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[04/20/21 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 20
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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!


AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL (Peacock, New!) - Aiyana White is developing a new drama at the streamer which "centers on Callie who is about to enter her freshman year of high school as the lone scholarship kid at the most exclusive prep school in tech boom Palo Alto. She's under-dressed, under-educated, and under-supervised... until an after-school nanny job turns her life around. Her new employers are wealthy, sophisticated, and most importantly, involved in her life. In addition to paying her a ridiculous hourly rate, they teach Callie how to drive (in the Bentley), what to wear (designer clothes), and how to deal with her enemies (ruthlessly, of course). It's a real-life Cinderella story... except that Callie's new employers are a crime family under active investigation by the FBI." Keshet Studios and Universal Television are behind the project with Ildy Modrovich, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman and Peter Traugott executive producing and White as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
EPIC (ABC) - James Griffiths has signed on to direct and executive produce the fairytale drama pilot, shooting of which is underway in Ireland. (Deadline.com)
MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE (Showtime) - Sonya Cassidy is latest cast in the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led drama as Edie Flood, "CEO of OriGen Industries, and a woman driven to her protect family's prominent tech company at any cost." (Deadline.com)
PROMISED LAND (ABC) - Michael Cuesta has been tapped to direct and executive produce the drama pilot, about "two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma Valley." (Deadline.com)
RESIDENT, THE (FOX) - Original cast member Shaunette Renée Wilson has confirmed her exit from the series following tonight's episode. (@shauneywood)
SECRET INVASION (Disney+) - Emilia Clarke is in final negotiations to join the latest Marvel Studios entry in an as usual top secret role. (Variety.com)





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· AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL (PEACOCK)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· EPIC (ABC)
· MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, THE (SHOWTIME)
· PROMISED LAND (HULU)
· RESIDENT, THE (FOX)
· SECRET INVASION (DISNEY PLUS)





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