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The Spook Who Sat By The Door

Insecure alum Y’lan Noel has been tapped as the lead in The Spook Who Sat by the Door, FX’s drama pilot based on Sam Greenlee’s spy novel, which is executive produced by Lee Daniels.

Written by Leigh Dana Jackson and to be directed by Gerard McMurray, The Spook Who Sat by the Door tells at the fictional story of Dan Freeman (Noel), who has just been hired as the only Black operative in the CIA. He is a patriot, a Vietnam vet, and secretly, a Black Revolutionary.

The project reunites Noel and McMurray after Noel headlined the 2018 Universal feature The First Purge, the prequel to the Purge franchise, which McMurray directed.

Greenlee’s book was published in 1969 and turned into a feature film in 1973, in which Lawrence Cook starred as Dan Freeman.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/ylan-noel-star-the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-fx-pilot-san-freeman-lee-daniels-1234719341/

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Echo

‘Hawkeye’ Spinoff Series About Deaf Marvel Superhero In Works At Disney+

Deadline has confirmed that Hawkeye spinoff series centering around that series character Echo is in early development with Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen set to write and executive produce. Echo aka Maya Lopez is a deaf Native American superhero who has the talent to imitate any opponent’s fighting style. She has also been in the circles of Daredevil, Moon Knight and the Avengers.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/hawkeye-spinoff-series-about-deaf-marvel-superhero-in-works-at-disney-1234719469/

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Maddaddam

Hulu is doubling down on Margaret Atwood adaptations with a TV version of her book Maddaddam in the works.

It comes as the streamer is set to premiere the fourth season of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale next month and renewed the drama for a fifth season.

Michael Lesslie, who was the lead writer and showrunner of AMC’s spy drama The Little Drummer Girl, will write the pilot script for Maddaddam and will also exec produce.

It comes as Deadline understands that Lesslie is no longer involved in Peacock’s reboot of Battlestar Galactica. He was previously set to create, write and exec produce the series for Sam Esmail and UCP.

Maddaddam is an apocalyptic thriller about genetic reinvention, corporate domination and young love. It is a trilogy of novels, first published in 2003, that comprises of Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and Maddaddam.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/mike-lesslie-adapt-margaret-atwood-maddaddam-hulu-exits-battlestar-galactica-1234719550/

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Better Call Saul animated spin-off in the works

Better Call Saul may be about to bid farewell, but AMC isn’t letting Jimmy McGill slip away from our screens just yet, with a new animated spin-off series in the works.

Called Slippin’ Jimmy, the show will follow the adventures of a young Jimmy McGill and his childhood friends in Chicago, Illinois. Told in the style of classic 70s-era cartoons, each episode is an ode to a different genre of film: spaghetti westerns, paranormal thrillers, silent films, and more. It is by Better Call Saul’s own Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee.

It joins a number of new spin-off projects in development at AMC as it looks to boost its digital programming to engage fans across platforms such as YouTube. Produced by AMCN Digital Originals, the spin-offs will follow in the footsteps of Bottomless Brunch at Colman’s, created and hosted by Fear the Walking Dead’s Colman Domingo, which began as a digital short in the early days of quarantine and is now a Diageo-sponsored ongoing series across IGTV, YouTube and more.

Also in the Breaking Bad universe will be the fourth and final season of the two-time Emmy and Critics’ Choice Award-winning series, Better Call Saul Employee Training from Dan Appel and Bacon and Sons, also written by Levine.

Other projects also in development include Dead in the Water, a scripted series that ties into Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead, which tells the story of a submarine crew fighting for survival, cut off from the surface world just as the apocalypse hits, becoming a nuclear-fuelled walker-filled death trap with no way out. The digital series is written by show writer Jacob Pinion, and produced by Ian Goldberg, Andrew Chambliss, and Scott Gimple.

Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn will star in Cooper’s Bar, about a one-of-a-kind watering hole born of one man’s dream for the perfect tiki bar experience… located in the backyard of his LA bungalow. The series revolves around the antics of this neighbourhood (backyard) bar, centering on Cooper, played by Louis Mustillo (Mike and Molly) and his loyal, offbeat friends. It also showcases. The digital series is executive produced and co-directed by Seehorn, created by David Conolly, Hannah Davis Law, and Nicholas Morton, and executive produced by Evan Shapiro, Louis Mustillo, and Alfredo de Villa.

“As we develop and curate new, high-quality ad-supported environments, we are marrying our proven creative ability with expanded reach, opening up new distinct destinations for our fans and meaningful opportunities for our advertising partners,” said Kim Kelleher, president of commercial revenue and partnerships for AMC Networks.

https://vodzilla.co/blog/vod-news/better-call-saul-animated-spin-off-in-the-works/

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La Brea

Coming off a three-season run as Dr. Neil Melendez on ABC’s The Good Doctor, Nicholas Gonzalez has been tapped to co-star opposite Eoin Macken, Natalie Zea and Jon Seda in NBC’s sci-fi drama La Brea.

Also cast as a series regular in the project, which has a straight-to-series order, is Australian actor Rohan Mirchandaney. He and Gonzalez also join previously cast Veronica St. Clair, Chiké Okonkwo, Jack Martin, Zyra Gorecki and Lily Santiago.

In La Brea, written by David Appelbaum, when a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother (Zea) and son (Martin) from father (Macken) and daughter (Gorecki). When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/nicholas-gonzalez-cast-la-brea-nbc-series-rohan-mirchandaney-the-good-doctor-1234719640/

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Hulu Orders Australian Animated Comedy Series ‘Koala Man,’ Justin Roiland to Produce

Hulu has ordered the animated comedy “Koala Man” to series.

The series hails creator and executive producer Michael Cusack, with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez onboard as executive producers and showrunners. “Rick and Morty” and “Solar Opposites” co-creator Justin Roiland will also executive produce along with Princess Pictures and Bento Box. 20th Television Animation will serve as the studio.

Hulu has ordered eight episodes of the family comedy, in which the patriarch (voiced by Cusack) lives a not-so-secret identity of Koala Man, an Australian suburban superhero with no powers but a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order to the community.

This is not the first time Roiland and Cusack have worked together. Cusack’s viral YouTube hit “Ciggy Butt Brain” caught Roiland’s attention, with Roiland later asking Cusack to create an Australian version of “Rick and Morty.” That led to the animated project “Bushworld Adventures.” The 11-minute special infamously aired on Adult Swim on April Fools Day in 2018, one year after the surprise premiere of “Rick and Morty” Season 3. Variety exclusively reported that Cusack had set up the animated series “YOLO: Crystal Fantasy” at Adult Swim last year.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hulu-koala-man-justin-roiland-1234936410/

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Hold On For Dear Life

The world of crypto currency and non-fungible tokens is becoming increasingly mainstream – so much so that you can now buy your morning Starbucks using Bitcoin.

This world is now extending to television.

Beacon Pictures, the company behind long-running ABC drama Castle and feature films such as Air Force One, is developing what it calls the first scripted series about and financed by crypto.

The comedy Hold on for Dear Life is being developed as a ten-part series with principal photography set to commence in August in Puerto Rico.

The show is being financed using blockchain technology – it will “tokenize” portions of its profits into a cryptocurrency token, built on Ethereum, a technology that is essentially digital money, allowing investors to receive pro rata net profits from the series directly into their digital wallets.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/comedy-hold-on-for-dear-life-beacon-pictures-crypto-currency-1234720004/

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Landscapers

Fargo actor David Thewlis is to star opposite Olivia Colman in HBO and Sky’s limited series Landscapers, which tells the story of a couple who become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in a back garden.

Produced by Sister, in association with Colman’s South of the River Pictures, the darkly comic four-part series is currently in production in the UK. Flowers helmer and Giri/Haji actor Will Sharpe is directing, as previously revealed by Deadline.

Landscapers is set in the northern English city of Nottingham and is inspired by real-life events. Created and written by debut screenwriter Ed Sinclair, it is billed as an exploration of love and fantasy. Thewlis and Colman star as husband and wife Susan and Christopher Edwards.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/landscapers-david-thewlis-olivia-colman-hbo-1234719814/

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'Snowfall’ Renewed By FX for Fifth Season

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The Man Who Fell to Earth TV Adaptation Set at CBS All Access From Alex Kurtzman

The Man Who Fell to Earth...

https://www.thewrap.com/the-man-who-fell-to-earth-tv-adaptation-cbs-all-access-alex-kurtzman/

Naomie Harris is set to star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor as the show moves to Showtime.


https://deadline.com/2021/03/naomie-harris-star-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-showtime-series-1234719908/

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https://twitter.com/TVLine/status/1374513253112373248

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Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn will star in Cooper’s Bar, about a one-of-a-kind watering hole born of one man’s dream for the perfect tiki bar experience… located in the backyard of his LA bungalow. The series revolves around the antics of this neighbourhood (backyard) bar, centering on Cooper, played by Louis Mustillo (Mike and Molly) and his loyal, offbeat friends.

Didn't NBC have pretty much this exact show about 2-3 years ago?? It was absolutely awful and was cancelled very quickly. In fact, it was so bad that I can't even remember the name of it - it really was that forgettable!

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Didn't NBC have pretty much this exact show about 2-3 years ago?? It was absolutely awful and was cancelled very quickly. In fact, it was so bad that I can't even remember the name of it - it really was that forgettable!

Abbies with Neil Flynn was it? I think only IASIP has lasted successful as Cheers for a bar pub sitcom

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‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Adds Director Wayne Che Yip as Co-Executive Producer

Amazon Studios has tapped director Wayne Che Yip to join the creative team of its “Lord of the Rings” series adaptation as co-executive producer. The British Chinese helmer will handle four episodes of the fantasy epic now filming in New Zealand.

Yip will follow “LOTR” executive producer J.A. Bayona, who directed the first two episodes of the Amazon Originals series. The latest iteration of the “LOTR” franchise is set in Middle-earth, thousands of years before the events of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s original “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” novels.

The series, which has an eight-episode initial order, is led by showrunners/executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.

“It is a true honor to be invited into the world of Tolkien by J.D. & Patrick and Amazon Studios,” Yip said. “Every day I look forward to working with the incredible team here in New Zealand as we humbly contribute to the legacy of the greatest stories ever told.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-wayne-che-yip-1234936829/

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Apple TV Plus Renews ‘Trying’ for Season 3, Announces Season 2 Premiere Date

Apple TV Plus has granted British comedy “Trying” a third season renewal ahead of its second season premiere. The streamer also announced that second season premiere is set for May 14.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/apple-tv-plus-trying-renewal-season-2-premiere-date-1234936899/

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David Duchovny To Star In Series Adaptation Of His ‘Truly Like Lightning’ Book In Works At Showtime With ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Filmmakers

Californication star/executive producer David Duchovny is returning to Showtime for a potential new series based on his recently published novel Truly Like Lightning. Duchovny is attached to star in the project, which is in development at the premium cable network with a script order.

Duchovny will write the adaptation with Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, the writers-directors of The Peanut Butter Falcon, who are also set to direct should Truly Like Lightning be picked up to pilot. The three are executive producing the project, which is produced by Showtime.

In Truly Like Lightning, the unplugged, off-the-grid, almost biblical desert lives of former Hollywood stuntman, Bronson Powers (Duchovny) and his 3 wives and 10 children is upended when a ruthless real estate developer stumbles upon his thousands of acres in Joshua Tree and tries to force him off his land and return his family to the temptations and modernity of 21st century America. The book is described as a heartbreaking meditation on family, religion, sex, greed, human nature, and the vanishing environment of an ancient desert.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/david-duchovny-star-truly-like-lightning-series-showtime-tyler-nilson-and-michael-schwartz-1234720461/

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Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are teaming up for “Beef,” a comedy-drama series coming to Netflix.

The show follows two people who let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action. “Beef” will be comprised of 10 half-hour episodes.

Lee Sung Jin (“Dave,” “Tuca & Bertie”) serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer. Yeun, via his company Universal Remote, and Wong produce the series along with A24, the indie company that just produced Yeun’s Oscar-nominated film “Minari.”

“Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, A24 and Netflix. It’s a dream team, and I’m honored to be collaborating with them,” said Lee in a statement. “I’m also grateful to the guy who yelled at me in traffic three years ago. I did not let it go, and now we have a show.”



https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/steven-yeun-ali-wong-netflix-comedy-drama-beef-1234932137/

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‘National Treasure’ TV Series Officially a Go at Disney Plus

Disney Plus has ordered 10 episodes of a new TV series based on the popular “National Treasure” films.

The show, a reimagining of the franchise, will include original producer Jerry Bruckheimer and writers Marianne and Cormac Wibberley. Directed by Mira Nair, the series will explore identity, community and patriotism through the eyes of Jess Morales, a 20-year-old DREAMer who sets off on an adventure to recover lost treasure and uncover her mysterious family history.

No official announcements have been made in regard to casting the series, but according to Bruckheimer, the show will keep the same concept as the movies while featuring a much younger cast. The Wibberleys serve as executive producers with Jerry Bruckheimer Television, with ABC Signature as the studio. The show will also bring on senior-level writers to join the Wibberleys, who have worked with Bruckheimer on other films like “Bad Boys II” and “G-Force.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/national-treasure-tv-series-disney-plus-1234937324/

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CBS is adding a third installment of Dick Wolf’s “FBI” franchise to its lineup next season, giving a series order to “FBI: International” from Wolf Entertainment and Universal TV.

CBS has also renewed “FBI” for a fourth season and “FBI: Most Wanted” for a third round in the 2021-22 season.

“FBI: International” will launch next season as a planted spinoff episode involving a crossover storyline between “FBI” and “Most Wanted.” CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl dubbed it a “triple-threat” from the producer behind the enduring “Law & Order” and “Chicago” drama series franchises.

“ ‘FBI’ is the fastest growing brand on television and our partner Dick Wolf has found yet another creative way to expand its universe,” said Kahl. “ ‘FBI: International’ is an intriguing and distinct drama that perfectly complements its compelling siblings, ‘FBI’ and ‘FBI: Most Wanted,’ creating an enviable triple-threat for next season that will fit seamlessly across our network lineup.”



https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fbi-international-cbs-dick-wolf-renew-1234937375/

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I do like FBI Most Wanted, very like Criminal Minds

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The rights to Beef, a ten-episode half-hour dramedy from A24; has gone to Netflix.

Beef stars Oscar-nominated Steven Yeun and marks his first episodic television series since The Walking Dead. Ali Wong will join Yeun in this streaming service series by Lee Sung Jin. Beef is about two people slowly consumed by a shared road rage incident.

Variety

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CBS is adding a third installment of Dick Wolf’s “FBI” franchise to its lineup next season, giving a series order to “FBI: International” from Wolf Entertainment and Universal TV.

CBS has also renewed “FBI” for a fourth season and “FBI: Most Wanted” for a third round in the 2021-22 season.

“FBI: International” will launch next season as a planted spinoff episode involving a crossover storyline between “FBI” and “Most Wanted.” CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl dubbed it a “triple-threat” from the producer behind the enduring “Law & Order” and “Chicago” drama series franchises.

“ ‘FBI’ is the fastest growing brand on television and our partner Dick Wolf has found yet another creative way to expand its universe,” said Kahl. “ ‘FBI: International’ is an intriguing and distinct drama that perfectly complements its compelling siblings, ‘FBI’ and ‘FBI: Most Wanted,’ creating an enviable triple-threat for next season that will fit seamlessly across our network lineup.”



https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fbi-international-cbs-dick-wolf-renew-1234937375/

Criminal Minds did something like this too Beyond borders starring coincidentally Alana de la Garza.

Mr E

The FBI shows are great. I've grown to like MW more than the original show.

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Motherland

Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s British production company Merman is teaming with Paul Feig and Lionsgate to remake the popular BBC Two comedy Motherland for an American audience.

The project is in the early stages of development and has attached Grace and Frankie and United We Fall writer Julieanne Smolinski. Bridesmaids director Feig, who has a first-look deal with Lionsgate, is involved through his Feigco Entertainment outfit.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/sharon-horgan-merman-team-with-paul-feig-to-remake-bbc-motherland-1234721570/

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Inside Man

Netflix has boarded its latest BBC drama, taking the international rights to Steven Moffat’s limited series Inside Man, which has assembled a stellar above-the-line cast ahead of production taking place later this year.

Deadline can reveal that Oscar-nominated Supernova and Spotlight star Stanley Tucci has been set in the title role of the Inside Man, while he will be joined by Doctor Who and Des actor David Tennant, and The Pursuit of Love and Dracula star Dolly Wells. Rounding out the headline cast is Lydia West, who featured in the acclaimed Channel 4/HBO Max series It’s A Sin.

Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Steven Moffat is keeping plot details firmly under wraps, so much so that only he himself knows how the story will conclude. That means Netflix and the BBC are in the dark about how Inside Man will end.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/netflix-bbc-steven-moffat-inside-man-stanley-tucci-david-tennant-dolly-wells-lydia-west-1234721522/

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Wonder Years’ Reboot Pilot at ABC Sets Don Cheadle as Narrator

Don Cheadle will serve as the narrator on the “Wonder Years” reboot pilot currently in the works at ABC, Variety has confirmed.

Cheadle will voice the adult version of main character Dean, who will played by Elisha Williams. Daniel Stern served as the narrator on the original series.

The pilot will show how a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. Along with Williams, it will also star Dulé Hill, Laura Kariuki, and Saycon Sengbloh.

Cheadle currently stars in the Showtime series “Black Monday,” which has earned him one Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations to date. He was previously nominated for both awards for his time on the Showtime series “House of Lies,” winning the Golden Globe in 2012. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his starring role in the feature “Hotel Rwanda.” Cheadle is also known for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise, “Traffic,” “Boogie Nights,” and “Crash.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wonder-years-reboot-pilot-abc-don-cheadle-narrator-1234938960/

CastorTroy

So we can expect Don Cheadle in a future Home Alone remake?

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George R.R. Martin is staying in business with HBO, with the author signing a massive five-year overall deal with the premium cabler.

The deal will see Martin develop new projects for both HBO and HBO Max. According to sources, the deal is valued in the mid-eight figure range.

Martin is best known for writing the “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series, which served as the basis for HBO’s megahit drama series “Game of Thrones.” The show proved to be one of the most popular and influential series of all time, not only drawing huge audiences but also breaking records with its awards wins.

HBO is currently prepping the series “House of the Dragon,” which is set a few hundred years prior to the events of “Game of Thrones” and tells the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war that became known as the “Dance of the Dragons.” The show is currently targeting a 2022 debut. Martin is the co-creator and an executive producer on the series.


https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/george-rr-martin-hbo-overall-deal-1234939243/

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Ronald D. Moore is developing a fantasy series based on Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Thorns and Roses” novels at Hulu.

Maas announced on Instagram that she is actively working on the script for the pilot with Moore.

“So, it’s official (and thank you, Josh, for accidentally spilling the beans! ��): Ron Moore (creator of Outlander and one of my creative idols) and I will co-adapt ACOTAR as a tv show for Hulu!” Maas said. “I’m currently hard at work writing the pilot with Ron (!!!!!), and while there is SO much more news to share with you guys about bringing this series to life, it just feels so great to finally be able to talk about this! Stay tuned for more details!!”

The first installment of the novel series, which centers around 19-year-old huntress Feyre Archeron, was published in May 2015. After murdering a faerie wolf in the woods, she is dragged to the magical land of Prythian by Tamlin, who serves as one of the seven High Lords of Prythian. While spending time with Tamlin at his estate in the spring court, Feyre slowly comes to learn that everything she has learned about the faerie world is a lie.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ron-moore-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-series-hulu-1234939139/

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Ally McBeal

A new iteration of Ally McBeal may be headed to the small screen.

Ideas about a possible revival of the legal comedy-drama series, which became a pop culture phenomenon, are being bounced around 20th TV, which would produce, sources tell Deadline. Original series creator David E. Kelley is expected to have some involvement in the project, but likely not as a writer. We hear Calista Flockhart, who starred in the title role, has been approached about reprising her role,

https://deadline.com/2021/03/ally-mcbeal-revival-calista-flockhart-explored-20th-television-1234722856/