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[04/22/19 - 11:22 PM] Development Update: Monday, April 22 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!
AVENUE 5 (HBO) - Armando Iannucci's space comedy pilot has been ordered to series by the pay channel. Hugh Laurie (Ryan Clark), Josh Gad (Herman Judd), Zach Woods (Matt Spencer), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Rav Mulcair), Rebecca Front (Karen Kelly), Lenora Crichlow (Billie McEvoy), Suzy Nakamura (Iris Kimura) and Ethan Phillips (Spike Martin) star in the project, billed as "a space tourism comedy set 40 years in the future when the solar system is everyone's oyster." Kevin Loader, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Will Smith will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
HIGH FIDELITY (Hulu) - Jake Lacy is set to star opposite Zoë Kravitz in the streaming service's TV reimagining of Nick Hornby's novel-turned-movie as Clyde, "who is effortlessly cute, if not the coolest guy in the room. A recent NY transplant from LA, he's still trying to figure out how to navigate the city. Despite his lack of interest in music, he reveals a funny and open side that intrigues Rob (Kravitz). But he might prove to be just like all the other guys... or so it seems." Additionally, Jesse Peretz will direct and executive produce the pilot from a script by Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka. Scott Rosenberg, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Nick Hornby also executive produce while Adrienne Erickson will serve as a producer. (Deadline.com)
LAW & ORDER: SVU (NBC) - Warren Leight is returning as showrunner for "Law & Order: SVU's" historic 21st season. He'll succeed Michael Chernuchin, who will transition to fellow Dick Wolf-produced series "FBI" as part of a new overall deal with Universal Television. Leight, who is also spearheading the potential spin-off "Law & Order: Hate Crimes," will be joined by Norberto Barba and returning executive producers Wolf, Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski, Julie Martin and Mariska Hargitay. (Deadline.com)
UTOPIA (Amazon) - Jeanine Serralles is the latest to be tapped for a role on Gillian Flynn's import of the U.K. series as Colleen: "A cheerful, self-possessed mortgage broker who encourages her scientist husband, Michael Stearns (Rainn Wilson), to step forward and assert himself in the midst of a national health crisis. Having found each other later in life, Colleen is her husband's biggest cheerleader and confidence booster." (Deadline.com)
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[04/17/24 - 11:00 AM] National Geographic Honors WW2 Soldiers of Color with Two New Specials Continuing National Geographic's 136-year record of giving viewers access to pivotal historical moments with new breadth and insight, the network will honor the contributions and sacrifices of overlooked Allied soldiers of color with two new specials on Monday, June 3.
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[04/17/24 - 10:02 AM] Paramount+ Announces New Episodes of "Behind the Music" to Premiere May 1 The new episodes profile Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins and Wolfgang Van Halen and remastered episodes feature 50 Cent, Bobby Brown, Ice-T, Milli Vanilli, The Notorious B.I.G. and Sinead O'Connor.
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[04/17/24 - 10:00 AM] National Geographic Unravels the Culture-Defining Stanford Prison Experiment and Its Controversial Legacy in "The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth" (w.t.) From director Juliette Eisner, executive producer Alex Braverman and Muck Media, the three-part series unravels the layers of intrigue and controversy surrounding one of psychology's most debated studies from the past 50 years.
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[04/17/24 - 09:59 AM] Iliza Shlesinger Heads to Prime Video for Next Stand-Up Comedy Special The taping will take place at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City on November 2, and the premiere date for the one-hour special will be announced at a later date.
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[04/17/24 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Sweet Tooth" - Final Season - Official Teaser Trailer - Netflix Experience the final season June 6, only on Netflix.
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[04/17/24 - 09:01 AM] Apple Renews Globally Acclaimed, Hit Space Drama "For All Mankind" for Season Five and Announces New Spinoff Series "Star City" "Star City" is a propulsive, paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race - when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon.
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[04/17/24 - 08:07 AM] First Look: Hulu Documentary Film "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge" An unprecedented look at the non-stop life of a cultural luminary, the film launches June 25 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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[04/17/24 - 08:03 AM] All-New Season of "Ghost Adventures" Returns Wednesday, May 15 on Discovery Channel This season documents some of the team's most haunting encounters yet, including sinister Skinwalkers and an unprecedented first-ever investigation of the iconic Los Angeles Hospital.
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[04/17/24 - 07:20 AM] "Live with Kelly and Mark" Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Continuing Its Reign as Television's Number One Entertainment Talk Show The series has increased in Total Viewers by 3% year over year (2.288 million vs. 2.229 million).
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[04/17/24 - 07:07 AM] Global Music Icon Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Upcoming Peacock and Sky Original Series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" This will be Streisand's first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25, ahead of the series global launch on May 2.
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[04/17/24 - 07:04 AM] Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for Season Three of Global Hit Comedy Series "Acapulco," Starring and Executive Produced by Award-Winning Actor Eugenio Derbez "Acapulco" returns for season three with the first two episodes debuting globally on Wednesday, May 1, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through June 26.
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[04/17/24 - 06:01 AM] Hallmark Channel Announces That Production Has Wrapped on Lacey Chabert's 15th Hallmark Christmas Movie "The Christmas Quest" Kristoffer Polaha also star in the project, which is set to premiere later in 2024 as part of the network's 15th Annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.
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[04/17/24 - 05:03 AM] Time Reveals the 2024 TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World TIME Studios and ABC to bring viewers inside the gala with "TIME100: The World's Most Influential People," airing Sunday, May 12, at 10/9c on ABC and next day on Hulu.
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[04/17/24 - 05:01 AM] Video: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" - Official Teaser - Netflix In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the BuendÃa family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past - and their fate.
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[04/16/24 - 04:45 PM] 2024 WNBA Draft Delivers Largest Viewership Ever 2.45 million viewers on average tuned into Monday's event, peaking with 3.09 million.
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