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[11/21/22 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 21
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
ACCUSED (FOX) - Keith Carradine, Jason Ritter, Betsy Brandt and Wrenn Schmidt are the latest bound for the anthology series. Carradine stars with Laila Robins in "Billy's Story," "about an aging rock star who struggles to help his drug-addicted son." Ritter and Schmidt will headline "Jack's Story," which "revolves around a teacher who is accused of a crime when he helps a student in need." And Brandt stars alongside Bebe Wood and Josh Hamilton in "Jessie's Story," about "a teenager who pressures her mother for the identity of her biological father." Other additions include Emma Nelson, Joanne Boland, Brad Austin, James Udom, Anne Bedian, Matthew James Thomas, Evan Gamble, Skywalker Hughes, Lyla Porter-Follows, Skylar Gaertner, Janet Porter, and Damon Redfern. (Deadline.com)
CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST/GROWING UP CHRISLEY/LOVE LIMO (Various) - Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to a combined total of 19 years in prison after being convicted in June of tax evasion and bank fraud. It's understood all their NBCUniversal projects have been shuttered. "Chrisley Knows Best," which filmed a handful of episodes before the trial, will air said installments next year. (Deadline.com)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (Disney+) - Cheryl Burke has announced her exit from the competition series after 25 seasons. (@cherylburke, 11/20)
HOME ECONOMICS (ABC) - Eddie Cibrian and Daniella Pineda are slated to recur on the current season. Cibrian will portray Santiago, "an extremely good-looking contractor who starts working with Marina (Karla Souza)"; while Pineda will play Nikki, "a woman Connor (Jimmy Tatro) meets and tries to impress." (Deadline.com)
MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN (Paramount+) - Ash Santos has joined the cast of the show's sophomore run as Coco, "a nightclub dancer at Cavo." (Deadline.com)
TO COOK A BEAR (Disney+, New!) - The streamer has commissioned its first Nordic original, a six-part adaptation of Swedish author Mikael Niemi's "To Cook a Bear" from Anagram Sweden, which "takes place in the mid-nineteenth century in the village of Kengis, northern Sweden, centering on a runaway Sami boy who develops a deep relationship while investigating an unexpected murder mystery. While a Pastor has a spiritual awakening that profoundly impacts the Sami and Tornedalians, the body of a shepherd's girl is found in a bog. Soon the villagers set out in search of the killer bear they think is on the rampage." Jesper Harrie is penning the adaptation. (Deadline.com)
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[06/28/24 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 24-28
Updates include: Apple cancels "The Big Door Prize" after two seasons; Hulu pulls the plug on "The D'Amelio Show"; and Briana Middleton joins Callum Turner in Apple's "Neuromancer."
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[06/28/24 - 01:01 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the CNN Presidential Debate Wins Across the Board, Outdelivering Broadcast Networks by Double Digits
For the 4th straight presidential debate, ABC News was the most-watched broadcast network.
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[06/28/24 - 12:38 PM]
"When Calls the Heart" Season 11 Closes as #1 Most-Watched Original Program on Entertainment Cable
What's more, the series was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program every Sunday for 12 straight weeks with key demos.
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[06/28/24 - 10:33 AM]
Will Forte Joins Netflix's "The Four Seasons"
Forte joins previously announced cast members Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen.
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[06/28/24 - 09:00 AM]
FOX Sports Films Announces New Original Documentary "Welcome to the J-Rod Show" Premiering Tuesday, July 16 on FS1
The film follows the inspirational journey of one of the youngest breakout stars in Major League Baseball (MLB), Julio RodrÃguez, also known to many of his fans as "J-Rod."
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[06/28/24 - 08:57 AM]
Discovery Channel July Programming Highlights
This July, "Shark Week" begins alongside premieres of "In the Eye of the Storm," "Contraband: Seized at Sea," and an all-new season of "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing."
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[06/28/24 - 08:30 AM]
New History Series "Prison Chronicles" Premieres on Monday, July 29th
Every episode delves into the unique history of a specific prison, showcasing its wildest practices, infamous inmates, harrowing events, and ingenious escapes.
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[06/28/24 - 08:17 AM]
Dive Deeper Into the Story of Legendary Singer Amy Winehouse with "Back to Black" - Stream the Film Exclusively on Peacock July 5, 2024
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's (Marisa Abela) early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
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[06/28/24 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix Debuts First Looks from "KAOS" Starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus and Janet McTeer as Hera
The series will debut on Netflix on August 29.
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[06/28/24 - 12:15 AM]
Netflix Announces Cast for "Amsterdam Empire"
Jacob Derwig, Elise Schaap, Jade Olieberg, Jesse Mensah and Yannick van de Velde will join the previously announced Famke Janssen.
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[06/27/24 - 04:01 PM]
New Live-Action Series "Soul Mate" Stars Hayato Isomura and Ok Taec-yeon
Written and directed by up-and-coming creator Shunki Hashizume, the Netflix series is a heartfelt depiction of love and its complexities, including joy, pain, and unexplainable deep bonds.
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[06/27/24 - 12:43 PM]
AMC Networks Greenlights Untitled Jonathan Glatzer Series
The series is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, amid misguided corporate cultures, moony innovation labs and cutthroat private high schools.
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[06/27/24 - 12:11 PM]
Video: BET+ Original Series - "The Family Business" Season 5 - Trailer
Based on Carl Weber's book series, this show follows the Duncans, a seemingly upstanding family running an exotic car dealership in New York - but they're living a dangerous double life.
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[06/27/24 - 11:37 AM]
Video: WE tv Reveals Supertease for a New Season of "Love After Lockup" Premiering Friday, July 26th at 8PM ET / PT
The first of 10 all-new, must-see, 90-minute episodes premieres Friday, July 26, exclusively on WE tv and will stream exclusively on popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK the following Tuesday.
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[06/27/24 - 10:08 AM]
Ina Garten, The Iconic Barefoot Contessa, Re-Ups with New Multi-Year Food Network Deal
The deal includes new episodes of Garten's Emmy-award winning "Be My Guest" series in which she cooks and chats with friends, old and new, at her East Hampton home.
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