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04:30 - The Crusaders - FOX Gives Script Commitment to Drama Produced by Idris Elba
Thomas Ikimi will pen the script for the drama from Legendary TV and di Bonaventura Television.
Fox is expanding its relationship with Idris Elba.
In a competitive situation, the network has handed out a script order to The Crusaders, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama, which the Luther star will executive produce, revolves around an extended family of second-generation Africans living in the U.S. who specialize in locating and returning valuable objects stolen from Africa during its colonial occupation.
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03:50 - King Kong On Move To Warner Bros, Presaging Godzilla Monster Matchup
EXCLUSIVE: In a movie move that portends a clash of giant monsters, Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull is moving his untitled Skull Island King Kong film to Warner Bros. This is being done to unite the property with Legendary’s other giant franchise, Godzilla. In what would be a pretty epic pairing, the Godzilla sequel that is in the works will be followed by a movie that pits the giant ape versus the giant fire breathing reptile. I’m told this is happening very quickly with moves going all the way to Japan, where Godzilla rights holder Toho is based. Legendary, which moved from Warner Bros to Universal, had developed the Skull Island film at the latter studio. It is unclear at the moment what Universal’s position will be, but I heard the studio move is being done because it is just easier to have all the pieces under one roof, something that Marvel Studios has done with superheroes like The Hulk. King Kongis in the public domain, while Legendary got the Godzilla rights from Toho.
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03:45 - Downward Dog - Comedy Gets Pilot Production Order at ABC
Legendary TV has nabbed a pilot production order from ABC for comedy “Downward Dog.”
The single-camera half-hour project revolves around a woman and her dog. The concept originated as a web series created by Samm Hodges and Michael Killen for Animal Media Group. Hodges and Killen will exec produce the series for Legendary and ABC Studios, along with Mosaic Media Group’s Jimmy Miller and Sam Hansen and Animal Media’s Kathy Dziubek.
“Very rarely have I ever seen something so well-conceived, and then well-executed. Michael and Samm have imagined a perfect blend of comedy, observation, and heart. I couldn’t be more excited about this,” said Miller. Mosaic Media Group set a first-look development pact with Legendary TV late last year.
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00:00 - Canary - Drama In Deveopment at ABC; Described as 'Homeland meets Erin Brockovich'
After a series of showrunner assignments, Zack Estrin is focusing on development this season under his overall deal at ABC Studios. He has sold Canary, a dramatic thriller, to ABC.
Described as “Homeland meets Erin Brockovich,” Canary follows a woman who risks everything to help a whistleblower come forward with secret information that will impact the lives of millions. Estrin will write the script and will executive produce with Nick Hamm and Sabrina Eisenstadt of Momentum, the company behind DirecTV series Rogue and Full Circle.
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00:00 - 67th Emmy Awards - Hosting The Emmys with Andy Samberg [VIDEO]
00:00 - The Muppets - Episode 1.01 - 1.02 - Press Release
SERIES PREMIERE
GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH KERMIT AND THE GANG AS THEY PRODUCE A LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “THE MUPPETS”
Elizabeth Banks, Josh Groban, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Bergeron,
Jay Leno, Lea Thompson and Imagine Dragons Guest Star
“Pig Girls Don’t Cry (Pilot)” – Miss Piggy is furious that Kermit booked Elizabeth Banks as a guest on her late night talk show Up Late with Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear meets his girlfriend’s parents, and Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons performs their new single “Roots,” on the season premiere of “The Muppets,” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Hostile Makeover” – In an attempt to make Miss Piggy happy, Kermit sets her up with Josh Groban who fills her head with ideas on how to make Up Late with Miss Piggy better.Meanwhile, Fozzie is invited to a party at Jay Leno’s house and everyone is annoyed that Bobo is selling cookies for his daughter’s troop, on “The Muppets” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“The Muppets” stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Pepe the King Prawn, Rizzo, Scooter, Rowlf and The Electric Mayhem.
Guest starring in “Pig Girls Don’t Cry (Pilot)” is Elizabeth Banks as herself, Tom Bergeron as himself, Tracy Anderson as herself, Imagine Dragons, Meagan Fay as Holly, Jere Burns as Carl, Riki Lindhome as Becky, Nilla Watkins as Kim and Layla Alizada as Betty.
“Pig Girls Don’t Cry (Pilot)” was written by Bill Prady & Bob Kushell and directed by Randall Einhorn.
Guest starring in “Hostile Makeover” is Josh Groban, Laurence Fishburne, Jay Leno, Lea Thompson and Reza Aslan.
“Hostile Makeover” was written by Bill Prady & Bob Kushell and directed by Randall Einhorn.
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00:00 - Champion: The Jeff Beekman Story - FOX Gives Put Pilot Commitment to Comedy Produced by Mila Kunis
Champion: The Jeff Beekman Story, a single-camera comedy penned by Penguins of Madagascar co-writers Michael Colton & John Aboud and produced by Mila Kunis, has landed at Fox with a put pilot commitment. ABC Studios is the studio.
Champion chronicles the everyday experiences of a hyper-competitive but perpetual underdog dad presented like a sports documentary, with commentary and analysis. Said the writers, “Because sometimes dealing with your family can be as dramatic as the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals.”
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00:00 - Agents of SHIELD - Bobbi & Hunter Video
Thanks to Alex Forrest for the heads up.
Bickering, nagging & dare we say...the love? Take a deep dive into Bobbi and Hunter's relationship. #AgentsofSHIELD https://t.co/fOa9ruK3vZ
— Agents of SHIELD (@AgentsofSHIELD) September 10, 2015
00:00 - Supernatural - New BTS Photos
00:00 - How to Get Away With Murder - New Poster
Another day, another amazing episode from #HTGAWM. Keep following along w/ #15DaysOfHTGAWM & get ready for Season 2. pic.twitter.com/zaUD7IAkxX
— How To Get Away ABC (@HowToGetAwayABC) September 10, 2015
00:00 - American Gods - Hannibal Alum David Slade Joins as Director & EP
EXCITING NEWS, #FANNIBALS! @DAVID_A_SLADE IS DIRECTING @AmericanGodsSTZ @neilhimself @andmichaelgreen @FMNATV pic.twitter.com/kyVlKmwn7k
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) September 10, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Part of the Hannibal gang is getting back together – at least behind the camera. David Slade will be joining Bryan Fuller on American Gods, I’ve learned. The Hannibal EP and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director is set to helm the pilot and several more episodes of FremantleMedia North America’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning contemporary fantasy novel. Slade will also serve as an EP on the series, which has Fuller and Michael Green as showrunners.
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00:00 - Showtime’s Lena Waithe Pilot Casts Sextet Of Actors, Adds Elwood Reid As EP
Aisha Hinds (Under The Dome), Tequan Richmond (Everybody Hates Chris), Alex Henderson (Empire), Sierra McClain (House Of Payne), Olivia Dawson (Empire) and Jason Weaver (The Ladykillers) have been cast in Showtime’s Chicago-set hourlong drama pilot from Dear White People‘s Lena Waithe, Common, Clark Johnson and Aaron Kaplan. The project also has brought in The Bridge co-developer/showrunner Elwood Reid as an executive producer.
Written by writer-producer-actress Waithe, the untitled drama is described as a relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story of a young African-American male in which just growing up can be a matter of life and death. Waithe executive produces with Common, Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment, Reid and Johnson, who will direct, for Fox 21 TV Studios. The pilot will film in Chicago later this year.
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00:00 - Young & Hungry - Episode 2.18 - Young & Doppelgänger - Press Release
Gabi and Sofia have met their match on an all-new episode of “Young & Hungry,” airing on Wednesday, September 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In “Young & Doppelganger,” it's Gay Pride in San Francisco, and since they have a perfect view of the parade route, Gabi gets the brilliant idea to sublet their apartment for the weekend. Sofia can’t take one more of Gabi's wild schemes and refuses to let strangers stay in their apartment. But when renters Sam (Josie Loren) and Gracie (Kimberley Crossman) arrive, a fight ensues, and it turns out Gabi and Sofia have more in common with the strangers than each other. Josh is thrilled when he is invited to participate in an Ed Talk, but his stage fright causes his lecture to take an embarrassing turn. Meanwhile, Yolanda and Elliot's weekend of partying doesn't turn out quite like they expected.
In its most reason season “Young & Hungry” ranked as cable’s No. 1 original series in its Wednesday-at-8 timeslot among adults 18-49, adults 18-34 and key female demos. Launch to date, “Young & Hungry” is ABC Family’s #1 comedy in Women 18-34, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34. The series and cast have been nominated for five Teen Choice Awards since its premiere last summer.
“Young & Hungry” is produced by David Holden, Ashley Tisdale, Jessica Rhoades, Caryn Lucas, and Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum in association with CBS Television Studios. Gabi Moskowitz, of BrokeAssGourmet.com, is a San Francisco based food blogger and contributed to the development of this project. The series stars Emily Osment, Jonathan Sadowski, Aimee Carrero, Kym Whitley and Rex Lee.
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00:00 - Kevin From Work - Episode 1.08 - Aftershock From Work - Press Release
Kevin grudgingly leads the office in the earthquake safety drill in a new episode of “Kevin From Work,” airing on Wednesday, September 30th at 8:30 PM ET/PT,
In “Aftershock From Work,” after a recent earthquake, Kevin is reluctantly put in charge of the office earthquake drill. But he wants to rush through the process in order to make an important interview. After recent awkwardness, Kevin tries to avoid Audrey, mostly because Audrey can’t stop talking about Brock. Brian tries to help Patti’s boyfriend prove his manliness to Patti by helping him fix some earthquake damage. Meanwhile, after the earthquake, Roxie decides she needs to be a better sister and confronts Audrey about how she treats Kevin.
“Kevin from Work” is written, created and executive-produced by Barbara Adler (“How I Met Your Mother,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “Arrested Development”). Aaron Kaplan at Kapital Entertainment (“Chasing Life,” ”The Mysteries of Laura,” “The Neighbors” and “Terra Nova”) and McG and Mary Viola at Wonderland Sound & Vision (“Charlie’s Angels,” “The O.C.,” “Supernatural,” “Chuck,” and “Nikita”) serve as Executive Producers. The series stars Noah Reid (“Backpackers“) as Kevin, Paige Spara as Audrey, Matt Murray (“Rookie Blue”) as Brian, Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”) as Roxie, Punam Patel as Patti, with recurring guest star Amy Sedaris (“Strangers with Candy”) as Julia.
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00:00 - Modern Family - Episode 7.01 - Summer Lovin - Press Release
Emmy award winning and critically acclaimed series “Modern Family” returns for its seventh season with the premiere episode, “Summer Lovin,” on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Haley’s attempt to stop Andy from proposing to Beth will end up with both Haley and Andy needing to cope with their emotions and both will have their own special ways of doing so, and Phil and Claire seem to only make matters worse. Jay and Gloria look at pre-schools for Joe and get a rude awakening after they realize the competitive wait list to get in. Meanwhile, Cam tries to remain supportive of Mitch’s midlife career crisis, but money is getting a little tight, so Cam comes up with a scheme to get Mitch’s old job back.
“Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.
Guest cast includes Adam DeVine as Andy, Laura Ashley Samuels as Beth and Suraj Partha as Sunjay, Reid Ewing as Dylan, Susan Egan as Miss Ford, Justin Kirk as Charlie Bingham, Mikey Madison as Becca, Vicki Lewis as Erica and Mai Brunelle as Kid.
“Summer Lovin” was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Jim Hensz.
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00:00 - Manhattan Season 2 - 3 Posters + New Promo
0:00 - Urban Cowboy - Nathalie Kelley Set As Female Lead & Lindsey Gort Cast
EXCLUSIVE: After an exhaustive talent search, Un-Real co-star Nathalie Kelley has landed the female lead opposite Alfonso Herrera in Fox’s drama pilot Urban Cowboy, a modern reimagining of the 1980 country music-fueled Paramount feature. Herrera and Kelley will be playing versions of the lead characters played by John Travolta and Debra Winger in the movie. Also cast in the pilot is The Carrie Diaries alumna Lindsey Gort.
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0:00 - Kevin from Work - First Look at the Casablanca-Themed Episode
00:00 - The Shanarra Chronicles - BTS Photo
00:00 - From Dusk Till Dawn - Episode 2.04 - Sneak Peek
Thanks to RD for the heads up.
00:00 - The Odd Couple - Season 2 - Teri Hatcher to Guest
ACTRESS TERI HATCHER TO GUEST STAR ON “THE ODD COUPLE”
LOS ANGELES – Sept. 10, 2015 – Actress Teri Hatcher is set to guest star on CBS’s THE ODD COUPLE in a multiple-episode arc during its upcoming second season. She will play Charlotte, a smart, successful single mother who lives in Oscar Madison’s (Matthew Perry) building. They meet when Oscar starts dating her nanny, but he soon realizes he’s really interested in Charlotte.
Hatcher has delivered memorable performances in film and television since 1990, including her portrayal of Susan Mayer on “Desperate Housewives,” which earned Hatcher a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and as Lois on the series “Lois and Clark.” Her film credits include “The Big Picture,” “Soapdish,” “Spy Kids,” “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “Coraline.”
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00:00 - MOVIES: Bridget Jones's Baby - Patrick Dempsey Joins Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Dempsey is in final negotiations to join the cast of Bridget Jones’s Baby for British production powerhouse Working Title co-chiefs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. The much-anticipated third installment of the franchise sees Renee Zellweger reprising her role as the mishap-prone British publishing executive as she enters her 40s. Colin Firth also returns as love interest Mark Darcy.
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00:00 - Public Morals - Episode 1.06 - A Good Shooting - Press Release
Public Morals
"A Good Shooting" - Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) - TV-MA-LV
While looking for Smitty's killer, Muldoon and Bullman find themselves in the line of fire. Deirdre and Sean realize they are not on the same page, and Duffy and Barbara have a fun drunken night out. Sgt. Mike invites Patton out to visit him in order to gain some traction with the Mr. O murder investigation. O'Bannon is put to the test when Muldoon includes him in a dangerous pursuit.
Written and Directed by Edward Burns
Created by Edward Burns
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00:00 - Kevin From Work - Episode 1.07 - Secrets From Work - Press Release
KEVIN MAKES AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN A NEW EPISODE OF "KEVIN FROM WORK" ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th AT 8:30 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (August 27, 2015) - Kevin makes a discovery and immediately tells Audrey in a new episode of "Kevin From Work," airing on Wednesday, September 16th at 8:30 PM ET/PT,
In "Secrets From Work," Kevin discovers Julia's secret, hidden bathroom in the office and can't wait to tell Audrey, thinking sharing a secret will bring them closer together. Meanwhile, Roxie's advice to Patti leads to an uncomfortable situation for Roxie, and a startling revelation for Brian.
"Kevin from Work" is written, created and executive-produced by Barbara Adler ("How I Met Your Mother," "My Name Is Earl," and "Arrested Development"). Aaron Kaplan at Kapital Entertainment ("Chasing Life," "The Mysteries of Laura," "The Neighbors" and "Terra Nova") and McG and Mary Viola at Wonderland Sound & Vision ("Charlie's Angels," "The O.C.," "Supernatural," "Chuck," and "Nikita") serve as Executive Producers. The series stars Noah Reid ("Backpackers") as Kevin, Paige Spara as Audrey, Matt Murray ("Rookie Blue") as Brian, Jordan Hinson ("Eureka") as Roxie, Punam Patel as Patti, with recurring guest star Amy Sedaris ("Strangers with Candy") as Julia.
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