The numbers are in for the first installment of the six-part documentary Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, which aired Monday on Paramount Network and BET. The two-net bow drew 1.2M viewers in Live+Same day The rating was about evenly split between the sister Viacom nets: BET drew a .39 among persons 18-49…

Paramount Network has slotted July 30 at 10 PM for the premiere of Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story. The network also unveiled the full trailer for the six-part original docuseries, which recounts the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin, whose 2012 shooting death polarized the nation and gave rise to the…

The parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin say The Weinstein Co. owes them at least $150,000 for optioning the film and television rights to their book that explores the aftermath of the 2012 shooting that launched the Black Lives Matter movement. Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin filed documents in Delaware ba…

Seeing their teenage son Trayvon Martin gunned down in 2012 by George Zimmerman — a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who claimed self-defense and later was acquitted of all charges related to Martin’s death — Tracey Martin and Sybrina Fulton did what anyone in such a tragic situation might do. They grieved, and…

Paramount Network and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter are teaming to produce Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, an unscripted documentary series set to air in July. Watch a promo above. Based on the book Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the six-part docuseries focuses…

Jay-Z’s forthcoming docuseries, Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, which follows the life and legacy of the titular Martin. The timely project, like many documentaries including Whose Streets? has drawn much-needed attention to social injustice, but also a peripheral feud between Snoop Dogg and George…

In the first major new series order since Viacom announced the 2018 relaunch of Spike as the Paramount Network, the net has picked up Jay Z and The Weinstein Company ‘s Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, based on the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin. The six-part event documentary series is one of two Trayvon…