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[08/25/14 - 11:19 PM] Development Update: Monday, August 25 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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ASHECLIFFE (HBO, New!) - Martin Scorsese is looking to bring his 2010 film "Shutter Island" to the small screen, focusing on Ashecliffe, "the isolated mental hospital where the movie took place, and the secrets and misdeeds perpetrated by its founders who erected the hospital in the early 20th Century." Dennis Lehane, author of the novel, will pen the script of the Paramount Television-based hour with Scorsese himself also attached to direct. They'll likewise executive produce alongside Rick Yorn, Chris Donnelly, Brad Fischer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Killoran Davisson, Laeta Kalogridis, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Mike Medavoy and Arnie Messer for Phoenix Pictures, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. (Deadline.com)
CURE, THE (FOX, New!) - Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell and "Medium" creator Glenn Gordon Caron have scored a put pilot commitment from the network for a "character-driven medical thriller about a young, impulsive African-American neurologist who takes the law into her own hands in the cause of tackling a deadly disease." 20th Century Fox Television-based Imagine Television is behind the hour with the company's Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
MIX (ABC, New!) - Jennifer Cecil ("Hostages") has sold a new drama to the Alphabet about "the realities of modern-day families - multi-cultural and multi-generational, built through divorces, affairs and adoptions - set against the backdrop of a revered family restaurant at a crossroads." Warner Bros. Television-based Le Train Train Productions is behind the hour with the company's Rashida Jones and Will McCormack also serving as executive producers and Jeff Grosvenor as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
RABBIT HOLE (IFC, New!) - Jamie Denbo and Kerri Kenney-Silver have booked a potential comedy at the cable channel "set in Nevada's second most famous brothel," with Kenney-Silver set to play Dame Delilah. Said effort is set up at Universal Cable Productions and Borderline Amazing Productions with the latter's Chelsea Handler, Tom Brunelle and Brad Wollack also among the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "Lost Girl" star Anna Silk took to Twitter to announce the show's upcoming 16-episode fifth season will be its last (@Anna_Silk); Steve Zahn will recur on "Modern Family" as "the husband of an annoying family that moves in next door to the Dunphys" (EW.com); Matt Bomer will drop by "American Horror Story: Freak Show" for one episode in a "warped" role (EW.com); and Jesse Metcalfe will guest on "2 Broke Girls" as "Max's new weekly booty call (their relationship is so casual that she doesn't even know his name)" (TVLine.com).
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[01/27/25 - 11:05 AM] A&E Sets Airdates for New High-Octane WWE Programming Line Up Kicking Off Sunday, February 16th The lineup includes the intense new competition series "WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats)," the debut of "WWE's Greatest Moments" and the return of "WWE Rivals".
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[01/27/25 - 11:03 AM] NBC to Celebrate 100 Years of the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry member and country music superstar Blake Shelton will host NBC's "Opry 100: A Live Celebration," honoring the Grand Ole Opry's milestone 100th anniversary, on Wednesday, March 19 at 8-11 p.m. ET and simulcast on Peacock.
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[01/27/25 - 10:38 AM] Peacock Announces Series Pickup of "The Five-Star Weekend" Starring and Executive Produced by Emmy Award-Nominated Actress Jennifer Garner Produced by UCP, the series is an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's New York Times bestseller of the same name.
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[01/27/25 - 10:01 AM] Video: Paramount+ Original Series "Happy Face" Reveals Teaser Trailer and Premiere Date The eight-episode season will premiere on Thursday, March 20 with two episodes, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.
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[01/27/25 - 09:34 AM] Let's Geaux! FOX Sports Leads the NFL Parade to Super Bowl LIX In New Orleans with a Chorus of Voices Throughout the Week Comprised of Pro Football Hall of Famers and 30 Collective Super Bowl Championships FOX Sports' lead NFL announce team of play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady call Super Bowl LIX, marking Brady's first Super Bowl broadcast in a return to the site of his first Super Bowl win.
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[01/27/25 - 09:17 AM] FOX Nation and Kevin Costner Join Forces Again for New Limited Series "Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner" Episode one will debut on Saturday, February 8, kicking off the steaming platform's year-long "America 250" campaign, commemorating the country's 250th anniversary in 2026.
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[01/27/25 - 09:11 AM] TBS Premieres Outrageous Prank Special "Foul Play with Anthony Davis" Featuring Top Athletes Including Mookie Betts, Cameron Brink and D'Angelo Russell The half-hour special is set to air immediately following the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 16 on TBS.
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[01/27/25 - 09:00 AM] First Look & Date Announcement: Hulu Original Series "Good American Family" The eight episode series premieres March 19 with two episodes, followed by one episode weekly.
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[01/27/25 - 08:31 AM] Video: "Love Is Blind" Season 8 - Meet the Singles - Netflix A new group of singles face the ultimate dating experiment. Will they find their soulmates and get married, or will looks get in the way of love?
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[01/27/25 - 08:02 AM] HGTV Signs New Multi-Year Talent Deal with Ben and Erin Napier "Home Town," which follows the couple as they work to revitalize outdated homes and historical locations in their small town of Laurel, Mississippi, while navigating their busy family life, will be extended for 32 more episodes shooting through 2027.
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[01/27/25 - 07:41 AM] Prime Video Welcomes Corey LaJoie and Danielle Trotta to 2025 NASCAR Team The streamer hits the ignition switch on its five-race Cup Series package at the Coca-Cola 600, in Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning on May 25.
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[01/27/25 - 07:31 AM] Video: "American Murder: Gabby Petito" - Official Trailer - Netflix What happened in the final days of Gabby Petito's life? In this gripping true-crime series, her loved ones reveal the untold story of her tragic murder.
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[01/27/25 - 07:23 AM] Video: HBO Releases the Official Trailer and Key Art for Season Three of "The White Lotus" The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.
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[01/27/25 - 07:00 AM] TLC Sets February Premiere Date for "The Baldwins" Featuring Alec and Hilaria Baldwin The series will premiere Sunday, February 23 at 10:00/9:00c.
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[01/27/25 - 06:39 AM] When Memory Fails, Can Love Prevail? Rom-Com Reality Turns Upside Down in Prime Video's "50,000 First Dates: A True Story" Premiering on February 11 exclusively on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide, the docuseries showcases the journey of the viral Canadian couple who made headlines around the world as "The Real Life 50 First Dates Couple."
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