases Trailer for Highly Anticipated Documentary Event "The Judd Family: Truth Be Told"
Profiling one of the greatest country music families of our time, the doc examines Naomi Judd's complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.
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[04/10/25 - 12:05 PM]
Lifetime Greenlights New "Ripped from the Headlines" Movie "Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story" Starring Steve Guttenberg, Jana Kramer and Rachel Stubington Premiering June 7
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[04/10/25 - 12:00 PM]
Video: "Jessica Kirson: I'm the Man" - Official Trailer - Hulu
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[04/10/25 - 11:16 AM]
Official Date Announcement: Meet the Players of "Summer of 69"
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[04/10/25 - 10:12 AM]
A Whirlwind Romance, Suspicious Deaths, A Questionable Will and Outright Fraud Lead to a Mighty Reckoning in Oxygen True Crime's "Southern Fried Lies"
The two-hour special "Southern Fried Lies" premieres Sunday, April 27 at 6 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen and will be available to stream on Peacock on April 29.
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[04/10/25 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer and Premiere Date for "SkyMed" Season Three
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[04/10/25 - 09:45 AM]
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