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Feb 08 2018
News: Fox Renews The Four: Battle For Stardom For Second Season, Premieres Summer 2018
FOX has renewed its new music competition series, THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM, for a second season, to premiere this summer.
Feb 06 2018
News: Discovery Commissions The Red List Documentary From BBC Studios
Discovery has commissioned a new wildlife conservation documentary from BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit. The Red List is a two-hour ground-breaking film, following the work of dedicated wildlife conservationists across the globe, as they work to compile the latest version of The Red List – the most comprehensive record of the state of the world’s wildlife that has ever been created. The Red List, run by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, is more than just a list, it’s a barometer of life. The film will give viewers a glimpse inside the worldwide effort to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
Feb 05 2018
News: NBC Teams Up With Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia to Launch The Titan Games
NBC has partnered with Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia to produce a new large-scale physical competition series “The Titan Games,” which will feature Johnson. The 10-episode series will offer everyday people the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in epic head-to-head challenges designed to test mind, body and heart. The nationwide search has begun. If you’re motivated, athletic and willing to push yourself beyond your limits, you could have the opportunity of a lifetime, courtesy of Dwayne Johnson. Read More…
Feb 03 2018
Video: Uncork’d Entertainment’s The Lullaby In Theaters and On-Demand March 2.
You’ll wish you never brought your baby home. Chloe is overwhelmed by the birth of her first child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia sends her into depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, Chloe sees danger in every situation.
Feb 01 2018
News/Photos: History® Greenlights Unscripted Series In Search Of with Zachary Quinto
HISTORY greenlights the ten episode unscripted series “In Search Of,” hosted and executive produced by Emmy-nominated actor Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Snowden). Inspired by the iconic 1970s’ franchise, the series will examine unexplained phenomena from all over the world. UFOs and paranormal mysteries remain relevant as the Pentagon recently acknowledged a secret UFO program which investigated sightings of UFOs from 2007 – 2012.
Feb 01 2018
News: Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Will Return For Third Season
Travel Channel greenlights production for 14 new episodes of “Man v. Food” with host Casey Webb. The third season is slated to premiere later this year. On “Man v. Food,” Webb voyages throughout the country taking on outrageously decadent food challenges and meeting the people who love and create each featured dish.
Feb 01 2018
Video/News: New Season of Outrageous Acts of Science Returns to Science Channel Feb. 28.
Science Channel’s OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENCE blasts back for a new season featuring the internet’s craziest homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode, science experts break down the most clever, funniest, most daring, and bizarre clips from around the world – all counting down to the most outrageous act! From the “modfathers” of modification to masters of mayhem to supernatural surprises, these internet sensations highlight human ingenuity as the team takes everything you knew about science and turns it inside out.
Feb 01 2018
News: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Traffic Stop Debuts on HBO February 19
In 2015, African-American schoolteacher Breaion King was stopped for a minor traffic violation in Austin, Texas – and what should have been a routine encounter quickly escalated into a harrowing arrest that was captured in detail by police dash cams. Recently nominated for an Academy Award® for Documentary Short Subject, TRAFFIC STOP illuminates timely, resonant issues of race and law enforcement while offering an intimate portrait of one woman in the wake of her traumatic arrest.
Jan 31 2018
Video: Official Teaser Trailer For Hulu’s New Comedy Shrill Starring Aidy Bryant, Launching March 15
From Executive Producers Lorne Michaels and Elizabeth Banks comes Shrill, a comedy series starring Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live) as Annie, a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body.
Jan 30 2018
Video: Netflix’s Mute, Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux, Premieres Feb 23.
Be transported into the futuristic underbelly of Berlin with the official trailer for Netflix’s upcoming film MUTE. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux. From Duncan Jones, the visionary director behind Moon and Source Code, MUTE will launch on Netflix on February 23, 2018.
Jan 29 2018
News: Travel Channel’s Mysteries At the Museum Presidents’ Day Marathon Begins Feb. 15.
his Presidents’ Day, popular Travel Channel Series “Mysteries at the Museum” will air back-to-back episodes overflowing with surprising new details and little-known facts about the nation’s most notable leaders. Hosted by Don Wildman, the 16-hour programming event, airing on Thursday, February 15 from 2-11 p.m. ET/PT and Sunday, February 18 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. ET/PT, will include stories ranging from the catastrophe that nearly befell Jaqueline Bouvier’s iconic wedding dress to President Reagan’s role in discovering Norma Jeane Dougherty, who later became Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, and President Carter’s 1969 UFO sighting.
Jan 29 2018
News: Sofia Carson Joins Cast of Freeform’s Upcoming Pilot Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Rising star Sofia Carson (“Descendants”) has joined the cast of the drama pilot “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.” Carson will play Ava, a beautiful trendsetting blogger and coder, who strives to be a fashion icon. She joins “Pretty Little Liars” stars Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish in the spinoff pilot. “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists,” is based on the popular book series “The Perfectionists,” written by Sara Shepard, who also penned the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book series “Pretty Little Liars.” Everything about the town of Beacon Heights seems perfect, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents, but nothing in Beacon Heights is as it appears to be.
Jan 29 2018
News: Syfy Renews Happy! For Season 2.
SYFY announced a second season pickup of the network’s original series HAPPY!, starring Christopher Meloni and featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt. Based on the New York Times best-selling author Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel of the same name, HAPPY! follows Nick Sax (Meloni) – an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop turned hit man – who is adrift in a world of casual murder, soulless sex and betrayal. After a hit gone wrong, his inebriated life is forever changed by a tiny, relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged horse named Happy (Oswalt).
Jan 25 2018
News: Academy Award® Nominee Michael Shannon Joins The Little Drummer Girl
The Ink Factory, BBC ONE and AMC announced Academy Award® Nominated Michael Shannon will join BAFTA Award nominated Florence Pugh and Emmy® and Golden Globe Award-Winner Alexander Skarsgård in Park Chan-wook’s television debut “The Little Drummer Girl”, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by John le Carré. The six-part mini-series is set to debut in 2018. Set in the late 1970s, yet sharply contemporary, “The Little Drummer Girl” weaves a dynamic and exciting story of espionage and international intrigue; of love and betrayal.
Jan 24 2018
News: Discovery Channel’s New Series Twin Turbos Premieres Feb 28.
For father-son duo Doug and Brad DeBerti, custom car building isn’t just a hobby, it’s their life. From creating a truck modeled after a fighter jet to developing the first ever drift racing truck, the DeBerti’s have been building one-of-a-kind cars and trucks for more than two decades, winning over twenty awards, and turning the family business into a household name. Together, they push the boundaries on each custom build to create outrageous, state-of-the-art vehicles in the brand-new series TWIN TURBOS, premiering Wednesday, February 28 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery. NASCAR driver Joey Logano will appear in the series as a mentor to Brad DeBerti who hopes to one day race the oval tracks
Jan 24 2018
Video/News: Oscar® Nominee John Malkovich Guest Stars on Showtime’s Billions
Oscar nominated actor John Malkovich will have a guest starring arc in season three of the hit SHOWTIME drama BILLIONS, playing Russian billionaire Grigor Andolov. Starring Oscar nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, the third season of BILLIONS will premiere on Sunday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In addition, SHOWTIME has released the official poster art and a new teaser video for season three.
Jan 24 2018
News: Documentary Atomic Homefront Debuts on HBO February 12
In 1942, the U.S. government chose downtown St. Louis as a processing center of uranium for the first atomic bombs. Over the next 25 years, the radioactive waste from this processing center was moved to sites throughout the city’s northern and western suburbs, and eventually dumped into the West Lake Landfill in North St. Louis County. But until recently, many residents living near the landfill were unaware the waste had become a ticking time bomb. Directed by Rebecca Cammisa (the Oscar®-nominated HBO documentaries “God Is the Bigger Elvis” and “Which Way Home”), the devastating documentary ATOMIC HOMEFRONT exposes the lasting toxic effects nuclear waste can have on communities when it debuts MONDAY, FEB. 12 (8:00-9:40 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO.
Jan 23 2018
News: Season Two of Lifetime’s Drama Mary Kills People Premieres March 12
Lifetime’s compelling and provocative drama series Mary Kills People about an ER doctor who serves as an angel of death helping people die with dignity, returns March 12, at 9pm ET/PT, joining UnREAL as part of Lifetime’s premium scripted block. Picking up eight months after Mary (Dhavernas) and Des (Short) framed Grady (Greg Bryk) for the deaths of their patients, Des is happy to reteam with Mary following his stint in prison, but Mary questions whether she was better off fighting the good fight without him.
Jan 23 2018
News: Travel Channel New Adventure Series Hunting Evidence Premieres June 2018
Travel Channel is expanding its slate of successful adventure programming with the pick-up of “Hunting Evidence,” featuring explorer and biologist Pat Spain. When Spain is not in the lab, he journeys far and wide to uncover answers to fascinating unsolved riddles, historic conundrums and mythic events. Six one-hour episodes will begin airing in June 2018.
Jan 22 2018
News: Sundance TV Greenlights Three New True Crime Docuseries
SundanceTV announced the continuation of its exploration of true crime with the greenlight of three new docuseries: “The Road to Jonestown” (w/t) from Executive Producers Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson of Appian Way, and Executive Producer Stephen David of Emmy Award® Winning Stephen David Entertainment. “Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo” Is in Production with Emmy Award® Winners Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Peacock Productions. And “The Preppie Murder” (w/t) Begins Pre-Production with Emmy Award® Winning Producer Robert Friedman, Bungalow Media + Entertainment Alongside the Case’s Original Prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
Jan 22 2018
News/Photo: AMC New Drama McMafia Premieres February 26
McMafia charts Alex’s journey through a terrifying labyrinth of international criminals, money launderers, corrupt politicians, and ruthless intelligence agencies. He soon finds himself embroiled in an underworld that stretches from London to Moscow, Dubai to Mumbai, Africa to the Americas, a battleground where Mexican cocaine cartels compete with Pakistani drug lords, Balkan smugglers and the Russian Mafia itself. What starts out as a story of survival and revenge becomes an epic tale of a man’s struggle against the lures of corruption in the modern world and in himself.
Jan 21 2018
Video/News: Discovery Announces New Documentary Taken By the Tiger (wt) and 2018 Sundance Institute Discovery Impact Fellows
Academy® Award-winners Fisher Stevens (“The Cove”) and Ross Kauffman (“Born into Brothels”) as the creative duo behind the network’s upcoming documentary TAKEN BY THE TIGER (w/t). In addition, Sundance Institute and Discovery are proud to present the 3rd annual Sundance Institute Discovery Impact Fellowship to Kahlil Hudson and Alex Jablonski .
Jan 19 2018
News: Discovery’s New Series Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings Premieres March 7
The nation’s most thrilling and dangerous races are speeding into Discovery’s Motor Wednesday lineup in the all-new series STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP KINGS. Each week, Outlaws veteran “Chuck” will serve as race master in a new city and on a new “no prep” track, where 32 of the biggest names in no prep racing – including STREET OUTLAWS favorites, as well as newcomers – will duke it out to become the ultimate “no prep winner” and receive a $40,000 first place purse. A sneak peak of STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP KINGS airs Tuesday, February 27 at 10pm ET/PT and all-new episodes continue on Wednesday, March 7 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jan 19 2018
Video: IFC Films’ The Female Brain In Select Theaters and VOD February 9
The Female Brain stars Whitney Cummings, Sofia Vergara, James Marsden, Cecily Strong, Blake Griffin, Beanie Feldstein, Lucy Punch, Toby Kebbell, Deon Cole. What makes a woman swipe right for Mr. Wrong and left for Mr. Right? This simultaneously entertaining and enlightening comedy is a fresh, witty, and all-too-relatable look at the real-life science behind our (often regrettable) romantic impulses.
Jan 18 2018
Video/News: Freeform Renews Grown-ish For Second Season
Freeform’s “grown-ish,” a half-hour comedy tackling current social issues and complexities facing both students and administrators, follows Zoey (Yara Shahidi), Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) popular, entitled, stylish and socially active 17-year-old daughter from ABC’s Emmy®-nominated comedy “black-ish,” as she heads into her freshman year of college at Cal U.
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