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John Travolta | 2/4/2020

John Travolta and Kevin Hart team for Die Hart Quibi action comedy series
Tom Hiddleston | 2/4/2020

Netflix taps Tom Hiddleston to star in British political thriller White Stork
Will & Grace | 2/4/2020

Will & Grace creators are headed to CBS with comedy pilot Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe
Patrick Dempsey | 2/4/2020

Patrick Dempsey is set to make his network TV comeback in a CBS political drama
Chris Pratt | 2/4/2020

Chris Pratt eyeing a return to TV in Antoine Fuqua conspiracy thriller The Terminal List

MONDAY FEBRUARY3, 2020

Toni Collette | 2/3/2020

Toni Collette returning to Netflix for drama Pieces of Her
Mike Colter | 2/3/2020

Evil's Mike Colter to star in an episode of Hulu horror anthology series Monsterland
Kiele Sanchez | 2/3/2020

Kiele Sanchez joins CBS' Lincoln Lawyer pilot

FRIDAY JANUARY 31, 2020

The Lost Boys (2020) | 1/31/2020

The CW gives pilot orders to Rob Thomas' The Lost Boys reboot and Maverick

THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 2020

Sex/Life | 1/30/2020

Netflix lands Sarah Shahi for "steamy" Sex/Life dramedy
Wreckage | 1/30/2020

ABC orders Wreckage, a Lost-like drama pilot about survivors of a plane crash
Kung Fu (2021 Series) | 1/30/2020

The CW gives pilot orders to female-led Kung Fu reboot and The Republic of Sarah
Cecily Strong | 1/30/2020

SNL's Cecily Strong to star in Apple's Schmigadoon musical comedy from Lorne Michaels
David E. Kelley | 1/30/2020

ABC gives straight-to-series order to David E. Kelley crime drama The Big Sky
Paul Feig | 1/30/2020

Fox remaking BBC mockumentary comedy This Country with Paul Feig and Jenny Bicks
Katharine McPhee | 1/30/2020

Katharine McPhee to star in Netflix's The Nanny-esque comedy with Eddie Cibrian
Gabrielle Union | 1/30/2020

HBO developing teen series Afro.Punks from Gabrielle Union
Netflix | 1/30/2020

Julie Delpy to star in her first TV series: Netflix's On the Verge
David Krumholtz | 1/30/2020

David Krumholtz joins Milo Ventimiglia in USA's Evel Knievel limited series

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29, 2020

Rose Byrne | 1/29/2020

Rose Byrne is set to star in Apple's 1980s aerobics dramedy Physical
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol | 1/29/2020

NBC picks up Robert Langdon pilot based on Dan Brown Da Vinci Code character
Netflix | 1/29/2020

Netflix orders One Piece live-action series based on the manga classic
Prime Video | 1/29/2020

Amazon orders adult animated hypebeast comedy Fairfax
Maya Rudolph | 1/29/2020

Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne team for animated alien doctor Amazon comedy The Hospital
Scarlett Johansson | 1/29/2020

An Under the Skin TV series is in the works
Netflix | 1/29/2020

Russian-born Margarita Levieva to play a Russian spy in Netflix spy thriller In from the Cold
The Brides | 1/29/2020

The Brides: Who's Who in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's New Vampire Soap Opera Pilot

TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 2020

MONDAY JANUARY 27, 2020

Thirtysomething(else) | 1/27/2020

ABC's Thirtysomething(else): Meet the New Characters

FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 2020

THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 2020

Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1/23/2020

Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series put on hold so the Star Wars series can be retooled
Seth Meyers | 1/23/2020

NBC orders three more comedy pilots, including one from Seth Meyers and Lorne Michaels
Katey Sagal | 1/23/2020

Katey Sagal to star in Rebel, ABC's Erin Brockovich drama pilot from Grey's Anatomy producer
Shōgun | 1/23/2020

FX's Shōgun is set to go into production after long delay
Jim Jefferies | 1/23/2020

NBC orders two comedy pilots: One starring Jim Jeffries, one from Superstore creator
Chuck Lorre | 1/23/2020

CBS orders Chuck Lorre kidney donor comedy pilot B Positive
Netflix | 1/23/2020

Comedian Bert Kreischer to star in Netflix improv comedy Cabin
Dean Norris | 1/23/2020

Dean Norris joins CBS' The United States of Al

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2020

TUESDAY JANUARY 21, 2020

Laura Dern | 1/21/2020

Laura Dern to play bartender in Quibi's Just One Drink
Good People | 1/21/2020

Amazon rejects #MeToo-themed college comedy pilot Good People from Lee Daniels and Whitney Cummings
Gary Janetti | 1/21/2020

Royal family gets an animated satire with HBO Max's The Prince
Patton Oswalt | 1/21/2020

Patton Oswalt to lead voice cast of Hulu animated series Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K

SUNDAY JANUARY 19, 2020

Diversity | 1/19/2020

Bob's Burgers creator explains casting males as females and Kristen Bell as a biracial character in Apple TV+'s Central Park

FRIDAY JANUARY 17, 2020

THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2020

Katie Couric | 1/16/2020

AMC's development slate includes scripted TV series from Katie Couric, Ilana Glazer, Stephen King, Scott Z. Burns and Anna Camp
Tina Fey | 1/16/2020

Peacock orders Tina Fey's pop star comedy Girls5Eva
Peacock | 1/16/2020

Peacock announces The Adventure Zone animated series
AMC | 1/16/2020

AMC's Soulmates anthology series adds Charlie Heaton, Malin Akerman, Betsy Brandt and JJ Feild
MacGruber | 1/16/2020

Will Forte's MacGruber is offically in the works at Peacock
Laverne Cox | 1/16/2020

Laverne Cox teams with Norman Lear on Peacock's Clean Slate comedy
Amy Poehler | 1/16/2020

Peacock developing Amy Poehler's Division One and Mindy Kaling's Expecting
1/16/2020

Peacock gives Punky Brewster sequel a series order
FOX | 1/16/2020

FOX Looks to Some Familiar Faces For its Last Traditional Pilot Season

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2020

TUESDAY JANUARY 14, 2020

The Wheel of Time | 1/14/2020

The Wheel of Time's production is "well underway," says Amazon
1/14/2020

The CW gives series orders to Walker, Texas Ranger reboot and Superman & Lois
Reacher | 1/14/2020

Amazon orders Jack Reacher series
Richard Madden | 1/14/2020

Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden to star in Amazon's Citadel, a Russo Brothers global event series
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 1/14/2020

Amazon announces Lord of the Rings' main cast
Steve McQueen (Director) | 1/14/2020

Amazon developing Steve McQueen sci-fi thriller Last Days after signing the director to an overall deal
Harlem | 1/14/2020

Meagan Good and Grace Byers among the star's of Tracy Oliver's female friendship Amazon comedy
Method Man | 1/14/2020

Method Man to co-star with Mary J. Blige in Power spinoff
Corey Hawkins | 1/14/2020

Corey Hawkins joins Lupita Nyong’o in HBO Max's Americanah
Taylor Sheridan | 1/14/2020

Paramount Network orders orders Taylor Sheridan's Mayor of Kingstown, renews The Last Cowboy
ABC | 1/14/2020

ABC Sets its Sights on Female Viewers With 2020 Development Slate

MONDAY JANUARY 13, 2020

Rachel Bloom | 1/13/2020

Rachel Bloom to play the antichrist's mother in Pop TV comedy Mother Mary
Parasite | 1/13/2020

Bong Joon Ho on developing a Parasite limited series for HBO: "My aim with the TV series is to expand the film"
Gael García Bernal | 1/13/2020

Gael García Bernal joins HBO Max's Station Eleven
Parasite | 1/13/2020

Isn't it odd that Parasite is already being turned into a TV series?
The CW | 1/13/2020

The CW’s 2020 Development Slate is Chock-a-Block With Spinoffs and Reboots

SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2020

CBS All Access | 1/12/2020

CBS All Access picks up cartoon revivals of Lassie, George of the Jungle and Mr. Magoo
CBS | 1/12/2020

Silence of the Lambs sequel series Clarice is in the works at CBS
Debris | 1/12/2020

NBC orders alien spacecraft pilot Debris

SATURDAY JANUARY 11, 2020

Kenan Thompson | 1/11/2020

Kenan Thompson's The Kenan Show won't premiere until next season
Syfy | 1/11/2020

Syfy developing Peter Pan limited series The League of Pan
Young Rock | 1/11/2020

Dwayne Johnson to star in Young Rock, an NBC comedy based on his "formative years"

THURSDAY JANUARY9, 2020