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[08/11/23 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 7-11
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:

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CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Werner Entertainment has signed "a global licensing deal with Lionsgate's Worldwide Television Distribution Group and Debmar-Mercury to make past seasons of the sitcom available on streaming and in syndication." (Deadline.com, 8/8)
FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS) - Alexa Davalos, who plays Kristin Gaines on the series, will not return as a regular for its fifth season. (Deadline.com, 8/8)
FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV+) - Jodi Balfour's Ellen Waverly will not return as a series regular for season four however the actress is expected to "appear in some capacity." (TVLine.com, 8/9)
GOOD BONES (HGTV) - The mother-daughter renovation series will sign off after its upcoming 10-episode eighth season. (Deadline.com, 8/9)
JEOPARDY! (Syndication) - Showrunner Michael Davies has indicated the series will proceed with its fall season amid the ongoing WGA strike using "a combination of material that our WGA writers wrote before the strike, which is still in the database, and material that has been re-deployed from multiple seasons of the show." (Variety.com, 8/7)
TEN PERCENT (Sundance Now) - The U.K. edition of "Call My Agent" will not return for a second season. (Variety.com, 8/10)
TOKYO VICE (Max) - Principal photography was completed on its 10-episode second season just before the Hollywood strikes and it is now in post-production. (Variety.com, 8/10)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Syndication) - California-based "Teacher of the Year" recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue served as co-host for a week's worth of episodes after Vanna White contracted COVID in late July. (TVLine.com, 8/11)





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· CONNERS, THE (ABC)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS)
· FOR ALL MANKIND (APPLE TV PLUS)
· GOOD BONES (HGTV)
· JEOPARDY! (SYNDICATION)
· TEN PERCENT (SUNDANCE NOW)
· TOKYO VICE (MAX)
· WHEEL OF FORTUNE (SYNDICATION)





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