in development

idiom

: in the process of being prepared, developed, or completed

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Comprised of Rive Gauche and AfterShock Comics, AfterShock Media also currently has Undone by Blood in development with AMC Studios and BigBaldHead Productions, with Tony Tost set as showrunner. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026 Grace Khoury, Chalhoub’s senior vice president of fashion, said the group’s Ramadan capsules have been in development since June. Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 Searchlight Pictures has picked up the rights to the comedic horror novel by Grady Hendrix, which has been in development both as a film and series since being published in 2014. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026 Crave announced that a second season was in development, intended to adapt Reid’s 2022 sequel novel, The Long Game. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in development

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“In development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20development. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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