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“Rebuilding Paradise” initially felt too optimistic of a title for a documentary about the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, Ron Howard said about his new film. The National Geographic title features devastating first-hand footage of the violent wildfire ripping through the Butte County town and emphasizes the immense…

Legendary showrunner Jane Mun has been tapped to showrun César Millán's latest series as Nat Geo steps up its behind-the-screens diversity strategy. Mun, who recently oversaw and exec produced the HBO competition series, has previously worked with the Dog Whisperer on Cesar Millan: Viva Las Vegas. Elsewhere, she…

Apple has signed a first-look deal with Appian Way Prods., the film and television production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and co-run by Jennifer Davisson. The multi-year deal covers television projects and documentary features. The pact builds on Apple and DiCaprio’s existing relationship collaborating on the…

Nicolle Wallace’s Deadline: White House will expand to two hours and Chuck Todd’s MTP Daily will move to early afternoon as part of MSNBC’s overhaul of its daily lineup. The changes, which have been anticipated, mean that the afternoons will start with Andrea Mitchell Reports at noon ET, followed by MTP Daily at 1 PM…

It looks like we are up for another first in The Bachelor franchise — a season that starts with one titular star and ends with another. Speculation has been growing that Clare Crawley, who had been tapped to headline The Bachelorette's upcoming 16th season, has left the show, which has been filming in a quarantine…

Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning actress Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Avatar, Gorillas in the Mist) has been tapped to narrate Secrets of the Whales, a four-part event series for Nat Geo, with Oscar-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-At-Large James Cameron to serve as executive producer. The series, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery and Abramorama are teaming for a virtual theatrical and broadcast rollout of Apocalypse '45, a documentary from Erik Nelson that recounts the harrowing end of World War II through the eyes of 24 men who lived through the events and using never-before-seen footage. The documentary will get a…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is launching a virtual Emmy FYC experience – less than a week after scoring 160 nominations. It's been a strange year for Emmy campaigning as a result of COVID-19 and as such the streamer is launching its first virtual experience to replace the physical space that it has put together for the last…

National Geographic has acquired the docuseries City So Real directed by two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steve James (America to Me, Hoop Dreams) and his longtime producing partner Zak Piper (Life Itself, The Interrupters). The series paints a portrait of contemporary Chicago as it gives a multifaceted look into…

National Geographic has greenlighted a pair of specials to air in the coming months. Bin Laden’s Hard Drive, which spotlights newly declassified information on the notorious terrorist, premieres September 10, and Virus Hunters, about the experts working to prevent the next pandemic, bow November 1. In Bin Laden’s Hard…

Amazon Studios has ordered a second season of its hit conspiracy thriller drama series Hunters, starring Al Pacino, Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton. Created by David Weil and executive produced by Jordan Peele, the first season of Hunters followed a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The…

Three weeks into Sharkfest 2020, National Geographic is already looking ahead to Sharkfest 2021. The network has given a green light to Shark Beach (working title) a Sharkfest 2021 premiere special, with Thor and The Avengers star Chris Hemsworth to star and executive produce. The announcement was made Monday during…