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[09/02/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, September 2
Updates include: Peacock cancels "Rutherford Falls" after two seasons; Eiza González to star in Hulu's "La Máquina"; and Netflix casts Prince William, Kate Middleton in "The Crown."

[05/31/22 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 31
Updates include: Adrienne Warren to star in Hulu's "Black Cake"; Peter Elkoff set as showrunner of ABC's "Alaska"; and Crystal Yu cast in Hulu's "History of a Pleasure Seeker."

[05/26/22 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 26
Updates include: Jodie Foster to lead HBO's "True Detective" revival; Ato Blankson-Wood cast in Hulu's "History of a Pleasure Seeker"; and Mitchell Slaggert boards "The Sex Lives of College Girls" at HBO Max.

[05/24/22 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 24
Updates include: CBS pulled tonight's shooting-themed season finale of "FBI"; Lex Medlin, Ariana Guerra board "CSI: Vegas"; and Alicia Hannah-Kim cast in Netflix's "Cobra Kai."

[04/27/22 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 27
Updates include: Melissa McBride exits AMC's "The Walking Dead" spin-off series; Netflix's "Pretty Smart," TBS's "The Last OG" get the axe; and Catherine Haena Kim to star in ABC's "The Company You Keep."

[04/07/22 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 7
Updates include: Carla Woodcock, Callum Kerr to star in Hulu's "History of a Pleasure Seeker"; Peter Morgan eyes "The Crown" spin-off series; and Lauren Ludwig scores pilot order from FX.

[03/31/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 31
Updates include: Paramount+ greenlights "American Tragedies: Waco - The Trials"; Laura Linney to make directorial debut on Netflix's "Ozark"; and Bella Hadid to visit Hulu's "Ramy."







HISTORY OF A PLEASURE SEEKER (HULU)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
3/31/22 - 9/2/22
STATUS:
previously in development (2022-2023 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 9/2/22
DESCRIPTION:
one-hour musical drama based on the novel of the same name, set in Amsterdam in 1907 - a tale of a charismatic young man's explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ato Blankson-Wood as Ntando
· Bebe Bettencourt as Louisa
· Callum Kerr as Piet Barol
· Carla Woodcock as Constance
· Crystal Yu as Zhen Zhao
· Lesley-Ann Brandt as Jacobina
· Olumide Olorunfemi as Sisanda
CREW INFORMATION:
· Christopher Read as EP
· Jimmy Mulville as EP
· Julie Anne Robinson as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Michael Gracey as EP
· Richard Mason as BOOK/CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Signature
· Fremantle
· Hat Trick Productions