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Pyros, an adaptation of the Thomas Pierce sci-fi short story Tardy Man, has landed at Netflix, with Reese Witherspoon attached to star in the film and produce alongside Simon Kinberg. Pierce will pen the script based on his story, which centers on a group of augmented people who are fitted with indestructible fire suits fused to their spines so they can recover objects for wealthy people when their houses are burning.
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In other Netflix news, the streamer ordered 10 eps of mother/daughter coming of age series Ginny & Georgia, with newcomer Antonia Gentry (Candy Jar) and Brianne Howey (The Passage) in the lead roles. From creator Sarah Lampert, showrunner Debra J. Fisher and director Anya Adams, series follows awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller, who has to navigate a prestigious school, rising popularity and complicated love interests when her 30-year-old mother decides to put down roots in a picturesque New England town… Netflix  and A+E Networks‘ UK channel Crime & Investigation also renewed Znak & Co.‘s true crime doc series I Am A Killer for a second season. Series, which features in-depth interviews with some of the longest-serving death row prisoners in the US, will get another 10-ep run.

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Ernest Hemingway memoir A Moveable Feast is headed for TV in an adaptation by Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, Mariel Hemingway, John Goldstone, and Marc Rosen. The group signed a deal to produce a series based on the book, originally published in 1964. Alix Jaffe, VREG EVP, television, will oversee the project with Jillian Apfelbaum, EVP, content, and Adam Dunlap, VP, television.
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Premiering Tuesday, September 3 on FX, Mayans M.C. is the next chapter in Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy saga. Second season is set six-eight months after the season 1 finale.
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Over at AXS TV, series Wow – Women of Wrestling returns for its 24-ep second season on a new night and time, premiering Saturday, September 7 at 8p. Then, new classic rock series Mixtape premieres Thursday, September 12 at 8:30p with Foreigner’s Mick Jones & Kelly Hansen.
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The first two episodes of WNET’s Great Performances: Now Hear Thiskick off Friday, September 20 on PBS stations nationwide, while the first episode of the new season of Nature, the series’ 38 run, debuts Wednesday, October 2.
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The McLaughlin Group is headed back to PBS stations across the country early next year. The long-running political commentary show resurfaced last year on WJLA-TV Washington DC, with host Tom Rogan and other show veterans Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift and Clarence Page. Maryland Public Television will begin airing the revived show exclusively on Friday, September 6 and will distribute it to PBS outlets nationwide beginning in January.
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The eight-episode US premiere of season 9 of Doc Martin will bow on streaming service Acorn TV in September, with the exact date TBD. A new episode will premiere weekly the day after the soon-to-be-announced UK premiere.
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Baby you can drive my car, again. CBS will rebroadcast primetime special Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool on Monday, August 19 at 10p. Special is nominated for five Emmys.
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TV One will air The African Pride Gospel Superfest on Sunday, August 25 at 7p. Held at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio, the 19th annual celebration that will bring together gospel recording artists and celebrities will get an encore presentation at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)Led by Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson, who will call CBS’ marquee game each week, The NFL on CBS heads into its 60th season broadcasting the NFL. First game will be September 8, Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans.
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History will commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001 with new two-hour doc 9/11: Inside Air Force One, premiering Tuesday, September 11 at 9p. Special takes viewers aboard Air Force One and into the cockpits, command centers and underground bunkers across the country on one of the most challenging, confusing and terrifying days in American history.
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American Son will debut on Netflix November 1, following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Fest. Starring Kerry Washington, film is a gripping story of an interracial couple trying to find their missing teenage son.
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Cicely Tyson joined the cast of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s new anthology series Cherish the Day, from Ava DuVernay … Ashley Park will topline opposite Lily Collins in Paramount Network series Emily in Paris.
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The finale of Telemundo’s Betty en NY averaged 808,000 A18-49, 352,000 A18-34, and over 1.7 million in total viewers and was the #1 program in primetime, regardless of language, in LA, New York, Miami and Dallas among A18-49.
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Sunday’s season four premiere of Universo’s The Riveras averaged 81,000 viewers among A18-49 and 128,000 total viewers.
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In syndicated news, despite featuring nothing but previously aired eps all week and not being seen on the 28 CBS-owned and -operated stations on DirecTV, Judge Judy (5.8 live plus same day national rating, up 2% from the week before) outperformed all syndicated shows for the third time in four weeks in the session ended August 4. Dr. Phil (2.1, up 5%) also had a good frame, leading the talk shows for the 152nd week in a row. Live with Kelly and Ryan (1.9, steady) was the only other talker in the hunt, snaring second place for the 23rd straight week.
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