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[05/11/23 - 11:04 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 11
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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CRUSH (Paramount+, New!) - See It Now Studios, Triage Entertainment and All Rise Films are spearheading a documentary series at the streamer "which will explore the Halloween tragedy in Seoul, South Korea, that left 159 dead and hundreds injured." Director Jeff Zimbalist, Stu Schreiberg, Terence Wrong and Susan Zirinsky are the executive producers with Josh Gaynor as co-executive producer, Aysu Saliba as supervising producer and Alana Saad as producer. (Deadline.com)
FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS) - Production on the series was halted "for a couple of hours Thursday" due to the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
JEOPARDY! (Syndication) - Mayim Bialik has opted against hosting the final week of filming for season 39, "standing in solidarity with the striking writers." Ken Jennings is expected to serve in said role for the episodes. (Deadline.com)
KUNG FU/WINCHESTERS, THE (The CW) - The network has pulled the plug on the both series. The former ends after three seasons while the latter is done after its freshman run. (Variety.com)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST (Starz) - The series likewise "temporarily shuttered production" on Thursday as a result of the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (Max) - The series "temporarily shuttered production" on Thursday as a result of the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
QUEEN SUGAR (OWN) - Ava DuVernay is expected to part ways with Warner Bros. Television after her overall deal expires at the end of the month. (Deadline.com)
SYMPATHIZER, THE (HBO) - Scott Ly will recur on the series as Gunner Dao, "a Vietnamese former soldier who escaped to the US and is part of the Recon squad." (Variety.com)
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