Lifetime’s two-night documentary special Where is Wendy Williams? has set a new ratings record for the network. The documentary averaged 1.2 million total viewers over the two nights in Nielsen Live+3, and 6.2 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms to date.
The network says Where is Wendy Williams? is Lifetime’s best new non-fiction performance in two years since the Janet Jackson documentary, with total viewers, W25-64 and A25-64, beating out January’s The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard which is now ranked No. 2 in L+Sd.
On premiere night on February 24, Where is Wendy Williams? was the No. 1 program across all of TV in total social interactions, according to Lifetime.
The full documentary will repeat starting tonight at 7pm Et/Pt and again on Saturday, March 2 at 1:30pm Et/Pt.
The documentary aired just days after Williams was diagnosed...
The network says Where is Wendy Williams? is Lifetime’s best new non-fiction performance in two years since the Janet Jackson documentary, with total viewers, W25-64 and A25-64, beating out January’s The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard which is now ranked No. 2 in L+Sd.
On premiere night on February 24, Where is Wendy Williams? was the No. 1 program across all of TV in total social interactions, according to Lifetime.
The full documentary will repeat starting tonight at 7pm Et/Pt and again on Saturday, March 2 at 1:30pm Et/Pt.
The documentary aired just days after Williams was diagnosed...
- 3/2/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Canada’s eOne division is rejigging following the Lionsgate buy, with Orphan Black EP Kerry Appleyard set to replace Tecca Crosby at the creative helm.
From April, Appleyard will take on the SVP Scripted and Unscripted role that Crosby has held for the past 12 years and will direct both genre teams creatively. She joins from Boat Rocker Studios where she was an EP on clone thriller Orphan Black, spin-off series Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) and World War Two spy drama X Company, amongst others.
Crosby will “embark on a new chapter,” eOne said, after shepherding the likes of Private Eyes, Mary Kills People, Moonshine, Bitten and The Spencer Sisters.
eOne Canada has further reorganized by promoting Darren Giblin to SVP Current and Co-Productions and Andrew Kelly to VP Scripted Development, with Scott Boyd and Christine Diakos serving as VP’s Unscripted Development. Rounding out the team, Isabel Gomez-Moriana will continue as Director,...
From April, Appleyard will take on the SVP Scripted and Unscripted role that Crosby has held for the past 12 years and will direct both genre teams creatively. She joins from Boat Rocker Studios where she was an EP on clone thriller Orphan Black, spin-off series Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) and World War Two spy drama X Company, amongst others.
Crosby will “embark on a new chapter,” eOne said, after shepherding the likes of Private Eyes, Mary Kills People, Moonshine, Bitten and The Spencer Sisters.
eOne Canada has further reorganized by promoting Darren Giblin to SVP Current and Co-Productions and Andrew Kelly to VP Scripted Development, with Scott Boyd and Christine Diakos serving as VP’s Unscripted Development. Rounding out the team, Isabel Gomez-Moriana will continue as Director,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Braxtons are returning to We TV — two years after the death of Traci Braxton, a singer, actress and TV/radio personality who appeared on all seven seasons of their previous series for the AMC Networks-owned cabler, “Braxton Family Values.”
“The Braxtons” will feature remaining family members Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and matriarch Ms. Evelyn, reuniting “to share new love, success, heartbreak, ongoing family dynamics and so much more,” We TV announced Tuesday during AMC Networks’ portion of the Television Critics Assn.’s Winter 2024 press tour.
According to We TV, the new series will chronicle the Braxtons during the pandemic quarantine, and chronicle the aftermath of the death of Traci, who died at 50 in 2022 after a battle with esophageal cancer.
“Thank you all for sharing our lives,” Braxton matriarch Evelyn said in a statement. “I hope that through each one of our experiences, you’ll grow with us. Inspiring you in your endeavors,...
“The Braxtons” will feature remaining family members Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and matriarch Ms. Evelyn, reuniting “to share new love, success, heartbreak, ongoing family dynamics and so much more,” We TV announced Tuesday during AMC Networks’ portion of the Television Critics Assn.’s Winter 2024 press tour.
According to We TV, the new series will chronicle the Braxtons during the pandemic quarantine, and chronicle the aftermath of the death of Traci, who died at 50 in 2022 after a battle with esophageal cancer.
“Thank you all for sharing our lives,” Braxton matriarch Evelyn said in a statement. “I hope that through each one of our experiences, you’ll grow with us. Inspiring you in your endeavors,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
For the first time in over a year, we are seeing the return of Wendy Williams in her new Lifetime documentary Where is Wendy Williams?
The documentary, set to premiere on Lifetime over two nights, February 24 and 25, was filmed over the two years following Williams’ exit from The Wendy Williams Show in 2021. It captures Williams’ struggles after she was placed under a financial guardianship and her hit talk show was unexpectedly canceled. Per Lifetime. “Opening the doors to her private life like never before, cameras chronicled her comeback journey to reclaim her life and legacy despite facing health issues and personal turbulence.”
“Since I was six years old, all I wanted was to be famous,” Williams says in a voiceover heard over chants of fans and behind-the-scenes footage of her talk show.
Lifetime was granted unprecedented access by Williams to film her and her family.
“Wendy has been part of...
The documentary, set to premiere on Lifetime over two nights, February 24 and 25, was filmed over the two years following Williams’ exit from The Wendy Williams Show in 2021. It captures Williams’ struggles after she was placed under a financial guardianship and her hit talk show was unexpectedly canceled. Per Lifetime. “Opening the doors to her private life like never before, cameras chronicled her comeback journey to reclaim her life and legacy despite facing health issues and personal turbulence.”
“Since I was six years old, all I wanted was to be famous,” Williams says in a voiceover heard over chants of fans and behind-the-scenes footage of her talk show.
Lifetime was granted unprecedented access by Williams to film her and her family.
“Wendy has been part of...
- 2/2/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tara Long, who was President of Global Unscripted Television at eOne, has finalized a deal with John Morayniss’ Blink49 Studios.
Deadline revealed that Long was leaving after the Lionsgate merger went through and was set to strike a deal with the Fifth Season-backed company. Instead of setting up her own shop with the company, she is instead becoming President of Global Unscripted Television.
Joining her is former Bounce TV exec Ri-Karlo Handy, who will become SVP, Unscripted.
Based in LA and reporting to CEO Morayniss, whom she worked with for over ten years when he was at eOne, Long will oversee its U.S. unscripted television slate and will assume responsibility for managing the global unscripted division including the ongoing Canadian operations.
EVP Toby Dormer and Handy will report to Long, while VP Allison Brough will continue to report to Dormer.
Long has been behind series such as Impact...
Deadline revealed that Long was leaving after the Lionsgate merger went through and was set to strike a deal with the Fifth Season-backed company. Instead of setting up her own shop with the company, she is instead becoming President of Global Unscripted Television.
Joining her is former Bounce TV exec Ri-Karlo Handy, who will become SVP, Unscripted.
Based in LA and reporting to CEO Morayniss, whom she worked with for over ten years when he was at eOne, Long will oversee its U.S. unscripted television slate and will assume responsibility for managing the global unscripted division including the ongoing Canadian operations.
EVP Toby Dormer and Handy will report to Long, while VP Allison Brough will continue to report to Dormer.
Long has been behind series such as Impact...
- 1/29/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tara Long, eOne’s President, Global Unscripted Television, is leaving the company after ten years.
Long’s departure comes after Lionsgate acquired the company from Hasbro.
Deadline understands that she is now in the process of setting up her own shop and is set to strike a deal with her former eOne boss John Morayniss and his Blink49 Studios.
Long joined eOne in 2012 and has shepherded unscripted series such as We tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop franchise, MTV’s Ex On The Beach and Siesta Key, E!’s LadyGang, BET’s Hustle in Brooklyn, Death Row Chronicles and Emmy-nominated LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, A&e’s Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. and Gsn’s America Says.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Lionsgate was cutting eOne’s workforce by about 10% after the deal closed in August.
Morayniss, who ran eOne’s television business between 2008 and...
Long’s departure comes after Lionsgate acquired the company from Hasbro.
Deadline understands that she is now in the process of setting up her own shop and is set to strike a deal with her former eOne boss John Morayniss and his Blink49 Studios.
Long joined eOne in 2012 and has shepherded unscripted series such as We tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop franchise, MTV’s Ex On The Beach and Siesta Key, E!’s LadyGang, BET’s Hustle in Brooklyn, Death Row Chronicles and Emmy-nominated LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, A&e’s Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. and Gsn’s America Says.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Lionsgate was cutting eOne’s workforce by about 10% after the deal closed in August.
Morayniss, who ran eOne’s television business between 2008 and...
- 12/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
You might remember them asking for donations at the airport, passing out spiritual pamphlets or chanting hymns in saffron-colored sheets on the streets. Less is known about the Hare Krishna Movement’s ties to counterfeit memorabilia, the sexual assault of minors, and the murder of two former devotees. Hare Krishna, a monotheistic tradition loosely based on Hindu scriptures, is the subject of Peacock’s true crime docuseries Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder., streaming now.
The three-part docuseries delves into the religious organization’s foundational principles of nonviolence, the dissemination of power after the founder’s death,...
The three-part docuseries delves into the religious organization’s foundational principles of nonviolence, the dissemination of power after the founder’s death,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Peacock’s set an October 24, 2023 premiere date for the true crime Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder. documentary series. The three-part docuseries is a deep dive into Keith Ham’s involvement with the Hare Krishna religion and features interviews with people who were directly impacted by the “guru.”
Joseph Freed, Allison Berkley, Tara Long, David Holthouse, and Tim Clancy serve as executive producers. Krishnas is produced by Entertainment One Reality Productions, LLC. and Marwar Junction Productions.
Poster for ‘Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder.’ (Photo Credit: Peacock)
Peacock released this description of the documentary series:
“When an Indian Swami gives a lost generation of Americans a new message of love, the Hare Krishna religion is born. But when the Swami dies without finishing his mission, an American Guru tries to seize control of the movement, leading to accusations of racketeering and murder, and investigations by a West Virginia Sheriff’s Detective, the LAPD, and the FBI.
Joseph Freed, Allison Berkley, Tara Long, David Holthouse, and Tim Clancy serve as executive producers. Krishnas is produced by Entertainment One Reality Productions, LLC. and Marwar Junction Productions.
Poster for ‘Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder.’ (Photo Credit: Peacock)
Peacock released this description of the documentary series:
“When an Indian Swami gives a lost generation of Americans a new message of love, the Hare Krishna religion is born. But when the Swami dies without finishing his mission, an American Guru tries to seize control of the movement, leading to accusations of racketeering and murder, and investigations by a West Virginia Sheriff’s Detective, the LAPD, and the FBI.
- 10/11/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Freeform has added three new unscripted series, “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out,” “Royal Rules of Ohio” and “Sasha Reid and The Midnight Order” to its slate.
Previously set at Hulu, “Chrissy & Dave” and “Royal Rules of Ohio” will now debut linearly on Freeform, with episodes available for streaming on Hulu the next day. Joel Kim Booster hosts the restaurant series alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang where they take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected. As Chang gets to work in the kitchen with the restaurant’s chef, Teigen and Booster host a crop of hand-picked celebrity guests for an entertaining dinner party.
The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where Chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as guests will be late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer/producer Molly McNearney.
Previously set at Hulu, “Chrissy & Dave” and “Royal Rules of Ohio” will now debut linearly on Freeform, with episodes available for streaming on Hulu the next day. Joel Kim Booster hosts the restaurant series alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang where they take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected. As Chang gets to work in the kitchen with the restaurant’s chef, Teigen and Booster host a crop of hand-picked celebrity guests for an entertaining dinner party.
The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where Chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as guests will be late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer/producer Molly McNearney.
- 9/27/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Freeform is adding three unscripted series to its slate, including two that originated at Hulu.
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out and Royal Rules of Ohio will now premiere on Freeform where they’re considered a better fit for the female-friendly lineup; they will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
The third is Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a documentary series following Dr. Sasha Reid and her secret society of young women who solve crimes.
Freeform expects to reveal new scripted pickups in the coming weeks.
Chrissy & Dave follows Chrissy Teigen and David Chang, who, along with Joel Kim Booster, will be “cracking the restaurant scene wide open in Los Angeles. While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with...
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out and Royal Rules of Ohio will now premiere on Freeform where they’re considered a better fit for the female-friendly lineup; they will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
The third is Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a documentary series following Dr. Sasha Reid and her secret society of young women who solve crimes.
Freeform expects to reveal new scripted pickups in the coming weeks.
Chrissy & Dave follows Chrissy Teigen and David Chang, who, along with Joel Kim Booster, will be “cracking the restaurant scene wide open in Los Angeles. While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
BET+ has set premiere dates for its fall slate of films and new and returning TV series.
First on the list is “Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy,” a film series starring Taye Diggs. Part 1 debuts on Sept. 21 while Part 2 will arrive on the streamer a week later, on Sept. 28. The films follow an investigation into the murder of Lance (Diggs), a successful Atlanta businessman known both for revolutionizing the city’s 911 system and for being a womanizer. The cast also includes Keesha Sharp, Ciera Payton, Apryl Jones, Ernestine Johnson, Nicole Lyn, Robert Brown, Tye White, Anton Peeples, Yung Joc, Karlie Redd and Yandy Smith. Jaira Thomas directs scripts from Gregory R. Anderson. Mona Scott-Young and Eric Tomosunas executive produce, with co-executive producers including Lorisa Bates, Marvin Neil, Stephanie R. Gayle, Abbey MacDonald and Nick Roses and producers including Ron Robinson, Jimmy Watson, Ron Stodghill, Keith Neal, Brian Rikuda and Devin Griffin.
First on the list is “Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy,” a film series starring Taye Diggs. Part 1 debuts on Sept. 21 while Part 2 will arrive on the streamer a week later, on Sept. 28. The films follow an investigation into the murder of Lance (Diggs), a successful Atlanta businessman known both for revolutionizing the city’s 911 system and for being a womanizer. The cast also includes Keesha Sharp, Ciera Payton, Apryl Jones, Ernestine Johnson, Nicole Lyn, Robert Brown, Tye White, Anton Peeples, Yung Joc, Karlie Redd and Yandy Smith. Jaira Thomas directs scripts from Gregory R. Anderson. Mona Scott-Young and Eric Tomosunas executive produce, with co-executive producers including Lorisa Bates, Marvin Neil, Stephanie R. Gayle, Abbey MacDonald and Nick Roses and producers including Ron Robinson, Jimmy Watson, Ron Stodghill, Keith Neal, Brian Rikuda and Devin Griffin.
- 9/12/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Entertainment One has announced an upcoming documentary on Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. The documentary Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe is currently being filmed in Italy and the U.S. and will be released next year.
Directed by Cosima Spender, the film will go behind the scenes of Bocelli’s personal life and work, including never-before-seen insights into his story and off-the-stage scenes with his family and friends. Bocelli and his wife Veronica Bocelli are acting as executive producers alongside Scott Rodger, Francesco Pasquero, and eOne’s Tara Long, Malcolm Gerrie,...
Directed by Cosima Spender, the film will go behind the scenes of Bocelli’s personal life and work, including never-before-seen insights into his story and off-the-stage scenes with his family and friends. Bocelli and his wife Veronica Bocelli are acting as executive producers alongside Scott Rodger, Francesco Pasquero, and eOne’s Tara Long, Malcolm Gerrie,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Andrea Bocelli is getting the feature documentary treatment. The revered singer will be profiled in Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, which eOne will produce and finance.
Blind since age 12, the Italian tenor has recorded some two dozen albums in the past three decades, bringing classical music to fans and charts around the world. He was a headliner at King Charles’ Coronation Concert this year, and Because I Believe will offer never-before-seen insights into his life story, with unprecedented access following him not only backstage but beyond the stage and into his private life with family and close friends.
“It’s always a privilege to be invited into someone else’s world,” said Cosima Spender, the film’s Italian director. “When that person is Andrea Bocelli, it’s an opportunity to delve into a landscape of sounds, memories and opera that are entirely unique to him. Andrea and I instantly recognized...
Blind since age 12, the Italian tenor has recorded some two dozen albums in the past three decades, bringing classical music to fans and charts around the world. He was a headliner at King Charles’ Coronation Concert this year, and Because I Believe will offer never-before-seen insights into his life story, with unprecedented access following him not only backstage but beyond the stage and into his private life with family and close friends.
“It’s always a privilege to be invited into someone else’s world,” said Cosima Spender, the film’s Italian director. “When that person is Andrea Bocelli, it’s an opportunity to delve into a landscape of sounds, memories and opera that are entirely unique to him. Andrea and I instantly recognized...
- 8/24/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
MTV is launching a new dating series titled “The Love Experiment” that aims to bring the choices and excitement of dating apps to life.
The series, which premieres on Aug. 15 at 10 p.m., follows three single best friends who enter a hall of eligible men who are all ready for committed relationships. Inside the “dating utopia,” the women are in control, but they quickly realize that having too many ideal choices is harder than it seems.
The stars of Season 1 and are Marcia, age 30; Paige, age 27; and Tamara, age 30. They are all from Atlanta, Ga. Mari Waugh aka Spicy Mari will help guide the women through “The Love Experiment” as a relationship expert. As the CEO and founder of the Spicy Life, Waugh works to encourage singles and couples to communicate and connect more effectively by incorporating passion and adventure in their interpersonal relationships.
The list of bachelors featured on...
The series, which premieres on Aug. 15 at 10 p.m., follows three single best friends who enter a hall of eligible men who are all ready for committed relationships. Inside the “dating utopia,” the women are in control, but they quickly realize that having too many ideal choices is harder than it seems.
The stars of Season 1 and are Marcia, age 30; Paige, age 27; and Tamara, age 30. They are all from Atlanta, Ga. Mari Waugh aka Spicy Mari will help guide the women through “The Love Experiment” as a relationship expert. As the CEO and founder of the Spicy Life, Waugh works to encourage singles and couples to communicate and connect more effectively by incorporating passion and adventure in their interpersonal relationships.
The list of bachelors featured on...
- 7/18/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
We tv has commissioned two new music-centric series.
During Tuesday’s Upfronts, AMC Studios’ President of Original Programming Dan McDermott announced an expansion of the Growing Up Hip Hop franchise with the unscripted series Toya & Reginae, as well as a new scripted series based on the life of music managing mogul Deb Antney, Bev is Boss.
Toya & Reginae will feature ex-wife and daughter of hip hop legend Lil Wayne, Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter, both of whom appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop. On each episode, fans will get to peek behind the curtain and see who they truly are: what’s happening in their love lives, how they navigate those relationships in conjunction with their exciting and demanding careers and their relationship with each other. As happy as they seem on social media, their lives are unpredictable and full of chaos as they navigate a seemingly dysfunctional family.
“I...
During Tuesday’s Upfronts, AMC Studios’ President of Original Programming Dan McDermott announced an expansion of the Growing Up Hip Hop franchise with the unscripted series Toya & Reginae, as well as a new scripted series based on the life of music managing mogul Deb Antney, Bev is Boss.
Toya & Reginae will feature ex-wife and daughter of hip hop legend Lil Wayne, Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter, both of whom appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop. On each episode, fans will get to peek behind the curtain and see who they truly are: what’s happening in their love lives, how they navigate those relationships in conjunction with their exciting and demanding careers and their relationship with each other. As happy as they seem on social media, their lives are unpredictable and full of chaos as they navigate a seemingly dysfunctional family.
“I...
- 4/19/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu Originals has ordered three unscripted series “Love in Fairhope,” “Royal Rules of Ohio,” and “Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs.”
“Love in Fairhope” is a reality TV romantic drama set in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. It follows the lives of five generations of women. “In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all,” reads the official logline.
Reese Witherspoon executive produces alongside Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley, and Benton Bohannon. Evolution Media, Hello Sunshine, and Tremont Road are the studios behind the production.
“Royal Rules of Ohio” is a docuseries following three Ghanaian sisters as they navigate their twenties in Columbus, Ohio. The Agyekum sisters live a lavish life as the daughters of royal descendants of two of the most wealthy and powerful Ghanaian kingdoms. However, with that privilege comes great responsibility.
“Love in Fairhope” is a reality TV romantic drama set in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. It follows the lives of five generations of women. “In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all,” reads the official logline.
Reese Witherspoon executive produces alongside Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley, and Benton Bohannon. Evolution Media, Hello Sunshine, and Tremont Road are the studios behind the production.
“Royal Rules of Ohio” is a docuseries following three Ghanaian sisters as they navigate their twenties in Columbus, Ohio. The Agyekum sisters live a lavish life as the daughters of royal descendants of two of the most wealthy and powerful Ghanaian kingdoms. However, with that privilege comes great responsibility.
- 3/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu Originals has ordered the unscripted series Love in Fairhope, Royal Rules of Ohio and Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs.
Love in Fairhope follows five generations of women navigating life and love in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all. It’s from Evolution Media, Hello Sunshine and Tremont Road and is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley and Benton Bohannon.
Royal Rules of Ohio is a docuseries following three first-generation, young Ghanaian sisters as they navigate their 20s in Columbus, Ohio. As the daughters of royal descendants of two of the most wealthy and powerful Ghanaian kingdoms, the Agyekum sisters live a lavish life. But in the Ghanaian community, great privilege comes with great responsibility: behind closed doors,...
Love in Fairhope follows five generations of women navigating life and love in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all. It’s from Evolution Media, Hello Sunshine and Tremont Road and is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley and Benton Bohannon.
Royal Rules of Ohio is a docuseries following three first-generation, young Ghanaian sisters as they navigate their 20s in Columbus, Ohio. As the daughters of royal descendants of two of the most wealthy and powerful Ghanaian kingdoms, the Agyekum sisters live a lavish life. But in the Ghanaian community, great privilege comes with great responsibility: behind closed doors,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lifetime is partnering again with kidnapping survivor and advocate Elizabeth Smart on The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story.
Starring Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia), Cara Buono (Stranger Things) and Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black), the film depicts the true story of Kara Robinson, who survived a brutal abduction and ultimately brought down a serial killer. Smart is an executive producer on the movie, which premieres February 11 at 8 p.m. Et.
Douglas plays the 15-year-old Kara, who was watering plants in her best friend’s front yard in South Carolina when she was approached by a man who put a gun to her neck, forced her into a plastic storage bin and drove off. He took Kara to his apartment where he held her captive and sexually assaulted her for 18 hours. With her survival instincts kicking in, Kara memorized as many details as possible throughout her ordeal and when her captor finally fell asleep,...
Starring Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia), Cara Buono (Stranger Things) and Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black), the film depicts the true story of Kara Robinson, who survived a brutal abduction and ultimately brought down a serial killer. Smart is an executive producer on the movie, which premieres February 11 at 8 p.m. Et.
Douglas plays the 15-year-old Kara, who was watering plants in her best friend’s front yard in South Carolina when she was approached by a man who put a gun to her neck, forced her into a plastic storage bin and drove off. He took Kara to his apartment where he held her captive and sexually assaulted her for 18 hours. With her survival instincts kicking in, Kara memorized as many details as possible throughout her ordeal and when her captor finally fell asleep,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
New episodes of Behind the Music featuring Jennifer Lopez, Boy George, Jason Aldean and Remy Ma are coming to Paramount+.
The new installments of the documentary series will hit the streamer on November 29. Additionally, even remastered episodes spotlighting Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, Gloria Estefan, Hootie & the Blowfish, Mötley Crüe, Pink and TLC will drop the same day.
A trailer released Friday gives a glimpse into what can be expected from each of the four new episodes — including Aldean opening up about the shooting during his set at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival in 2017.
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The new installments of the documentary series will hit the streamer on November 29. Additionally, even remastered episodes spotlighting Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, Gloria Estefan, Hootie & the Blowfish, Mötley Crüe, Pink and TLC will drop the same day.
A trailer released Friday gives a glimpse into what can be expected from each of the four new episodes — including Aldean opening up about the shooting during his set at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival in 2017.
Related Story ‘Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio’ Composer Alexandre Desplat On Working With Director: "If I See That He Is Crying, I Have It Right" – Sound & Screen Related Story 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Adds Nicole Pacent In Recurring Role Related Story 'The Good Fight' Creators Break Down Series Finale; Tease Spin-Off Possibilities
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- 11/11/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Manganiello will have to empty his Bag of Holding to make room for all the gold pieces Dungeons & Dragons fans will throw his way in 2024. The True Blood alum and official Dungeons & Dragons ambassador is co-directing a Dungeons & Dragons documentary brought to you by Hasbro and eOne. The project is “the definitive documentary feature about the world’s greatest roleplaying game,” and is timed for the classic RPG’s 50th anniversary in 2024.
In addition to getting behind the camera with the feature’s other director, Kyle Newman, Manganiello will produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott executive produce through eOne with D&d scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon,...
In addition to getting behind the camera with the feature’s other director, Kyle Newman, Manganiello will produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott executive produce through eOne with D&d scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Entertainment One (eOne), Hasbro’s entertainment studio, will produce a documentary feature about “Dungeons & Dragons,” the world’s greatest roleplaying game that will coincide with the game’s 50th anniversary in 2024, the company announced on Wednesday.
“Dungeons & Dragons” writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello will co-direct with Kyle Newman and produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler.
Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
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“I have had the pleasure of working in the past with Joe on ‘True Blood’ among other projects and cannot think of a better more passionate person to dive headfirst into the world of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ from both a player and fan perspective,” Michael Lombardo, eOne...
“Dungeons & Dragons” writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello will co-direct with Kyle Newman and produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler.
Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
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- 10/12/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Joe Manganiello co-directing with Kyle Newman.
Hasbro-owned eOne has said it will produce the “definitive documentary feature” about Dungeons & Dragons to coincide with the wildly popular role-playing game game’s 50th anniversary in 2024.
Dungeons & Dragons writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello will co-direct with Kyle Newman and produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading Dungeons & Dragons scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Kyle Newman.
The Manganiellos, Newman, and Goldberg have spent the last years acquiring exclusive rights and the...
Hasbro-owned eOne has said it will produce the “definitive documentary feature” about Dungeons & Dragons to coincide with the wildly popular role-playing game game’s 50th anniversary in 2024.
Dungeons & Dragons writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello will co-direct with Kyle Newman and produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading Dungeons & Dragons scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Kyle Newman.
The Manganiellos, Newman, and Goldberg have spent the last years acquiring exclusive rights and the...
- 10/12/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Joe Manganiello, the actor who moonlights as a “Dungeons & Dragons” official ambassador, will direct a documentary about the popular tabletop fantasy game with Kyle Newman. The film, backed by Hasbro and eOne, is billed as “the definitive documentary feature about the world’s greatest roleplaying game” and is timed to the 50th anniversary of “Dungeons & Dragons” in 2024.
In addition to co-directing the untitled film, Manganiello will serve as a producer with his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon, Kyle and my brother and producing partner Nick. I lived through the rise and fall and rise again of...
In addition to co-directing the untitled film, Manganiello will serve as a producer with his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon, Kyle and my brother and producing partner Nick. I lived through the rise and fall and rise again of...
- 10/12/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Hasbro’s entertainment studio Entertainment One is producing a new documentary on the classic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, billed as the definitive take. Dungeons & Dragons writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello has come aboard to direct with Kyle Newman (1Up), with the film to be released in 2024, as the game celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The game, overseen by a player known as The Dungeon Master, sees others form an adventuring party that will embark on quests through fantasy worlds, in order to take their experience to the next level. More than 50 million fans have interacted with or played D&d — one of Hasbro’s key brands — since it was first published 48 years ago, including via videogames...
Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The game, overseen by a player known as The Dungeon Master, sees others form an adventuring party that will embark on quests through fantasy worlds, in order to take their experience to the next level. More than 50 million fans have interacted with or played D&d — one of Hasbro’s key brands — since it was first published 48 years ago, including via videogames...
- 10/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Hasbro division Entertainment One is at work on a documentary feature about Dungeons & Dragons, the popular roleplaying game.
The documentary, to coincide with the game’s 50th anniversary in 2024, will draw on the game’s wizards and elves and archived Dungeons & Dragons footage dating back to the game’s creation in the early 1970s.
Dungeons & Dragons writer Joe Manganiello will co-direct the project with Kyle Newman, while his brother Nick Manganiello, along with Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler, Hasbro president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming, will produce.
“As we approach 50 years of this incredible gaming universe, the time is right for an officially authorized telling of the game’s origins and current state of play to its passionate fanbase from all walks of life, and its global cultural impact,” Michael Lombardo, eOne’s head of global television,...
Hasbro division Entertainment One is at work on a documentary feature about Dungeons & Dragons, the popular roleplaying game.
The documentary, to coincide with the game’s 50th anniversary in 2024, will draw on the game’s wizards and elves and archived Dungeons & Dragons footage dating back to the game’s creation in the early 1970s.
Dungeons & Dragons writer Joe Manganiello will co-direct the project with Kyle Newman, while his brother Nick Manganiello, along with Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler, Hasbro president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming, will produce.
“As we approach 50 years of this incredible gaming universe, the time is right for an officially authorized telling of the game’s origins and current state of play to its passionate fanbase from all walks of life, and its global cultural impact,” Michael Lombardo, eOne’s head of global television,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: eOne has upped non-scripted exec Ben Megargel.
Megargel has been promoted to SVP, Development, Unscripted Television at the company. He was previously VP.
He will continue to build out eOne’s slate of unscripted series, including those based on Hasbro IP, while working with partners and talent.
Megargel joined the company in 2014 as Director of Development. He has helped create programming including WEtv’s long-running Growing Up Hip-Hop franchise, BET+’s docuseries The Impact Atl and Netflix’s upcoming competition series Easy-Bake Battle.
He has also served as executive producer on true crime miniseries Oxygen’s The Fatal Attraction Murder, WEtv reality series Brat Loves Judy, and VH1’s upcoming Hall of Love: The Ultimate Dating Experiment.
Separately, Valerie Dean has been promoted to Senior Director, Development, Unscripted Television. Dean joined from ICM in 2014 and developed VH1’s My Celebrity Dream Wedding. The company has also added Devorn Hannah as Director,...
Megargel has been promoted to SVP, Development, Unscripted Television at the company. He was previously VP.
He will continue to build out eOne’s slate of unscripted series, including those based on Hasbro IP, while working with partners and talent.
Megargel joined the company in 2014 as Director of Development. He has helped create programming including WEtv’s long-running Growing Up Hip-Hop franchise, BET+’s docuseries The Impact Atl and Netflix’s upcoming competition series Easy-Bake Battle.
He has also served as executive producer on true crime miniseries Oxygen’s The Fatal Attraction Murder, WEtv reality series Brat Loves Judy, and VH1’s upcoming Hall of Love: The Ultimate Dating Experiment.
Separately, Valerie Dean has been promoted to Senior Director, Development, Unscripted Television. Dean joined from ICM in 2014 and developed VH1’s My Celebrity Dream Wedding. The company has also added Devorn Hannah as Director,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The sixth season of Paramount+ original series “Seal Team” has a new official trailer ahead of its September 18 premiere. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will debut episodes of its ten-episode season weekly on Sundays on Paramount+.
The show stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown, Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian. The military drama follows the professional and personal lives of an elite unit of Navy SEALs, who are often deployed on missions worldwide at a moment’s notice.
“Seal Team” is produced by CBS Studios and executive produced by Spencer Hudnut, Christopher Chulack, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Mark Owen and David Boreanaz. The series is distributed worldwide by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Watch the full trailer below.
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The show stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown, Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian. The military drama follows the professional and personal lives of an elite unit of Navy SEALs, who are often deployed on missions worldwide at a moment’s notice.
“Seal Team” is produced by CBS Studios and executive produced by Spencer Hudnut, Christopher Chulack, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Mark Owen and David Boreanaz. The series is distributed worldwide by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Watch the full trailer below.
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- 8/19/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Entertainment One is expanding its partnership with unscripted production company Creature Films by signing the “Siesta Key” producer to a multiyear overall deal, Variety has learned exclusively.
The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.
Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&e’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
Lambert joins Creature Films as...
The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.
Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&e’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
Lambert joins Creature Films as...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
“America Says” is a family-friendly television game show currently airing on the Game Show Network. The game involves two teams of four competing for 1,000. The winning team gets to play a bonus round to get a chance at winning 15,000.
The show has a 7.5/10 IMDb score. Most people call the show a fun watch you can enjoy with your whole family.
The show’s format allows its viewers to play along with the contestant. You will find this show a welcome change amidst other game shows that you can only passively observe.
This article explains what “America Says” is about, the game rules, and where you can watch it.
About “America Says” on Game Show Network
The Game Show Network, home to popular word game shows such as “Lingo,” “People Puzzler,” “Chain Reaction, ”and “Get a Clue,” brings another game show for your entertainment: “America Says.”
People call it a kid-friendly version of “Family Feud,...
The show has a 7.5/10 IMDb score. Most people call the show a fun watch you can enjoy with your whole family.
The show’s format allows its viewers to play along with the contestant. You will find this show a welcome change amidst other game shows that you can only passively observe.
This article explains what “America Says” is about, the game rules, and where you can watch it.
About “America Says” on Game Show Network
The Game Show Network, home to popular word game shows such as “Lingo,” “People Puzzler,” “Chain Reaction, ”and “Get a Clue,” brings another game show for your entertainment: “America Says.”
People call it a kid-friendly version of “Family Feud,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Roku Channel is expanding its slate of original programming with a renewal for its adult-animated comedy “Doomlands” and the greenlight of two new unscripted series, “Survival From Above” and “Lincoln Log Project.”
Created by Josh O’Keefe, “Doomlands” is a workplace comedy that follows the staff of a mobile pub The Oasis as they travel across a post-apocalyptic world. Mark Little and Kayla Lorette voice the main characters Danny Doom and Lhandi, with Ashley Holliday Tavares and Roger Bainbridge rounding out the cast. The series is written by O’Keefe, Little, Lorette and Roger Bainbridge, and O’Keefe directs and co-showruns with Lee Porter. Look Mom! Productions produces the series.
“Survival From Above” and “Lincoln Log Project” are both expected to premiere on Roku in 2023. “Survival From Above” is a competition series set in the rainforests of Guyana, featuring 10 contestants who will compete in challenges that take place on platforms suspended...
Created by Josh O’Keefe, “Doomlands” is a workplace comedy that follows the staff of a mobile pub The Oasis as they travel across a post-apocalyptic world. Mark Little and Kayla Lorette voice the main characters Danny Doom and Lhandi, with Ashley Holliday Tavares and Roger Bainbridge rounding out the cast. The series is written by O’Keefe, Little, Lorette and Roger Bainbridge, and O’Keefe directs and co-showruns with Lee Porter. Look Mom! Productions produces the series.
“Survival From Above” and “Lincoln Log Project” are both expected to premiere on Roku in 2023. “Survival From Above” is a competition series set in the rainforests of Guyana, featuring 10 contestants who will compete in challenges that take place on platforms suspended...
- 6/14/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Antoni Porowski, the resident foodie on Netflix’s hit show “Queer Eye,” is taking his culinary talents to another reality series for the streamer.
In his first big swing outside of “Queer Eye,” Porowski will host and executive produce Netflix’s newest cooking competition series, “Easy-Bake Battle.” It already completed filming and will be released in the fall.
Inspired by the popular children’s toy, “Easy-Bake Battle” spotlights home chefs who go head-to-head in two rounds of savory and sweet challenges using only an Easy-Bake-style oven. Adult cooks — unlike the miniature kitchen appliance, this competition series is not suited for children — will compete for 25,000 in each battle. The winner has the chance to win up to 100,000.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Life is complicated, but cooking doesn’t have to be! Enter Easy-Bake Battle, a new culinary competition series inspired by Hasbro’s iconic Easy-Bake Oven, featuring skilled and ultra clever home cooks,...
In his first big swing outside of “Queer Eye,” Porowski will host and executive produce Netflix’s newest cooking competition series, “Easy-Bake Battle.” It already completed filming and will be released in the fall.
Inspired by the popular children’s toy, “Easy-Bake Battle” spotlights home chefs who go head-to-head in two rounds of savory and sweet challenges using only an Easy-Bake-style oven. Adult cooks — unlike the miniature kitchen appliance, this competition series is not suited for children — will compete for 25,000 in each battle. The winner has the chance to win up to 100,000.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Life is complicated, but cooking doesn’t have to be! Enter Easy-Bake Battle, a new culinary competition series inspired by Hasbro’s iconic Easy-Bake Oven, featuring skilled and ultra clever home cooks,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A group of young Atlanta tastemakers – from pop stars to influencers and entrepreneurs – are going under the microscope in a new docuseries for BET+.
The Paramount Global-owned streamer has ordered The Impact Atl from eOne and Quality Films, the film and television arm of Quality Control Music, the label behind artists including Lil Yachty and Migos.
The eight-part series will follow a group of young creatives who helped Atlanta become the ‘The New Influencer Capital of America’, according to the New York Times. These creatives are involved in business, music, beauty, and fashion, and viewers will get a peek inside their creative process, preparation and deal-making.
The young, Black, creative cast members have been chosen by Quality Control’s CEO Pierre ‘P’ Thomas and COO Kevin ‘Coach K’ Lee.
The series is exec produced by Lee, Thomas and Brian Sher for Quality Films, Karam Gill, and eOne’s Tara Long and Gennifer Gardner.
The Paramount Global-owned streamer has ordered The Impact Atl from eOne and Quality Films, the film and television arm of Quality Control Music, the label behind artists including Lil Yachty and Migos.
The eight-part series will follow a group of young creatives who helped Atlanta become the ‘The New Influencer Capital of America’, according to the New York Times. These creatives are involved in business, music, beauty, and fashion, and viewers will get a peek inside their creative process, preparation and deal-making.
The young, Black, creative cast members have been chosen by Quality Control’s CEO Pierre ‘P’ Thomas and COO Kevin ‘Coach K’ Lee.
The series is exec produced by Lee, Thomas and Brian Sher for Quality Films, Karam Gill, and eOne’s Tara Long and Gennifer Gardner.
- 5/26/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Freevee, the ad-funded streaming service, has unveiled a raft of renewals, unscripted orders and developments following its rebrand from IMDb TV.
The company unveiled the service’s new name at the start of April, and it went live near at the end of the month. It unveiled the news at its NewFronts advertising event in New York.
Bosch: Legacy, the spinoff of the long-running Amazon crime series, has been renewed ahead of its premiere with Lauren Anderson, who is Co-Head of Content & Programming alongside Ryan Pirozzi, teasing potential plans for even more series in the Bosch universe. It also has renewed LeBron James-exec produced docuseries Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers for a third and fourth season.
2022 Amazon Freevee Pilots & Series Orders
In addition to a short-term film deal with Disney, the streamer handed series orders to unscripted formats America’s Test Kitchen:...
The company unveiled the service’s new name at the start of April, and it went live near at the end of the month. It unveiled the news at its NewFronts advertising event in New York.
Bosch: Legacy, the spinoff of the long-running Amazon crime series, has been renewed ahead of its premiere with Lauren Anderson, who is Co-Head of Content & Programming alongside Ryan Pirozzi, teasing potential plans for even more series in the Bosch universe. It also has renewed LeBron James-exec produced docuseries Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers for a third and fourth season.
2022 Amazon Freevee Pilots & Series Orders
In addition to a short-term film deal with Disney, the streamer handed series orders to unscripted formats America’s Test Kitchen:...
- 5/2/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Freevee, formerly known as IMDb TV, is increasing its slate of original programming. The service announced several pickups during its Newfronts presentations on Monday.
The new projects include “America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation,” “Beyond Black Beauty,” “Play Doh Squished” and “Post Malone: Runaway.”
Freevee also picked up a second season of “Bosch: Legacy,” as well as two more seasons of “Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers.”
“Amazon Freevee is a trailblazer in the AVOD space, reimagining, redefining, and leveling up the quality of content offered by a free streaming service,” Lauren Anderson and Ryan Pirozzi, co-heads of content and programming, Amazon Freevee, said in a joint statement. “By developing and programming inspired, fan-favorite Original series and movies — produced and delivered by Amazon Studios in partnership with some of the industry’s best creators and studio partners — and by securing exclusive, highly sought licensed content,...
The new projects include “America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation,” “Beyond Black Beauty,” “Play Doh Squished” and “Post Malone: Runaway.”
Freevee also picked up a second season of “Bosch: Legacy,” as well as two more seasons of “Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers.”
“Amazon Freevee is a trailblazer in the AVOD space, reimagining, redefining, and leveling up the quality of content offered by a free streaming service,” Lauren Anderson and Ryan Pirozzi, co-heads of content and programming, Amazon Freevee, said in a joint statement. “By developing and programming inspired, fan-favorite Original series and movies — produced and delivered by Amazon Studios in partnership with some of the industry’s best creators and studio partners — and by securing exclusive, highly sought licensed content,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Ex On The Beach will return to MTV, which renewed the dating series for seasons 5 and 6.
MTV also revealed that Season 5 will premiere on March 31 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a new crop of singles and exes. Featuring romantically embattled stars from Love Island, Big Brother, Too Hot To Handle, World of Dance, The Challenge, Double Shot at Love and Paradise Hotel, the cast navigates the excitement and heartbreak of romantic relationships with old lovers and new prospects while constantly being blindsided by the surprise arrival of their exes. As ex-lovers wash ashore, the daters will have to decide whether to rekindle a past flame or move on for good.
Season 5, which touts 12 hour-long episodes filmed at MTV’s global production villa on the Gran Canaria Island of Spain, will feature Derynn Paige, Ray Gantt, Da’Vonne Rogers, Bryce Hirschberg, David Barta, Kyra Green, Arisce Wanzer, Jonathan Troncoso, Ranin Karim...
MTV also revealed that Season 5 will premiere on March 31 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a new crop of singles and exes. Featuring romantically embattled stars from Love Island, Big Brother, Too Hot To Handle, World of Dance, The Challenge, Double Shot at Love and Paradise Hotel, the cast navigates the excitement and heartbreak of romantic relationships with old lovers and new prospects while constantly being blindsided by the surprise arrival of their exes. As ex-lovers wash ashore, the daters will have to decide whether to rekindle a past flame or move on for good.
Season 5, which touts 12 hour-long episodes filmed at MTV’s global production villa on the Gran Canaria Island of Spain, will feature Derynn Paige, Ray Gantt, Da’Vonne Rogers, Bryce Hirschberg, David Barta, Kyra Green, Arisce Wanzer, Jonathan Troncoso, Ranin Karim...
- 3/10/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
A&e Network is taking a deep dive into the life of R&b legend Bobby Brown with a two-night Biography event special and new docuseries.
A&e will premiere Biography: Bobby Brown, a two-night event which follows the ups and downs of Brown’s journey to pop culture fame, on May 30 and May 31 at 8 Pm. Following at 10 Pm May 31, is the premiere of 12-episode docuseries Bobby Brown: Every Little Step, with new episodes airing weekly on Tuesdays thereafter at 9 Pm.
Biography: Bobby Brown takes a personal look at the American Music Award winner’s journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and first wife, Whitney Houston. according to A&e. The documentary includes interviews with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill, as well as his family,...
A&e will premiere Biography: Bobby Brown, a two-night event which follows the ups and downs of Brown’s journey to pop culture fame, on May 30 and May 31 at 8 Pm. Following at 10 Pm May 31, is the premiere of 12-episode docuseries Bobby Brown: Every Little Step, with new episodes airing weekly on Tuesdays thereafter at 9 Pm.
Biography: Bobby Brown takes a personal look at the American Music Award winner’s journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and first wife, Whitney Houston. according to A&e. The documentary includes interviews with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill, as well as his family,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In one of their first major moves after Entertainment One’s $4 billion acquisition by toy maker Hasbro was completed in early 2020, Entertainment One’s President and CEO Darren Throop and President of Film and Television Steve Bertram set out to find a Head of Television. They brought in former HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo, initially as a consultant. Since he was named President of Global Television in June 2020, Lombardo has led a ramp-up of TV projects based on Hasbro properties as well as original ideas. Of the Hasbro IP, a big priority for the company is to develop scripted and unscripted series based on the classic Dungeons & Dragon game, Lombardo said in an extensive interview with Deadline about his programming strategy.
EOne Television already has been plotting a potential universe of multiple series and movies based on the company’s Power Rangers IP shepherded by Jonathan Entwistle, which we...
EOne Television already has been plotting a potential universe of multiple series and movies based on the company’s Power Rangers IP shepherded by Jonathan Entwistle, which we...
- 11/22/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Somebody needs to order a ton of colored wedge pieces. "Reading Rainbow" host and all-around national treasure LeVar Burton will be hosting a game show version of the classic game "Trivial Pursuit," which is currently in development at Hasbro's Entertainment One (eOne). Burton will executive produce the show under his LeVar Burton Entertainment (Lbe) banner along with Lbe's Sangita Patel, and Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne. Together, they'll develop the series from tabletop trivia game to game show format. No network is currently attached.
"'Trivial Pursuit' is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe,"...
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"'Trivial Pursuit' is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe,"...
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- 11/16/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
We’re over the Reading Rainbow for LeVar Burton! The former Jeopardy! guest host will officially be heading up the new Trivial Pursuit game show as permanent emcee. Burton is also an executive producer on the series — produced by game maker Hasbro and Entertainment One — via his eponymous production company, LeVar Burton Entertainment. The competition series is not yet attached to a network. Burton stated, “Trivial Pursuit is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe. I am thrilled to have partnered with Hasbro and eOne to bring this beloved game to market as a premium show for television.” Tara Long, the president of eOne’s Global Unscripted Television and Trivial Pursuit executive producer, stated, “LeVar Burton has been an iconic member of American pop culture for decades from Roots to Reading Rainbow to Star Trek and beyond. His love for intellectual curiosity paired with his ability to connect...
- 11/16/2021
- TV Insider
LeVar Burton is set to host a game show version of the classic trivia game “Trivial Pursuit,” which is currently in development at Entertainment One (eOne).
“’Trivial Pursuit’ is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe,” Burton said. “I am thrilled to have partnered with Hasbro and eOne to bring this beloved game to market as a premium show for television.”
The hosting gig is part of a deal between eOne, which is owned by Hasbro, and Burton’s LeVar Burton Entertainment (Lbe) to develop “Trivial Pursuit” into a game show format. Burton will also executive produce the series along with Lbe’s Sangita Patel and Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne. No network is currently attached to the series.
“LeVar Burton has been an iconic member of American pop culture for decades from ‘Roots’ to ‘Reading Rainbow’ to ‘Star Trek’ and beyond,” said said Long, president...
“’Trivial Pursuit’ is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe,” Burton said. “I am thrilled to have partnered with Hasbro and eOne to bring this beloved game to market as a premium show for television.”
The hosting gig is part of a deal between eOne, which is owned by Hasbro, and Burton’s LeVar Burton Entertainment (Lbe) to develop “Trivial Pursuit” into a game show format. Burton will also executive produce the series along with Lbe’s Sangita Patel and Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne. No network is currently attached to the series.
“LeVar Burton has been an iconic member of American pop culture for decades from ‘Roots’ to ‘Reading Rainbow’ to ‘Star Trek’ and beyond,” said said Long, president...
- 11/16/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
LeVar Burton has found a new game show that he’d like to host.
Burton has teamed up with eOne to develop a TV game show adaptation of classic board game Trivial Pursuit. He will host and exec produce the project via his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner.
It comes after Burton guest hosted Jeopardy! and was one of the candidates considered to take on permanent duties for the classic show. After this guest stint, Burton told The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah that he was looking for the “right” game show to host.
Burton will exec produce alongside Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne and Lbe’s Sangita Patel. No broadcaster is currently attached.
Trivial Pursuit has become a television show before; Freeform precursor The Family Channel ran a series hosted by Wink Martindale in 1993/94 that was loosely based on the game, while a syndicated version, Trivial Pursuit: America...
Burton has teamed up with eOne to develop a TV game show adaptation of classic board game Trivial Pursuit. He will host and exec produce the project via his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner.
It comes after Burton guest hosted Jeopardy! and was one of the candidates considered to take on permanent duties for the classic show. After this guest stint, Burton told The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah that he was looking for the “right” game show to host.
Burton will exec produce alongside Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne and Lbe’s Sangita Patel. No broadcaster is currently attached.
Trivial Pursuit has become a television show before; Freeform precursor The Family Channel ran a series hosted by Wink Martindale in 1993/94 that was loosely based on the game, while a syndicated version, Trivial Pursuit: America...
- 11/16/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Play-Doh is getting its own competition format special.
Sarah Hyland is to host Play-Doh Squished, a holiday-special based on the mushy kids toy for Amazon-owned AVOD service IMDb TV.
The Modern Family star will serve as a host, judge and exec producer on the special, which comes from eOne, Hasbro and Amazon Studios.
The one-hour show will launch on December 10.
It will feature three teams of two kids and two adults competing in a series of physical and creative challenges. The reality competition special is set in a Play-Doh winter wonderland, where each team must combine imagination, inspiration, and holiday spirit to win the final cash prize.
It is the latest unscripted project based on a classic kids toy; Fox’s Lego Masters recently aired its second season and the network is developing a gameshow based on Mouse Trap. Fremantle and Mattel are working on a TV version of Whac-a-Mole...
Sarah Hyland is to host Play-Doh Squished, a holiday-special based on the mushy kids toy for Amazon-owned AVOD service IMDb TV.
The Modern Family star will serve as a host, judge and exec producer on the special, which comes from eOne, Hasbro and Amazon Studios.
The one-hour show will launch on December 10.
It will feature three teams of two kids and two adults competing in a series of physical and creative challenges. The reality competition special is set in a Play-Doh winter wonderland, where each team must combine imagination, inspiration, and holiday spirit to win the final cash prize.
It is the latest unscripted project based on a classic kids toy; Fox’s Lego Masters recently aired its second season and the network is developing a gameshow based on Mouse Trap. Fremantle and Mattel are working on a TV version of Whac-a-Mole...
- 10/28/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s “Mouse Trap”! Fox is developing a physical reality-competition series based on the Hasbro board game Mouse Trap with studio Entertainment One (eOne), TheWrap has learned.
Per its official logline, “Mouse Trap” pits contestants against one another as they navigate larger-than-life obstacles recreated from the game. Through a series of demanding challenges requiring the utmost physical and mental endurance, each episode will culminate with its final round, with the last players standing working together to steal as much cheese as possible while risking capture by the iconic Mouse Trap. The more they steal, the more money they’ll win.
Executive producers on the potential series include Tara Long, Matt Walton, Matt Prichard and Mark Herwick.
One of the first mass-produced three-dimensional board games, Moue Trap was invented by Marvin Glass and launched by toy company Ideal in 1963 as a game for two to four players. During the game, players...
Per its official logline, “Mouse Trap” pits contestants against one another as they navigate larger-than-life obstacles recreated from the game. Through a series of demanding challenges requiring the utmost physical and mental endurance, each episode will culminate with its final round, with the last players standing working together to steal as much cheese as possible while risking capture by the iconic Mouse Trap. The more they steal, the more money they’ll win.
Executive producers on the potential series include Tara Long, Matt Walton, Matt Prichard and Mark Herwick.
One of the first mass-produced three-dimensional board games, Moue Trap was invented by Marvin Glass and launched by toy company Ideal in 1963 as a game for two to four players. During the game, players...
- 7/21/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fox is heading down the mouse trap for its latest reality competition series.
The network is developing a physical non-scripted format based on Hasbro’s classic board game Mouse Trap with eOne. It is the latest competition format in the works from Rob Wade’s unscripted division, which is behind series including Lego Masters and Mental Samurai.
The series will pit contestants against one another as they navigate larger-than-life obstacles re-created from the game. Through a series of demanding challenges requiring the utmost physical and mental endurance, each episode will culminate with its final round, with the last players standing working together to steal as much cheese as possible while risking capture by the iconic Mouse Trap. The more they steal, the more money they’ll win.
Tara Long, Matt Walton, Matt Prichard and Mark Herwick of eOne are exec producing the project, which comes as the Hasbro-owned TV...
The network is developing a physical non-scripted format based on Hasbro’s classic board game Mouse Trap with eOne. It is the latest competition format in the works from Rob Wade’s unscripted division, which is behind series including Lego Masters and Mental Samurai.
The series will pit contestants against one another as they navigate larger-than-life obstacles re-created from the game. Through a series of demanding challenges requiring the utmost physical and mental endurance, each episode will culminate with its final round, with the last players standing working together to steal as much cheese as possible while risking capture by the iconic Mouse Trap. The more they steal, the more money they’ll win.
Tara Long, Matt Walton, Matt Prichard and Mark Herwick of eOne are exec producing the project, which comes as the Hasbro-owned TV...
- 7/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, AMC announced the release date for its Allblk reality series “Notorious Queens,” and Oxygen announced Serial Killer Week, featuring nine nights of true crime programming.
Dates
AMC’s streaming platform Allblk announced that the new reality series “Notorious Queens” is set to premiere on April 1. The series follows Stormey Ramdhan, Tonesa “Toni” Welch, La’Britney and Mehgan James, four women with careers colored by notable past relationships and intense media coverage. Welch, Jennifer Williams, Datari Turner, Tara Long, Mark Herwick, Brett Dismuke and Nikki Love serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer below.
Greenlights
Disney Branded Television and 20th Television greenlit a pilot for “The Crossover,” a Disney Plus family drama based on the novel of the same name written by Kwame Alexander. It will follow the 14-year-old Bell brothers, Josh and Jb, basketball phenoms who come of age on and off the court.
Dates
AMC’s streaming platform Allblk announced that the new reality series “Notorious Queens” is set to premiere on April 1. The series follows Stormey Ramdhan, Tonesa “Toni” Welch, La’Britney and Mehgan James, four women with careers colored by notable past relationships and intense media coverage. Welch, Jennifer Williams, Datari Turner, Tara Long, Mark Herwick, Brett Dismuke and Nikki Love serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer below.
Greenlights
Disney Branded Television and 20th Television greenlit a pilot for “The Crossover,” a Disney Plus family drama based on the novel of the same name written by Kwame Alexander. It will follow the 14-year-old Bell brothers, Josh and Jb, basketball phenoms who come of age on and off the court.
- 3/19/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman may save the day with her lasso of truth and superhuman strength, but the Justice League actress said that real power comes with one’s ability to bring positive change to their community. Gadot teamed up with National Geographic to executive produce Impact, a six-part short form documentary series that seeks spotlight resilient women making change around the globe.
From a figure skating instructor in Detroit to a ballet teacher in Brazil, the women featured in the Nat Geo series use their experiences and expertise to build and better the community around them, a feat Gadot praised during her panel on the network’s leg of the Ctam Winter Tour.
“All of these women are just incredible and they are the real heroes,” she said of the series’ subjects, who vary in age, experience, race and location. “I keep calling them my women of wonder...
From a figure skating instructor in Detroit to a ballet teacher in Brazil, the women featured in the Nat Geo series use their experiences and expertise to build and better the community around them, a feat Gadot praised during her panel on the network’s leg of the Ctam Winter Tour.
“All of these women are just incredible and they are the real heroes,” she said of the series’ subjects, who vary in age, experience, race and location. “I keep calling them my women of wonder...
- 2/9/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Nat Geo has set up its spring slate, and TheWrap can exclusively reveal the Disney-owned group’s premiere-date lineup and its first-look videos for Gal Gadot’s “Impact,” Gordon Ramsay’s “Uncharted” Season 3, “Breaking Bobby Bones” and “Race to the Center of the Earth.”
“Race to the Center of the Earth” will premiere on Monday, March 29 at 10 p.m., while Gadot’s “Impact” debuts a few weeks later on Monday, April 19. Gordan Ramsay’s “Uncharted” returns for its third season on Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m. (each episode will be available the day after it airs on Nat Geo on Disney+); following “Uncharted,” “Breaking Bobby Bones” will premiere that same night at 10 p.m.
“In the wake of this extraordinary and unprecedented year, we remain focused at National Geographic on telling stories that remind us that beauty and wonder still exist in our world,” said Courteney Monroe, Nat Geo’s president of content.
“Race to the Center of the Earth” will premiere on Monday, March 29 at 10 p.m., while Gadot’s “Impact” debuts a few weeks later on Monday, April 19. Gordan Ramsay’s “Uncharted” returns for its third season on Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m. (each episode will be available the day after it airs on Nat Geo on Disney+); following “Uncharted,” “Breaking Bobby Bones” will premiere that same night at 10 p.m.
“In the wake of this extraordinary and unprecedented year, we remain focused at National Geographic on telling stories that remind us that beauty and wonder still exist in our world,” said Courteney Monroe, Nat Geo’s president of content.
- 2/9/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, NBC announced the Season 20 premiere date of “The Voice,” AMC Plus moved the return of “The Walking Dead” on its streaming service up a few days early.
Dates
The Paley Center for Media will celebrate Black History Month with “A Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi” beginning Feb. 1. The annual celebration spotlights significant contributions from Black icons, innovators and leaders in media and entertainment. Programming includes “For Life in Conversation with Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson” Feb. 1 at 8 p.m.; “Queen Sugar” exclusives Feb. 13-15; a special family preview screening of Netflix’s “Family Reunion” on Feb. 27, and 100th anniversary spotlights of The Negro Leagues and Black women in government and politics on TV on Feb. 28. While these screenings and panels will be available on the Paley Center’s YouTube page, interactive experiences with archival content will also be available on its website.
Dates
The Paley Center for Media will celebrate Black History Month with “A Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi” beginning Feb. 1. The annual celebration spotlights significant contributions from Black icons, innovators and leaders in media and entertainment. Programming includes “For Life in Conversation with Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson” Feb. 1 at 8 p.m.; “Queen Sugar” exclusives Feb. 13-15; a special family preview screening of Netflix’s “Family Reunion” on Feb. 27, and 100th anniversary spotlights of The Negro Leagues and Black women in government and politics on TV on Feb. 28. While these screenings and panels will be available on the Paley Center’s YouTube page, interactive experiences with archival content will also be available on its website.
- 2/1/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Gal Gadot unveiled the first look at National Geographic’s newest women-focused docuseries, Impact.
On Thursday, the Wonder Woman 1984 star and Impact executive producer dropped the teaser and told her followers about the new title directed by Vanessa Roth. The six-part project seeks to highlight stories of resilient young women around the world.
“It’s a powerful docuseries that tells the stories of exceptional women making a true impact in their communities – we have stories about women from California all the way to Brazil,” Gadot says in her Instagram post. “I cannot wait to share their stories.”
The trailer, which follows Gadot’s brief introduction, features various global landscapes and teases the change-making young women at the center of the series.
Scored by an inspirational string number, the teaser sees women of various backgrounds and appearances in their zones – from surfing the ocean’s wildest waves to dancing en pointe...
On Thursday, the Wonder Woman 1984 star and Impact executive producer dropped the teaser and told her followers about the new title directed by Vanessa Roth. The six-part project seeks to highlight stories of resilient young women around the world.
“It’s a powerful docuseries that tells the stories of exceptional women making a true impact in their communities – we have stories about women from California all the way to Brazil,” Gadot says in her Instagram post. “I cannot wait to share their stories.”
The trailer, which follows Gadot’s brief introduction, features various global landscapes and teases the change-making young women at the center of the series.
Scored by an inspirational string number, the teaser sees women of various backgrounds and appearances in their zones – from surfing the ocean’s wildest waves to dancing en pointe...
- 12/31/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime released the trailer for its upcoming Wendy Williams biopic on Thursday, revealing star Ciera Payton as she re-creates some of the landmark moments from the iconic daytime talk show host’s career, including her interview with Whitney Houston to fainting on live TV in a Statue of Liberty costume.
Executive produced by Williams herself, “Wendy Williams: The Movie” charts the host’s “scrappy upstart days in urban radio” to her current status has host of her own syndicated talk show. “Despite all the naysayers and obstacles Wendy encountered throughout her life, her strength and determination have allowed her to thrive,” the description reads.
The trailer also ventures off-the-air to explore Williams’ battle with addiction and her troubled marriage with ex-husband Kevin Hunter.
The film is set to premiere on Saturday, Jan. 30 following a two-hour documentary delving into Williams’ life and career. Watch the trailer, along with an interview with director Darren Grant,...
Executive produced by Williams herself, “Wendy Williams: The Movie” charts the host’s “scrappy upstart days in urban radio” to her current status has host of her own syndicated talk show. “Despite all the naysayers and obstacles Wendy encountered throughout her life, her strength and determination have allowed her to thrive,” the description reads.
The trailer also ventures off-the-air to explore Williams’ battle with addiction and her troubled marriage with ex-husband Kevin Hunter.
The film is set to premiere on Saturday, Jan. 30 following a two-hour documentary delving into Williams’ life and career. Watch the trailer, along with an interview with director Darren Grant,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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