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."

May 24, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

Critters: A New Binge is probably canceled.

The OA is probably renewed.

Today's Development Hell list are more shows with no updates for about 1.5 years:

Epiphany (CW) - A haunted house drama "about a group of gifted strangers recruited to a Gilded Age mansion to solve a complex code that lies within the structure's walls."

Untitled Larry Wilmore and Bassem Youssef series (ABC) - "An ordinary Middle Eastern American family with two superhero parents, at a time when it’s illegal to be a superhero, so they are forced to save the world in secret. The show will highlight some of the issues that immigrant families face when it comes to fitting into a society that many times treats you like the enemy."

After On (CW) - "About a young entrepreneur who unwittingly causes a top social network to become sentient. Super-intelligent yet riddled with human flaws, it takes on the persona of a “mean girl”. Our hero and his friends need to tame her before she – or her many enemies – annihilate humankind."

Kingkiller Chronicle (Showtime) - Based on Patrick Rothfuss's contemporary fantasy trilogy."It follows a pair of wandering performers on their adventures through the unique and startling world of Temerant, immersing audiences in a universe of unexpected heroes, mystical places, and terrifying dark forces. It is a subversive origin story of legendary proportions set a generation before the events of the trilogy's first novel, The Name of the Wind."

Spacebound (Fox) - "An alien who goes on an intergalactic coffee run and finds herself stranded on 'the worst planet in the universe': Earth. A group of eccentric friends takes her in and she discovers she might actually be the most functional person in the world."

Off-Site (Fox) - An adventure drama "about a former 'chaos agent' for the CIA, who’s recruited by a UN Investigator to help recover a missing artifact, which surprisingly contains clues to a mythical reservoir said to be overflowing with an incredibly rare and immensely valuable fossil fuel, instantly igniting a pulse-pounding chase across the desert."

American Alien (NBC) - "A small-town brother-and-sister team who struggle to keep their working-class jobs while also protecting vulnerable space aliens from everyday pitfalls in their hometown of Tucson, Arizona."

Rendlesham - "Inspired by a 'real-life' UFO incident, which took place at a US air base close to the village of Rendlesham, Suffolk in 1980. Several people in the village’s small forest including a number of air force servicemen claimed to witness a glowing object in the sky before it flew off into the trees. The sighting was recorded by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt in an official report that was made public in 1983 but was subsequently rubbished by other officers, leading to many conspiracy theories."

Paradise Lost (CW) - "A quirky murder mystery with magical realism overtones in which the secretive, sinful and spiritual lives of a community’s residents are exposed."

Spaced Out (CBS) - Comedy "set in the world of commercial space travel." NBC made a pilot and then passed on it, now CBS is reworking it to see if they can make it cheaper.

May 23, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

Game of Thrones series finished.

Charmed season finished, will return in Fall.

Supergirl season finished, will return in Fall.

Legends of Tomorrow season finished, will return in Winter.

Humans has been canceled.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is dated for August 30.

Jessica Jones final season will be coming in late June, exact date will probably be announced tomorrow.

Arthdal Chronicles dated for Jun.1.

Today's Development Hell list has shows with no news for more than a year and a half.

Hold Fast (CW) - "An epic love story told in two timelines, following an injured Union soldier in the Reconstruction-era South who awakens reincarnated in present-day Charleston. With rapidly diminishing knowledge of his past life, he must navigate present-day relationships, including a fiancée he doesn’t remember, while uncovering what happened to his past love and searching for her."

Ringworld (Amazon) - Based on Larry Niven's classic sci-fi novels. "The story of Louis Gridley Wu, a bored man celebrating his 200th birthday in a technologically-advanced, future Earth. Upon being offered one of the open positions on a voyage, Louis joins a young woman and two aliens to explore Ringworld, the remote artificial ring beyond 'Known Space.'"

Lazarus (Amazon) - Based on the comic book by Greg Rucka (Jessica Jones). "Set in an alternative near future, where the world has been divided among 16 rival families, who run their territories in a feudal system. Each family has allies and enemies among the other families. To crush uprisings and fight wars, most families have a Lazarus: a one-person kill squad."

Snow Crash (Amazon) - Based on Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk novel. "In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain."

Strange Conditions (Fox) - "Set five minutes in the future, the show takes place at the New York Institute of Experimental Medicine— on the bleeding edge of biotechnology and a little beyond. These whiz kids take on only the most singular cases— medical mysteries that will make your jaw drop!"

Recall (CBS) - "The NSA assembles a group of investigators to make use of the agency’s newest tool: a machine that allows the user direct access to the memories of witnesses, victims, and suspects – but the detectives must resist the temptation to use the device on themselves."

The Real Fairy Godmother (ABC) - Comedy that would star Kristin Chenoweth as "a self-absorbed 'real housewife' who learns that she’s descended from a secret order of Fairy Godmothers and has an inescapable destiny to use her magical abilities to help those in need. As she begrudgingly executes her assigned weekly FGM missions, she slowly begins to realize just how superficial and morally bankrupt her actual life is and — to the confusion of her dysfunctional family and friends — tries to get them all to be better people."

Untitled Supernatural Comedy by Casey Johnson & David Windsor (ABC) - "About a woman at her tipping point who has her mad as hell moment and discovers something extraordinary about herself."

School for Psychics (ABC) - Based on K.C. Archer’s book series. "When an aimless, jaded young woman learns she has powerful latent psychic abilities, she is recruited to join a secret government program for gifted individuals. She must quickly hone her newfound skills to help uncover an imminent threat to psychics that has an unexpected emotional connection to the mysterious murder of her parents two decades ago."

Project 13 (CW) - DC super heroes. "A twenty-something forensic scientist and believer in the paranormal who discovers her own hidden extra-sensory abilities when she joins her estranged, skeptic father to investigate mysterious cases of the paranormal and unexplained phenomena."

May 17, 2019 Update

Today's updates:

The Rain season 2 now bingeable.

See You Tomorrow removed from list. Didn't realize it was a movie, not a series, oops.

Wizard and Glass, the Dark Tower series, I am pushing to a 2020 estimate.

Today's development hell list are more shows from about 2 years ago.

Ascendant (Starz) - Based on Divergent movie series.

The Munsters (NBC) - Reboot of the of the 60s show.

Mosaic (NBC) - "Set in the near-future metropolis and follows the interconnected lives of a diverse set of characters struggling to navigate their relationships in the face of emerging technologies."

The Fifth Season (TNT) - Based on N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo-winning sci-fi fantasy novel. "An epic drama set in a world where civilization-destroying earthquakes occur with deadly regularity. A small minority of inhabitants has the ability to quiet these earthquakes, but they can also cause them. The series follows three women, each of whom possesses these special, earth-controlling abilities."

The Jetsons (ABC) - Live-action reboot of the 60s cartoon.

Galaxy Quest (Amazon) - Based on the 90s movie.

The Valiant (CW) - "A Celtic princess on the run from an arranged marriage and a sheltered life who is captured and forced into slavery under Julius Caesar. She ends up training among the first wave of female Gladiators to compete in the Colosseum for fame, fortune and, ultimately, her freedom."

Untitled Female Marvel project (ABC) - "It's Jessica Jones-esque." I think this might have fallen apart after the complete failure of Inhumans on ABC.

Spirited (ABC) - "A fake psychic who realizes she can really communicate with the dead. She decides to put her con-woman past behind her and actually start helping people."

Who Fears Death (HBO) - From George R.R. Martin. "Coming of age tale of Onyesowu in post-apocalyptic North Africa where her story makes her an outcast. She must go on a journey from self-reproach to love, but to do so she’ll have to overcome untold obstacles—defeating her hated sorcerer father and becoming the instrument of prophetic deliverance for a land of oppressed people, all the while fighting to master the terrifying powers growing inside her."

May 16, 2019 Update

Been busy the last few days, so lots of updates for today.

Arrow season finished, will return in the Fall for the final season.

The Flash season finished, will return in the Fall.

The Tick canceled.

Siren renewed.

Snowpiercer renewed, moved to TBS, first season airing next Spring.

Untitled Bridges/Goldstein Project anthology series picked up by AMC for 2020.

Black Mirror dated for June 5.

Evil dated for Fall.

Roswell, New Mexico dated for Winter.

Batwoman dated for Fall.

Manifest dated for January.

Today's development hell list is of shows with no updates in about 2 years.

The Machine (Syfy) - "Set in a world that is being transformed by the emergence of artificial intelligence. The project explores the epic conflict between man and technology through the lives and motivations of six interwoven characters – each of whom holds the key to humanity’s victory or its destruction."

The Age of Miracles (AMC) - "Follows a Southern California teen as she and her family awake to discover that the rotation of the Earth has suddenly and exponentially begun to slow. As the days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, and people start falling sick to a mysterious new illness."

Echo Point (ABC) - Time loop mystery drama.

Misfits (Freeform) - American version of the British show.

Rage is Back (Syfy) - "Set in 1987 during New York’s 'War on Graffiti.' In this world, a young graffiti crew copes with the murder of one of their members, investigating a connection to shamans of the past and making them masters of the urban underground who use coded language and symbols in spiritual warfare."

The Raven Cycle (Syfy) - "Seventeen year old Blue Sargent who becomes involved with a group of four privileged private school boys on a quest to find a source of mythical and mysterious power hidden deep in rural Virginia. The closer they get to taking control of their destiny, the more threatening their journey becomes."

Sand (Syfy) - "Set in a world ravaged by ecological devastation, savage winds, and shifting dunes. At its center is a family who makes their way in this world as sand divers: the elite few who can travel deep beneath the desert floor to retrieve mysterious and valuable relics lost to the dust. Adrift in the wake of their father’s disappearance years ago, they rely on skill and each other to endure this ruthless environment where otherwise good people lie, sabotage, and kill in order to survive."

untitled Rainn Wilson project (AMC) - "A poly-addicted man living in the San Fernando Valley whose body is taken over by an 'alien entity.'”

Shock Theater (AMC) - A horror/sci-fi anthology series.

Black America (Amazon) - "An alternate history where newly freed African Americans have secured the Southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama post-Reconstruction as reparations for slavery, and with that land, the freedom to shape their own destiny. The sovereign nation they formed, New Colonia, has had a tumultuous and sometimes violent relationship with its looming “Big Neighbor,” both ally and foe, the United States. The past 150 years have been witness to military incursions, assassinations, regime change, coups, etc. Today, after two decades of peace with the U.S. and unprecedented growth, an ascendant New Colonia joins the ranks of major industrialized nations on the world stage as America slides into rapid decline."

May 13, 2019 Update

Today's update:

The Orville renewed for a 3rd season, to return in Winter.

neXt will premiere in Winter.

Today's development hell shows I haven't had updates on in 2+ years.

The Man From Primrose Lane (Fox) - "An elderly man from Primrose Lane was murdered. Fast-forward four years to David Neff, the bestselling author of a true-crime book about an Ohio serial killer, who decides to investigate. The closer he gets to uncovering the man’s true identity, the more he begins to understand the reality-altering power of his own obsessions — and how they may be connected to the deaths of the old hermit and David’s beloved wife."

Glare (HBO) - Space drama involving the colonization of another planet.

Transcience (CW) - "When consciousness transfers become legal in the near future, an ambitious young musician finally gets the kind of body and life that he wants. But the procedure has side effects, sending him down a dark rabbit hole where identity, memory and the past start to violently collide."

Familiar (Fox) - "Set in 2029 — the year A.I. Robotics will go the path of the personal computer – or so is the hope of the Wiercinskis, the family behind Luminary, the first mainstream consumer-oriented robotics company. The project follows the powerful and dysfunctional Wiercinski family as they navigate their own personal and familial relationships in an ever-changing world that they had a significant (if sometimes unethical) hand in shaping."

Metropolis - Based on the classic 1927 Fritz Lang movie. "A future society where wealthy industrialists rule the vast city from high-rise tower complexes, while a lower class of underground-dwelling workers toil constantly to operate the machines that provide its power. Risking everything they know, two star crossed lovers from opposite sides of the divide must find a way to bring down the whole system."

Enhanced (Fox) - "After creating a new technology that can potentially change mankind, an idealistic and brilliant female scientist gets caught up in the battle between two biotech billionaire brothers. As the story unfolds concurrently in the present day and a decade in the future we see how an idea conceived with the best of intentions can have repercussions."

Untitled John Ridley Project () - Marvel super hero show, very hush hush. Still in the works, I think.

Furniss (AMC) - "A teenage orphan’s new life with her birth father and his family, complicated by her connection to secret supernatural events in their rural town."

Witchblade (NBC) - "Homicide detective Sara Pezzini, on the hunt for an elusive serial killer, who must navigate the grisly streets and police politics of San Francisco’s Mission District — until one day the bracelet she has worn her entire life gives her supernatural insight into a crime she’s trying to solve. Her bracelet is the Witchblade, an amulet that has been worn by remarkable women throughout history, and Sara is next in line."

Untitled Alternate Universe show (Amazon) - Along the lines of "The Man in the High Castle".

Just out of curiosity, is anyone actually reading these updates?

May 10, 2019 Update

Today's updates:

The Society now available for binging

Agents of SHIELD final season begins today and will finish around August

3% dated for June 7

The Rook added and dated for June 30

Batwoman ordered to series by CW

NeXt ordered to series by Fox

Evil ordered to series by CBS

The Passage has been canceled by Fox

Snowpiercer renewed for a 2nd season, before the 1st season airs, often a very good sign

Today's Development hell list includes more shows with no updates in about 2.5 years.

Elements (USA) - Based on French-language Canadian film/Web series Time Out (Temps Mort). "It follows the aftermath of an extreme environmental shift across the world…on a beautiful day in Miami, it starts to snow, and doesn’t stop…leaving the world frozen as one man searches for his fiancee before the world falls into complete stasis…"

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind () - Based on the movie.

War of the Worlds (MTV) - Based on H.G. Wells' book.

C.R.I.S.P.R. (NBC) - "A procedural thriller set five minutes into the future that explores the next generation of terror: DNA hacking."

The Terranauts (CW) - "Revolves around eight scientists enlisted to run a biosphere that will prove vital for humanity’s survival in an off-Earth colony. Their goal is to successfully create a sustainable environment to house generations to come, but things don’t quite go as planned."

Straight Outta Heaven (CW) - "Touched by an Angel-meets-Ghost with an urban twist and as a faith-based, hip-hop-infused guardian angel drama."

Criminal Magic (CW) - "Revolves around two warring street gangs who fight the cops and each other to corner the market on the most lucrative contraband of all: magic. A young woman hiding spectacular magical powers and an undercover cop must try to survive this glamorous world of speakeasies, crime, and danger."

Stranger in a Strange Land (Syfy) - Based on Robert Heinlein's book. "The story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human born on Mars who comes to earth in early adulthood and eventually transforms its culture."

The Building (Fox) - "Involves a large skyscraper that moves between alternate realities and a group of young urban explorers who are in the building and suddenly find themselves on an Earth wherein Reagan was not elected and Russia dropped the bomb. They then figure out they have a limited amount of time to figure out where they are and rescue members of their team before the building shifts again to another reality. They soon realize that this Earth is also different from where they started and getting back may be impossible."

The Woods (Syfy) - Based on the comic by James Tynion IV. "Set in Wisconsin where an entire high-school campus — including the 300 students, teachers, parents and workers who happened to be there at the time – vanishes without a trace and reappears in the middle of the thick woods on the moon of a distant planet. Now their normal lives have suddenly and dramatically changed as they must survive the eerie and dangerous environment while desperately trying to find a way to get back home."

May 8, 2019 Update

Today's updates:

Into the Badlands season finished, series canceled

Shadowhunters season and series finished

What We Do in the Shadows picked up for another season

Lucifer season 4 now bingeable

Today's Development Hell list of shows include ones that I haven't had any updates on for about 2.5 years.

Camelot (Fox) - Modernized King Arthur as a cop show. "When an ancient magic reawakens in modern-day Manhattan, a graffiti artist named Art must team with his best friend Lance and his ex, Gwen — an idealistic cop — in order to realize his destiny and fight back against the evil forces that threaten the city."

Unidentified (NBC) - "A high octane thriller with sci-fi elements, which centers on a CIA operative trying to protect his family from an unimaginable secret.

Queen of Shadows (Hulu) - Based on Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass book series. "Queen of Shadows follows Celaena Sardothien, a complicated female assassin with a mysterious past who only wants her freedom. Now beholden to an increasingly tyrannous king, Celaena will become a reluctant hero against the multitudes of forces that threaten to destroy her world."

Dreamer (NBC) - "Centers on a woman who discovers that her newfound “gifts” may be the result of a mysterious conspiracy."

The Last Policeman (NBC) - Based on Ben H. Winters’ sci-fi mystery novel. "Follows a detective in New Hampshire during the final years of civilization as a catastrophe-level asteroid hurtles toward the planet."

Red Moon (Fox) - Based on Benjamin Percy's book "Red Moon". "Set in a world in which Lycans, the human-esque basis for werewolf myths, live among humans as an oppressed minority. After a major terrorist event on U.S. soil, a Lycan female FBI agent must go undercover to a world she has shunned her whole life in an effort to stop another attack."

Girl 10 (Fox) - "Set in the very near future and revolves around Elle, one of only 10 synthetic humans in existence who is being investigated for murder while trying to stop an evil cabal from weaponizing the technology behind artificial intelligence."

untitled Heath Cordon project (Freeform) -

The Lives of Tao - Based on Wesley Chu's Tao book series. "Follows Roen Tan, an out-of-shape, rudderless IT guy who, when inhabited by a centuries-old alien named Tao, becomes a secret agent in order to save humanity from warring alien factions."

Freaks of the Heartland () - A dark fairy tale drama, based on the book by Steve Niles. "Trevor’s family had been hiding his deformed little brother Will in the barn, hidden from the world by their father. When the local sheriff discovers Will and kills their father in the subsequent struggle, the boys go on the run, framed for the murder, and uncover that Will isn’t the only one, that “freak” children were born to other families in this town, and that the sheriff killed many of them years ago. Now he wants to finish the job, and only Trevor stands in his way. Trevor will do whatever it takes to keep his brother – and all the other innocent freaks still in hiding – out of harms way."

May 6, 2019 Update

Today's update:

Abyss new show starts today with new episodes arriving on Mondays and Tuesdays until June 4.

Todays development hell list are shows I haven't had any updates on for about 3 years.

After (Freeform) - Based on Rhiannon Thomas’ novel A Wicked Thing, which "re-imagines Sleeping Beauty and what happens after happily ever. In it, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince one hundred years after falling asleep to find her family long dead and her kingdom taken from her. She must transform into a warrior to regain it."

Red Mars (Paramount Network) - Based on Kim Stanley Robinson's books "Red Mars," "Green Mars," and "Blue Mars," which chronicle mankind's colonization and transformation of the red planet. It was picked up to series in late 2015. 2 different showrunners left in 2016 due to creative differences with then SpikeTV, and the show has been on hold since.

Captain Britain - Marvel super hero show. There was a reference to Captain Britain in "Avengers: Endgame", which might increase its chances of being made.

Weaveworld (CW) - Based on Clive Barker's book which "is set in 1980s England and revolves around The Seerkind – a race of people with the capacity to invoke magic." This one has been in development for many years. It was on my list way back when I had a "maybe" section that I maintained on the website. Still might happen though.

Three Broken Stars (Freeform) - Based on a book by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner about "a massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux — the daughter of the richest man in the universe — and Tarver Merendsen — a young war hero who comes from nothing — are the only survivors and must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help."

Scarlet (Cinemax) - Marvel super hero.

Battlefield - Based on the Battlefield video game franchise.

Tomorrow, Today (Starz) - "A superhero-themed series about a veteran from the south side of Chicago who, after being falsely imprisoned, becomes the personal experiment of a mad prison doctor trying to create the perfect man - and an unstoppable killing machine. Set free, but on the run, the veteran must reconcile with the world that has turned against him, and use his newfound abilities for good."

Brave New World (Syfy) - Based on Aldus Huxley's classic book.

The Ark (NBC) - Modernized version of Noah's Ark. "It centers on an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there may be a larger story at play."

May 3, 2019 Update

Today's Update:

Dead to Me removed from the list since there is nothing supernatural about it.

Pushing Away to possibly Winter since production is starting in August.

Setting Halo to possibly Summer 2020 since production is set to finish next May.

Pushing The Watch to possibly Winter since production is starting in September.

Today's portion of the development hell list. The last news I heard about any of these was 3+ years ago:

Bob the Valkyrie (CW) - "Every generation faces a rising tide of evil, adversary of the legendary Valkyries — three women chosen by fate to defend humanity against this evil. This generation is no different — only this time, fate accidentally chooses a male when selecting its Valkyries. Now Bob, a chauvinistic 'dude-bro', must learn to face darkness and fight evil…all while getting in touch with his feminine side."

Cry (CW) - "A doctor makes the astonishing medical breakthrough to bring cryogenically preserved people back to life, starting with the unfreezing of his own father — but he never expects that restoring life will have both glorious and devastating consequences."

Transylvania (CW) - "Set in 1880, a headstrong young woman in search of her missing father ventures from NYC to Transylvania where she teams up with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective, and together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history."

Harrow County (Syfy) - Adaptation of the Dark Horse comic written by Cullen Bunn. "Emmy has always known that the deep, dark woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts, goblins, and the restless dead. On the eve of her 18th birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures and to the land itself in a way she never imagined, for she is the reincarnation of a powerful witch who was put to death on the very day Emmy was born. For this reason, the townsfolk mean to kill her too. In order to survive, Emmy must embrace the unusual powers at her command."

Riddick - Based on the movies.

Apparition (Fox) - "A successful New Orleans doctor is reluctantly pulled into the world of paranormal investigation when she discovers a secret family history that awakens an ability to connect with the afterlife. She teams up with an uncle she never knew she had and a former TV ghost hunter to help troubled souls, dead and live, find peace in this life and the next."

Santeria (Starz) - "Cuba, its doors finally open to the world. But a secret war brews there, a clash between opposing sects of Santeria, the ancient religion born on the island. Two undercover agents investigating a bizarre murder are pulled into this supernatural conflict and discover it’s more dangerous and far-reaching than anything they could have imagined."

Malefico (Starz) - Based on the popular Mexican production “El Maleficio,” which originally aired in 1983-84 with 320 episodes. "The new supernatural thriller will center on Don Enrique De Martino, a powerful Mexican businessman who has made a deadly pact with the Devil."

Underworld () - Based on the movies.

Artificial Intelligence (TNT) - "About an artificial intelligence that escapes from a laboratory and begins carrying out its own mysterious agenda, prompting the AI’s creator to assemble a team of specialists to deal with the situation."

May 2, 2019 Update

Today's update:

iZombie final season begins today and will run through about the end of July.

Legion season start dated.

Today's portion of the development hell list. These were announced about 3.5 years ago:

Bathory (CBS) - Written & Produced by David Eick (Battlestar Galactica, Falling Skies, Beyond). 16th century vampire drama.

Fantasy Island (ABC) - Remake of the 70s/80s show with a female host. Darker, edgier.

Hellfire (FOX) - Marvel, set in the 1960s. "Follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires – known as 'The Hellfire Club' – to take over the world."

Centralia (NBC) - Written by Merredith Averill (Star-Crossed, Haunting of Hill House, Locke & Key). "A dark character-driven genre soap based on a real town in central Pennsylvania where an underground mine fire has been burning for over 50 years. The remaining few residents of this ghost town are determined to preserve their homes but remain unaware of the evil that is slowly making its way to the surface."

The Chronicles of Ara - Miniseries based on the first two novels by Joel Eisenberg and Steve Hillard. "About a muse who inspires all of art and invention, Ara, who is corrupted upon a tragic loss." Characters would include J.R.R. Tolkien, Mary Shelley, Lewis Carroll, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe.

Temptest (CW) - Produced by Rob Thomas (iZombie, Veronica Mars). "Centers on a young woman living in a Utopian spaceship. When she finds out that the ship is secretly powered by slaves, she becomes enmeshed romantically and politically in the dangerous rebellion brewing below the decks."

244 Degrees of Freedom (FOX) - Produced by Steve Maeda (Lost, Helix). "Takes place in a world where robots have evolved in intelligence, influence, and social status, humans have been relegating to a permanent underclass — until one man is driven to lead a rebellion against the machines, risking everything to uncover a conspiracy that could spell the end of the human race."

Dead Mann Walking (CBS) - Based on the book by Stefan Petrucha. "Takes place in the near future, when a police detective who had been executed for murdering his wife takes a miracle drug and is brought back to life as a 'second-class citizen' (undead) working as a private investigator while looking for his wife’s real killer."

Smoke Sex Magic (NBC) - Produced by Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (Men in Black movies). "Centers on two sisters who inherit their mother’s popular restaurant only to discover that the secret to their mother’s cooking was black magic."

Cry (CW) - Written and executive produced by Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar (The Glades, Reign). "About a doctor who makes the astonishing medical breakthrough to bring cryogenically preserved people back to life, starting with the unfreezing of his own father — but he never expects that restoring life will have both glorious and devastating consequences."

May 1, 2019 Update

For today's update, I added 2 new upcoming shows:

Marvel's Ghost Rider (Hulu)

Marvel's Helstrom (Hulu)

Today I will include a list of 10 "in development" shows that I keep an eye out for. These will be the 10 oldest on my list, so highly unlikely any of them will ever happen. Though, I have seen shows sit in development hell for many years and then suddenly get produced with little or no fanfare. Anyway, I haven't heard any news about these shows in about 4 years ago, so don't get your hopes up.

The Disappearance (Starz) - Produced by Nick Antosca (Hannibal, Channel Zero, Believe, Teen Wolf). Boy disappears for 7 years, somehow tied to string of local murders. May or may not be supernatural, maybe just horror or thriller.

Untitled Hispanic Supernatural Anthology (NBC)- Produced by Eva Longoria. Set in the Southwest. Each season would be a new storyline (similar to American Horror Story, Channel Zero, The Terror).

Spin (Syfy) - Miniseries based on Robert Charles Wilson's Hugo winning novel. "About a young scientist trying to save humanity from the impending apocalypse of a mysterious, impenetrable cloud that has enveloped the entire Earth, blacking out the stars."

People Under the Stairs (Syfy) - Based on Wes Craven's 1991 movie. A cross between Downton Abby & Amityville Horror.

We are All Completely Fine (Syfy) - Wes Craven involved. Based on book by Daryl Gregory. "A mysterious psychologist draws out twisted evils from her patients’ pasts."

Disciples (Syfy) - Wes Craven involved. Based on a graphic novel by Steve Niles. "The futuristic drama explores what might happen if the world’s wealthiest people begin to colonize the moons of our solar system."

Tales From the Darkside - Based on the 1980's tv series. Pilot was made, CW passed. Several other channels were interested. We have Twilight Zone, 10 After Midnight, Creepshow, Amazing Stories, Black Mirror, Misfits & Monsters, Electric Dreams, so it wouldn't surprise me if this got picked up again in the next couple years.

Gateway (Syfy) - Based on Frederik Pohl's Hugo & Nubula winning novel. "Humanity discovers an asteroid teeming with the long abandoned spaceships of an advanced alien race - the Heechee - setting in motion a gold rush for alien artifacts and technology."

Moreau (CBS) - Based on H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau.

These Final Hours (Fox) - Based on the 2013 pre-apocalyptic movie. "Set after a world-ending meteor strike, follows three siblings in the San Francisco Bay Area as they race to get to their estranged father’s bomb shelter that can withstand the end of days."

That's it for round 1 from the deepest pits of development hell.