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‘Raven’s Home’ Renewed For Season 4, Beefs up EP Ranks Following Eunetta T. Boone’s Death

Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of Raven’s Home, starring and executive produced by Raven-Symoné. Returning as executive producer/showrunner is Warren Hutcherson. He was Season 3 EP/showrunner Eunetta T. Boone’s No.2 and took over as showrunner following her sudden death during production. He will be joined…

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‘Sunnyside’ Pulled From NBC Schedule To Finish Run Online, Replaced By Final Season Of ‘Will & Grace’

This week’s upcoming fourth episode of new NBC comedy Sunnyside will be the last on the linear network. Starting the following Thursday, October 24, NBC will debut the 11th and final season of Will & Grace in Sunnyside‘s Thursday 9:30 PM slot. NBC has ordered an additional episode of Sunnyside, bringing its order from…

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Oct 15, 2019 6:30 pm
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CBS Nabs Rick Fox Autobiographical eSports Comedy From Dan Kopelman & Kapital As Put Pilot

CBS has handed a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy from former NBA star-turned-actor and businessman Rick Fox and the team behind CBS’ comedy series Me, Myself & I, creator Dan Kopelman and producers Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Kopelman, the untitled comedy centers on a recently…

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Oct 15, 2019 12:01 pm
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‘For All Mankind’ Drama Renewed For Season 2 By Apple

Ahead of For All Mankind’s series debut on Nov. 1 and premiere event tonight, the space race alt-history drama from Ron Moore has been renewed for a second season, which quietly started production within the past week or so, I have learned. Apple declined comment. It is part of a strategy by Apple to get second…

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Oct 15, 2019 11:24 am
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Austin Abrams & Midori Francis Star In Netflix Holiday YA Series ‘Dash & Lily’ From Shawn Levy & Nick Jonas

Netflix has started production on Dash & Lily, an eight-episode holiday romantic comedy series, from Shawn Levy's 21 Laps and Nick Jonas' Image 32. It marks the fifth Netflix series for Levy, who signed one of the first big overall deals with the streamer and has emerged as one of its most prolific producers. Austin Ab…

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Oct 15, 2019 10:00 am
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NBC Buys ‘The Translator’s Daughter’ CIA Drama From Hazy Mills & ‘Grimm’ Writers

Former Grimm executive producers Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills have reteamed with that series’ former writers Thomas Ian Griffith and Mary Page Keller for a new drama project, which has been set up at NBC. Penned by husband-and-wife duo of Griffith and Keller, The Translator’s Daughter is a thriller about…

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Oct 14, 2019 2:30 pm
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Coach Ted Lasso Comedy Series Starring Jason Sudeikis From Bill Lawrence Officially A Go At Apple

Apple has given a formal series greenlight to Ted Lasso, a comedy starring, co-written and executive produced by Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis. Written by Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence (Whiskey Cavalier, Scrubs), Ted Lasso is based on the popular Coach Ted Lasso character Sudeikis played in NBC Sports videos…

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Oct 14, 2019 2:00 pm
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Fox Nabs Malibu Realtor Drama ‘The Two Dolls’ From Katie Wech & McG With Penalty

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to The Two Dolls, a one-hour drama from writer Katie Wech (BH90210), McG’S Wonderland Sound & Vision and 20th Century Fox TV, where Wonderland is under a deal. Written by Wech, The Two Dolls revolves around the "Two Dolls," who dominate the cutthroat world of…

By Denise Petski
Oct 14, 2019 1:29 pm
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Starz Orders ‘Run the World’ Comedy Pilot Starring Amber Stevens West & Bresha Webb From Yvette Lee Bowser

EXCLUSIVE: Starz has given a pilot green light to half-hour comedy Run the World, which has cast Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show) and Bresha Webb (Marlon) as two of its four leads. The project hails from Boomerang writer Leigh Davenport; Dear White People co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV…

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Oct 14, 2019 10:00 am
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‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Reboot Starring Jared Padalecki Lands At The CW

EXCLUSIVE: As he’s preparing to bid farewell to Sam Winchester, Supernatural star Jared Padalecki is gearing up for another run on the CW in a new character. The network has landed for development Walker, a reimagining of CBS' 1990s action/crime series Walker, Texas Ranger, with Padalecki set to star and executive…

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Oct 11, 2019 1:04 pm
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The CW Developing ‘American Fighter’ Drama From Juniper Place

The CW has put in development American Fighter, a drama from writer Tory Walker (I Am Elizabeth Smart), Jeffrey Kramer’s Juniper Place Productions and CBS Television Studios, where Juniper Place is under a deal. Written by Walker, American Fighter revolves around JoJo Raines, who has a dead end life in a dead end…

By Denise Petski
Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm
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Mandy Moore Drama Based On Her Musical Childhood Gets ABC Put Pilot Commitment

ABC has given a put pilot commitment to 90’s Popstar, a drama based on This Is Us star Mandy Moore’s musical childhood, Deadline has confirmed. It hails from writer Amanda Lasher (The Bold Type), with Moore set to executive produce alongside This Is Us co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. 20th Century…