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[04/27/23 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 27
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!
1883: THE BASS REEVES STORY (Paramount+) - Donald Sutherland will recur on the limited series as Judge Isaac Parker, "an imposing and commanding judge in the Fort Smith Courthouse with a complicated legacy." (Deadline.com)
BANDIDOS (Netflix, New!) - The streamer has greenlit production on a new thriller series shot in Spanish: "The drama follows the story of Miguel (Alfonso Dosal) and accomplice Lilí (Ester Expósito), who are joined by a group of bandits as they attempt to retrieve treasure from an underwater grave of a Spanish galleon that sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during the War of Independence. However, they're not the only ones after the bounty." Juan Pablo Medina, Mabel Cadena, Nicolás Furtado, Andrés Baida, Andrea Chaparro, Juan Pablo Fuentes and Bruno Bichir also star with writer Pablo Tébar, Adrien Grunberg, Mark Holder, Christine Holder and Andrew Wilson serving as executive producers for Redrum and Wonder Street. Stacy Perskie is producing while Adrian Grunberg is directing. (Deadline.com)
BILLIONS (Showtime) - Babak Tafti will recur on the upcoming season as Bradford Luke, "a high priced, high power political consultant." (Variety.com)
CANDID CAMERA (New!) - Taraji P. Henson is set to host a proposed revival of the iconic series from Village Roadshow Unscripted Television. (Deadline.com)
INSECURE (HBO) - Co-star Yvonne Orji has signed a two-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. (Deadline.com)
LEOPARD, THE (Netflix) - The streamer's six-part adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel has cast Deva Cassel as Angelica Sedara; Kim Rossi Stuart as Don Fabrizio Corbera; Benedetta Porcaroli as Concetta; and Saul Nanni is Tancredi Falconeri. Also cast in unspecified roles are Paolo Calabresi, Francesco Colella, Astrid Meloni and Greta Esposito. The producers include Fabrizio Donvito, Daniel Campos Pavoncelli, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib, Will Gould, Frith Tiplady and Matthew Read with Tom Shankland directing. (Deadline.com)
OUTER RANGE (Amazon) - Christian James, Megan West, Daniel Abeles, Kimberly Guerrero and Monette Moio will recur on the new season in yet-to-be-revealed roles. (Deadline.com)
SUPACELL (Netflix) - Eddie Marsan has been cast as Ray in the series about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. (Deadline.com)
TETON (Amazon, New!) - Amy B. Harris and Jason Reilly are set to team with Grammy-nominated country musician Cameron Duddy for a new project at the streamer: "Teton is an upstairs-downstairs drama set amongst the stunning peaks of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It follows Kick Taylor - a ski racing phenom - who returns to her hometown to contend with the emotional meltdown she had on tour, the ramifications of her mother's death, and the family and friends she left behind in her pursuit of gold. As Kick struggles to find her footing, she and her tight knit mountain community - made up of a group of eccentric but lovable locals and powder hounds - fight to hold on to what makes this the most special place on earth all while catering to the wealthiest people in the world. There will be epic skiing, envy-inducing real estate, apres ski cocktails, cozy nights around a fire, a moose encounter or two, and high stakes drama as Kick reckons with whether it is possible to "go big AND go home." Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Phoebe Zimmer will also executive produce for Temple Hill Entertainment, A.B. Baby Productions and Amazon Studios. (Deadline.com)
VICE NEWS TONIGHT (Vice) - The cable channel will pull the plug on its signature newscast sometime next month. (Deadline.com)
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