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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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ACCUSED (FOX) - Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers and Danny Pino have all scored roles on the anthology's second season. They'll appear in the episode "April's Story" where "a nurse commits a crime that changes the trajectory of her life." (Deadline.com, 7/10)
ALL'S FAIR (UNTITLED KIM KARDASHIAN PROJECT) (Hulu) - Halle Berry and Glenn Close will star opposite Kim Kardashian in the legal drama from Jon Robin Baitz and Ryan Murphy. No character details however were given. All will receive executive producing credits. Additionally, the California Film Commission has announced the series is set to receive $14,122,000 in tax credits to film in the state off of $69.7 million in qualified expenditures. (Deadline.com, 7/10)
BACHELOR IN PARADISE (ABC) - The Alphabet has confirmed the series will return for a 10th season in 2025. (Deadline.com, 7/10)
BARBARIC (Netflix, New!) - Sam Claflin and Patrick Stewart are attached to star in a small screen take on the Vault Comics series at the streamer: "Set in a Medieval fantasy world, the series chronicles the journey of Owen (Claflin) - a barbarian cursed to do the right thing - and his talking (and horny) axe (voiced by Stewart) as they unite to take on a great evil." Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein of 100% Productions; F.J. DeSanto and Damian Wassel of Vault Comics; Claflin, Luke Carroll and Michael Stevenson of Cusp Films; and Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson of A+E Studios are the executive producers. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
CHANGE, THE (BritBox, New!) - The streamer has acquired Channel 4's BAFTA-nominated menopause comedy from Expectation: "The Change follows Linda Jenkins, who is convinced she's got early onset dementia but is informed by her doctor it is, in fact, the menopause. Feeling invigorated and empowered by this information, Linda decides to claw back some of the time she's spent doing 'invisible work' over the years and do something for herself." The series - created, written by and stars Bridget Christie - has already been recommissioned for a second season. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
CLEANING LADY, THE (FOX) - Daniel Cerone has been named showrunner of the series' upcoming fourth season where he'll succeed Miranda Kwok and Jeannine Renshaw "amid a creative direction change for the series." Kwok will continue as an executive consultant while developing new projects for producer Warner Bros. Television. (Deadline.com, 7/10)
CRIMINAL (Amazon) - Luke Evans and Emilia Clarke are bound for the comic book series adaptation. He's set as Tracy Lawless: "Tracy Lawless was pushed out of the outlaw life of his family (his father is the legendary Teeg Lawless and Ricky (Gus Halper) is his little brother) at the age of 18 when a judge gave him a choice of prison or the military. In the Army, Tracy thrived, his wild outlaw instincts getting funneled into the strict discipline of the military. He was placed into the Special Forces and trained to be an expert in covert operations and guerilla warfare. But underneath it all, the Lawless blood still pumps in his heart."" And she'll play Mallory, "a slick and daring armed robber, as quick with a gun as she is with her wits. Part of a heist crew with Ricky Lawless (Halper), who she's in a passionate Bonnie-and-Clyde-like affair with. Mallory is a woman on the edge, living on the wrong side of the law and hiding secrets that will bring her and her entire crew into the danger zone." (Variety.com, 7/11)
DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN (Showtime) - The prequel series has tapped the following actors to recur: Joe Pantoliano as Mad Dog; Brittany Allen as Dexter's biological mother, Laura Moser; Randy Gonzalez as Santos Jimenez; Aaron Jennings as Clark Sanders; Raquel Justice as Sofia; Jasper Lewis as Dexter's adoptive mom and wife of Harry, Doris Morgan; Carlo Mendez as Hector Estrada; Isaac Gonzalez Rossi as Gio; and Roberto Sanchez as Tony Ferrer. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV+) - Mireille Enos has joined the cast of the show's fifth season as Celia Boyd, "a member of the Peacekeeper Security Force on Mars." (Deadline.com, 7/10)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Ellen Pompeo's Meredith Grey is slated to appear in at least seven of the Season 21's 18 episodes with the potential for more. (Deadline.com, 7/9)
JANE SMITH (Max, New!) - Renée Zellweger is attached to star in a small screen take on James Patterson and Mike Lupica's novel "12 Months to Live" at the streamer: "Jane Smith centers on a brilliant, tough, and darkly funny defense attorney in the Hamptons. Up to this point, Jane (Zellweger) has only cared about winning; however, her world is completely turned upside down when, on the eve of the biggest case of her career, she is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. While the investigation becomes more dangerous and deeply personal, Jane refuses to let her death sentence stop her from solving this case." Miki Johnson is spearheading the project and will executive produce alongside Zellweger and Carmela Casinelli of Big Picture Co; Patterson, Bill Robinson, and Patrick Santa of James Patterson Entertainment; David E. Kelley, Matthew Tinker and Checka Propper of David E. Kelley Productions; and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell of Skydance Television. (Deadline.com, 7/10)
LAID (Peacock) - Executive producer Nahnatchka Khan's Fierce Baby Productions has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television, home to the upcoming comedy series. (Deadline.com, 7/9)
MIRZAPUR (Amazon) - The streamer has begun development on a fourth season of the series after "becoming the platform's most-watched show in India during its launch weekend." (Variety.com, 7/12)
MO (Netflix) - Simon Rex and Johanna Braddy will both recur on the new season of Mo Amer's series. Rex will play Guy, "a hot new chef in Houston's vibrant culinary scene and Mo's romantic rival"; while Braddy will play Austin, "a vivacious and slightly unhinged Texan and the sister-in-law to Mo's good friend Hameed (Moayad Alnefaie)." Returning guest stars include Tobe Nwigwe as Nick, Kamal Zayed as Nazeer, Walt Roberts as Buddy and Lee Meredith Eddy as Lizzie. (Variety.com, 7/9)
NIGHT COURT (NBC) - Wendie Malick's Julianne Walters - former love interest to Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) - will return as a regular for the series' third season. (Deadline.com, 7/10)
NO ONE WILL MISS US (Amazon, New!) - The streamer has commissioned an eight-part series: "No One Will Miss Us is set in pre-economic crisis 1990s Mexico and follows five losers who run an illegal business at their high school. They sell homework and assignments to their classmates and their business brings them money and popularity, but hormones and an unexpected death threaten to ruin everything." Catalina Aguilar Mastretta and Samuel Kishi Leopo direct from scripts by Adriana Pelusi and Gibrán Portela for Fremantle-owned The Immigrant with Silvana Aguirre as showrunner. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
OVERCOMPENSATING (Amazon) - The Benito Skinner-led comedy series has cast Wally Baram as Carmen, "a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs in college, who becomes fast friends with Benny (Skinner) at orientation"; Mary Beth Barone as "Benny's older sister, Grace, who has blossomed in college and loves managing Benny"; Adam DiMarco as "Grace's boyfriend, Peter, who looks out for Benny"; Rish Shah as Miles, "a cute, mysterious freshman who catches Benny's eye right away"; Holmes as Hailee, "Carmen's wild and iconic army brat roommate with a heart of gold"; Corteon Moore as Gabe, "the alpha best friend of DiMarco's Peter and fellow member of the prestigious F&G secret society"; Owen Thiele as George, "a confident, out, gay sophomore at Yates who wants to help Benny come out"; and Nell Verlaque as Emily, "a fellow Yates freshman and the coolest, prettiest girl from Carmen's hometown." (Deadline.com, 7/11)
PITT, THE (Max) - The Noah Wyle-led medical drama has cast Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Katherine LaNasa as series regulars. No character details however were given. (Deadline.com, 7/12)
RIDICULOUSNESS (MTV) - Lauren "Lolo" Wood has been a permanent co-host of the series, succeeding Chanel West Coast. (@Ridiculousness, 7/11)
ROOKIE, THE (ABC) - Deric Augustine and Patrick Keleher will both recur on the show's seventh season. Augustine plays Miles, "one of the newest rookies at the LAPD. As a Texas transfer, Miles is a "rookie" despite being a two-year veteran of the force." And Keleher is Seth, "one of the newest rookies at the LAPD. He seems like the ideal police officer, but the job requires quick, decisive action - something that doesn't come naturally to Seth." (Deadline.com, 7/10)
SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY, THE (Netflix) - Edward Bluemel has been cast in the upcoming Agatha Christie series as Jimmy Thesiger, "a charming and witty man who becomes Bundle's ally in the murder investigation." (Variety.com, 7/11)
SHARED CUSTODY (Disney+, New!) - The streaming service has signed onto director Javier Fesser's upcoming eight-episode series: "In Shared Custody, parents Cris and Diego have just separated by mutual agreement. Their intention is to be mature, responsible and friendly adults for the sake of their five-year-old daughter, but neither of them can afford to live alone and take care of her. Cris' work is very absorbing and Diego does not have a fixed salary, so both are forced to move back to their respective parents' houses. The grandparents are excited that their children and granddaughter are back in their lives, but things deteriorate rapidly. What began as an amicable separation soon takes a turn when they run into harsh reality." Lorena López and Ricard Farré star as the couple with Adriana Ozores, Francesc Orella, Aten Soria, Fernando Sansegundo, Lucía de Gracia, Cristina Alcázar, Clara de Ramón, Víctor de la Fuente and Edu Soto also on board. Juanjo Moscardó Rius and and María Mínguez created the series, due in January 2025, for the Fremantle-backed The Immigrant. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
SPIDER-NOIR (A.K.A. NOIR) (MGM+) - Brendan Gleeson and Lamorne Morris will both join the Nicolas Cage-led series series. Gleeson will reportedly play the show's villain with Morris as Robbie Robertson: "driven, hard-working, and won't take no for an answer. A dedicated journalist trying to make it with the odds stacked against him as a black professional in 1930s New York, he takes on riskier stories that no one else would touch in order to catch attention and a paycheck. He is willing to do whatever is necessary for his career." (Deadline.com, 7/9; Variety.com, 7/9)
TALENT TEST, THE (FOX, New!) - The network is currently casting a new unscripted series which is "based on the premise that most people have untapped potential and a hidden talent waiting to be discovered, whether it's singing, dancing or playing an instrument." 110% Content is producing the project, which will feature "an "expert" team to help them learn, develop and showcase their newly discovered skill." Siobhan Greene and Andy Culpin presumably will executive produce. A pilot for a U.K. version of the format hosted by Dermot O'Leary was filmed earlier this month in London. (Deadline.com, 7/12)
UNPRISONED (Hulu) - Jee Young Han's Esti Nelson - "Paige's (Kerry Washington) foster sister, who was adopted at age 4 from a Korean orphanage by Paige's foster parents" - will return as a regular on the upcoming second season of the series. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
UNTITLED CLUB NECAXA PROJECT (FX, New!) - Eva Longoria, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to team for a new soccer documentary series that will revolve around Club Necaxa, "as they strive to reclaim their place as one of Mexico's top teams, while their Mexican-American owner Eva Longoria tries to breathe new life into the team by enlisting the help of her high-profile friends including new co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds." Filming is underway on the project, which is being patterened after the latter duo's "Welcome to Wrexham." The group will executive produce alongside Cris Abrego, Rachelle Mendez, Nick Frenkel, Jackie Cohn, George Dewey and Alex Fumero for Hyphenate Media Group, More Better Productions, Maximum Effort Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment. (Variety.com, 7/9)
UNTITLED JOHN HAWKINS PROJECT (Max, New!) - Kristen SaBerre has sold a new drama to the streamer based on the true story of John Hawkins, "the first Black cheerleader at Ole Miss, who refused to carry a Confederate flag onto the football field in the 1980." SmartAngel Entertainment's Jean Smart and Angeliki Giannakopoulos will also executive produce with Hawkins serving as a co-executive producer and consultant. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
UNTITLED RENEE BALLARD BOSCH SPIN-OFF PROJECT (Amazon) - Courtney Taylor will star opposite Maggie Q in the spin-off series as Samira Parker, "a wary, impulsive, and tough woman with a burning desire for justice. Growing up, most everyone Samira knew shared a healthy distrust of the police, but her grandfather, whom Samira looked up to as a kid, was on the force and believed in using his police badge to protect and aid his community. However, being a cop now is a different kind of challenge than it was back then. Five years after leaving the police force, Samira's former mentor, Renee Ballard (Q), convinces her to return to the LAPD's Cold Case Unit, where she works to right the wrongs of the past and bring peace to families and victims, and in the process, Samira slowly restores her own sense of justice." (Deadline.com, 7/12)
X-MEN '97 (Disney+) - Matthew Chauncey has been named head writer of a proposed third season of the series. He succeeds Beau DeMayo "who parted ways with Marvel earlier this year, ahead of X-Men '97's March 20 premiere, after completing work on both Season 1 and Season 2." (Deadline.com, 7/9)
YOUNG MARTIN (New!) - Martin Lawrence is developing an hourlong reboot of his '90s sitcom billed as a "contemporary origin story centering on Martin Payne, a charismatic teenager navigating the complexities of transitioning from youth to adulthood." Lawrence, Rae Proctor, Robert Lawrence and Stacy Lyles of RunTelDat; and Marvin Peart, Bob Yari, David McPherson, Rosa Peart, Greg Martin of WonderHill Studios are the executive producers. No network is currently attached. (Deadline.com, 7/11)
Z-SUITE, THE (Tubi) - Madison Shamoun will star opposite Lauren Graham in the comedy series as Kriska, "who finds herself thrust into the CEO position of the advertising agency when Monica, played by Graham, is unexpectedly fired. As Kriska tries to learn on the fly how to run a company, she must also contend with Monica's desperate attempts to seek revenge and regain her role atop the company she built." (Deadline.com, 7/10)
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