Adding to its roster of premium curated content from leading industry powerhouses, HBO MAX has picked up Let Them All Talk (working title), an original film directed by Oscar® and Emmy award® winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Behind the Candelabra) and written by MacArthur Fellow and PEN / Faulkner award-winning author Deborah Eisenberg.
Looking For Alaska is an 8-episode limited series based on the John Green novel of the same name. It centers teenager Miles “Pudge” Halter (Charlie Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through.
In her first one-hour special, The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic is setting out on a global expedition — exploring how and why the U.S. has fallen so far behind much of the world when it comes to women and education, economics, health and politics. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Desi Lydic: Abroad will premiere on Monday, May 13 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Two world-renowned television programs produced for PBS, the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT and A CAPITOL FOURTH, both won Silver World Medals at this year’s New York Festivals® International TV & Film Awards honoring the World’s Best TV & Films℠. Both programs were produced by Capital Concerts with Michael Colbert serving as Executive Producer.
TV One brings the holiday spirit with premieres of two new original movies and other special holiday programming: A SPECIAL NIGHT OF RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL, airing Tuesday, November 20 at 8 p.m./7C; MERRY WISHMAS, debuting Sunday, December 2 at 7 p.m./6C; LIVING BY DESIGN HOLIDAY SPECIAL, airing Sunday, December 9 at 7p.m./6C; and COINS FOR CHRISTMAS, premiering Sunday, December 16 at 7 p.m./6C.
Spring 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of The ‘All New’ Mickey Mouse Club‘s pilot episode and former Mousketeers Chasen Hampton and Dale Godboldo are reuniting their fellow castmates from seasons 1-7 for a celebration which fans won’t want to miss.
Hosted by NSYNC’s Joey Fatone (a childhood friend of the Mouseketeers), #MMC30 will take place May 18-19, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando during the weekend of MEGACON Orlando. During this historic event, two dozen former Mouseketeers are scheduled to attend! Fans in attendance will be treated to a fun and interactive cast reunion panel and fan Q&A featuring some of your favorite Mouseketeers as well as a very special performance of Lindsey Alley’s Blood, Sweat, and Mouseketears, which you won’t want to miss.
Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The upcoming drama series created and written by Alex Tse (SuperFly) and Wu-Tang Clan front man The RZA, has received a 10-episode order from Hulu and will be executive produced by Imagine’s Brian Grazer (Empire, Genius) and Francie Calfo (Empire, Genius), Wu-Tang Clan’s The RZA and Method Man, and Tse. Imagine Television creative executive James Seidman will oversee the project for Imagine.
WE’LL MEET AGAIN returns for a second season of compelling human stories of hope, courage and resilience, exploring some of history’s most dramatic events through the personal experiences of those who lived through them. Executive produced and reported by Ann Curry, WE’LL MEET AGAIN tells the stories of ordinary people caught up in the tides of history who are seeking to be reunited with those who helped them – either physically or emotionally – survive these transformational events. Produced by Blink Films in partnership with Ann Curry, Inc., WE’LL MEET AGAIN Season 2 premieres Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS. See the trailer here.
(Liza Koshy and Marc Summers in Double Dare on Nickelodeon. Photo: Gavin Bond)
Get ready for a summer full of Double Dare, as Nickelodeon sets Monday, June 25, at 8:00 PM (ET/PT) as the premiere date for the iconic game show’s return. Digital creator and actress Liza Koshy has been tapped to host the brand-new version of Double Dare, where a new generation of fans will compete in the messiest and most physically challenging competition of their lives.
