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As the country with the highest number of prisoners under lock and key, perhaps it's not surprising that many of our correctional institutions have taken on a mythic status, their names alone sending a chill: Sing Sing, San Quentin, Folsom, Leavenworth, Joliet, Marion, Angola. One prison more than any other triggers a…

Discovery+ is to tell the story of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship breakdown from each of their viewpoints in a two-part documentary from All3Media indie Optomen entitled Johnny vs. Amber.  The celebrity court case of the decade will first introduce Depp’s side, how he felt he was married to a Machiavellian…

Starz has greenlighted a BMF documentary series from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, executive producer and creative force behind the network’s breakout hit drama series BMF. The eight-episode docu series, produced by G-Unit Film and Television and Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, will be executive produced by Jackson and…

Time Studios, the Emmy-winning TV and film production division of Time, which has generated more than $70M in revenue since its 2020 launch, today announced the expansion of its Documentary division, also introducing a new arm for Kids & Family programming. Alexandra Johnes and Loren Hammonds have been tapped as Heads…

Fernando Jerez, an industry veteran and former Movistar+ and Discovery exec, is setting up a Fremantle-backed factual and documentary indie in Spain. En Cero Coma Producciones will focus on the high-end non-scripted space in which Fremantle is making a push, having also unveiled Germany’s UFA Documentary earlier this…

EXCLUSIVE: NBA great Shaquille O'Neal is joining a new team—the one behind the award-winning documentary The Queen of Basketball. The Hall of Fame center and four-time NBA champ has signed on as an executive producer of the New York Times Op-doc short, which tells the story of Lusia "Lucy" Harris, one of the greatest…

EXCLUSIVE: With the NBA’s 75th season underway, Mike Tollin — who helped produce last year’s Michael Jordan docuseries The Last Dance — has found another basketball legend whose story he’s looking to tell. Tollin’s MSM is planning a new documentary on the life of George Gervin, aka “The Iceman,” who was just named to…

EXCLUSIVE: The Nat Geo UK-based commissioning and production team has been restructured and now feeds into Disney's EMEA production hub, reporting to Liam Keelan. The move is understood to have taken place several weeks ago, with the Nat Geo London-based team now focusing on international productions, regional…

HBO has acquired Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off, a feature documentary on the life and career of the skateboarding legend, from Mark and Jay Duplass’ Duplass Brothers Productions and director Sam Jones (Audience Network’s Off Camera with Sam Jones). The film will hit the premium cabler in 2022, and will also be…

EXCLUSIVE: British comedian Russell Howard is returning to Netflix with a stand-up comedy special and a documentary. Howard will launch stand-up special Lubricant and Until the Wheels Come Off, a companion documentary, on the streamer on December 14. It is thought that it marks the first stand-up special to be…

Rahul Dholakia To Make Debut Digital Series EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed Bollywood filmmaker Rahul Dholakia (Raees) is to create his debut digital series after following last month’s annual ‘Police Unity Tour’, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington D.C to honour Law Enforcement Officers who died on duty…

AFI Fest on Monday announced the films that received this year's awards, with Clint Bentley’s Jockey from Sony Pictures Classics and the Tommy Oliver-directed Juice Wrld taking the narrative and documentary Audience Awards, respectively. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action and Animated Short will be eligible…