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[05/04/23 - 11:56 PM] Development Update: Thursday, May 4 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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BILLIONS (Showtime) - Production on the series shut down "for several hours Thursday" due to the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
CHICAGO FIRE (NBC) - Two private security guards were injured on the set of the series "when youths broke through a barrier and drove a four-wheeler onto the drama's Chicago set." The guards, "retired members of the Chicago Police Department, were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries." (Deadline.com)
FRASIER (REBOOT SERIES) (Paramount+) - Star and executive producer Kelsey Grammer's Grammnet NH Productions has signed a first-look television deal with the show's producer, CBS Studios. (Deadline.com)
HACKS (Max) - Filming on the show's third season "will be on pause for the duration" of the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO) - Filming on the U.K.-based series is expected to continue despite the WGA strike. (Deadline.com)
LORD OF THE RINGS, THE: THE RINGS OF POWER (Amazon) - Likewise, filming on the U.K.-based series is expected to continue despite the WGA strike. "Non-writing executive producers, directors and crew will oversee and complete to wrap, without the showrunners, J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay," according to said report. (Deadline.com)
MAFIA SPIES (Paramount+, New!) - CreativeChaos, Danny Strong Productions and Jackson Pictures are set to team for a six-part documentary series at the streamer based on Thomas Maier's book of the same name: "Based on never-before-released JFK files, the series tells the shocking connections between the CIA, the mob, and Sinatra's Rat Pack from Vegas to Miami to Havana. It explores America's most remarkable espionage plots ever-with CIA agents, mob hitmen, "kompromat" sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue." Director Tom Donahue, Ilan Arboleda, Danny Strong, Mandy Safavi, Matt Jackson, Allan Loeb and Jordan Bogdonavage are the executive producers while Joanne Lee is a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
NIGHT MANAGER, THE (Hulu) - The show's India-based remake is moving forward with a "Part 2" due June 30 on Disney+ Hotstar. No date was given for its U.S. home Hulu. (Deadline.com)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC) - Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge were set to host the final two episodes of the season before the WGA strike on May 13 and May 20. Labrinth and Foo Fighters would have served as musical guests, respectively. As previously announced, Pete Davidson and musical guest Lil Uzi Vert were tapped for the proposed May 6 installment. (Deadline.com)
UNSTABLE (Netflix) - A proposed second season of the series is on hold due to the WGA strike. "There were six scripts finished out of a planned eight-episode run with principal photography planned for later this spring," reads the report. "Employees were told earlier this week that production was being suspended and that they were being laid off at the end of the week." (Deadline.com)
VENERY OF SAMANTHA BIRD, THE (Starz) - The series has "paused filming with two episodes of its eight episode order left to shoot" due to the WGA strike. (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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