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[02/11/20 - 11:09 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, February 11 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) - JanLuis Castellanos has joined the cast of the show's final season as Diego Torres, "a charismatic, aggressive, and fiercely loyal leader of a divided football team struggling to understand the loss of one of their own. But as Diego grapples with his own grief and confusion, his violent temper masking a hurting heart, he finds himself falling for one of Liberty High's most complicated women-leaving him caught between past and present, wondering who he can trust." (Deadline.com)
CLICKBAIT (Netflix) - The upcoming thriller series has cast Abraham Lim as Ben Park, "a ruthlessly ambitious junior news producer who lives for clicks, likes, and views"; Jessica Collins as Emma Beesley, "a seemingly successful woman seeking spiritual and emotional nourishment"; Ian Meadows as Matt Aldin, "Nick Brewer's best buddy and colleague"; Daniel Henshall as Simon Oxley, "a traumatized social media moderator who is looking for a way to gain some control over the situation"; Motell Foster as Curtis Hamilton, "a former colleague of Sophie's who has a reason to bear a grudge against Nick Brewer"; Jaylin Fletcher as Kai Brewer, "Nick and Sophie's youngest son who's naturally athletic, loyal and popular"; and Camaron Engels as Ethan Brewer, "Nick and Sophie's eldest son". (Deadline.com)
DEBRIS (NBC) - Jonathan Tucker has been tapped as the male lead in the drama pilot, about "two agents from two different continents and two different mindsets - CIA's Bryan Beneventi (Tucker) and MI6's Finola Jonesmust - work together to investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on humankind." Tucker's Beneventi is "a headstrong, smart CIA operative who is working on the investigation of strange occurrences." (Deadline.com)
DIE HART (Quibi) - Nathalie Emmanuel will star opposite Kevin Hart in the upcoming series: "In DIE HART, Kevin Hart plays a fictionalized version of himself who's tired of being the comedic sidekick. He gets his wish when a famous director offers him his dream - to be a leading man action star - but there's a catch: Kevin must first train at the world's greatest action star school, run by a lunatic. Pushed to his limits by this action school coach and a tough-minded rival student (Nathalie Emmanuel) Kevin must survive a series of hilarious, over-the-top action sequences and face his fears if he wants to achieve his dream and land the role of a lifetime." Production for the show begins this month in Atlanta.
ENGLISH, THE (Amazon, New!) - The streaming service has reportedly acquired the North American rights to a multi-part series starring Emily Blunt from the BBC. The project comes from Hugo Blick and producer Drama Republic. No plot specifics were given other than it is a western. (Variety.com)
FIREFLY LANE (Netflix) - Jenna Rosenow is slated to recur on the Katherine Heigel/Sarah Chalke-led drama as Kimber Watts, "the hip editor of the "Seattle Monthly Magazine" and Kate's new boss. She is a young, preoccupied socialite attempting to make a name for herself." (Deadline.com)
MARVEL'S LOKI (Disney+) - Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the latest addition to the Marvel entry in what's being billed as the female lead. As usual, details about the role are being kept under wraps. (Deadline.com)
PROSPECT (ABC) - Hunter King has scored the lead role on the single-camera comedy pilot: "Abigail Lansing is proper, smart, a little awkward and chatty but always positive, friendly and hopeful, with a healthy dose of 19th century feminism. Abigail is a young woman from Boston who is thrilled to be able to set off on her own adventure as a schoolteacher in the western prairie town of Prospect. Somewhat starry-eyed, she envisions herself preparing adorable young children for their future with an education. Abigail discovers when she gets to Prospect that it's not going to be what she thought it was. For one thing, she has to teach adult men, not children, and her living situation is a little more rustic, and awkward, than she expected. Abigail has to rethink some of her expectations but decides with characteristic spunk and optimism that there's good work to be done here in Prospect - on her own terms." (Deadline.com)
SNOWFALL (FX) - Kwame Patterson will recur on the upcoming season as Lurp. No other character details were given. (Deadline.com)
THIRTYSOMETHING(ELSE) (ABC) - Odette Annable is the latest addition to the revival series pilot as Janey Steadman, "the striking spinoff of Hope and Michael. With piercing eyes and unruly dark hair, Janey is a passionate, some might say driven person, possessed of what her boyfriend, Brad, calls a very big engine in a very small car." (Deadline.com)
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[11/26/24 - 03:01 PM] Video: New Games, New Stakes - "Squid Game" Season 2 Main Trailer and Key Art "Round and Round" Unveiled With its premiere just around the corner on December 26, the trailer delivers an electrifying glimpse into the deadly games and gripping character dynamics that await fans worldwide.
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[11/26/24 - 02:34 PM] Video: Paramount+ with Showtime Debuts Official Trailer for Showtime's "Dexter: Original Sin" The series premieres Friday, December 13 on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air US debut on Sunday, December 15 at 10pm ET/PT.
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[11/26/24 - 01:15 PM] ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" "Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board, hitting a 6-week high in overall viewers and 7-week highs in both key Adult demos.
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[11/26/24 - 12:03 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 18: "The Merry Gentlemen" and "A Man on the Inside" Take the Top Spots Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" laid siege to #2 (6.4M views), while Season 1 took #5 with 2.2M views.
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[11/26/24 - 11:44 AM] TNT Sports to Debut "Evolve and Flex" with Lance Fresh Friday, Dec. 6, on truTV and Max The show is hosted by sports-lifestyle expert Lance Fresh and features candid conversations with guests to discuss how life's events have contributed to their sense of style.
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[11/26/24 - 11:19 AM] MGM+ Announces 2025 Premiere Date for "NFL Icons" Season Four In the upcoming fourth season, the docuseries will feature Pro Football Hall of Famers Joe Montana, DeMarcus Ware, Kurt Warner and Gale Sayers.
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[11/26/24 - 10:24 AM] Video: "Rogue Heroes" (MGM+ 2025 Series) Season 2 Tease "Rogue Heroes" is a dramatized account of how the world's greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.
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[11/26/24 - 10:09 AM] Video: Acorn TV Releases Official Trailer for Second Season of Hit Australian Drama, "Darby and Joan" The new season debuts with a two-episode premiere, exclusively on Acorn TV, on December 30, followed by weekly episodes through January 27.
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[11/26/24 - 10:01 AM] ABC News Studios Announces Fourth Season of Hit True-Crime Series "Wild Crime," Streaming Dec. 5 Only on Hulu "Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls" delves into the haunting 2012 disappearance of Samantha Koenig, an 18-year-old Anchorage barista last seen leaving her place of work with an unknown man on a dark winter night.
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[11/26/24 - 08:32 AM] Bravo Greenlights "Vanderpump Rules" Season 12 with a New Group of SUR-vers In addition, "Vanderpump Rules" will celebrate the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts and scandals with a retrospective special highlighting the past 11 seasons.
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[11/26/24 - 08:30 AM] Video: Paramount+ and Nickelodeon Reveal Teaser, First-Look Images and Premiere Date for "Henry Danger The Movie" "Henry Danger The Movie" will be available to stream in the U.S. on Paramount+ Friday, January 17, and premiere on Nickelodeon that same day at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
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[11/26/24 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World" - Official Teaser - Netflix Makayla is a teenage girl who has spent her life grappling with a rare form of autism that rendered her essentially nonverbal until her parents, filled with unwavering belief in their daughter's potential, embarked on a transformative journey to discover the true depth of Makayla's inner world.
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[11/26/24 - 08:01 AM] HBO Announces Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui's Award-Winning "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," Debuting December 7 on HBO and Max The critically acclaimed film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and recently won six Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
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[11/26/24 - 08:00 AM] HGTV Greenlights Gutsy Las Vegas Renovation Series "Sin City Rehab" (wt) Starring Indomitable Designer Alison Victoria The eight-episode series will document Alison, best known for her Emmy-nominated series "Windy City Rehab," taking the biggest gamble of her career as she expands her successful design business out West.
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[11/26/24 - 07:01 AM] Video: "The Manny" Season 2 - Release Date Announcement - Netflix A busy executive hires a cowboy to care for her kids in a moment of panic. Little does she know he'll challenge her views of gender roles - and of love.
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