Forrest's Treasure - Family Drama Inspired by David Kushner's Upcoming Book Receives Put Pilot Commitment at FOX
Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, an hour-long drama from The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG (Lethal Weapon) and 20th Century Fox TV where McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision has a deal.
Written by Reid with McG set to direct, Forrest’s Treasure is described as a grounded, family drama with a flair for adventure inspired by David Kushner’s upcoming book on the treasure of Forrest Fenn. When a family from Chicago moves to a small town in Montana to pick up the pieces of their fractured lives, they find meaning and purpose in the mystery of a hidden treasure.
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The Code - Upcoming CBS Military Drama Begins Production
#TheCode has officially started production! 🎥🎬 pic.twitter.com/YcvGk8aMkN
— CBS TV Studios (@CBSTVStudios) October 10, 2018
I Just Do - African-American/Latino Family Comedy Starring Chris Spencer from LeBron James in Development at FOX
Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to I Just Do, a multi-camera comedy starring and co-written by comedian Chris Spencer. It hails from LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV where the company is based.
Written by John Beck, Ron Hart and Spencer, I Just Do is inspired by Spencer’s standup. It’s about an African-American family therapist (Spencer) and his loving and expressive Latina wife living beyond their means in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, where they are raising twin teenagers with the “help” of their intrusive parents. The co-mingling of Black and Latino cultures gives a unique perspective on the universal challenges of marriage and family.
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Apple Plans to Share Upcoming Original Series Free to Apple Device Owners
Apple is preparing a new digital video service that will marry original content and subscription services from legacy media companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Owners of Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV will find the still-in-the-works service in the pre-installed "TV" application, said the people, who asked not to be named because the details of the project are private.
The product will include Apple-owned content, which will be free to Apple device owners, and subscription "channels," which will allow customers to sign up for online-only services, such as those from HBO and Starz.
Apple is spending about $1 billion on original content this year, targeting "PG-rated" shows that appeal to wide audiences and won't get the company in trouble by making them available for free to owners of all devices, said the people. Apple is also looking for "tent pole" franchises that could serve as linchpins to a paid Netflix-like subscription service down the road, two of the people said. Think "Game of Thrones," but without the sex and violence. The Wall Street Journal reported last month Apple has about 24 original shows in production and development.
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FBI - Showrunner Greg Plageman Exits; Chicago PD & Fire Duo Rick Eid and Derek Haas Tapped as 3rd New Showrunners
Greg Plageman is departing as showrunner on the CBS rookie procedural. Chicago duo Rick Eid and Derek Haas have replaced Plageman, who took over the drama from original showrunner Craig Turk.
Plageman was brought in to right the ship following Turk's departure in late July. Turk, who wrote the pilot, stepped down after creative differences on the procedural, which also underwent some recasting after the pilot. Person of Interest's Plageman returned to CBS to get the Universal Television-produced series back on track and has now departed so he may focus on his own development for the studio. Eid and Haas will serve as co-showrunners on FBI in addition to running NBC's Wolf-produced Chicago PD and Chicago Fire, respectively.
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MOVIES: The Christmas Chronicles - Trailer feat Kurt Russell
Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever. - Trailer
9th October 2018
Whites - Restaurant Comedy Based on UK Series from Matt Tarses & Will Arnett in Development at NBC
NBC has put in development Whites, a comedy based on the UK format, from Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Will Arnett (Bojack Horseman, Arrested Development) and Sony Pictures TV where Tarses and Arnett’s Electric Avenue banner are under deals.
Written by Tarses, Whites US adaptation is set in the high-paced and hilarious kitchen at a beautiful restaurant in upstate New York. Roland White, a disgraced wunderkind of the New York culinary scene has spent the last three years here in exile, and things are complicated when the owner hires a new pastry chef, Emily, who is as gluten-free, farm to table and gender-neutral-pronoun-using as anyone on the planet.
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Kal Penn to Star in Comedy from Matt Murray & The Good Place Creator with Put Pilot Commitment at NBC
Kal Penn (Designated Survivor) is set to co-write, executive produce and star in a comedy series project, which has received a put pilot commitment fro NBC. Penn is co-writing the untitled comedy with Matt Murray, with The Good Place creator/executive producer Michael Schur supervising.
The project, produced by Universal TV where Schur and Murray have overall deals, centers on a disgraced New York City Councilman and former baseball wunderkind Garrett Shah (Penn) who finds his calling when faced with six recent immigrants in search of the American Dream.
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La casa de las flores (The House of Flowers) - Renewed for a 2nd & 3rd Season by Netflix
AQUÍ VAMOS! Gracias a ustedes LA CASA DE LAS FLORES 2 -2019- y para sorpresa de todos LA CASA DE LAS FLORES 3 -2020- pic.twitter.com/Psn8Ogukai
— Manolo Caro (@ManoloCaroS) October 9, 2018
Bless Her Heart - Multigenerational Family Comedy from Jim Parsons Receives Put Pilot Commitment at ABC
In a competitive situation, ABC has given a put pilot commitment to Bless Her Heart, a multi-camera comedy from former Modern Family executive producer Chuck Tatham, Parsons and Todd Spiewak’s That’s Wonderful Productions and Warner Bros. TV where the company is based.
Written by Tatham, Bless Her Heart is a multigenerational family comedy centered on two very different Texas matriarchs who wreak havoc on their children’s lives when they all wind up living together.
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Patriot - Season 2 - Trailer
Will John Tavner be able to leave John Lakeman behind and save himself? Find out when Season 2 returns on November 9, 2018.
Station 19 - Season 2 - Boris Kodjoe Promoted to Series Regular
Captain Robert Sullivan aka Boris Kodjoe has been promoted to series regular on the Shondaland series.
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Proven Innocent - Tiffany Dupont & Catherine Lidstone to Recur in Upcoming FOX Legal Drama
Tiffany Dupont (Brian Banks) will play Nikki Russo, a badass policewoman who knows how to protect herself. She and Bodie (Vincent Kartheiser) have a tumultuous relationship.
Catherine Lidstone (Weeds) will play Isabel Sanchez, a recent law school graduate who is smart, fresh-faced, driven, and eager. This sweet young woman hopes to make a career in criminal law, and maybe politics, too.
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Woman Scouts - Adult Girl Scout Comedy from Seth Meyers, Allison Hord & Champions Co-Creator in Development at NBC
NBC has put in development Woman Scouts, a comedy from Late Night With Seth Meyers writer Allison Hord, Champions co-creator Charlie Grandy, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker’s Sethmaker Shoemayers Productions and Universal TV where the company is based.
Written and co-executive produced by Hord, Woman Scouts centers on a feminist who, after dropping out of grad school, pledges to kickstart the lives of a group of women by becoming an adult Girl Scout troop. There’s no limit to what life achievement badge they can conquer together, if they can just figure out the whole sisterhood thing first.
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8th October 2018
Woman Up - Comedy from Zoe Lister-Jones & New Girl Creator Receives Put Pilot at ABC
ABC has given a put pilot commitment to Woman Up, a single camera comedy from Life in Pieces star Zoe Lister-Jones, New Girl creator Liz Meriwether, Jason Winer (Life in Pieces, Singe Parents).
Written by Lister-Jones, Woman Up is about two former teen moms who have worked their asses off to see their daughters all the way through high school graduation. And now, at 37, they’re ready to make up for the youth they never had.
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The Little Drummer Girl - Trailer
Dirty John - Trailer
November 25 on Bravo
The Gifted - Season 2 - James Carpinello Cast in Major Recurring Role
James Carpinello (The Blacklist) will play Rick, a cocky and undisciplined leader of four new recruits whose mercenary attitude has made him successful in the past.
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The Enemy Within - James Carpinello Cast in Major Recurring Role in Upcoming NBC Drama
James Carpinello (The Blacklist) will play Anthony Cabrera, an intelligent, trustworthy CIA official who has history with Jennifer Carpenter’s Erica Shepard.
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Limetown - Jessica Biel to Star in Facebook Watch Mystery Drama Series Based on Podcast
Facebook Watch has given a 10-episode order to another series with a big-name female star set as the lead. The streaming platform has picked up Limetown, starring and executive produced by Jessica Biel.
Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, creators of the Limetown podcast, will write the adaptation, which follows Lia Haddock (Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.
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Proven Innocent - Caitlin Mehner & Tembi Locke to Recur in Upcoming FOX Legal Drama
Caitlin Mehner (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) will play Heather Husband, a classic mean girl from high school and Madeline Scott’s (Lefevre) nemesis who continues to torment her in adulthood.
Tembi Locke (Eureka) will play Vanessa Dale, a professional and empathetic therapist to Easy Boudreau (Hornsby).
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Disney Unveils Top TV Executive Structure Post Fox Acquisition: Peter Rice, Dana Walden, John Landgraf Moving Over
Ending months of speculation and weeks of deal-making, Disney this morning officially announced the top TV executives from 21st Century Fox who will transition to Disney following its $71.3 billion acquisition of key Fox assets. As expected, the list includes 21st Century Fox president and Chairman & CEO of Fox Networks Group Peter Rice, Fox TV Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf and Gary E. Knell, CEO of National Geographic Partners. Also moving to Disney are the top executives from 20th Century Fox TV, Jonnie Davis, Howard Kurtzman and Bert Salke. All will carry on their current Fox duties until the Disney deal is completed, expected by early 2019.
Also as expected, missing from the list is Fox TV Group chairman and CEO Gary Newman who is in final negotiations to remain at “Fox” for a period of time and oversee the broadcast network as it ushers in a new era as an independent.
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Paramount TV Signs First-Look Deal with George Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures
HOLLYWOOD, CA, (October 8, 2018) – Paramount Television announced today that it has entered into a two-year first-look agreement with George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures. The deal includes all television, digital and episodic projects from Smokehouse, excluding features. The announcement was made by Nicole Clemens, President of Paramount Television.
Paramount Television and Smokehouse, along with Anonymous Content, are currently in post-production on “Catch-22,” the highly-anticipated, six-part series for Hulu. Based on Joseph Heller’s seminal novel of the same name, “Catch-22” is executive produced by Clooney and Heslov on behalf of Smokehouse Pictures, along with Richard Brown and Steve Golin on behalf of Anonymous Content. Luke Davies and David Michôd are co-writers and executive producers for the series. Ellen Kuras serves as a producer and director along with Clooney and Heslov.
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A Discovery Of Witches - US Premiere Date Announced
SUNDANCE NOW AND SHUDDER ANNOUNCE THE PREMIERE OF THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DRAMA SERIES “A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES” – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ direct-to-consumer SVOD service curated with high-quality dramas and crime thrillers, and SHUDDER, the leading premium streaming service for thriller, suspense and horror, announced today that the entire season of the captivating drama “A Discovery of Witches” will premiere simultaneously on both platforms Thursday, January 17th, 2019 in the U.S. and Canada.
The series, called “darkly entertaining” by The Guardian, stars Emmy®-nominated actor Matthew Goode (“The Crown,” “Downton Abbey”), Teresa Palmer (Hacksaw Ridge), Alex Kingston (“ER,” “Doctor Who”), Valarie Pettiford (“Being Mary Jane”) and Owen Teale (“Game of Thrones”).
Based on the bestselling and critically-acclaimed novel of the same name by Deborah Harkness, “A Discovery of Witches” is an enchanting modern-day love story set against the backdrop of Oxford academic life. Historian Diana Bishop (Palmer), a reluctant witch denying her heritage, accidently discovers a long-lost bewitched manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library, and is immediately thrown into the heart of a dangerous underworld. On her journey, she finds herself tossed into the path of enigmatic vampire and geneticist, Matthew Clairmont (Goode), who hides a dark family secret.
The series, filmed in the UK at Wolf Studios Wales and on location in Oxford and Venice, was adapted for screen by writer Kate Brooke (“Mr. Selfridge”), who also serves as executive producer. Co-founders of Bad Wolf, Jane Tranter (“Doctor Who,” “The Night Of”) and Julie Gardner (“Doctor Who,” “The Night Of”) and Lachlan MacKinnon are executive producers along with author Deborah Harkness. Juan Carlos Medina (Painless) directs.
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7th October 2018
DC Universe Series Tentative Schedule
3: Below: Tales of Arcadia (Trollhunters Spinoff) - Teaser Promo + Poster
Thank you #NYCC! Catch #3Below on @Netflix 12/21. pic.twitter.com/DIhr2ZPDPs
— Tales of Arcadia: 3 Below (@talesofarcadia) October 5, 2018
Voltron: Legendary Defender - Season 8 (The Final Season) - Teaser Promo
MOVIES: Mortal Engines - Trailer 2
Black Lightning - Season 2 - Erika Alexander to Guest in 3 Episodes
Erika Alexander (The Cosby Show, Living Single) will appear in three episodes of Black Lightning as Perenna, a therapist with telepathic abilities that works with Jennifer (series co-star China Anne McClain) to help her handle her manifesting powers and the complex bundle of emotions they stir up.
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MOVIES: Barbie - Margot Robbie to Star in Warner Bros. Adaptation; Patty Jenkins Circling
The movie about the popular doll which was in development for years at Sony, is now moving to Warner Bros. with Mattel partnering for a feature film, with Margot Robbie in talks to star. Robbie would also produce.
Sources say that Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is circling the Warners project but indicate there are no substantive talks that have taken place.
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MOVIES: Hellboy - Posters
#Hellboy fans: If you’re at #NYCC2018, come get this exclusive #HellboyNYCC art autographed by the cast! Visit the @DarkHorseComics Booth #1636 tomorrow at 1:10pm-2:10pm ET. pic.twitter.com/Sh1xgC4uIP
— Hellboy (@HellboyMovie) October 5, 2018
Legendary AF. 🔥 #Hellboy - In theaters April 12, 2019. pic.twitter.com/SxMCFet9wt
— Hellboy (@HellboyMovie) October 1, 2018
Faith-Based Procedural from The Chi Producer & Ice Cube in Development at FOX
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to an hour-long faith-based police procedural drama from The Chi co-executive producer Joseph C. Wilson, Ice Cube’s CubeVision and 20th Century Fox TV, where CubeVision and Wilson are under overall deals.
Written by Wilson, the police procedural infuses contemporary retellings of stories from the Bible. It centers on Melvin Reed, a larger-than-life District Commander. With the beating heart of faith driving his commitment to his squad, his community and his family, he sets out to do the impossible – transform one of the most crime-ridden districts in Baltimore by transforming the hearts and minds of both his officers and the residents they’re sworn to protect.
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MOVIES: The Croods 2 - Peter Dinklage Joins Cast
The Croods will face their biggest threat since leaving the cave: another family. Peter Dinklage will voice the character, Phil Betterman.
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For All Mankind - Jodi Balfour Joins Apple's NASA Space Drama from Ronald D. Moore
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Ronald D. Moore's Tall Ship Productions, For All Mankind, created and written by Moore along with Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended. Jodi Balfour will play pilot Ellen Waverly.
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MOVIES: Lady And The Tramp - Janelle Monáe Joins Disney's Streaming Service Live-Action Adaptation
Hidden Figures and Moonlight star Janelle Monáe will voice the role of Peg, the wise-cracking friend of Lady, who is being played by Monae’s close friend Tessa Thompson.
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Sneaky Pete - Season 3 - Jeff Ross to Recur
Jeff Ross (Comedy Central) will play Doug Decker, AKA DC Doug, a behind the scenes political power player with a taste for high end wine and decadence.
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Nurses & Life Lessons - Medical Drama and Comedy from Eric Christian Olsen in Development at CBS
EXCLUSIVE: NCIS: Los Angeles co-star Eric Christian Olsen is expanding his relationship with the studio behind the long-running CBS crime drama. The actor has signed a first-look deal with CBS Television Studios. Under the pact, he has sold two projects to CBS, medical drama Nurses, based on the Finnish series, and multi-camera comedy Life Lessons, based on a Canadian digital series, via his Cloud Nine Productions banner.
Written by Cathryn Humphris (Colony, Mad Men), Nurses is described as a heart-pounding medical show centering around four trauma center nurses charged with everything from triage to surgery who must balance life and death stakes on the job with the drama of their complicated lives outside the hospital. It is based on the 2014 Finnish show of the same name (Syke).
Multi-camera comedy Life Lessons is based on the Canadian digital series Kids On created by Dave Keystone and Nolan Sarner. It centers on a guy who is a professional failure at life and finds advice and friendship in the most unlikely of places… a class of first graders.
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Naomi Watts to Star as Gretchen Carlson in Showtime's Roger Ailes Limited Series
Oscar-nominated Naomi Watts is set to star as anchor Gretchen Carlson opposite her longtime friend Russell Crowe in Showtime’s upcoming limited series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes. Oscar winner Russel Crowe plays Ailes in the project, which is set to start production next month. Emmy nominee Kari Skogland (The Handmaid’s Tale) will direct the first two episodes.
Watts will portray journalist Carlson, who rose to prominence over a decade ago at Fox News – from a co-anchor at Fox and Friends to anchoring her own show, The Real Story. As the first woman to file a sexual harassment suit against Ailes, Carlson was pivotal in changing the conversation in the U.S. before the #MeToo movement and in bringing down the previously untouchable media titan.
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Peaky Blinders - Season 5 - First Look Photo
We're back, by order of the Peaky Blinders.
— Peaky Blinders (@ThePeakyBlinder) October 4, 2018
Tommy, Polly, Arthur and the whole family are officially back in filming Series 5 of #PeakyBlinders right now across the UK. Here's a first look. pic.twitter.com/pie7oFAWMk
Thicker Than Water - Dramedy from Tig Notaro Receives Pilot Production Commitment at ABC
ABC has given a pilot production commitment to Thicker Than Water, a one-hour dramedy from One Mississippi co-creator/executive producer/star Tig Notaro and co-executive producer Cara DiPaolo, producer Michael McDonald (American Crime) and ABC Studios, where his Stearns Castle is based.
Written by Notaro and DiPaolo, Thicker Than Water centers on a single mother who returns to her Tennessee hometown for her estranged father’s funeral, and finds herself graveside with several strangers who happen to be her half-siblings.
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Bob Hearts Abishola - Billy Gardell to Star in CBS Comedy from Chuck Lorre with Pilot Production Commitment
CBS has given a sizable pilot-production commitment to multicamera comedy Bob Hearts Abishola at CBS. Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly) will star as a man who, after having a heart attack, falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.
Lorre will pen the script alongside frequent collaborator Eddie Gorodetsky (Mike and Molly, Mom, Big Bang, Two and a Half Men), Al Higgins (Mike and Molly) and actress-comedian Gina Yashere.
An American Band - Musical Comedy in Development at FOX
FOX has handed out a script order (with penalty) to An American Band, a single-camera comedy about the harmonic and discordant adventures of the Wyldes, a diverse and dysfunctional Northern California family that can’t get a single thing right with each other, except for the music they've been making for the past 25 years as a multigenerational family band.
Jay Lacopo (Fox's short-lived Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life) will pen the script.
Chicago Fire - Season 7 - Tye White to Recur
Tye White (Greenleaf) will play Tyler, a former athlete turned college scout.
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4th October 2018
Completeness - Drama in Development at ABC
ABC has put in development Completeness, a drama from writer Adam Stein (The Exorcist, Damages) Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan and his SMAC Entertainment, director James Griffiths (A Million Little Things) and ABC Studios.
Written by Stein, Completeness is described as This Is Us meets Grey’s Anatomy meets Westworld (without robots). In our increasingly atomized world, a company sets out a shingle to provide its clients with what’s missing in their lives. Whatever you need — a friend, a mother, a grandson, a husband — the Complete Company’s versatile facilitators can become it for you. The resulting relationships are more real than you’d expect, and sometimes way more complicated.
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The Squeeze - Multi-Generational Family Comedy from 9JKL Co-Creator Receives Put Pilot at CBS
9JKL co-creator/executive producer Dana Klein has reunited with series’ executive producers, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor, and studio, CBS TV Studios, for another multi-generational, multi-camera comedy, which has landed at CBS with a put pilot commitment.
Written by Klein, The Squeeze centers on a married couple that struggles to take care of both dependent children and dependent parents.
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Origin - Trailer
MOVIES: Mary Queen of Scots - International Trailer feat Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Trailer
The Obsolescents - Comedy from Meg Ryan & Lorne Michaels in Development at NBC; Meg Ryan May Star
NBC has put in development The Obsolescents, a single-camera comedy from writer Andrew Gottlieb (The Dangerous Book for Boys), Meg Ryan, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal TV where the company has a deal. Ryan is executive producing the project and will potentially star.
Written by Gottlieb, The Obsolescents takes place in a New Jersey suburb where the facade of peace and civility is disrupted by the shocking death of a long-time Township Council member.
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Quinta & Jermaine - Comedy Starring Jermaine Fowler & Quinta Brunson Receives Pilot Production Commitment at CBS
Comedy from Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts) along with Quinta Brunson and Larry Wilmore receives pilot production commitment for a multi-camera comedy at CBS.
Titled “Quinta & Jermaine,” the series will star Fowler and Brunson as childhood best friends who find themselves expecting a child while navigating adulthood. Fowler, Brunson, and Wilmore will pen the script and executive produce the project with Michael Rotenberg and Josh Lieberman of 3 Arts Entertainment also executive producing. ABC Studios, where Wilmore is under an overall deal, will produce in association with CBS Television Studios.
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KTown - Asian American Comedy from Jason Kim and Greta Lee in Development at HBO
The comedy hails from Jason Kim (Barry, Girls Netflix's Love) and actress / writer Greta Lee (Chance, Inside Amy Schumer). Described as a dark comedy about the eccentric L.A. neighborhood of Koreatown and the kingpin family at the center of it.
Lee will play Yumi Kang in the comedy, a self-described "Brentwood Barbie" who reconnects with her "embarrassing" roots to become a powerful Korean-American woman.
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Snowpiercer - Aaron Glenane & Fiona Vroom to Recur on Upcoming TNT Futuristic Thriller
Aaron Glenane (Picnic at Hanging Rock) will play The Last Australian, a scrappy tailie charmer from Perth with an intense desire to survive because as far as he knows, he is the Last Australian.
Fiona Vroom (The X-Files) will portray Miss Gillies, an encouraging and well-rounded school teacher who is responsible for educating Snowpiercer’s next generation.
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Exes In Law - Comedy from Speechless Writer in Development at NBC
NBC has put in development Exes In Law, a half-hour comedy from Speechless writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright and Sean Hayes & Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills.
Written by Schwartz-Wright, Exes In Law is inspired by a real-life relationship she had. When Tess and Alex have an explosive break-up and vow never to see each other again, they’re horrified to discover that their younger siblings (and best friends) have been secretly dating and will soon be wed. Now, not only do they have to see each other again, they’re about to be family.
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Dead to Me - Sam McCarthy Joins Netflix Comedy Series as Series Regular
Sam McCarthy (Condor) will play Charlie, Jen’s (Applegate) older, edgier son. Like his mom, Charlie harbors a simmering anger as he tries to grapple with the sudden loss of his dad.
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FBI Security Drama from The Resident & Prison Break Producers in Development at FOX
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to an FBI cyber security drama from The Resident executive producer/showrunner Todd Harthan, former Prison Break executive producer Vaun Wilmott and 20th Century Fox TV, where Harthan is under an overall deal.
Written by Wilmott, the untitled project centers on FBI Director Dole Green, who is framed for a brazen, well-orchestrated attack at the agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. A treasure trove of classified data and agents identities is stolen in one of the worst attacks on national security in US history. With his career in shambles, Dole must fight to protect his family and get his life back through any means necessary. The series will explore the way people’s lives can be destroyed by accusations, corruption and politics in our social media connected world — a digital scarlet letter.
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Paniac - Ray Nicholson, Will Chase & Kevin Alves Join Amazon YA Pilot
Ray Nicholson will play Ray Hanrahan. Big, good-looking and dangerous, Ray is the only kid you’d expect to succeed in a town like Carp: a high school apex predator. He has a long memory and a short fuse.
Will Chase (Nashville) will play Sheriff Kean, a man with an intimidating presence who keeps the local kids on edge. He lost his son to the competition and is hellbent on putting an end to the game for good.
Kevin Alves (Shadowhunters) will play Bishop. Messy and kind of cute with a big heart, he is the best friend of Heather (Welch). Bishop has more of a chance than anyone to escape Carp but appreciates where he’s at in life at the moment — especially now that he’s done with high school forever. He would support Heather and Natalie (Chestnut) no matter what but is very worried when both join the competition.
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Apex - FBI Drama from 12 Monkeys Creator in Development at CBS
Terry Matalas (12 Monkeys) has sold drama Apex to CBS. The potential series, which is in development at the broadcast network, revolves around the daughter of a notorious serial killer who returns to work hunting down murders and deviants for the FBI years after living an inconspicuous suburban life.
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MOVIES: Pet Sematary - First Look Photos
The cat came back: First Look at the new movie version of Stephen King's Pet Sematary https://t.co/FBFeJotVXr— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 4, 2018
MOVIES: Life Size 2 - First Look Photos
Tyra Banks' Eve is (still) great in 13 exclusive Life-Size 2 first look photos https://t.co/DwyIWjsAYg— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 4, 2018
MOVIES: Death on the Nile - Armie Hammer to Star in Murder on the Orient Express / Agatha Christie Sequel
Armie Hammer has been set as a male lead in Death on the Nile opposite Gal Gadot in 20th Century Fox’s follow-up to last year’s successful Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express.
Fox is eyeing a mid-2019 production start and already has set a release date: December 20, 2019.
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Hoops - Adult Animated Series Starring Jake Johnson Ordered to Series by Netflix
NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW ADULT ANIMATION SERIES "HOOPS" STARRING JAKE JOHNSON
Logline: Hoops centers around a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the "big leagues."
Cast: Jake Johnson (New Girl, BoJack Horseman, Spider Man: Into the Spider-verse) will voice the character of Coach Ben Hopkins
Episodes: 10 episodes, 30 minutes each
Writer/Creator/Executive Producer: Ben Hoffman
NWEP: Phil Lord & Chris Miller (The Lego Movie), Seth Cohen, Jake Johnson
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
Bento Box (Bob's Burgers) is the animation house.
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Vikings - Season 6 - Noah Syndergaard to Guest
NY METS PITCHER NOAH SYNDERGAARD SET TO GUEST STAR IN SEASON SIX OF HISTORY'S HIT DRAMA SERIES 'VIKINGS'
New York, NY - October 3, 2018 - NY Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, also known as "Thor," throws down the hammer this week on the set of HISTORY's "Vikings" in Ireland where he will guest star in one episode in season six of the hit drama series. Syndergaard will play the character "Thorbjorn," a Viking warrior who is loyal to Ivar the Boneless, who he sees as a God on earth. "Vikings" returns for its midseason five premiere on Wednesday, November 28 at 9PM ET/PT on HISTORY.
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MOVIES: The Conjuring 3 - Michael Chaves to Direct
Michael Chaves, who is coming off of the horror movie The Curse of La Llorona, which Wan produced, has been set to direct The Conjuring 3 for New Line.
Wan will remain closely involved as a producer, via his Atomic Monster production company, and act as a godfather on the feature.
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MOVIES: Hobbs & Shaw - Fast & Furious Spinoff - First Look Photo
