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NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock is continuing its ramping up of unscripted content with several spin-offs of the network group’s unscripted hits joining the roster. New extensions of existing franchises include Baking ...

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival will return with a hybrid event combining in-person and online screenings next year. On Thursday (May 13), the Sundance Film Festival announced it will return to ...

My Misdiagnosis (26 x 48 minutes; pictured). The medical mystery documentary is set to debut on Super Channel Fuse on June 2 at 8 p.m., and on Super Channel On Demand the following day. Filmed primarily in Manitoba, the show sees patients and survivors recount how an incorrect diagnosis from a medical professional nearly cost them their lives. In addition to  My Misdiagnosis, Super Channel also picked up  Disaster Déjà vu (13 x 48 minutes), a doc series about the impact of major disasters...

Million Dollar Listing franchise star Ryan Serhant on the new four-episode limited series, Million Dollar Listing: Ryan’s Renovation,premiering June 3. After purchasing a multi-million-dollar Brooklyn townhouse for their expanding family, real estate mogul and television personality Serhant and wife, Emilia, gut the 7,900 square foot home to create the home of their dreams with enough space for their big Greek family. In each episode, viewers will watch the transformation unfold. Million Dol...

Content Kings, Green Rock produce C5 true crime special “The Ripper Speaks” Exclusive audio recordings of Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” will be featured in a new documentary film on ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5. The UK broadcaster revealed plans today (May 13) ... May 13, 2021 Exclusive audio recordings of Pe...

You Ain’t Got These. More Originals are expected to roll out on The Roku Channel later this year. The company revealed last month that it would be rebranding the 75 Quibi shows and documentaries it had acquired from the shut down streamer as Roku Originals. “As The Roku Channel grows, we will continue to be even more creative and expansive in sourcing great content that will perform well in a free, advertising-supported model, while delivering an array of incredible, quality entertainment f...

IDA taps Richard Ray Perez as executive director In Los Angeles, the International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the appointment of Richard Ray Perez as its new executive director. He steps into his new role immediately, succeeding Simon Kilmurry who ... May 12, 2021 In Los Angeles, the International Documentary Association ...

Curious Films and Picture Zero have joined forces on The People vs Climate Change, a one-hour doc for UK streamer BBC iPlayer and international distribution. The copro follows the UK Climate Assembly, a panel of people from all walks of life brought together to help decide how the country can reach net zero by 2050. The doc tracks the panel’s 108 members as they debate the challenges of tackling the climate crisis in a fair way, and make proposals to Parliament. The film also explores their...

Brighton, UK-based indie The Connected Set has brought on Tom Payne as its newest executive producer. The company will look to Payne (pictured) to help expand its short-form production activities and TV slate. Payne previously served as director of content at Studio71, producing shows such as Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure for Channel 4, Fully Blown and BAFTA-nominated The Main Part for BBC, as well as two series of Forged With Steele for A+E. He also launched Studio71′s first p...

Close up with Joe Livecchi: Freeform’s Jamila Hunter Jamila Hunter is the accidental television executive. She’s grateful for her station in life, but as a child who grew up on a steady diet of Toni Morrison, theatre, and ... May 12, 2021 Jamila Hunter is the accidental television executive. She’s grateful for her station in life, bu...