Development **** at NBCU

[Bob Jersey]

"Debris," pilot about "wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft [having] mysterious effects on humankind" and the two very-different researchers tasked to find out why it has, ordered to the big net for '20/'21... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc-drama-pilot-debris-1203464095/ (link)

Syfy takes the "Chucky" series, from the creators of the Child's Play films... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/chucky-tv-series-syfy-2-1203463562/ (link)

And Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joins Nahnatchka Khan ("Fresh Off The Boat") for an NBC comedy about the former's "formative years," in which he will appear onscreen... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/dwayne-johnson-nbc-comedy-series-1203463945/ (link)

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[M-D November]

"Debris" sounds a lot like last year's running story thread from "The Flash" (dark matter-infused satellites blow up and the shards create 'meta-tech', changing the humans who find/wield them - and only the team from STAR Labs can stop it!)