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[07/14/14 - 11:27 PM] Development Update: Monday, July 14 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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AQUARIUS (NBC; W: John McNamara; D: Jonas Pate) - Michaela McManus, David Meunier, Chris Sheffield and Gaius Charles are the latest to join the upcoming drama, about the cat and mouse game between serial killer Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony) and the two cops tracking him, Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny) and Brian Shafe (Grey Damon), in 1960s Los Angeles. McManus will play Grace, Hodiak's ex-girlfriend; with Meunier as Manson's minion Roy, "a menacing biker with a personality to match"; Sheffield as Hodiak's son; and Charles as Bunchy Carter, "a former gang-banger who is now a fanatical Nation of Islam adherent whose hatred of the white man is evident." Emma Dumont also stars. Becky Clements, Alexandra Cunningham and Jonas Pate have also signed on as executive producers, the latter of which will direct the premiere. (THR.com, TVLine.com)
BEAUTIFUL & TWISTED (Lifetime, New!) - Rob Lowe is set to star in and executive produce a new original movie at the network "based on the true story of Ben Novack, Jr. (Lowe), millionaire heir to the Fountainebleau Miami Beach hotel fortune, whose brutal murder shook the city's elite to the core." Candice Bergen also stars as Ben's mother, Bernice Novak; with Paz Vega as Ben's wife Narcy, a former stripper. Sony Pictures Television is behind the project, penned by Teena Booth, Inon Shampanier, Natalie Shampanier and Stephen Kay. Judith Verno also serves as an executive producer. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Yahoo is reportedly in talks with 20th Century Fox Television for a second season of FOX's recently axed "Enlisted" (Deadline.com); Kristen Connolly has joined the cast of ABC's "The Whispers" where she'll take over for Brianna Brown as Lena Lawrence (Deadline.com); USA's "Dig" will remain on hiatus and FX's "Tyrant" is moving to Turkey following recent events in Jerusalem, where both series are filmed (Deadline.com); Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke's Compari Entertainment has inked a two-year, first-look deal Paramount Television (Deadline.com); Brooks Wheelan won't return to "Saturday Night Live" for its 40th season (@brookswheelan); Cara Buono will recur on "Person of Interest" as "a femme fatale who's uniquely qualified to navigate the new world order of Season 4 of the procedural drama" (Deadline.com);
Universal Television and Storyline Entertainment are developing a comedy series based on the life of soccer player Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American professional sports league (Deadline.com); Universal Cable Productions-based Hypnotic is looking to import the Danish family drama "The Legacy" (THR.com); Cynthia Stevenson, M.C. Gainey and Bryan Callen are all bound for DirecTV's new drama "Kingdom" (THR.com); Colin Ferguon will visit "The Vampire Diaries" as "the head of a community militia who will do anything to protect his town" (TVLine.com); Wallis Currie-Wood has joined the cast of CBS's "Madam Secretary" as Stephanie "Stevie" McCord, the eldest daughter of Tea Leoni's Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (TVLine.com); and Raza Jaffrey will guest on "Elementary" as "the new boyfriend of Joan Watson (Lucy Liu)" (TVGuide.com).
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[02/07/25 - 01:13 PM] ABC Claims Top 5 Shows Among Adults 18-49 in Cross-Platform Broadcast Series Rankings Driven by stellar streaming viewership on Hulu and Disney+, three ABC titles more than triple their seven-day linear averages, including "High Potential" (+297%), "Abbott Elementary" (+270%) and "Shifting Gears" (+242%).
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[02/07/25 - 01:01 PM] NBC Celebrates the Legacy of "Saturday Night Live" on Feb. 15 with the First-Ever "SNL" Telecast Airing at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT Plus: an encore of the critically acclaimed documentary "Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" will start the night at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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[02/07/25 - 01:00 PM] Video: "Between Walls" - Official Trailer - Hulu Marga (Aislinn Derbez) and MartÃn (Christian Vazquez) happen to meet on a dating app, unaware they are neighbors.
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[02/07/25 - 12:01 PM] NFL Slimetime Presents Nickelodeon's Game Changers: Brand-New Special for Kids & Families Debuts Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 8:00 P.M. (ET/PT) in Honor of Black History Month Leading into the special, Nickelodeon will premiere a brand-new episode of Tyler Perry's Young Dylan titled "Red Tails," at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
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[02/07/25 - 10:08 AM] CBS Wins Thursday Night with Top 4 Programs of the Night, Up from Its Thursday Season Average "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" (8:00-8:30 PM) was the #1 program of the night delivering 6.54 million viewers.
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[02/07/25 - 10:04 AM] All-New Season of "Naked and Afraid" Premieres on Sunday, March 9 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel From the sweltering jungles in the Philippines to the rugged bluffs of the American Midwest, each episode of the new season presents unique environments, unprecedented obstacles and history-making duos as they are brought together with no water, no food and no clothes.
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[02/07/25 - 10:02 AM] FX's "English Teacher" Renewed for Season Two The show's first season has received three Critics Choice Awards nominations, including Best Comedy Series, and four nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best New Scripted Series.
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[02/07/25 - 09:32 AM] Starz Partners with Verizon to Include 1 Year Subscription for Eligible Customers in New Home Internet Offer This offer is for new customers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC markets who order Fios 1 Gig or 2 Gig Home Internet or for customers in the Atlanta market who order 5G Home Plus.
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[02/07/25 - 09:10 AM] CBS "Hollywood Squares" Is the Season's #1 New Unscripted Series Reaching Nearly 24 Million Unique Viewers The show is televisions #1 new unscripted series this season averaging 5.40 million viewers in primetime alone.
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[02/07/25 - 09:01 AM] Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - "Chris Distefano: It's Just Unfortunate" Chris Distefano is trying to be the best father he can be but nowadays, words speak louder than actions - so Chris is acting with the right intentions, but not always the right moves.
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[02/07/25 - 09:00 AM] Animated Academy Award Nominee "Flow" Begins Streaming Exclusively on Max February 14 A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, "Flow" follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood.
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[02/07/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: "Winner" - Official Trailer - Hulu Based on the true story, the ambitious but eccentric Reality Winner (Emilia Jones) finds herself in the middle of a political scandal when she becomes a surprising NSA whistleblower.
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[02/07/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Prime Video Orders New Unscripted High School Series "Sweethearts" and Releases Trailer "Sweethearts" follows the lives of six teenage couples in Charleston, South Carolina, as they navigate the end of high school and their final summer together as a couple, before heading off to college.
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[02/07/25 - 08:02 AM] Lucy Lawless Returns for an All-New Season of Acorn TV's "My Life Is Murder" Starring Lucy Lawless as the fearless and unapologetic investigator Alexa Crowe, each season sees her solving puzzling cases in Auckland, New Zealand with a little help from her witty friends.
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[02/07/25 - 08:01 AM] New Season, Fresh Rivalries - "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" Returns March 7 Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane - both on and off the track - during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
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