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[04/26/18 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 26
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!
3 BELOW/TROLLHUNTERS (Netflix) - Tatiana Maslany, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch will lend their voices to the show's upcoming third and final season of "Trollhunters." Maslany and Luna will voice Aja and Krel, "two mysterious new students who unknowingly come to the aid of the Trollhunters team in the fight against Morgana." They'll likewise serve as leads on the "Tales of Arcadia" spin-off series "3 Below." Hirsch then will voice Jim Lake, Jr., taking over for the late Anton Yelchin. (Deadline.com)
FLACK (Pop) - Bradley Whitford has signed onto the Anna Paquin-led drama as Calvin Cooper, "an American movie star living in England working in theatre." (Deadline.com)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Lindsay Wagner has been cast as Alex Karev's (Justin Chambers) mom, making her first appearance in next week's episode. (Deadline.com)
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (HBO) - Jurnee Smollett-Bell has been tapped to star in the upcoming drama, which "follows Atticus Black as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father." Smollett-Bell's Letitia "Leti" Dandridge "hustled her way across the country as an artist protesting for civil rights and now finds herself back home looking to plant some roots." (Deadline.com)
MUSCLE SHOALS (ABC, New!) - Bettina Gilois is spearheading a drama at the Alphabet based on the life of Rick Hall, founder of the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Muscle Shoals is billed as "the epicenter for recording some of the most iconic songs in history with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Otis Redding, Clarence Carter, and Arthur Alexander." Global Road Entertainment is behind the project, which is being developed under a straight-to-series model. Infinitum Nihil's Johnny Depp, Christie Dembrowski and Bobby DeLeon; Virgin Produced's Richard Branson, Jason Felts, Justin Berfield and Rene Rigal; City Entertainment's Joshua D. Maurer and Alixandre Witlin; and Greg "Freddy" Camalie, director of the documentary of the same name, also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
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[04/25/24 - 08:30 AM]
CBS Renews Drama "The Equalizer" for the 2024-2025 Broadcast Season
It is a top 10 primetime broadcast drama, ranking #8 overall season-to-date with 7.89 million viewers, according to Nielsen Most Current Data.
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[04/25/24 - 08:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces New Docuseries "Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza" to Premiere May 21
Directed by the multi-Emmy nominated Michael John Warren and executive produced by multi-Emmy nominees James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the three-part series made its triumphant world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
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[04/25/24 - 08:00 AM]
Lights, Camera... "Action"! The High-Octane Documentary Series Makes Its Streaming Debut on Peacock on April 26
The new series features the real lives behind some of Hollywood's top stunt performers, including behind-the-scenes footage of Universal Pictures' The Fall Guy (in theaters May 3).
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[04/25/24 - 05:00 AM]
Entertainment Icon Reba McEntire to Host the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards
The 16-time ACM Award-winning host will also take center stage to perform new music, in addition to helming country music's longest-running awards show.
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[04/25/24 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "In Good Hands 2" - Date Announcement - Netflix
A newly reunited father and son grapple with new beginnings after tragedy, but can they manage to fill the void left by a beloved wife and mother?
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[04/24/24 - 08:01 PM]
Video: "Monster" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.
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[04/24/24 - 02:01 PM]
Video: "Drawing Closer" - Official Teaser - Netflix
The film is a live-action adaptation of a best-selling novel that became a hot topic on social media for how it moves readers to tears.
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[04/24/24 - 01:45 PM]
What's New on Max This May
Highlights include new seasons of "Hacks" and "Pretty Little Liars: Summer School"; and the streaming debuts of "Turtles All The Way Down," "Stop Making Sense" and "The Iron Claw."
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[04/24/24 - 01:32 PM]
Tracee Ellis Ross Packs Her (Many) Bags for New Roku Original Travel Doc-Series "Tracee Travels" (wt)
The docu-series will shoot later this year and debut exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2025.
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[04/24/24 - 10:59 AM]
Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Key Art for Stand-Up Comedy Special "Marlon Wayans: Good Grief"
The one-hour special will premiere in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on June 4.
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[04/24/24 - 09:09 AM]
Video: Disney+ Shares Official Trailer for "Jim Henson Idea Man"
Produced with the full participation and cooperation of the Henson family, "Jim Henson Idea Man" is an unprecedented, intimate look at Henson's illustrious, revolutionary career and complex personal life.
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[04/24/24 - 09:05 AM]
Gird Your Loins! Prime Video Releases Official First Look Images and Launch Date for "My Lady Jane"
Also announced, the series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, June 27 in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
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[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
Steve Carell to Star in "The Four Seasons" Netflix Comedy Series from Universal Television
Carell will star in the series alongside Tina Fey.
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[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
ID Announces New Docuseries "Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter"
From their outsized fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s to their headline-making struggles in recent years, the docuseries pulls back the curtain on the fraught dynamic of the Carter family and the dark side of such an abrupt rise to fame.
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[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Black Twitter: A People's History" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The rise, movements, voices and memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life.
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