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Apr 17 2018
Video/News: Cartilage Films’ The Misandrists Opens In NY and LA Starting May 25.
Cartilage Films is leading the revolution with the national theatrical rollout of Bruce LaBruce’s The Misandrists. When an injured male leftist on the run discovers the remote stronghold of the Female Liberation Army — a radical feminist terrorist group whose mission is to usher in a female world order — one of the members takes pity on him and hides him in the basement. However, the man in the basement is just one of many secrets threatening to disrupt the FLA’s mission from within.
Apr 17 2018
News: Superhero Series OMEGA 1 Kickstarter Campaign Launches For Comic, Live-Action Series.
“OMEGA 1” is an action/adventure comic book series featuring female superhero “Meg Vasalie” aka “Omega 1”, a genetically modified she-weapon that protects and delivers information in these new times. Launching on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding campaign that will ideally result in the long-awaited fifth and sixth issues of “OMEGA 1” and an overdue catch-up with the hero we need right now, Meg Vasalie. If that comics crowdfunder is successful, it’ll help pave the way for a new live-action series!
Apr 16 2018
News: Season 2 of Fox’s The Four: Battle For Stardom Returns June 7.
Season Two of the hit music competition series THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM premieres Thursday, June 7 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Grammy® Award-winning musician, record producer and songwriter Sean “Diddy” Combs; super producer DJ Khaled; and Grammy® Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Meghan Trainor will return as panelists, alongside Grammy® Award-winning, multi-Platinum solo artist Fergie as host.
Apr 16 2018
News: Starz Acquires Take My Wife, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, and Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts Stand-up Special.
Starz announced the acquisition of several series and features that initially debuted on Seeso, the former comedy subscription streaming service, including “Take My Wife” seasons 1 and 2, “Night Train with Wyatt Cenac” and the “Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts” stand-up special. Seasons 1 and 2 of “Take My Wife,” Among Other Series and Features, will be Available on the STARZ App and STARZ ON DEMAND Beginning May 1.
Apr 12 2018
News: HBO Renews Both Barry and Silicon Valley
Following the recent season premieres of both shows, HBO has renewed the comedy series BARRY and SILICON VALLEY.
Apr 12 2018
Video/News: Sundance Now Exclusive U.S. Premiere of Documentary Collection Take 5: The Shadow of ISIS Starts April 19.
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service, announced the exclusive U.S. premiere on April 19 of five original documentaries, curated as part of “TAKE 5: The Shadow of ISIS.” The groundbreaking documentary collection will focus on ISIS and its impact on the lives of civilians, those who are fighting it and those who are a part of it. “TAKE 5: The Shadow of Isis” includes Recruiting For Jihad; Terror Studios; War Child; Europe’s Border Crisis: The Long Road Home; and Girls, Guns & ISIS.
Apr 12 2018
News: Prepare For the Royal Wedding! Smithsonian Channel’s Special Million Dollar American Princesses: Meghan Markle Airs May 13.
As the world waits for the wedding of Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle on May 19, Smithsonian Channel™ takes a unique look at the couple’s relationship through a historical lens to spotlight how this revolutionary royal couple is following in a long tradition of exceptional American women who married into European nobility. MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES: MEGHAN MARKLE chronicles Meghan’s life, from her childhood in California to her blossoming acting career and her romance with Prince Harry. The special features rare footage of an 11-year-old Meghan developing her feminist voice, and later highlights her global humanitarian work, including her advocacy for gender equality in work with the United Nations.
Apr 11 2018
News: The CW Network Sets Summer 2018 Premiere Dates.
The CW Network has set its Summer 2018 premiere dates, with original programming all summer long, including new scripted series OUTPOST and BURDEN OF TRUTH, and returning favorites.
Apr 11 2018
News: Terrence Howard Pranks Fans In All-New Special Terrence Howard’s Fright Club May 24 on Fox.
When Terrence Howard’s super-fans are invited to New Orleans to meet the star at his remote estate, they believe they’ve won an online competition to take part in a filmed VIP experience. What they don’t know is that they are about to be pranked by Howard, and that everyone they meet is an actor who’s in on the joke. EMPIRE star Terrence Howard hosts the all-new special TERRENCE HOWARD’S FRIGHT CLUB, premiering Thursday, May 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Apr 10 2018
News: Discovery Greenlights Undercover Billionaire
Discovery Channel announced it has ordered UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE, an all-new series that taps the expertise of a self-made mogul to see if it’s possible to create a million-dollar company in just 90 days with just a few dollars in his pocket.
Apr 06 2018
Video/News: Premiere Date and Sneak Peek for Showtime’s Patrick Melrose Starring and Produced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
SHOWTIME released the official trailer for the new limited series PATRICK MELROSE,starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch.
Apr 03 2018
News: Director Thom Zimny Talks About HBO’s Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Following his creative journey from childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions, the two-part presentation ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER debuts SATURDAY, APRIL 14 (8:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
Mar 30 2018
News: Discovery’s Naked and Afraid XL Returns Sunday, May 6 for an All-New Season of Survival Challenge
After three seasons and three treacherous locations, thirteen Naked and Afraid veterans take on the most harrowing survival challenge yet in an all-new season of Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID XL. For 40 days and 40 nights, survivalists put their lives on the line in Africa’s deadly Selati River Basin, a region devastated by drought and teeming with starving predators.
Mar 30 2018
News: 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Air May 5 on HBO
HBO has confirmed the debut date for 2018 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, with the special scheduled to debut SATURDAY, MAY 5 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. This year’s inductees include Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Mar 28 2018
News: Showtime Becomes First Cable Network to Launch on LG Smart TVs
Showtime Networks Inc. has announced the launch of its stand-alone streaming service SHOWTIME and its authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME on LG Smart TVs.
Mar 27 2018
News: Winter is Coming..to MLB Ballparks in 2018
While fans eagerly await the epic eighth and final season of HBO’s Emmy® Award-winning series “Game of Thrones” in 2019, Major League Baseball and HBO announced a renewal of their partnership to bring specially customized “Game of Thrones” events, giveaways, ticket specials and experiences to participating MLB ballparks this Summer.
Mar 27 2018
News: TBS’ CONAN Travels to Italy on CONAN Without Borders: Italy April 11
Conan has traveled to many places and on his show, he surprises fake Italian and real CONAN employee Jordan Schlansky with a trip to Italy. Check out the clip, followed by the official press release regarding the primetime special that will air Wednesday, April 11.
Mar 26 2018
News: Starz Greenlights Now Apocalyse, a Half-Hour Comedy with Sex, Drugs, Millennial Angst, Plus Aliens!
Starz has greenlit the half-hour comedy series “Now Apocalypse” created and executive-produced by Gregg Araki (Kaboom, Mysterious Skin). Araki will co-write and direct all 10 half-hour episodes of the sexy, vibrant and fast-moving series that has a flipside of mythic, dreamlike creepiness.
Mar 22 2018
News: Season 2 of HBO’s Westworld Premieres April 22.
The Emmy®-winning drama series WESTWORLD returns for its ten-episode second season SUNDAY, APRIL 22 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Viewers can see the WESTWORLD spot that premiered during Super Bowl LII, marking HBO’s first Super Bowl ad in 20 years.
Mar 19 2018
Videos/News: Tracy Morgan Returns to Television in TBS’ The Last O.G. Premiering April 3
The Last O.G. centers on Tray (Morgan), an ex-con shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for on good behavior after a 15-year stint. Returning to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, he discovers that his former girlfriend, Shay (played by emerging, breakout star actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish), has married an affable, successful white man (Ryan Gaul) who is helping raise the twins (Taylor Mosby & Dante Hoagland) Tray never knew existed. The Last O.G. also stars Cedric the Entertainer and Allen Maldonado.
Mar 18 2018
News: Watch Out MacGyver! You’re Getting a Run for Your Money with Discovery’s All-New Series Last Outpost
Move over MacGyver. Discovery Channel’s all-new series LAST OUTPOST takes inventive ingenuity to the extreme in the treacherous turf of the Last Frontier.
Mar 17 2018
News: Lifetime Announces Fall Premiere Dates For YOU, The Bad Seed, Production Deals and More.
The Lifetime Feature, The Bad Seed, starring and directed by Rob Lowe, will debut September 9, leading into Lifetime’s newest scripted drama series, YOU. As the latest title in Lifetime’s premium scripted slate, YOU hails from hitmaker Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on the Caroline Kepnes bestseller, YOU is the story of a young man in love, willing to do whatever it takes to get the girl. YOU stars Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl) in his return to television, Elizabeth Lail (Once Upon a Time), Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars) and features special guest star John Stamos (Fuller House).
Attracting some of the most respected entertainers, newsmakers and creators, Lifetime has signed major production deals with Queen Latifah and Toni Braxton for a mix of documentary specials and original movies beginning later this year.
Mar 16 2018
News: USA Network Renews The Sinner for Season 2.
USA Network announced that its acclaimed drama THE SINNER will return for a second limited season in Summer 2018. Season 2 lures Detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) back to his hometown in rural New York to assess an unsettling and heart wrenching crime — parents murdered by their 11-year-old son, with no apparent motive.
Mar 16 2018
News: Stephen Hawking’s Special Leaving Earth: Or How to Colonize a Planet Premieres March 25 on Smithsonian Channel.
In what may be Stephen Hawking’s last major television project, Smithsonian Channel explores his controversial position that the survival of the species depends on inhabiting another planet. Planet Earth has been home to humankind for more than 200,000 years, but with a population of 7.3 billion and counting and limited resources, some scientists believe it might not support human life forever. Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most prominent scientists, believed that humans must have an interstellar escape plan in place within the next 100 years.
Mar 15 2018
News/Video: Smithsonian Channel’s Specials Billionaire Space Club and Earth From Outer Space Premiere Mar 25 and Apr 1.
Smithsonian Channel launches into space with four premieres centered around space exploration and humans‘ impact on the solar system. The first special, BILLIONAIRE SPACE CLUB, on Sunday, March 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, highlights the efforts of billionaire Sir Richard Branson and others to make space travel more accessible to the average person. The Sunday block also takes viewers on a journey revealing how humans have changed the planet Earth and how they will continue to shape its future on Sunday, March 25 at 9 p.m ET/PT in EARTH FROM OUTER SPACE. The following Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, FINDING LIFE IN OUTER SPACE explores one of the greatest mysteries of the universe – why life exists – and at 9 p.m. ET/PT, LEAVING EARTH: OR HOW TO COLONIZE A PLANET featuring Stephen Hawking reveals the secrets of space travel and what the future holds for exploration and potential habitation beyond Earth. These four hour-long premieres highlight innovators and pioneers who are forging ahead with space exploration to plan for an unknown future.