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[05/03/24 - 11:10 PM]
Development Update: Week of April 29-May 3
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!
10% HAPPIER/BAYWATCH/BEDROCK/BUFFALO TENS/GOING DUTCH/MEET THE KUMARS/STATE PATROL (FOX) - All seven projects are reportedly still under consideration for series orders by the network. "State Patrol" is a new drama from Matt Nix and stems from his direct deal with FOX Entertainment. (Deadline.com, 5/1)
AND JUST LIKE THAT... (Max) - Rosie O'Donnell took to social media with the news she'll appear in the show's third season premiere, written and directed by Michael Patrick King, as "Mary." No other details were given. (@rosie, 5/1)
CHEATERS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Netflix, New!) - Amanda Holden will host a new UK reality series for the streamer "in which ex-couples reunite at a retreat to confront each other after their relationship broke down due to cheating." 12 Yard Productions and Lifted Entertainment are behind the project, which is based on a 12 Yard format, with Chantal Boyle, Iona Mackenzie, Ros Coward and Liz Gaskell executive producing and Gareth Birkett directing. (Deadline.com, 4/30)
CROSS (Amazon) - Wes Chatham, Matthew Lillard and Jeanine Mason are set to star opposite Aldis Hodge in a proposed second season of the series. Chatham plays Donnie, "a hard-edged military veteran turned farmer with far-right political views and sensitive heart"; with Lillard as Lance, "a ruthless, self-made business tycoon"; and Mason as Rebecca, "a brilliant, ambitious and vengeful judge." The show's yet-to-premiere first season also stars Ryan Eggold, Isaiah Mustafa, Alona Tal, Johnny Ray Gill, Eloise Mumford, and Siobhan Murphy. (Deadline.com, 4/30)
DELI BOYS (Hulu) - Onyx Collective's new comedy series has tapped the following actors: Kevin Corrigan as Chickie Lozano, "an old-school, Italian American crime boss in Philadelphia"; Alexandra Ruddy as Agent Mercer, "a female FBI agent excluded from the boys club of the agency and on a mission to prove herself"; Tim Baltz as Director Simpson, "the regional director of the FBI and Agent Mercer's boss who fancies himself an American hero"; Zainne Saleh as Bushra, "Mir's (Asif Ali) fiancé, smart and ambitious but carries herself as if she were a Pakistani princess"; Sakina Jaffrey as Seema, "Bushra's (Zainne Saleh) mother and a powerful woman who thinks her daughter deserves better"; Amita Rao as Nandika, "who is into cosplay and Raj (Saagar Shaikh)"; Anish Jethmalani as Patika, "a docile man who owns a failing Indian restaurant with his family"; Minita Gandhi as Latika, "the wife of Patika (Anish Jethmalani) who runs their restaurant and the show"; and Geoffrey Arend as Ralph, "the temperamental cocaine "chef" of the Dar operation." (Deadline.com, 5/3)
DR. ODYSSEY (ABC) - Sean Teale is the latest addition to the Ryan Murphy series, which also stars Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo. (Deadline.com, 5/2)
FOREVER (Netflix) - Anthony Hemingway has signed on to direct and executive produce the second and third as well as the seventh and eighth episodes of the series. As previously announced, Regina King is directing the pilot. (Variety.com, 4/29)
FORGIVE & FORGET/SHIFTING GEARS (ABC) - Both of the Alphabet's pilots won't film until June meaning they likely won't be considered for its fall schedule. (Deadline.com, 5/1)
GRIMSBURG/PERFECT COUPLE, THE/WEDNESDAY (FOX/Netflix) - Executive producer Gail Berman has signed a three-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television. She'll develop new series projects via her The Jackal Group banner. (Deadline.com, 5/1)
GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY/HAPPY'S PLACE/SUITS: L.A. (NBC) - Of the network's three pilot orders, only comedy "Happy's Place" is expected to be delivered prior to its upfront presentation. (Deadline.com, 5/1)
GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY (NBC) - Nancy Travis and Felix Avitia will round out the cast of the drama pilot. Travis plays Patty, "Doug's (Alexander Hodge) overbearing mother and Alice's (AnnaSophia Robb) nightmare mother-in-law. She is a social climber dying for a grandchild and has no problem getting into Alice and Doug's business about why they're taking so long." And Avitia portrays Ford, "Joel (Matthew Davis) and Misty's son. An uninspired student with no direction, he's surprised by Birdie's (Melissa Fumero) sudden interest in helping him make his way in the world." (Deadline.com, 4/29)
LANDMAN (Paramount+) - Andy Garcia is bound for the Billy Bob Thornton-led drama as Galino, "an extremely capable, powerful and practical man." (Deadline.com, 5/2)
MOTORHEADS (Amazon) - Matt Lanter and Sophia Esperanza will recur on the upcoming series. Lanter will portray Darren, "a wealthy and powerful father of 17-year-old Harris (Macqueen), who, like his dad, is a serious street racer. Both Darren and Harris are struggling with the aftermath of the death of Harris' mother. Darren is surprised to learn that the new kid in town is the son of his old street racing nemesis." And Esperanza plays Ryan, "who is described as fun and dangerous. She's the leader of a street crew from outside Ironwood, but she has a special connection to the town." (Deadline.com, 5/1)
NIGHT COURT (NBC) - Co-star India de Beaufort took to social media with the news she will not return for the show's recently ordered third season. (@indiadebeaufort, 5/3)
PACT, THE (CBS) - A new script for the proposed drama series "should be delivered soon, with a writers room potentially opening shortly thereafter." (Deadline.com, 5/1)
SCOOBY-DOO! THE LIVE-ACTION SERIES (Netflix, New!) - Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg are spearheading a live-action update of the popular cartoon for the streaming service, which has received a script-to-series commitment. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner will also executive produce for Warner Bros. Television, Midnight Radio and Berlanti Productions. Jonathan Gabay and Adrienne Erickson co-executive produce. No other details were given. (Deadline.com, 4/29)
SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS, THE (Max) - Nabeel Muscatwalla will recur on the upcoming season as Arvind, "a student studying at Essex College." (Deadline.com, 5/2)
TULSA KING (Paramount+) - Neal McDonough has joined the cast of the show's sophomore run as Cal Thresher, "a powerful and extremely territorial businessman in Tulsa." Additionally, Rich Ting will recur as Jackie Ming, "a quiet but ruthless man with his own ambitions in Tulsa." (Variety.com, 5/1; Deadline.com, 5/3)
UNTITLED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL DRAMA (Freevee, New!) - Adam Sussman and Mark Perez have sold a new drama to the streamer billed as "a medical procedural following doctors that utilize non-traditional approaches to solve unique cases." Bill McGoldrick also executive produces. (Deadline.com, 5/1)
UNTITLED BLACK COWBOY DOCUSERIES (Peacock, New!) - Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions has set up a docuseries at the streamer and Universal Television which "will rewrite a foundational piece of American history, unmasking the forces that erased the identity of the Black cowboy from frontier history and present." Keith McQuirter will direct and executive produce alongside Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Jamal Watson, Liz Yale Marsh, and Sacha Jenkins. (Deadline.com, 5/2)
UNTITLED F1 ACADEMY DOCUSERIES (Netflix, New!) - Production is underway on a new documentary series at the streamer: "The multi-part, adrenaline-fueled series will give fans exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the all-women driving category, highlighting the drama of the races, as well as the personal stories and high stakes for the drivers, their teams, sponsors, and families involved, as they break barriers in one of the most demanding sports in the world." Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine is producing. No other auspices were given. (Variety.com, 5/3)
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