May 31, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

Twilight Zone season finished, will return, probably next Spring.

Cloak & Dagger season finished, probably canceled.

Good Omens mini-series is now available on Amazon.

Swamp Thing season starts today and will finish around August.

I have no time to prepare a development hell list today.

May 30, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

What We Do in the Shadows season finished, will return probably next Spring.

Happy! season finished, probably will be canceled.

Dark has been picked up for a 3rd and final season before the 2nd season airs.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 6 episode series is expected in August 2020.

Creepshow hasn't started filming the 6 episode season yet, so I am pushing it to Fall.

Today's Development Hell shows are from 4-6 months ago:

Sweet Tooth (Hulu) - DC Vertigo Comics. "Gus, a boy/deer hybrid leaves home to find the world ravaged by a cataclysmic event. He joins a ragtag family of hybrids and humans searching to find answers behind the event…ultimately discovering a vast conspiracy that forces him to question his very existence."

The Progeny (CW) - Based on the novel by Tosca Lee. "A young amnesiac discovers she’s a descendant of history's greatest murderess, plunging her into a deadly underground war as she fights to stop a secret society that has preyed on her kind for centuries."

Super Clean (CW) - "Uber-organized and brilliant human, Becky Masters, and her ragtag team of non-powered cohorts navigate the danger and drama of "cleaning up" after superheroes and villains, all while Becky works to prove her superhero boyfriend is innocent of a dastardly crime."

City of Ghosts (CW) - Based on the book by Victoria Schwab. "After a near-death experience, college grad Cassidy moves to Scotland to study paranormal psychology at the University of Edinburgh in hopes of learning more about her strange connection to the afterlife. There she meets the enigmatic Dr. Barrow and discovers that her gift is more powerful that she ever thought possible."

Wild Cards 2 (Hulu) - A second series is in the works for some time after the first Wild Cards series, but not much has been revealed.

Dr. Mirage (CW) - Based on the Valiant graphic novel. "About a female paranormal investigator who can communicate with dead souls except the one she wants to reach – the love of her life."

(Future) Cult Classic (Syfy) - Pilot has been filmed. Should find out soon if Syfy will pick it up to series, or just air the pilot as a movie. "Takes place eighteen years from now, when technology has largely eradicated violent crime. At Elmsborough High, a school on the forefront of integrating futuristic tech into the classroom setting, teenagers hide behind social media profiles and attend classes augmented by VR experiences - until a 1990's slasher-movie obsessed serial killer begins cutting their way through the community. With each murder taking on a technology-oriented twist, a group of friends who hate their generation decide to take matters into their own hands and track down the killer."

Vikings spin-off (History) - Not much has been revealed.

Thirteen (Amazon) - Based on Mike Oeming and Dan Berman's Image Comics graphic novel Six. "A cold-blooded alien agent comes to Earth to track down and bring back 12 alien defectors. As a result of her actions, she starts to experience the same thing that infected the others – human emotion. Feeling joy, anger, love, and hate for the first time in her life, she decides to stay on Earth to find the truth the twelve were seeking before her own emotional awakening transforms and ultimately destroys her."

Star Trek: Philippa Georgiou (CBS All Access) - They seemed pretty serious about this show when they announced it in January, but I haven't heard any mention of it since then.

May 29, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

The InBetween new show starts today, with a finale around early August.

Today's Development Hell shows are only only from 7-10 months ago.

Old City Blues (Hulu) - Based on graphic novel by Giannis Milonogiannis. "Set in the year 2048, in New Athens, on the ruins that once was known as Greece. It is now crawling with high-tech criminals including smugglers, drug dealers and corrupt politicians and powerful corporations. It revolves around Solano, Thermidor and the rest of the New Athens Special Police to keep the city in check after the cyborg founder of a tech company is found dead."

Finley & June (CW) - "A tightly-wound aspiring children's book author meets an actual fairy with rage issues in a Griffith Park restroom, the magic of female friendship takes on literal new meaning as the two millennials help each other navigate hipster LA in the quest to fulfill their destinies."

The Cove (CW) - "Follows estranged sisters in the aftermath of their father’s death as they return to the Caribbean resort island they frequented as a family, only to discover the sun-drenched paradise is hiding many secrets, including the missing treasure that was their father’s obsession and may ultimately hold the key to eternal life."

The Last American Vampire (NBC) - Based on Seth Grahame-Smith's novel. "Follows a 500-year-old bloodsucker and bon vivant named Henry Sturges, who’s been held under lock and key for the last forty years, and who’s believed to be the last of his kind. When a series of grizzly murders reveal a resurgence of vampires in the U.S., the FBI teams this affable monster up with Abby, a young FBI analyst, to solve a conspiracy centuries in the making."

Grimm spinoff (NBC) - About a female Grimm.

Dorian (CW) - "A woman who made a deal with the devil 50 years ago to remain young has spent the subsequent decades living selfishly and without consequences. As the downsides of eternal youth finally land on her, Dorian is ready to grow up and age gracefully, but, to do so, she'll have to make amends for half a century of bad behavior."

Strangers (Fox) - "A novelist in California suffers unbearable sleep terrors. In Boston, a surgeon’s intense panic attacks threaten her career. A priest in Chicago dreads the rise of the moon. An ex-Marine develops a paralyzing fear of the dark. They’re all connected by a forgotten trauma, repressed memories now surfacing and leading each of them to one destination: a small motel in Nevada where a dark secret lies hidden–one that could change the course of humanity itself."

Survivors' Club (CW) - DC Vertigo Comics. "In a world where horror franchise monsters are real, twins Jason and Jennifer barely survived a demonic childhood possession that claimed their mother’s life and fractured their bond. Ten years later, when a new evil force awakens, the siblings join forces with other teen survivors to combat the literal and metaphorical monsters that haunt them."

Strong Girl (CW) - An adaptation of the popular 2017 Korean drama series, Strong Girl Bong-soon. "Follows a former war photographer named Rayna who discovers she is indestructible and potentially the strongest woman in the world. Ghosted by her Spec Ops fiance when she reveals her newfound power to him, Rayna is hired as a bodyguard by a billionaire named Oliver, who sees her true potential."

The Strange Case of the Alchemist Daughter (CW) - Based on the fantasy book series by Theodora Goss. "Set in Victorian London where two radically different young women – one the daughter of Dr. Jekyll; the other, Mr. Hyde – discover they’re half-sisters when a series of gruesome murders appear connected to their deceased father. They unite with other unsung but remarkable daughters of famous literary figures to rise above societal norms and unearth the mystery of their origins."

May 28, 2019 Update

Today's Update"

Jessica Jones dated for Jun.14.

Paranormal new supernatural Arabic Netflix show added, probably arriving in 2020.

Jupiter's Legacy new super hero Netflix show added, probably arriving in 2020.

Today's Development Hell list are shows that made my watch list about a year ago. Most of them are probably still in the works at various stages.

East of West (Amazon) - "A reimagined Western landscape where America is divided into seven nations. This iconic science fiction series follows 'Death' as he braves his fellow riders, monsters, and corrupt gunslingers in his quest to save his mortal family from the Apocalypse."

Transhuman (Amazon) - "A science fiction drama set in the near future. The show centers around a divorced couple, who ran rival major corporations, offering humans the ability to genetically and robotically enhance themselves."

Cul-De-Sac (NBC) - "About three families living in a suburban cul-de-sac who begin to experience terrifying events and come to realize there’s something sinister invading their perfect middle-class dream."

Resident Alien (Syfy) - Based on the Dark Horse comic book series. "Follows a crash-landed alien named Harry who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth — ultimately asking the question, 'Are human beings worth saving?'"

Dark One - Written by Brandon Sanderson (who completed the Wheel of Time series). "About a young man who sees visions of strange and fantastical worlds, which he is told are just hallucinations. But this dark and deadly fantasy world that keeps coming to him is actually a real vision of another world - one where he has been prophesied to become a tyrant and destroy this land of interesting creatures, sporadic electrical currents and a darkening landscape."

The Changling (FX) - Based on Victor LaValle's novel. "Focuses on the death-defying odyssey of Apollo Kagwa and Emma Valentine as they look to find out what happened to the son who was removed from them. On their voyage, they will travel through enchanted isles and haunted woodlands, meet glowing witches, demon giants and racist cops. They’ll deal with the perils of personal technology and social media, toxic masculinity, the mental health of new mothers and fathers."

Aeon Flux (MTV) - A live-action reboot of the 90's animated series.

Nightbreed (Syfy) - Based on Clive Barker's short stories and the 90s movie. "Follows a group of underground half-human/half-monsters seeking to find a new refuge and home after their original hiding place is destroyed. Leading these efforts is a recently turned reluctant hero who not only is adjusting to his new supernatural status but also is dealing with the grief and mystery surrounding the death of his fiancée."

Buffy the Vampire Slayer () - Sequel series, with a new slayer.

American Jesus (Netflix) - Super hero series. "A 12 year-old boy learns he’s the returned Jesus Christ and can make miracles happen just like ones described in the Bible, but this revelation sparks controversy, outrage, and debate across the world."

May 26, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

Doom Patrol season finished and will probably return next Winter.

Today's Development Hell shows I haven't had any updates on for more than a year. These are recent enough that I am sure many of them are still quietly in the works.

Upload (Amazon) - "Set in the future where humans are able to “upload” themselves into their preferred choice of afterlife. When Nathan (Amell) meets his early death, he is greeted by Nora in his version of heaven. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the alive Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job alongside Nathan in the afterlife."

Shining Vale (Showtime) - "About a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town in a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place, but no one seems to notice except for the mother — and the evil spirit that’s trying to possess her. It’s a show about mental illness, small town politics, religion and a family battling their demons. But in a really funny, and scary way."

Augs (Freeform) - "Set in the all-to-near future when society is divided into two classes: Augs, the privileged who can afford the latest technological-biological enhancements that provide an always-connected augmented reality view of the world; and Norms, the disenfranchised rest who’ve become a nearly invisible underclass."

MaddAddam - Based on a trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Handmaid's Tale). "It follows a small group of survivors who are left to shepherd a new race to inherit the world. It centers on Jimmy, a boy disillusioned with the all-powerful corporations who rule civilization and whose best friend will develop the drug that wipes out humanity; Toby and Ren, two members of the cult 'God’s Gardeners' who fight to survive on the margins of society; and Zeb, one of the founders of 'God’s Gardeners.'"

Conan the Barbarian (Amazon) - Based on the books.

Devs (FX) - "About a particular aspect of technology at the moment which is to do with very, very big data and very powerful processing power, and what can happen when you put those two things together. It’s set in San Francisco, a sort of tech story."

Astro City () - DC super heroes. "A mid-sized American city blessed with, and cursed by, the largest number of superheroes and supervillains in one place on Earth, Astro City is a unique brand of humanistic saga -- part superhero epic, part intimate drama -- in which the (mostly) good hearted, workaday residents of the eponymous locale come into daily contact with the worrisome, the weird and the wondrous."

The Stand (CBS All Access) - Based on the book by Stephen King. "A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108- year-old Mother Abigail -- and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man."

Forte (Fox) - "Set in mystical Miami where magical beings have lived secretly among humans for decades. Two rival nightclubs set the stage for this Latin soap that will explore our fractured American society through tales of unrequited love, the perils of greed and, above all, the power of música."

Gormenghast (Hulu) - Based on book series by Mervyn Peake. "Titus Groan, our hero and the 77th Earl of Groan. The series begins with his birth and follows him throughout his complex life. Titus is a reluctant heir to the Earldom, but one who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle and its kingdom, unless the toxically charismatic, Steerpike, is able to rise above his kitchen boy station to take control of the House of Groan."