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[07/28/23 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 24-28
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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!


ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (Syndication) - The newsmagazine decided not to renew the contracts of on-air correspondent Will Marfuggi and weekend co-anchor Matt Cohen as part of layoffs impacting less than 10% of its staff. (TheWrap.com, 7/26)
LANDO (Disney+) - Donald and Stephen Glover have signed on to write the long-in-the-works Lando Calrissian limited series, presumably succeeding Justin Simien. The former Glover played said role in 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story." (Variety.com, 7/27)
LLOYD OF THE FLIES (Tubi, New!) - The streaming service has acquired Matthew Walker's 52-episode series from Aardman Animations, which "follows Lloyd, a young fly who is the middle child of 451, who lives in an apple with his long-suffering parents, cheeky little sister and 224 maggots." It will make its U.S. debut on August 6. The voice cast is led by Tom Rosenthal, Alex Lawther, Lauren Patel, Callum Scott Howells, Teresa Gallagher, Ayesha Antoine and Rob Rackstraw. (Deadline.com, 7/25)
QUANTUM LEAP (NBC) - Melissa Roxburgh, Francois Arnaud, Aaron Abrams and P.J. Byrne are among the guest stars slated for the series' season two premiere. (Deadline.com, 7/22)
SILO (Apple TV+) - Filming on the show's sophomore run has "entered an indefinite hiatus amid the Hollywood strikes." (Deadline.com, 7/25)
UNDERDEVELOPED (Tubi, New!) - Brian A. Metcalf's mockumentary series, which "focuses on a group of failed and inexperienced producers working together at a production company," has landed at the streaming service. Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tom Arnold, Mark Pellegrino, Samm Levine, Shelley Regner, Kelly Arjen, Charlene Amoia, Nolan River, Jaret Reddick, David Henrie and David Koechner star. Metcalf, Nicholas, Arjen, Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor executive produce for Metcalf's Black Jellybeans banner and Buffalo 8. (Deadline.com, 7/25)
UP HERE (Hulu) - The streamer has pulled the plug on the musical romantic comedy after one season. (Deadline.com, 7/28)
WHEN CALLS THE HEART (Hallmark Channel) - The veteran drama has been awarded an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA allowing season 11 of the series to film. (Deadline.com, 7/24)





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· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (SYNDICATION)
· LANDO (DISNEY PLUS)
· LLOYD OF THE FLIES (TUBI)
· QUANTUM LEAP (NBC)
· SILO (APPLE TV PLUS)
· UNDERDEVELOPED (TUBI)
· UP HERE (HULU)
· WHEN CALLS THE HEART (HALLMARK)





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