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[03/01/17 - 11:47 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, March 1 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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BEHIND ENEMY LINES (FOX) - Gabriel Chavarria and Melia Kreiling have both been cast in the drama pilot as Ziggy Rodriguez, "a Navy pilot, and the son of lifetime career Senior Navy Executive Officer Mateo Rodriguez"; and Shia Irivani, "a Naval officer of deep faith, strong, principled, a woman of integrity, not without a sense of humor."
CASUAL (Hulu) - Chace Crawford is bound for the new season as Byron, "a student in Valerie's elective storytelling class. Self-confident and without shame, he quickly establishes his place atop the story-telling social hierarchy." (Deadline.com)
DOOMSDAY (ABC) - Taye Diggs has signed onto the drama pilot as Davis Albright, "an engineer and architect, formerly the youngest-ever head of disaster prevention for FEMA. Fastidious, with expensive taste in clothes, he enjoys the finer things in life and is habitually well-dressed and not fond of forays into the field. A former member of the Doomsday Project think tank, he, too is summoned by Homeland Security when there is an imminent attack pending on U.S. soil." (Deadline.com)
EYEWITNESS (USA) - The cable channel has passed on a second season for the series. The serial opened to 1.036 million viewers (325,000 adults 18-49) in Live+3 on October 16, with its finale on December 18 delivering 1.014 million viewers (363,000 adults 18-49). (Deadline.com)
GHOSTED (FOX) - Ally Walker has scored the female lead on the comedy pilot as Captain Lafrey, "head of the Underground Investigative Service." (Deadline.com)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - June Squibb and Hal Holbrook are both bound for the show's March 23 episode as Elsie Clatch and Lewis Clatch, "a married couple who visit Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital." (Variety.com)
MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, THE (Amazon) - Michael Gaston's Mark Sampson will be promoted to series regular for the show's third season. (Deadline.com)
MAYANS MC (FX) - Richard Cabral has booked a key role on the "Sons of Anarchy" spin-off as Johnny "El Coco" Cruz, "a full patch member of Mayans MC, Santo Padre. Former Army sharpshooter and weapons specialist, Johnny earned a section 8 for shooting a cigar out of his CO's mouth from a half-mile away... while he was stoned." (Deadline.com)
ME, MYSELF & I (CBS) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Bobby Moynihan has booked the lead role in the comedy pilot, which examines one man's life - Alex Riley - over a 50-year span: as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day and a 65-year-old in 2042. Moynihan's deal with "SNL" expires after the current season but he has not formally left the show. (Deadline.com)
POWER (Starz) - Ana De La Reguera has scored a three-episode arc on the series as "a high-level drug dealer named Alicia Jimenez." Sung Kang has also joined the series in "an undisclosed role." (Variety.com)
S.W.A.T. (CBS) - Lina Esco and Kenny Johnson are both bound for the Shemar Moore-led drama pilot. The former will play Christina "Chris" Alonso: "Fueled by nerves, she is a skilled officer and exceedingly calm under pressure. She isn't pleased with her leader's sudden departure and a shift in power but doesn't spend too much time focused on the negatives; the mission is the only thing that matters." Johnson then is set as Dominique Luca, "the team's expert driver and a skilled combat officer himself. He lives for the job and almost has too much fun behind the wheel. He'll follow orders, no questions asked - a necessary skill when part of such an efficient team." (Deadline.com)
SACKETT SISTERS, THE (NBC) - Casey Wilson is set to star opposite Busy Philipps in the comedy pilot, about two estranged sisters, Mandy (Philipps) and Sutton (Wilson), who perform a Sully Sullenberger-esque act of public heroism, then are forced to navigate their new found notoriety together. (Deadline.com)
SUITS (USA) - Gina Torres has closed a deal with Universal Cable Productions to topline the proposed spin-off series about "uber attorney and office style icon Jessica Pearson." She'll also serve as a producer. "Suits" creator Aaron Korsh is expected to spearhead the project, full details of which were not specified. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED MARVEL ACTION-ADVENTURE SERIES (FOX) - Natalie Alyn Lind is the latest to join the drama pilot as Lauren, "one of the children at the center of the story. Smart, pretty, popular, organized and already ahead on her college applications, Lauren is the model of a perfect kid." (Deadline.com)
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[01/31/25 - 10:05 AM] Emotions Are High, Tears Run Dry and a Web of Lies Unravel When Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac" Three-Part Reunion Begins Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 P.M. ET/PT Housewives Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, Stacey Rusch, Keiarna Stewart and friends Jacqueline Blake and Jassi Rideaux flash back on all the fun and games throughout the season, but take each other to task for their shenanigans.
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[01/31/25 - 10:01 AM] From Creator Michael Cusack, "YOLO: Rainbow Trinity" Premieres March 9 on Adult Swim Season three finds Australia's famed party duo, Sarah (Sarah Bishop) and Rachel (Todor Manojlovic), encountering more fun and silly characters populating their hometown of Wollongong than ever before
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[01/31/25 - 09:40 AM] CBS Thursday Line Up Returns, Up from Its Season Average "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" hit a series high averaging 7.72 million viewers, and up +10% from its season-to-date average (7.02 million viewers).
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[01/31/25 - 08:30 AM] Hit Reality Sensation "Married at First Sight" Finds New Home at Peacock Originally launched in 2014, "Married at First Sight" is a reality series that follows singles looking for a life-long partnership as they embark on a provocative experiment: getting legally married to a stranger the moment they first meet.
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[01/31/25 - 08:00 AM] Presenters Announced for "The 67th Annual Grammy Awards" Taking the stage will be Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét and Will Smith.
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[01/31/25 - 07:30 AM] Video: Acorn TV Releases Trailer and Key Art for New Zealand Mystery Series "A Remarkable Place to Die" Starring Chelsie Preston Crawford and acclaimed Australian actress Rebecca Gibney, the four-episode original series premieres Monday, February 17 on Acorn TV in the US and Canada, with new episodes releasing weekly.
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[01/31/25 - 07:05 AM] FOX Sports Announces 2025 Daytona Speedweeks On-Air Team for Its 25th Season of NASCAR Coverage Calling the Daytona 500 for FOX Sports on Sunday, February 16, is play-by-play announcer Mike Joy, covering his 46th Daytona 500 for live TV or radio, alongside analysts Clint Bowyer, in his fifth year with FOX, and 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick, entering his second season in the booth.
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[01/31/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" Preview Based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel's multi award-winning trilogy, "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" premieres on "Masterpiece" Sunday, March 23.
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[01/31/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: Next on Netflix - Select Films & Series International Slate A collection of sneak peeks and first looks from Sweden, Turkey, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Norway and Australia.
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[01/31/25 - 05:01 AM] "Caught," Netflix's New Argentinian Thriller, Premieres on March 26 The limited series is based on the novel by Harlan Coben and shot in San Carlos de Bariloche.
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[01/31/25 - 02:01 AM] Video: Netflix Unveils the Official Trailer for "Aitana: Metamorphosis" The documentary series will invite Aitana's fans to get to know her as they have never seen her before, enjoying her greatest hits and navigating complicated bumps in a process of personal and professional growth and maturity as she continues to establish herself as one of the biggest stars of Spanish music.
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[01/30/25 - 08:31 PM] Middle-Class Ambitions Meets High-Stakes Crime: "Dabba Cartel" Arrives February 28 on Netflix "Dabba Cartel" is a unique tale of a reluctant cartel: the lives of five middle-class women and their families are thrown into chaos when their low-key dabba service spirals into an unexpected venture - a high-stakes drug delivery operation.
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[01/30/25 - 04:43 PM] Video: Official Trailer #3 - "Common Side Effects" - February 2 - Adult Swim The series premieres this Sunday, February 2 at 11:30/10:30c on Adult Swim, next day on Max.
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[01/30/25 - 04:10 PM] Video: Netflix Debuted Highly Anticipated Slate with New Title Announcements, New Clips, New Images, Full Slate and More 2025 marks the return of some of Netflix's most popular shows of all time and the release of huge new films and series from some of the biggest names in entertainment.
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[01/30/25 - 04:01 PM] Go on a Journey of Love and Healing This Valentine's Day with K-Romance Series "Melo Movie" At the heart of "Melo Movie" is the rekindled romance of Ko Gyeom, played by Choi Woo-shik, and Kim Mubee, portrayed by Park Bo-young.
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