THE MILLIONAIRES’ UNIT is the unsung story of a group of Yale college students who took the initiative to learn to fly in preparation for America’s entry into World War I and became the founding squadron of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve.
Jan 26 2018
News/Video: Smithsonian Channel’s Special Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp Airs Monday, February 19
This film uncovers groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to rewrite history by shedding light on the resistance and resilience of enslaved people who found refuge in the Great Dismal Swamp. ESCAPE TO THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP premieres Monday, February 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel as a part of its Black History Month programming.
Jan 26 2018
News: XLrator Media Presents The Giant Killer Premiering Tuesday, February 20 on VOD
Yuzuk learns that this unassuming 69-year-old man was the smallest soldier to ever serve in the U.S. military. Flaherty’s military records reveal that he rose to the rank of a Special Forces Green Beret Captain and was awarded the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, and 2 Purple Hearts for his actions in Vietnam.
Jan 26 2018
News: CBS News to Air President Trump’s First State of the Union Address on January 30
CBS News’ team coverage of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address and the Democratic response will be anchored by CBS THIS MORNING co-hosts Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson, and Gayle King from New York and CBS EVENING NEWS anchor Jeff Glor from the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 30 (9:00 PM-11:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network, CBSN and all CBS News platforms.
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 24 2018
News/Video: Discovery Channel Celebrates MOTOR MEGA WEEK Beginning February 26
Start your engines, motor fans, and get ready for Discovery’s first-ever MOTOR MEGA WEEK!
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 19 2018
Video/News: Smithsonian Channel Looks at the Life and Death of Malcolm X in The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X Premiering Feb. 26
THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X relives the pivotal years of this trailblazing activist using rarely seen footage and audio tapes, including never-before-seen footage of Nation of Islam rallies and recordings made at the Audubon Ballroom on the day of his assassination. THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X premieres Monday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.
Jan 18 2018
News: CBS Announces Special Tribute at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28
In a special GRAMMY® tribute performed by three of the artists who participated in the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, current GRAMMY nominees Brothers Osborne, past GRAMMY nominee Eric Church and GRAMMY winner and current nominee Maren Morris will come together for the touching segment.
Jan 18 2018
News/Video: New Netflix Original Series The Mechanism Premieres March 23
From acclaimed director José Padilha and prolific screenwriter Elena Soarez comes THE MECHANISM, a thrilling, character-driven original series inspired by real events in Brazil. This fictionalized story explores how a small group of dogged investigators comes to discover the inner workings of a monstrous corruption scheme and the impact their pursuit has on everyone involved – including themselves.
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.
Jan 18 2018
Video/News: Starz Releases Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 Key Art and Trailer
The third season finds Ash, having gone from murderous urban legend to humanity-saving hometown hero, discovering that he has a long lost daughter who’s been entrusted in his care. When Kelly witnesses a televised massacre with Ruby’s fingerprints all over it, she returns with a new friend to warn Ash and Pablo that evil isn’t done with them yet. But evil will learn to never get in between a papa bear and his cub.
Jan 18 2018
Videos/News: Baskets Returns to FX January 23
Yippie Kie Yay! The third season of Baskets, the acclaimed comedy series starring Zach Galifianakis, will return to FX on Tuesday, January 23, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Jan 18 2018
News: Sundance TV Celebrates Black History Month With Programming Featuring Iconic Miniseries and Films
To celebrate Black History Month, SundanceTV will air critically-acclaimed miniseries and films throughout the month that highlight facets of the African American experience. Along with the made-for-TV movies and films, Michael Kenneth Williams and Louis Gossett Jr., the stars of the forthcoming series “Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo” (premiering March 7th), will provide interstitial commentary on a range of topics relating to SundanceTV’s Black History Month programming.
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