List of Renewed - Cancelled - Still under debate - Shows Announced (So Far...)

Agent Coulson

National Guard

Fox is developing an untitled single-camera comedy written by and starring The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. He will executive produce the project with fellow actor-comedian Denis Leary as well as Jack Leary via the father-son duo’s Amoeba production banner. Fox Entertainment is the studio.

In the show, working in service to a bunch of thankless Americans, members of the oft-forgotten National Guard use their time on domestic deployments to come up with new ways to pat themselves on the back, even though they don’t deserve it. All while honoring commitments to their community, their families and their day jobs.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/roy-wood-jr-national-guard-fox-with-denis-leary-1234722700/

Mr E

Never found Roy that funny, TBH... Oh well.

Agent Coulson

The current bunch of corresponds on the Daily Show aren't that great really.

Saying that I do like Ronny Chieng & Michael Kosta when he drops back in.

Agent Coulson

Arena Mode

Heavy Metal, the iconic science fiction and fantasy magazine, is making its first moves into television with an adaptation of Blake Northcott’s trilogy of novels Arena Mode Saga.

The company is adapting the books for the small screen with the first book in active development after optioning the rights to the sci-fi thriller.

Heavy Metal, which was first published in 1977, is known for its blend of dark fantasy, science fiction, erotica and steampunk. It is responsible for the illustrated magazine, a slate of comics, a podcast network and the 1981 feature film Heavy Metal, which featured the voices of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman.


The first Arena Mode novel follows Matthew Moxon, a young man living in a dystopian future in the year 2041. Moxon discovers he has an aggressive brain tumor and enters a deadly sporting event with the hopes of winning enough money for life-saving surgery. But in Arena Mode, a deathmatch-style tournament where thirteen superhumans fight for a multi-billion dollar prize, he’s the only competitor without a super power. With the odds stacked impossibly against him, Moxon fights to not only survive the wrath of his competitors, but to unlock the mysteries buried within the Arena itself.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/comic-heavy-metal-entertainment-tv-adaptation-blake-northcott-arena-mode-saga-1234722639/

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Disney Plus Series Adds 10 to Cast, Including O’Shea Jackson Jr, Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani

The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series at Disney Plus is preparing to begin production, with the series also adding several new cast members.

Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie have all joined series lead Ewan McGregor, who will reprise the role of Kenobi from the “Star Wars” prequel films. Details on who the others will play is being kept under wraps, though Edgerton and Piesse will likely be playing the role of Owen and Beru Lars, Luke Skywalker’s uncle and aunt, whom they played in “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith,” all but confirming that Luke will play a role in the series somehow.

It was previously announced that Hayden Christensen would return in the role of Darth Vader. Varma’s casting had been reported earlier in March as well.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/obi-wan-kenobi-disney-plus-series-cast-1234940012/

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Just days after “Who Killed Sara?” premiered on Netflix, the streamer announced the show is officially renewed and the second season will launch May 19.

Additionally, Matías Novoa, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Antonio de la Vega have joined the cast for the second season.

“Who Killed Sara?” follows Alex Guzmán (Manolo Cardona), who, after 18 years of incarceration, finally sets out to get revenge on the family he feels is responsible for the death of his sister, the titular Sara (Ximena Lamadrid). Through present-day storytelling and flashbacks to the time around the teenager’s death, more and more secrets of the Lazcano family get uncovered, but Alex finds himself more emotionally involved than he perhaps originally thought he would be, especially as he gets romantically involved with Elisa Lazcano (Carolina Miranda).

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/who-killed-sara-renewal-season-2-set-for-may-premiere-netflix-1234940054/

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https://twitter.com/TVLine/status/1376704465030512646

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‘Superstore’ Spinoff ‘Bo & Cheyenne’ Not Moving Forward at NBC

“Superstore” has really, truly closed its doors. “Bo & Cheyenne,” the spinoff from writers and exec producers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu that would have focused on Johnny Pemberton and Nichole Sakura’s characters from the mothership series, is not moving forward, a source close to the project has confirmed to Variety.

Cleveland.com first broke the news on Friday.

“Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the ‘Superstore’ spinoff,” Kyle, a Cleveland native, told the site. “So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.”

News of the spinoff development first landed in December. “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer would have executive produced the series via The Spitzer Holding Company alongside Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad of The District; Universal Television would have been the studio, where Spitzer has an overall deal. Luu and Kyle had been with “Superstore” since Season 2 and previously wrote for Fox’s “The Grinder” and NBC’s “Marry Me.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/superstore-spinoff-bo-cheyenne-nbc-2-1234940456/

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Pete Holmes to Play Pro Bowler in Untitled CBS Comedy Pilot

Comedian Pete Holmes will star as an aspiring Midwestern professional bowler in an untitled CBS comedy from CBS Television Studios and writer Mark Gross.

One of three new pilots CBS has ordered this year, the untitled multi-camera pilot revolves around Tom Smallwood, a Michigan man who is laid off from a General Motors automotive plant and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a professional bowler.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/pete-holmes-tom-smallwood-bowling-cbs-pilot-1234940356/

Pentecost

I liked Superstore but no way were those two interesting or funny enough to carry their own show. They were fine as minor characters.

The Inbetween is mine

Pentecost wrote: »

I liked Superstore but no way were those two interesting or funny enough to carry their own show. They were fine as minor characters.

Have to agree.. Superstore was a surprisingly good show, but I don't think any of them individually or paired would be worth a spin-off show... except maybe Glenn's hardware store

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U.K. channel BBC Three has commissioned “Wrecked,” a six-part comedy horror series from Fremantle’s Euston Films (“The Sister,” “Dublin Murders”).

Written by emerging talent Ryan J. Brown, the six-part series is set aboard a mega cruise ship. It follows 19-year-old new recruit Jamie as he joins the crew in search of his missing sister. She was working aboard the same vessel on a previous tour and never made it home. Jamie is initiated into cruise life and gets a crash course on the teen tribes within the staff who party hard and remain oblivious to the bloodthirsty murders taking place on board. Jamie is forced to turn detective and uncover the sinister truth.

Ryan J. Brown said: “In ‘Wrecked,’ the kills are brutal, the laughs are loud, and the heartfelt moments land with real candor. I wanted to create a piece of genre entertainment that had the savvy teen sharpness of ‘Scream,’ the unsettling atmosphere of ‘The Shining’ and the strange upstairs, downstairs mythology of ‘Cabin in the Woods.’ At its core, ‘Wrecked’ is a tense coming-of-age story about a lost, gay kid from Sheffield propelled into uncharted waters of escalating paranoia and self-discovery.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/bbc-three-comedy-horror-series-wrecked-1234940633/

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BBC Drama has revealed eight new commissions from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England and announced four new commissioning roles.

From Northern Ireland, six-part BBC One series “Blue Lights” is a police drama created by the writers of “The Salisbury Poisonings,” Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. It follows probationary police officers working in contemporary Belfast, who have to come to terms with a constant threat. The series is executive produced by Tommy Bulfin for the BBC, Stephen Wright for Two Cities Television and Louise Gallagher for Gallagher Films, and by Lawn and Patterson.

Another BBC One six-parter, “Better,” is from from the writers of “Humans,” Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, and “Chernobyl” producer Sister. Set in Leeds in Northern England, the series follows a corrupt police detective who undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing, but satisfying her newfound conscience won’t be straightforward. The series is executive produced by Mona Qureshi for the BBC and Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Lucy Dyke, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley for Sister in association with Northern Sister.

Set in Scotland, three-part BBC One series “The Control Room” follows Gabe, an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Scottish Ambulance Service in Glasgow whose turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him. It is written by BAFTA and RTS award winning writer Nick Leather (“Mother’s Day”) and executive produced by Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Elaine Cameron for Hartswood Films. The producer is Eric Coulter and director is Amy Neil.

Set in Wales, six-part BBC One series “Wolf” is written by Megan Gallagher and based on Mo Hayder’s acclaimed Jack Caffery novels, and follows a family who find themselves the victims of a psychopath’s cruel games. It is executive produced by Ben Irving for the BBC, Elaine Cameron for Hartswood Films and Laurent Boissel for APC Studios.


Four-part BBC One series “Rules of the Game” stars Maxine Peake as Sam, a hard-headed manager at a family run business in the North West who finds a body in the office reception one day. It is written by Ruth Fowler with George Faber and Mark Pybus as executive producers for The Forge, Lucy Richer and Ayela Butt for the BBC. Jennifer Sheridan will direct all four episodes and the producer is Simon Meyers.

Inspired by DJ Target’s book, six-part BBC Three series “Grime Kids” explores the emergence of grime music from subculture to international phenomenon, written by BAFTA nominated and BIFA winning writer Theresa Ikoko (“Rocks”). It is executive produced by Ben Irving for the BBC, Theresa Ikoko and DJ Target and Tom Leggett, Preethi Mavahalli and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen.

Ryan J. Brown’s six-part BBC Three series “Wrecked,” filmed in Northern Ireland, is a mystery thriller, mixing black comedy with a slice of slasher, set aboard a mega cruise ship. It is executive produced by Tommy Bulfin for the BBC and Noemi Spanos for Euston Films.


Six-part BBC Three series “Domino Day” is created and written by Lauren Sequeira and set in Manchester. It follows Domino who has one small advantage in the dating game: she isn’t swiping to find her soulmate— she’s using it to hunt. It is executive produced by Lucy Richer and Ayela Butt for the BBC, Laurence Bowen and Chris Carey for Dancing Ledge Productions and Lauren Sequeira.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/bbc-new-commissions-1234940650/

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Sylvester Stallone Reveals He's Working on a Pitch for 'Rocky' Prequel Series

The saga of Rocky may not be down for the count just yet. After six hugely successful films from Sylvester Stallone following the scrappy Philly boxer, the franchise inspired a spinoff series showing the aging Rocky Balboa as a coach to Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of his former rival. Now, per a new post via his official Instagram account, Stallone may be going back in time to explore Rocky’s world before he became a boxing champ.

Stallone posted a photo alongside the caption, "I started out this morning by writing a treatment for a Rocky prequel For streaming. Ideally 10 episodes for a few seasons to really get to the heart of the Characters in there [sic] younger years." He also included pictures of two handwritten pages titled “Treatment for Rocky prequel series.”

“Imagine a time machine that will simply transport us back to the origins of Rocky,” Stallone wrote in surprisingly neat cursive, "a cinematic world brimming with characters that have been beloved by people around the world for nearly five decades!"

The Rambo star continued his treatment by writing that the potential show would take viewers to “the most transformative generation in Modern history: The Sixties.” Stallone then listed some pivotal events to explore in Rocky’s younger years, such as the moon landing, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War (and the “Vietnam disaster”) and the feminist movement. “Needless to say,” Stallone added at the end of the list, “The 60s was [sic] a dynamic time.”

Sly wrote that he imagines the series looking at the “rather plain life” of Robert “Rocky” Balboa among “all This Social Seismic Activity [sic].” He continued, “When we first met Rocky in 1976, he was a very lost soul-a forgotten man, a wasted life until he was transformed into a winner. We now see this young man struggling like all young people trying to find their place.”

Stallone offered no thoughts on who could play the younger Rocky. His son, Seargeoh, at 42 would probably be too old for the role (even though he had an uncredited part in Rocky II as Rocky's newborn son), so that leaves the door open for actors who can punch and affect a convincing Philly accent. Stallone wrapped up his IG post by stating, “Here is a small portion of how my Creative [sic] process starts…Hope it happens.” He added he then went fishing to clear his head.

https://collider.com/sylvester-stallone-rocky-prequel-series-pitch/

Agent Coulson

Powerpuff

Donald Faison is set as a lead in the CW’s live-action pilot Powerpuff (fka The Powerpuff Girls).

Written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier and directed by Maggie Kiley based on the original Cartoon Network animated series created by Craig McCracken, Powerpuff (fka The Powerpuff Girls) follows Blossom (Chloe Bennet), Bubbles (Dove Cameron) and Buttercup (Yana Perreault), who used to be America’s pint-sized superheroes. Now they’re disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crimefighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?

Faison will play Professor Drake Utonium. Quirky, debonair, and a pinch narcissistic, Professor Drake is a scientific genius who is immensely proud of the three extraordinary girls he created in his lab. Staring down a midlife crisis, he is determined to repair his relationships with his now-adult daughters.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/powerpuff-donald-faison-professor-drake-utonium-cw-live-action-reboot-pilot-1234724657/

Agent Coulson

Promised Land

Mariel Molino has been cast as a lead alongside Christina Ochoa in ABC’s drama pilot Promised Land.

Written by Matt Lopez, the project is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley.

Molino will play Camila Sandoval, the youngest daughter of the Sandoval family, a wealthy vineyard-owning family in the Sonoma Valley. Her flirtatious, party-girl attitude masks a deeply flawed young woman who craves the achievements of her other siblings but has no idea how to attain them. No one expects anything from Camila. That makes her dangerous.

Ochoa plays her sister, Veronica Sandoval, the eldest daughter of the Sandovals.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/promised-land-mariel-molino-abc-drama-pilot-1234724260/

Agent Coulson

The Dropout

Lost alum Naveen Andrews is set as a lead opposite Amanda Seyfried in Hulu’s limited drama series The Dropout, based on ABC News/ABC Radio’s podcast about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos.

Andrews will play Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’ business partner and secret boyfriend throughout the rise and fall of Theranos.

Elizabeth Holmes (Seyfried), the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos, was lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation. Once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people’s health in grave danger. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye?

https://deadline.com/2021/03/naveen-andrews-amanda-seyfried-the-dropout-hulu-limited-series-disgraced-theranos-founder-1234724150/

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The Evening And The Morning

International best-selling author Ken Follett has yet another book adaptation in the works as Legendary TV and Range Media Partners optioned The Evening and the Morning, the latest work in his Kingsbridge saga, for series development. Range and Legendary will co-finance the project.

Published in September 2020, The Evening and the Morning is the prequel to Follet’s 1989 historical novel The Pillars of the Earth.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/ken-follett-the-evening-and-the-morning-developed-tv-series-legendary-tv-range-media-1234724268/

Agent Coulson

American Gods cancelled by Starz.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/american-gods-canceled-no-season-4-starz-neil-gaiman-1234724166/

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‘Young Sheldon’ Renewed for Three More Seasons at CBS

Agent Coulson

Young Sheldon renewed for 3 more seasons.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/young-sheldon-gets-3-year-renewal-from-cbs-through-2023-24-season-1234724585/

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

Young Sheldon renewed for 3 more seasons.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/young-sheldon-gets-3-year-renewal-from-cbs-through-2023-24-season-1234724585/

right above

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peteeeed wrote: »

‘Young Sheldon’ Renewed for Three More Seasons at CBS

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Young Sheldon renewed for 3 more seasons.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/young-sheldon-gets-3-year-renewal-from-cbs-through-2023-24-season-1234724585/

That is great, love it, it has surpassed the original for me, awesome ensemble cast

Young Sheldon renewed for seasons 5, 6 and 7 at CBS

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Australia’s Aquarius Films has joined with the U.S.’s Anonymous Content to produce a futuristic crime thriller series “The Subjugate.” The series is an adaptation of a book of the same title by Amanda Bridgeman.

The story follows a pair of detectives who, in 2040, are called on to investigate a series of murders in a religious community which has turned its back on technology and the modern world. The obvious suspects are formerly violent offenders who have been turned into servants, but the town’s puritan citizens are also hostile and keen to avoid having their society and its institutions probed.

The original novel was published in 2018 by Angry Robot Books, and is the first part of a planned trilogy. The second book, “The Sensation” was released worldwide in October 2020 through Angry Robot Books (U.K.). Bridgeman is currently working on the final book in the series.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/asia/the-subjugate-crime-novel-to-be-series-aquarius-and-anonymous-1234941337/

Agent Coulson

The Lido

Irish actress and model Nadia Forde (Once Upon a Time in London, Republic of Telly) has created Dublin-set comedy The Lido for Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ.

Based on Forde’s own family history, the series centers on an Italian-run Fish and Chip shop in 1980s Dublin, as well as family relationships and rivalries in the Italian-Irish community. Dealing with themes including immigration, equality, and family loyalty, it is described as heartwarming and charming.

Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair (Neon) has been attached as the lead writer, while Eamann Westland is also part of the writers’ room. The Lido is a co-production between Stephen McCormack’s Reflektor Media and Matt Scott’s Play Human, and will be made in collaboration with Northern Ireland Screen.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/nadia-forde-the-lido-rte-1234725120/

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

The Lido



https://deadline.com/2021/03/nadia-forde-the-lido-rte-1234725120/

Do Deadline usually report on new Rte shows, seems to be bit odd that they did for this show

Agent Coulson

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Do Deadline usually report on new Rte shows, seems to be bit odd that they did for this show

Yes they have reported on RTE projects before.

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I read dildo

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Citadel

Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Richard Madden To Star In ‘Citadel’, Amazon’s Russo Brothers International Event Series



https://deadline.com/2020/01/priyanka-chopra-jonas-richard-madden-to-star-in-citadel-amazons-russo-brothers-international-event-series-1202830243/

The cast coming together for this one now.

Osy Ikhile (The Kill Team) and Caoilinn Springall (The Midnight Sky) are set as series regulars opposite Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel, Anthony and Joe Russo’s upcoming global thriller multi-series for Amazon Studios. Additionally, Stanley Tucci, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Susan Lynch, Sara Martins, Leo Woodall, Gráinne Good and Leo Ashizawa will recur in the series, a co-production with Midnight Radio.

The epic Citadel is described as action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional center.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/citadel-osy-ikhile-midnight-sky-caoilinn-springall-amazon-russo-brothers-1234724845/

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Sarah Michelle Gellar to Star in Amazon YA Comedy Pilot ‘Hot Pink’

Sarah Michelle Gellar is set to star in the YA comedy “Hot Pink,” which has been ordered to pilot at Amazon, Variety has learned.

The show is loosely inspired by Elana K. Arnold’s book “What Girls Are Made Of.” In the book, Nina Faye was raised to believe that there is no such thing as unconditional love, meaning she will do anything for her boyfriend to prove her worthiness. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost and sets out to find out what the conditions of love really are.

Elisabeth Holm created “Hot Pink,” with Holm also executive producing. Desiree Akhavan will direct and executive produce the pilot. Rebecca Green will also executive produce along with Sue Naegle and Ali Krug for Annapurna. Amazon Studios will produce in association with Annapurna.



https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sarah-michelle-gellar-to-star-in-amazon-ya-comedy-pilot-hot-pink-1234941637/