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[09/05/19 - 11:35 PM] Development Update: Thursday, September 5 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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13 REASONS WHY (Netflix) - Gary Sinise has joined the cast of the show's final season as Dr. Robert Ellman, "a compassionate, incisive, no-nonsense adolescent and family therapist who works to help Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) battle anxiety, depression, and grief. Formidable, intense, and deeply humane, Ellman is steadfast in guiding Clay to accept the help he needs so desperately, to come to terms with the trauma in his past, and begin the process of healing." (Deadline.com)
BOYS, THE (Amazon) - Goran Visnjic and Claudia Doumit have both snagged roles on the upcoming season as Alistair Adana, "the charismatic and shadowy leader of a mysterious church"; and Victoria Neuman, "a young wunderkind congresswoman," respectively. (Deadline.com)
DYNASTY (The CW) - Ken Kirby is the latest addition to the new season as Evan Tate, "Trixie's (Jessi Goei) older brother." (Deadline.com)
GRISHAM UNIVERSE, THE (Hulu) - The streaming service has opted not to proceed with its two-series drama project based on John Grisham's novels "The Rainmaker" and "Rogue Lawyer." (Deadline.com)
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (ABC, New!) - Duane Adler has received a put pilot commitment for a potential drama described as "a Romeo and Juliet-style soap about two feuding families set against the backdrop of the famous New Orleans night club." Studio71's Michael Schreiber and David Devries will also executive produce the hour for Entertainment One while singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq will contribute music. (Deadline.com)
MADAM SECRETARY (CBS) - Wentworth Miller and Michael Patrick Thornton both will recur on the show's final season. The former will play Senator Mark Hanson, "chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. As such, he's a major power broker who has substantial influence on Capitol Hill (aka not the best person to have as an adversary)." The latter then is Captain Evan Moore, "chief of staff to First Gentleman Henry McCord. Thornton's character is an Army veteran who served three deployments in Iraq with the 2nd Battalion/7th Cavalry. On his fourth tour, he encountered an IED that left him in a wheelchair." (TVLine.com)
MANDALORIAN, THE (Disney+) - Julia Jones has been tapped for a role on the top secret "Star Wars" series. (Deadline.com)
MR. CORMAN (Apple TV+, New!) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt is attached to write, direct, executive produce and star in a new comedy series at the company described as "a deep cut into the days and nights of a public schoolteacher (Gordon-Levitt) in the San Fernando Valley." A24 is behind the project, which has opened a writers' room. No other auspices however were given. (Deadline.com)
MS. PAT SHOW, THE (Hulu) - Theodore Barnes, Briyana Guadalupe and Vince Swann have all been cast in the multi-camera comedy pilot starring Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams. Barnes will play Junebug, "Ms. Pat's youngest kid"; with Guadalupe as Janelle, "Ms. Pat's daughter"; and Swann as Brandon, "Ms. Pat's oldest son." (Deadline.com)
RESIDENT, THE (FOX) - David Alan Grier has booked a recurring role on the upcoming season as Lamar Broome, "a larger-than-life businessman with a prideful manner and substantial ego - not unlike the son he gave up for adoption 35 years ago. But after he's diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, Lamar is desperate to reconnect with AJ, hoping to find a love and connection that he lacks with the children he raised." (TVLine.com)
RIVERDALE (The CW) - Mishel Prada has been tapped for an arc on the series as Hermosa, "a Miami-born and -raised private investigator who arrives in town in classic femme fatale fashion. Hermosa is confident, ambitious and calculating - and knows that everything comes with a price." (THR.com)
SHAMELESS (Showtime) - Chelsea Rendon is bound for the upcoming season as Anne, "the charismatic - and dangerously fun - new coworker of Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) at Captain Bob's. Early on, the two have contentious relationship but then she shows Carl a different perspective on being poor on the South Side." (Deadline.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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