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History has ordered a 10-episode second season of its hit UFO drama series Project Blue Book, from A+E Studios and executive producer Robert Zemeckis. The renewal comes amid strong ratings for the series, which is averaging 3.4 million viewers in L+3, making it the No. 1 new series on cable among total viewers this…

History has set Monday, March 25 at 10 PM for the season 2 premiere of its popular medieval drama series Knightfall from A+E Studios, Jeremy Renner's The Combine and Midnight Radio. The date was announced Sunday at TCA along with the first trailer (watch above). Mark Hamill makes his series debut alongside star Tom…

Mark Hamill is about to go all medieval on your screen. Here’s the first teaser for Season 2 of History’s Knightfall, in which the erstwhile Luke Skywalker plays a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades who survived a decade of captivity in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to…

Jane Root's Nutopia is doubling down on the life of Jesus – this time for History. The One Strange Rock producer, which previously made Finding Jesus for CNN, has been commissioned by the A+E Networks cabler to make eight-part event Jesus: His Life, which will explore the story of Jesus Christ through the people in…

Robert Zemeckis’ UFO-themed Project Blue Book drew 3.5 million total viewers in its series premiere in Live+3, making it the most-watched scripted cable series premiere of the 2018/19 TV season-to-date.  The January 8 premiere episode also topped the list in the key adults 25-54 demo, with 1.2 million in L+3 for Histor…

EXCLUSIVE: History’s flagship scripted series Vikings will be ending its run after the upcoming 20-episode sixth season. As the hit drama is wrapping, History, Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television, are looking to extend the Vikings franchise with a new series. I’ve learned that the network is in…

Disney is aggressively moving forward with plans to satisfy regulators’ requirement that it sell its stake in A+E Networks' factual channels in Europe in order to close its $71B takeover of 21st Century Fox. The media giant has held talks with Hearst, its joint-venture partner in A+E Networks, about a buyout of…

U.S. YouTube sensation Beau Ouimette has teamed up with !mpossible host Rick Edwards to front doc series River Hunters for A+E Networks UK's History. Ouimette, an under water treasure hunter known as Aquachigger online, and Edwards, who hosts the BBC quiz show and previously fronted series including the UK version of T…

History has renewed six of its biggest unscripted series, including a massive 30-hour Season 6 order for flagship The Curse of Oak Island, which ranks as cable's top nonfiction series among total viewers in Live +3, averaging over four million viewers. It is believed to be one of History’s largest orders ever…

It came out of the sky, and now it has a premiere date. History has set Tuesday, January 8, for the debut of Project Blue Book, its period UFO drama from EP Robert Zemeckis. Check out the new trailer below. Starring Aidan Gillen and Michael Malarkey, the 10-episode series is based on the true, top-secret…

EXCLUSIVE: Why does everyone hate the English? That's the question being posed by British comedian Al Murray in a five-part series for A+E Networks' History. The British pay broadcaster has ordered Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate The English? from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon. The comedian…

History has ordered a second season of its medieval drama series Knightfall, with Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill joining the cast and Aaron Helbing (The Flash, Spartacus: War of the Damned) set as showrunner and executive producer. Also joining the Season 2 cast is Tom Forbes (The Bastard Executioner, Wolf Hall) and Genevieve…