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CNN unveiled its slate of series and films planned for 2023, as the original projects unit prepares to scale back and take production in house. The lineup of original series includes Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?, debuting on Jan. 8, as well as United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper…

CNN will debut Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal, with John Dean offering his first-hand account of the break in that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, on June 5. Dean, former White House counsel for Nixon, serves as an executive producer on the project, with the debut tied to the 50th anniversary of the break…

CNN has promoted Jon Adler to senior vice president of program development for original series. Adler, who has been with CNN for 10 years, “has helped build a successful and recognized brand which has become an essential part of the fabric of CNN,” Amy Entelis, executive vice president for talent and content…

CNN Original Series’ 2022 slate will include shows devoted to Watergate and another to UFOs, joining previously announced plans such as a new season of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and the documentary LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy. Tucci’s show will return for a second season on March 13. CNN also said that United Sha…

CNN and HLN unveiled a slate of programming for 2020-21, a lineup of series and non-fiction projects that include biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe and History of Sitcom. The network already has announced several projects for 2020, including The Story of Late Night and First Ladies, as well as a series…

Lyle Gamm is joining CNN Original Series as senior vice president. Gamm will have day-to-day responsibility for overseeing the original series slate and managing the development, current and production staff in Los Angeles and Atlanta. He succeeds Lizzie Fox, who was recently named SVP Nonfiction Programming for HBO…

CNN has promoted Jon Adler to the post of vice president of program development for CNN Original Series, the unit responsible for shows such as The History of Comedy and The Redemption Project with Van Jones. Adler had been senior director of programming. He’s responsible for establishing relationships with the…