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[07/11/17 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, July 11
Updates include: Showtime eyes sequel series for "The L Word"; Katja Herbers joins the cast of HBO's "Westworld"; and Masi Oka to recur on Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle."

[06/30/17 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 30
Updates include: NBC cancels "The Carmichael Show" after three seasons; Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park to exit "Hawaii Five-0"; and Mahershala Ali to talks to lead new season of HBO's "True Detective."

[06/23/17 - 07:27 AM]
Lifetime Moves Up "A Midsummer's Nightmare" Pilot Premiere to Friday, July 14
Said offering was previously scheduled for Friday, July 28.

[06/20/17 - 01:05 PM]
Lifetime to Air "A Midsummer's Nightmare" Pilot on Friday, July 28
The project is told from the perspective of Elena, a young woman reluctantly drawn into a summer getaway-turned-nightmare.

[11/03/16 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 3
Updates include: Comedy Central's "Workaholics" to sign off after seven seasons; Courtney Love to visit "A Midsummer's Nightmare" at Lifetime; and Abbie Cornish to star in Amazon's "Jack Ryan."

[10/27/16 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 27
Updates include: Universal Television mulls "Will & Grace" revival; Jim Gaffigan bound for new season of "Fargo"; and TV Land taps trio for "Heathers."

[10/21/16 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 21
Updates include: Patrick Somerville to pen "Maniac" for Netflix; Tom Szentgyorgyi lands "Sneakers" adaptation at NBC; and Lifetime locks in cast for "A Midsummer's Nightmare."

[10/07/16 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 7
Updates include: Starz orders third season for "Ash vs. Evil Dead"; Dominic Monaghan cast in Lifetime's "A Midsummer's Nightmare"; and Lucy Boynton tapped for Netflix's "Gypsy."

[08/15/16 - 12:05 PM]
Lifetime Orders Scripted Pilot "A Midsummer's Nightmare" from A+E Studios
The first season of the anthology series takes on one of Shakespeare's most popular works transforming it into a modern-day, mind-bending thriller that explores terror, deception and the dark side of love.

[04/20/16 - 08:20 AM]
Welcome to The Fempire - Lifetime Announces 16-17 Development Slate
The projects include the untitled Selena Gomez Project and movie deals with Janet Jackson, Serena Williams and Ronda Rousey.

[12/19/14 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 19
Updates include: Christina Aguilera sets up "Hearts & Clubs" at ABC Family; TNT rounds out the cast of "Lumen"; and Sarah Jessica Parker eyes return to TV at HBO.







MIDSUMMER'S NIGHTMARE, A (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/31/17
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (1 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, June 2017) Told from the perspective of Elena, a young woman reluctantly drawn into a summer getaway-turned-nightmare, A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHTMARE introduces four young lovers who steal off into the woods in pursuit of their romantic desires, but their plans are quickly thwarted when terrifying forces in the deep woods target the stranded group, using their own fantasies and darkest secrets against them. Will Elena and the group rise above their own frailties in order to survive sinister forces? It's only a matter of time until the faces of love and terror wear the same mask.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anjali Jay as Agent Radlas
· Casey Deidrick as Liam
· Chad Rook as Blane Thomas
· Chelsea Gilligan as Josselin
· Courtney Love as Titania
· Daisy Head as Elena
· Dominic Monaghan as Mike Puck
· Ellie Gall as Hannah Becker
· Eric Balfour as Mark
· Jake Robinson as Daniel Brooks
· Jason William Day as Big Brother
· Kylee Bush as Actress
· Lucius Fairburn as Little Brother
· Paul Walter Hauser as Nick Bottoms
· Rhys Ward as Royce
· Thomas Cadrot as Agent Wills
CREW INFORMATION:
· Anthony Jaswinski as CRTR/CO-EP
· Gary Fleder as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jeff Kwatinetz as EP
· Josh Barry as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A+E Studios
· Firm, The