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[03/14/22 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 14
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!
ALERT (FOX, New!) - John Eisendrath has sold a new drama to the network in which "when Nikki Parker's son goes missing, she joins the LAPD's Missing Person's Unit to help other people find their loved ones even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside down when her ex-husband Devon Zion shows up with a proof-of-life photo of their missing boy. Or is it? Alert is described as a procedural drama with a life-or-death search for a missing person in each episode that runs alongside Nikki and Devon's series-long quest to find out the truth about the person claiming to be their long-lost son." FOX Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television are behind the project, which has a back-up script commitment plus penalty. Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
BLACKLIST, THE (NBC) - Executive producer John Eisendrath has signed a new three-year, eight-figure overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, keeping him at the studio through 2025. (Deadline.com)
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (Netflix) - Executive producer Stephanie Allain has signed a new first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, extending her Homegrown Pictures' pact which started in February 2020. (Deadline.com)
FLEABAG (Amazon) - Executive producer Lydia Hampson has signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. Hampson had since served as Amazon Studios Head of UK Scripted before departing for indie Sister. (Deadline.com)
GIRLS5EVA (Peacock) - Amy Sedaris and Neil Flynn have been cast as the parents of Busy Philipps's character Summer Dutkowsky in the upcoming season. (Variety.com, 3/13)
JOSEP (ABC) - Kaden Alejandro has been cast in the Jo Koy-led comedy pilot as Miles: "The son of Jo and Cheryl, Miles is comfortable with the idea of his parents' divorce - in fact, he appears to be the most well-adjusted member of the entire family. Miles has very little interest in traditional Filipino culture; his dad raised him on hip-hop, and he prefers orange chicken to any Filipino dish. His grandmother Lorna (Mia Katigbak) plans to become a strong Filipino presence in his too-Americanized life." (Deadline.com)
MS. MARVEL (Disney+) - Anjali Bhimani will recur on the Marvel Studios series in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (Deadline.com)
NEW AMSTERDAM (NBC) - The medical drama will call it quits after its previously ordered fifth season, consisting of 13 episodes. "The story of Max Goodwin, and his never-ending commitment to patients at New Amsterdam, has been inspiring," said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Programming, NBCUniversal Television & Streaming. "We're so grateful to David Schulner, Peter Horton, and our cast and crew for their incredible dedication, talent and collaboration." (Deadline.com)
PANTHEON (AMC) - William Hurt, who passed away on Sunday at age 71, had completed his voice work on the series prior to his death. Said role of legendary genius billionaire Stephen Holstrom is believed to be the last role he'd completed. (Deadline.com, 3/13)
TREASON (Netflix) - Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds has signed onto the spy drama series as Sir Martin Angelis, "the boss and mentor of Charlie Cox's Adam." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED SCOTT PRENDERGAST PROJECT (CBS) - Skylar Astin will star opposite Geena Davis in the drama pilot, which follows Todd (Astin), "a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family. Despite their opposing personalities, he agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, Joan (Davis), a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage." Adding, "Todd's life is currently in shambles. He is the "problem child" of his family and a disappointment to his super-achieving mom. A former private detective, he lost his license after some messy misunderstandings. Quick on his feet - and a little too quick to resort to lying in order to get what he needs - Todd may be unorthodox, but he is impressively good at what he does. He's also a master of tech, scrappy surveillance and social media." (Deadline.com)
YOUNG ROCK (NBC) - Sean Astin is bound for the new season as Dr. Echo, "who had run-ins with Dwayne as a kid, is now a chiropractor from Minnesota who holds a grudge. He reappears two weeks before election day, claiming that Dwayne tried to kill him, a revelation that threatens to derail the Johnson presidential campaign." (Deadline.com)
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[03/05/25 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "Revelations" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A pastor is convinced that a divine revelation has called him to punish the person guilty of a missing person case, while a detective assigned to the case is haunted by her dead sister’s shadow.
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[03/05/25 - 02:53 PM]
ABC News Is the Most-Watched Broadcast Network Across the Board for Second Straight Presidential Address to Congress with 6.3 Million Viewers
The network posted double-digit increases across the board compared to the previous presidential address to the joint session of Congress in 2021.
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[03/05/25 - 12:31 PM]
Syfy Renews "The Ark" for Third Season
The network confirmed the news on social media this afternoon.
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[03/05/25 - 12:31 PM]
BET Media Group Announces Dates for "BET Awards" 25th Anniversary & "BET Experience" 2025 in Los Angeles
Today, BET Media Group announced that "BET Awards" 2025 will take place live from Los Angeles on Monday, June 9.
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[03/05/25 - 11:41 AM]
Matthew Law and Y'lan Noel Will Star in "Nemesis" from Courtney A. Kemp, the Creator of the "Power" Universe
A story of two men on either side of the law and what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal) meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective).
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[03/05/25 - 11:00 AM]
Jamie Foxx and FOX Entertainment Studios Announce Multiyear First-Look Scripted and Unscripted Deal
This expansive deal builds on Foxx's long-standing relationship with FOX, highlighted by the interactive music game show "Beat Shazam," which he co-hosts with his daughter Corinne Foxx, and the heart-pounding police procedural "Alert: Missing Persons Unit," which he executive produces.
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[03/05/25 - 10:31 AM]
Video: "Love on the Spectrum U.S." - Season 3 Official Trailer - Netflix
The search for true love continues as newcomers and returning favorites navigate the ups and downs of dating on the autism spectrum.
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[03/05/25 - 10:29 AM]
Vice Sports Introduces "The Grudge," A New Series Sure to Hold Your Attention
The new show will relive and unpack many of sports' most intense personal and team rivalries, exploring the egos, history, and high-stakes drama that turn ordinary interaction into unforgettable battles.
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[03/05/25 - 10:01 AM]
The CW Network Sets Spring 2025 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Programming
The new mystery thriller series "Sherlock & Daughter," starring Emmy Award-nominee David Thewlis as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, premieres on Wednesday, April 16 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT).
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[03/05/25 - 09:13 AM]
Video: "Paul American" - Official Trailer - Max
They're reality TV stars now. Haters are fuming.
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[03/05/25 - 09:13 AM]
Lifetime Announces New Ripped from the Headlines Movie "Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story" Starring and Executive Produced by Yaya DaCosta
The film is based on the memoir by Monique Smith, who endured a horrific childhood only to discover that her family wasn't actually hers.
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[03/05/25 - 09:12 AM]
Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominee Gabourey Sidibe Stars in "Give Me Back My Daughter" Premiering on April 5 on Lifetime
Sidibe stars as Renee, a single mother struggling to make ends meet and who after making a heartbreaking decision, loses custody of her daughter.
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[03/05/25 - 09:11 AM]
Lifetime Announces the Documentary Event "The Judd Family: Truth Be Told" Delving Into the Intricate Relationships One of Country Music's Most Revered Families, Premiering Mother's Day Weekend, May 10 and 11
Profiling one of the greatest country music families of our time, the doc examines Naomi Judd's complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.
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[03/05/25 - 09:10 AM]
A+E Global Media Partners with Tyler Perry Studios and Pantheon Media Group on Multi-Series Unscripted Development Deal
Under this agreement, the companies will collaborate on a slate of unscripted projects spanning multiple genres and platforms across Lifetime and A&E.
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[03/05/25 - 09:09 AM]
The History Channel Expands Diverse Storytelling Footprint with New Documentary "Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling" (wt) Exploring the Epic Showdown Between the Legendary Boxing Heavyweight Champions in Continued Partnership with Uninterrupted
The two-hour documentary will join the previously announced project "Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning."
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