LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — The latest development news, taken from recent reports:
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ART IN BLOOM WITH HELEN DEALTRY/RESTORED (Magnolia) – The cable channel has renewed both series for a third and seventh season, respectively, in the coming months, and has ordered three new ones: “Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia” ( Linguine Productions, six episodes) focuses on “the Montana chef as he invites viewers into his kitchen, where he prepares meals drawn from his Latino and Jewish heritage, using fresh, locally sourced ingredients.” “Weekend Makeover” (RIVR Media, nine episodes) has DIY expert Jenni Yolo refreshing “a space in a family member’s, client’s or friend’s home over a weekend.” And “La Pitchoune: Cooking in France” (Citizen, seven episodes) “follows four friends who run a cooking school in Julia Child’s former home. Students travel from all over to learn French cooking techniques in the kitchen where Julia cooked and wrote some of them. most famous recipes.” (Variety.com)
DRIVER, THE (AMC) – Ivan Mbakop, Arica Himmel and Dax Rey are the latest additions to the drama series directed by Giancarlo Esposito. Mbakop will play Zenzo, “Horse’s hot-tempered older brother (Zackary Momoh)”; Himmel will play “Vince (Esposito)’s daughter Michaela”; and Rey is Luke, “The Horse’s Son.” (THR.com)
EXTRA (Syndication) – Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey steps down as executive producer of the series after 22 years. She will be succeeded by Theresa Coffino and Jeremy Spiegel, who will continue as executive producers. (DailyMail.co.uk)
GORDITA CHRONICLES (HBO Max): The streamer has canceled the coming-of-age comedy series after one season. “Live kids and family programming will not be part of our programming focus for the immediate future, and as a result, we’ve had to make the very difficult decision to end Gordita Chronicles on HBO Max,” said a streamer spokesperson. he said in a statement. “The series garnered critical acclaim and a loyal following, and we’re proud to have worked with creator Claudia Forestieri and our two executive producers, Eva Longoria, who also masterfully directed the pilot, and Zoe Saldaña, to bring Cucu’s journey to the screen. We thank them and the talented cast and crew for creating such a heartfelt and heartbreaking show that deeply connected with a very important demographic.” Production company Sony Pictures Television plans to shop the project elsewhere. (Deadline.com)
I HATE SUZIE (HBO Max) – A back injury to star Billie Piper will have no impact on the show’s second season. Production has already ended at the time of the incident. (Deadline.com)
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME (NBC) – Rick Gonzalez and Brent Antonello have joined the cast of the upcoming third season as “NYPD detectives assigned to the organized crime unit.” No other character details were given. (Deadline.com)
MARRIED BY MISTAKE (E!, New!) – Chloe Bennet, Blair Penner and Anthony Konechny will star in an original movie for the cable channel that “follows Riley (Bennet) who, after learning that her work failed, he has a drunken night out with his best friend Nate (Penner) only to find himself the next morning in Las Vegas and married.With no job prospects on the horizon, Riley takes Nate up on his offer of return to his hometown in Tennessee to help rescue his family’s business. Riley’s determination to make a name for himself in the company is complicated by the arrival of his ex-girlfriend Nate and his hot older brother. Will Riley and Nate be able to keep their wits about them, or will romances new and old? get in the way?” Mike Rohl is directing from a script by Meg Jackson with Mick MacKay producing and Brad Krevoy, Amanda Phillips, Lorenzo Nardini, Ivan Hayden, Mike Rohl and Doran S. Chandler executive producing for Motion Picture Corporation of America and All Canadian Entertainment . Production is underway for a 2023 release. (Deadline.com)
MAX HEADROOM (AMC, New!) – Matt Frewer is set to reprise his role for a proposed reboot series featuring the ’80s staple, a supposedly computer-generated TV host “known for scathing comments, quick wit and manic mistakes.” Christopher Cantwell is behind the project with Frewer, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah also executive producing for SpectreVision and All3Media. However, no plot details were given. (Deadline.com)
ABANDONED (Amazons, new!) – Emily Heller and Megan Gailey have sold a single-camera comedy to the streamer “set behind the scenes of a struggling national sports program. The project centers around the show as it decides to change the stuff by pairing an unknown, passionate female sports fan with an irrelevant, former professional basketball ‘nice guy’, and what turns out to be their very complicated history.” Damon Wayans Jr. and Two Shakes Entertainment’s Kameron Tarlow will also executive produce for CBS Studios and Amazon Studios. (Deadline.com)
SNOWPIERCER (TNT) – Production on the show’s fourth and final season has been suspended “after Thursday’s high temperatures led to multiple cases of heat exhaustion.” “Out of an abundance of caution, production on Snowpiercer wrapped early yesterday and was suspended for today due to the extreme heat on site,” a Tomorrow Studios spokesperson said. “The health and well-being of the show’s cast and crew remains the highest priority.” (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED PROJECT JASON WOLINER (Peacock) – Christopher Stanley, W. Earl Brown, Josh Pais and Irina Maleeva will reprise the secret series, while James Remar, Paul Ben-Victor and Hilda Boulware will guest star. No other details were given. (Deadline.com)
WITCHES GREATER THAN DEATH (Amazons) – Gennifer Hutchison has been tapped as showrunner for the streamer’s adaptation of Charlie Jane Anders. Michael B. Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo, Dan Halstead and Nate Miller also serve as executive producers for Outlier Society and Amazon Studios. (Variety.com)
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