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[07/21/22 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 21
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!
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) - The Quinta Brunson-led comedy's sophomore run has been confirmed as a full season of 22 episodes. (Deadline.com)
BUCCANEERS, THE (Apple TV+) - Josh Dylan, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome and Barney Fishwick have all scored roles on the Edith Wharton adaptation. Dylan will play Lord Richard Marable, "a repressed English lord swept up in a holiday romance with fiery American heiress Conchita"; with Remmers as English bachelor Theo, Duke of Tintagel; Broome as charming English playboy Guy Thwarte; and Fishwick as Marable's brother Lord James Seadown. (Deadline.com)
FELLOW TRAVELERS (Showtime) - Will Brill, Chris Bauer, Erin Neufer, Matt Visser and Christine Horne are all slated to recur on the Matt Bomer-led limited series. Brill will play Cohn, "the ruthless Chief Legal Counsel on Joe McCarthy's Senate Committee dedicated to rooting out communism in the U.S., and whose obsession with handsome David Schine (Visser) causes a scandal"; with Bauer as McCarthy, "the U.S. Senator from Wisconsin who was raised in poverty and ascended to the heights of political power, exploiting the era's fear of communism and "sexual deviants""; Neufer as Mary Johnson, "an ambitious speechwriter, loyal friend to Tim (Bailey), associate of Hawk (Bomer) in the State Department, and in a risky relationship with another woman"; Visser as David Schine, "heir to his family's hotel fortune who earns national prominence by serving as a consultant on McCarthy's Senate committee; his relationship with Roy Cohn (Brill) leads to the infamous Army-McCarthy hearings"; and Horne as Jean Kerr, "McCarthy's dedicated right-hand, willing to do anything for the anti-communist cause - even marry her boss." (Variety.com)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Niko Terho has scored a series regular role on the upcoming 19th season: "Terho's Lucas Adams is the charming black sheep of his family. Likable to a fault, he has a great mind, but doesn't have the grades to match. He's determined to prove himself as a surgeon, just like many in his family that have come before him, but he will have to stop relying on his people skills and put in the work." (Deadline.com)
KOALA MAN (Hulu) - Sarah Snook and Demi Lardner are the latest bound for the animated series. Snook plays Vicky, "who thinks her husband Kevin is just going through a phase. While she tolerates Koala Man, she hopes Kevin will snap out of whatever bizarre mid-life crisis he's going through. Vicky sincerely loves Kevin for his reliability, but now that his Koala Man duties are making him less reliable, Vicky's questioning if settling down was the right choice. She sees how dedicated Kevin is to being Koala Man and, as the school canteen lady, feels like she's missing having a passion in life." And Lardner portrays Alison, "Liam's 35-seconds-older twin, who has an almost sociopathic preoccupation with being popular. Ruthlessly intelligent, determined, and manipulative, Alison knows exactly how many followers you have on IG. She's got a list of all the coolest kids and a plan to destroy them so she can rise the ranks. To do so, Alison tries to distance herself from Liam, Vicky, and Koala Man, staying laser-focused on becoming The Most Powerful Girl in School." (Deadline.com)
OBLITERATED (Netflix) - The Nick Zano/Shelley Hennig-led action series has cast Alyson Gorske as Lana, "a Vegas party girl swept up along for the ride with the special forces team"; C. Thomas Howell as Haggerty, "the eccentric Army Explosives technician"; Eugene Kim as Paul Yung, "an Air Force pilot embedded with our team and after a wild night of partying, the only one sober"; Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez, "a badass Marine sniper who is the best in her field"; Terrence Terrell as Trunk, "a Navy SEAL and ultimate wingman to Chad McKnight"; and Amalia Yoo as Maya Choi, "a young NSA tech expert in the field for the first time and wildly out of her element." (Deadline.com)
ROOKIE, THE (ABC) - Tru Valentino's Aaron Thorsen is slated to return as a regular for the show's fifth season. (Deadline.com)
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Hulu) - Quentin Plair has joined the cast of the half-hour series as Danny Kinkade, "a creative spirit and musician; bright and level-headed. He's frustratedly in love with his wife Clare (Kathryn Hahn) and at his wit's end over her selfish and self-destructive antics. Pushed over the edge, he's told her she needs to leave their house and join him in couples therapy to salvage their marriage and family unit." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER PROJECT (Netflix) - Adam Pally will recur on the upcoming drama as The Great Dane, "a black market middleman who isn't as goofy as he seems and knows how to manipulate and charm to get what he wants. Serving time in a Turkish prison, a team of CIA operatives help him escape so he can connect with Boro, played Gabriel Luna, a criminal intent on building a nuke." Additionally, Dustin Milligan and Tom Arnold will guest star in unspecified roles. (Deadline.com)
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