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[11/03/14 - 11:23 PM] Development Update: Monday, November 3 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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BROS (HBO, New!) - Writer Ben Cory Jones (Hand of God) and director Anthony Hemingway (Red Tails) have sold a new comedy to the pay channel about "three African-American brothers - two straight and one gay - who are each dealing with love and dating." Hemingway and Mark Taylor then will executive produce with Jones and Lena Waithe as co-executive producers. Dijon Talton, Kevin Phillips, Tuffy Questell, Dana Sorman, Nia Jervier and Kristofer Gordon starred in a sales presentation used for the project. (Deadline.com)
MR. ROBOT (USA/UCP; W: Sam Esmail; D: Niels Arden Oplev) - Frankie Shaw ("Mixology") is the latest addition to the drama pilot, about a young programmer, Elliot (Rami Malek), who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America. She'll play Shayla, "a hipster neighbor in Elliot's apartment building." Christian Slater, Gloria Reuben, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin and Martin Wallstrom also star. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED JERROD CARMICHAEL PROJECT (NBC/Universal; W: Jerrod Carmichael & Nick Stoller; D: Scott Ellis) - Nick Stoller (Neighbors) has signed on to co-write the full-fledged pilot for the comedy project, "an irreverent multi-camera comedy inspired by his stand-up and his relationships with his girlfriend and family." Scott Ellis, who helmed the original presentation, is returning to direct while Ravi Nandan will also serve as an executive producer for Universal Television. Mike Pennie, who co-wrote the aforementioned presentation, is no longer attached. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED ROBERT MUNIC PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Robert Munic and Chris Morgan ("Gang Related") are set to re-team for a new drama at the network about "two estranged brothers, one a former Marine turned Shaolin master, and the other, a showboating, all-swagger Chicago cop, who come together in their hometown to form an unlikely law enforcement partnership." Munic will pen the script and executive produce alongside Morgan via his 20th Century Fox Television-based Chris Morgan Productions. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Christian Oliver will recur on Netflix's "Sense8" as the villainous Steiner (Deadline.com); Nick Westrate has booked a heavily recurring role on "Turn" (Deadline.com); Julia Stiles will guest on "The Mindy Project" as "a friend of Danny's (Chris Messina) who is a recovering hoarder" (EW.com); Sam Daly will visit his real life dad Tim Daly on "Madam Secretary" as "Daisy's (Patina Miller) new fiancé who's a medical marijuana lobbyist" (TVGuide.com); and Jim Parrack is bound for at least four episodes of "Resurrection" as "a larger-than-life preacher from the 1930s with ties to both Bellamy's (Omar Epps) birth family and the Langstons" (THR.com).
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[11/04/24 - 04:01 PM] Video: "Zombieverse 2: New Blood" - Official Trailer - Netflix The groundbreaking K-zombie series returns bolder than ever, with enhanced zombies, new members and wilder quests full of non-stop thrills and laughter.
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[11/04/24 - 02:01 PM] "Outer Banks" Renewed for Fifth and Final Season Following Fan Celebrations at Poguelandia and Multi-Country Pogue Tour The news comes two days after the second Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience, held November 2 at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
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[11/04/24 - 01:31 PM] Acorn TV's Hit Detective Crime Drama "Dalgliesh" Returns with All-New Episodes Monday, December 2 Season 3 is made up of three distinct mysteries, each two episodes long.
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[11/04/24 - 12:01 PM] NBC Unveils Lineup of New and Returning Beloved Holiday Programming New programming for 2024 includes "Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular" and "A Motown Christmas," hosted by Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey.
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[11/04/24 - 11:01 AM] The Final Bell: Production Begins for the Third and Final Season of "Heartbreak High" In Season 3, it's time for Hartley High's graduating class to say 'goodbye' to school, and 'hello' to adulthood!
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[11/04/24 - 11:01 AM] NBC's "The Voice" Taps Music Icon Sting and Multi-Hyphenate Jennifer Hudson as Season 26 Mega Mentors Hudson joins Michael Bublé and Reba McEntire while Sting joins coaches Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani to mentor the remaining artists as each team prepares for the Knockouts, beginning Monday, November 11.
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[11/04/24 - 10:31 AM] Aussie Luke Hemsworth Joins the Cast of Prime Video's Global Hit Series "Deadloch" Season Two Hemsworth will join lead cast members Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama and Alicia Gardiner.
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[11/04/24 - 08:32 AM] Netflix Announces Release of the Documentary "Avicii - I'm Tim" and Avicii's Last Show from Ibiza's Ushuaia The documentary "Avicii - I'm Tim" and "Avicii - My Last Show" will launch globally on Netflix on December 31.
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[11/04/24 - 08:31 AM] Video: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" - Narrator Announcement, Sneak Peek & Key Art Debut Ice T will narrate the three-part follow-doc leading up to the Netflix and MVP's heavyweight boxing mega-event.
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[11/04/24 - 08:02 AM] "La Liberacion" Will Premiere Exclusively on Prime Video on January 17 The unique series created and directed by noted filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella premieres January 17 on Prime Video.
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[11/04/24 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey" - Official Trailer - Netflix On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up the morning after a loving family Christmas to discover their youngest child, six-year-old JonBenét, was missing, a chilling ransom note left downstairs.
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[11/04/24 - 08:01 AM] Video: "The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland" - Official Trailer - Hulu St Nick (voiced by Gerard Butler) receives a delayed letter on Christmas Eve from the Princess of Hearts.
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[11/03/24 - 07:30 PM] Video: AMC Networks Releases a First Look at Season Three of "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" Starring Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride as the beloved characters "Daryl Dixon" and "Carol Peletier," the new season is set to premiere in 2025 on AMC and AMC+.
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[11/02/24 - 06:12 PM] Video: "Outer Banks" Season 4 - Part 2 Official Trailer - Netflix Buried secrets surface as the Pogues race to find a legendary artifact - with a dangerous gang of rival treasure hunters hot on their trail.
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[11/01/24 - 03:15 PM] ABC News Studios Announces "Price of Fame: The Liam Payne Story - A Special Edition of 20/20," Airing Nov. 3 at 10 P.M. EST on ABC The one-hour special explores Liam Payne's meteoric rise to celebrity as a member of boy band One Direction and his personal journey, including his struggles with mental health and the pressures of stardom, as well as his efforts to reinvent himself as a solo artist.
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