Playwright
Michael R. Jackson‘s star is on the rise in Hollywood. The Pulitzer Prize winner has already racked up an impressive list of theater accolades including two Obie Awards and two Drama Desk Awards. In 2018, The New York Times spotlighted him as one of the “Black Male Writers for our Time.” Now, he’s teaming with
Ari Aster, the writer-director of
Hereditary and
A24.
Deadline reports that Jackson “has sold an original pitch to write an untitled horror feature for A24.” Aster and Lars Knudsen will serve as co-producers through their company, Square Peg, founded in 2019. Two of the best films that year, period, were Aster’s
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GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD
PBS, in partnership with BBC Studios’ Science Unit, announces a new three-part documentary series following teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise awareness of the accelerating climate change.
GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD premieres in its entirety as a special presentation on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 at 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide.
Greta Thunberg at Window in London
Greta Thunberg is on a mission to save the world. She is asking every one of us to act and to mobilize in order to slow down the growing climate change that is destroying our planet and threatens our way of life. The message is clear, and scientists agree we need to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees in order to give our species the best possible chance of avoiding a catastrophic future.
To mark Earth Day (April 22),
Realscreen presents a lineup of some of the unscripted and documentary programming scheduled to roll out across linear and streaming.
The below titles represent just a handful of programs airing today (April 22) as well as upcoming programming, all focused on themes including sustainability, climate change, wildlife and activism.
Previously reported programming includes the PBS and BBC feature documentary
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, produced by the BBC Studios Science Unit and B-Reel Films, premiering on the American pubcaster at 8 p.m. ET/PT; and the Apple TV+ film
The Year Earth Changed, produced by Offspring Films and narrated by David Attenborough, which premiered April 16.
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BBC Studios & B-Reel Films doc series following the activist as she travels to locations across the globe to examine the impact of climate change
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