 According to Variety, Netflix has paused development on the Will Smith action-thriller film "Fast and Loose." David Leitch ("Atomic Blonde") had been attached to direct the film, but departed -- prior to the Oscar ceremony -- to work on the Ryan Reynolds vehicle "Fall Guy" for Universal instead. More: - After Leitch left the project, Smith reacted to a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, by walking onstage during the Academy Awards and slapping comedian Chris Rock; Smith has since resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- It's unclear if Netflix plans to continue developing "Fast and Loose," or if the streamer plans to seek out a new actor for the project.
- The film centers on a man who discovers, after recovering his lost memories, that he's been leading a double life as both a wealthy crime lord and an undercover CIA agent.
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 Harrison Ford joined the cast of the Apple comedy series "Shrinking," in the actor's first-ever regular TV role. Jason Segel will star in the series as Jimmy, a grieving therapist who decides to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks about their problems. More: - "Shrinking" comes from "Ted Lasso" producers Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein; Segel is also onboard as a producer.
- Ford will co-star as Jimmy's mentor, the down-to-earth "blue collar shrink" Dr. Phil Rhodes.
- Warner Bros. TV, where Lawrence and his company Doozer Productions have an overall deal, developed the series.
- This is Lawrence's third major project for Apple, after "Lasso" and the upcoming Vince Vaughn crime comedy series "Bad Monkey."
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 4 THE INVISIBLE PILOT: Three-part true-crime docuseries relating the bizarre story of pilot Gary Betzner, an Arkansas crop duster and drug smuggler who memorably faked his own death in front of his family by jumping off of the White River Bridge in 1977. Phil Lott and Ari Mark ("Murder in the Heartland") directed; Adam McKay executive produced. [HBO Max] HARRY WILD: Debut mystery series starring Jane Seymour as retiring literature professor Harriet "Harry" Wild, who uses her newfound free time to meddle in the investigations of her police detective son (Kevin Ryan). Rohan Nedd co-stars as a mugger who becomes Harry's reluctant sidekick. [Acorn TV] BETTER CALL SAUL: Season 5 of the AMC crime drama -- a "Breaking Bad" prequel focused on the early criminal career of lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) -- aired on TV in 2020 and hits Netflix today. The sixth and final season will premiere later this month on AMC and AMC+. [Netflix] MADAGASCAR: A LITTLE WILD: The DreamWorks animated comedy series is a prequel to the "Madagascar" films, focused on Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman as young animals living at the Central Park Zoo. Season 7 debuts on both Hulu and Peacock today. [Hulu and Peacock]
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 Disney+ posted a trailer for the upcoming high fantasy-themed reality competition series "The Quest." The show is a reboot of a concept that first premiered on ABC back in 2014. More: - Teenage contestants compete in a series of challenges set in the fantasy kingdom of "Everrealm."
- The show's scripted segments utilize state-of-the-art technology, practical effects, and creatures to bring the world of Everrealm to life.
- The series was actually produced at a castle outside Vienna, Austria.
- "The Quest" hits Disney+ on May 11.
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 "Doctor Who" vet Billie Piper will star in a Netflix series based on the Terri White memoir "Coming Undone." White, the former editor-in-chief of Britain's Empire magazine, will script the adaptation herself. More: - The project comes from Sony and Bad Wolf, the studio behind "His Dark Materials" and "A Discovery of Witches."
- The book chronicles White's mental health crisis -- related in some ways to her traumatic childhood -- which led her to interrupt a successful career and spend some time in a psychiatric ward.
- Piper will also executive produce the project; she recently co-created and starred in the Sky drama series "I Hate Suzie," which streams on HBO Max in the US.
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 The five-part science docuseries "Prehistoric Planet" debuts on Apple TV+ on May 23. The series features narration from David Attenborough and was produced by BBC Studios' Natural History unit. More: - The series chronicles the final days of the dinosaurs, with a focus on the natural phenomenon that led to their extinction.
- "Prehistoric Planet" combines live-action footage with digital animation to depict dinosaurs during Earth's Cretaceous period.
- Attenborough previously narrated the 2021 Apple TV+ special "The Year Earth Changed."
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 Paramount+ released a new trailer for the "Star Trek" spin-off series "Strange New Worlds." The series debuts on May 5. More: - The series functions as both a sequel to "Star Trek: Discovery" and a prequel to the original "Star Trek" series, following the voyages of the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount).
- Alongside Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck also reprise their "Discovery" roles as Number One and Spock, respectively.
- Newcomers include Babs Olusanmokun as Doctor M’Benga, Jess Bush as Christine Chapel, Bruce Horak as Hemmer, and Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas.
- Paul Wesley will join the show in its second season as a young version of Captain James T. Kirk.
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Paramount+ announced a new slate of content from the United Kingdom. The line-up includes "The Burning Girls," a six-part adaptation of the CJ Tudor novel from "The Bridge" and "Marcella" vet Hans Rosenfeldt. More: - Rosenfeldt will co-write the adaptation along with "The Bridge" vet Camilla Ahlgren.
- Paramount+ also ordered the four-part psychological thriller series "The Ex-Wife," to star Céline Buckens ("Showtrial").
- The order also included three unscripted series: "LA Hairdresser," a reality show following a duo of Hollywood stylists; "Fashion House," relating behind-the-scenes stories from the houses of Gucci, Versace, and Burberry; and the true-crime investigative series "Pervert: Catching the Strip Search Caller."
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 FX released a teaser for the upcoming series "Pistol," about the trailblazing punk rock band Sex Pistols. The series is based on the memoir "Lonely Boy" by Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. More: - Filmmaker Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting") directed the entirety of the series.
- Craig Pearce ("Moulin Rouge!") created the series and wrote the adaptation; he also wrote Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.
- The cast includes Toby Wallace as Jones, Anson Boon as John Lydon, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Patridge as Sid Vicious and Jacob Slater as Paul Cook.
- The series debuts on both FX and Hulu on May 31.
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QUICK HITS - Netflix released a first look at the animated series "Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles," based on Stan Sakai's "Usagi Yojimbo" graphic novels; the new show debuts on April 28.
- Roku extended its deal with Amazon, ensuring that the Prime Video and IMDb TV apps remain active on its line of streaming devices.
- BBC released a trailer for the WWII series "SAS: Rogue Heroes," from "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight; the series will stream on Epix in the US.
- "Seinfeld" star Estelle Harris -- who played George Costanza's high-strung mother Estelle -- died on Saturday in Palm Desert, California, at age 93.
- Netflix's creative director of anime, Kohei Obara, spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the growing international market for Japanese animation, and the evolution of Netflix's strategy, from a focus on fantasy and action-heavy titles to a more broad and diverse slate of original productions.
- During a discussion with Variety, Gillian Anderson said she's unlikely to return to the "X-Files" franchise because "it just feels like such an old idea" and "it also ended on such an unfortunate note."
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 |  | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." |  | | Editor | Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles. | |
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