Last Looks: Tina Fey's New Peacock Adaptation, Jesse Williams Joins 'The Morning Show'

The Dailies

The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations.

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Film Development 🗒️

• Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges and more join ‘Minions & Monsters,’ at Universal and Illumination. (more)
• ‘Mister,’ an action-comedy starring Walton Goggins and Chloë Grace Moretz, sells U.S. rights to Row K. (more)
• Erin Doherty joins Nancy Meyers’ new Warner Bros. comedy, replacing Emma Mackey and rounding out a star-studded cast. (more)
• ‘A Quiet Place 3’ is set at Paramount with Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy returning alongside new cast additions. (more)
• Netflix film ‘Protecting Jared’ adds Aimee Carrero and Jai Courtney with Ruben Fleischer directing. (more)
• Lionsgate acquires crocodile thriller ‘The Death Roll,’ with Glen Powell producing. (more)
• Bradley Cooper is circling to write, direct, and potentially star in Warner Bros.’ ‘Ocean’s’ prequel. (more)
• Paramount has passed on Max Landis’ treatment for a new ‘G.I. Joe’ movie. (more)
• Brass Knuckle Films has unveiled a five-project slate led by three original films from Robert Rodriguez. (more)
• Amy Redford will direct Anna Camp in indie feature ‘Salt & Honey,’ with Angel Studios acquiring global distribution rights. (more)

TV Development 📺

• Netflix’s ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series adaptation adds Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, and others in recurring roles. (more)
• HBO’s ‘The White Lotus,’ adds Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani and more to its S4 cast. (more)
• Apple TV+’s ‘The Morning Show’ adds Jesse Williams as a new network exec in S5. (more)
• Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ starts S5 production, adds new cast and promotes Cobie Smulders to series regular. (more)
• HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ promotes three to series regulars and adds Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson for S3. (more)
• Tina Fey is set to adapt novel ‘Finlay Donovan Is Killing It’ for Peacock with Lang Fisher. (more)
• Sam Bankman-Fried series ‘The Altruists’ adds Hudson Williams and Jennifer Grey to Netflix cast. (more)
• Netflix taps influencer Haley Baylee to host reality competition series ‘Win The Mall,’ blending shopping spree and social strategy in her TV debut. (more)
• Hulu renews ‘Paradise’ for S3, likely its final chapter. (more)
• Seaview has launched a TV division led by former A24 exec Jess Lubben and struck a first-look deal with ‘Severance’ producer Fifth Season. (more)
• Nathan Fillion says an animated revival of ‘Firefly’ is in development with the original cast expected to return. (more)
• NBCUniversal is canceling ‘Access Hollywood,’ and exiting the first-run syndication business as daytime talk continues to decline. (more)
• Jordana Brewster has joined Prime Video thriller series ‘Bishop.’ (more)
• Hulu has scrapped its Sarah Michelle Gellar-led reboot of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’ (more)
• Peacock has renewed ‘Love Island USA,’ for S8. (more)

Other News 📰

• Drew Comins has signed an overall TV deal with A24 for his Creative Engine Entertainment banner. (more)
• Peacock is launching an AI-generated Andy Cohen to deliver personalized Bravo recaps and vertical video clips. (more)
• Paramount will fold BET+ into Paramount+ after buying out Tyler Perry’s stake in the streamer. (more)
• Amazon is raising the price of Prime Video’s ad-free tier to $5/month and rebranding it as ‘Prime Video Ultra.’ (more)

What projects in development are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!