The History Channel has greenlit a range of new docuseries and documentaries that are produced by Hollywood stars like Morgan Freeman, Bradley Cooper, and Kevin Costner.
The announcements were made as part of a larger A+E Networks slate reveal ahead of its 2023-2024 upfronts presentation. Additional projects hail from producers Michael Imperioli and Dan Aykroyd.
“Our goal within this media evolution is to meet audiences wherever and however they consume content, by working with great worldwide storytellers to develop and execute their vision,” said Paul Buccieri, president and Chairman of A+E Networks Group. “Over the last four years, we have been on a journey to expand our production capabilities in both scripted and factual, and we’ve established key relationships in the talent management space as well as continued creating compelling content across our brands to further meet the needs of our valued partners and viewers.”
Costner will host...
The announcements were made as part of a larger A+E Networks slate reveal ahead of its 2023-2024 upfronts presentation. Additional projects hail from producers Michael Imperioli and Dan Aykroyd.
“Our goal within this media evolution is to meet audiences wherever and however they consume content, by working with great worldwide storytellers to develop and execute their vision,” said Paul Buccieri, president and Chairman of A+E Networks Group. “Over the last four years, we have been on a journey to expand our production capabilities in both scripted and factual, and we’ve established key relationships in the talent management space as well as continued creating compelling content across our brands to further meet the needs of our valued partners and viewers.”
Costner will host...
- 3/8/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The History Channel has unveiled its latest programming slate, featuring documentaries from top talent including Kevin Costner and Bradley Cooper.
The network has ordered five new projects as part of an initiative to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.
These include Kevin Costner’s The West, Fdr from Cooper, Black Patriots: The 761st Battalion from Freeman, Five Families from Imperioli and The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd.
It comes as parent company A+E Networks is hosting its annual Upfronts event to advertisers. These projects join a slew of series at Lifetime and A&e.
Kevin Costner’s The West (w/t) is an eight-part series hosted by the Yellowstone star. It will explore the American frontier from the literal trailblazers to the law enforcers and the bloody battles for both land and freedom as well as explore how the stories of The West continue to impact the nation today.
The network has ordered five new projects as part of an initiative to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.
These include Kevin Costner’s The West, Fdr from Cooper, Black Patriots: The 761st Battalion from Freeman, Five Families from Imperioli and The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd.
It comes as parent company A+E Networks is hosting its annual Upfronts event to advertisers. These projects join a slew of series at Lifetime and A&e.
Kevin Costner’s The West (w/t) is an eight-part series hosted by the Yellowstone star. It will explore the American frontier from the literal trailblazers to the law enforcers and the bloody battles for both land and freedom as well as explore how the stories of The West continue to impact the nation today.
- 3/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu has released an official trailer for “The Girl From Plainville” — a limited series inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s “texting suicide” case.
Based on Jesse Barron’s Esquire article of the same name, “The Girl From Plainville” dives into Carter’s (Elle Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan) and his following death, which led to her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
“All he thought about was dying… I really just wanted to help him,” says Fanning’s Carter in the gripping trailer, which is full of unsettling text messages and moments both following and leading up to Roy’s death.
In addition to Fanning and Ryan, the series also stars Chloë Sevigny as Lynn Roy, Cara Buono as Gail Carter, Kai Lennox as David Carter and Norbert Leo Butz as Conrad Roy II.
Hailing from UCP of the Universal Studio Group, “The Girl From Plainville...
Based on Jesse Barron’s Esquire article of the same name, “The Girl From Plainville” dives into Carter’s (Elle Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan) and his following death, which led to her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
“All he thought about was dying… I really just wanted to help him,” says Fanning’s Carter in the gripping trailer, which is full of unsettling text messages and moments both following and leading up to Roy’s death.
In addition to Fanning and Ryan, the series also stars Chloë Sevigny as Lynn Roy, Cara Buono as Gail Carter, Kai Lennox as David Carter and Norbert Leo Butz as Conrad Roy II.
Hailing from UCP of the Universal Studio Group, “The Girl From Plainville...
- 3/2/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
The History Channel has teamed up with a slew of A-listers on its latest slate of docuseries and non-scripted series.
The A+E Networks cable network has ordered six series from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ray Liotta, Pierce Brosnan, Peyton Manning and Robin Roberts ahead of its latest Upfront ad event.
DiCaprio, who has previously worked with the network on miniseries Grant, is behind docuseries Sitting Bull, Good Morning America’s Roberts is behind WWI series Harlem Hellfighters, NFL legend Manning is behind The Einstein Challenge and History’s Greatest of All-Time with Peyton Manning and Liotta is behind Five Families.
Four-part series Sitting Bull traces the life of the legendary Hunkpapa Lakota chief, a fierce warrior, loving father, and holy man. It will detail seminal moments and key figures in Native American history including the Battle of Little Big Horn, Washita Massacre, Crazy Horse, Battle of Cedar Creek and the Wounded Knee Massacre.
The A+E Networks cable network has ordered six series from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ray Liotta, Pierce Brosnan, Peyton Manning and Robin Roberts ahead of its latest Upfront ad event.
DiCaprio, who has previously worked with the network on miniseries Grant, is behind docuseries Sitting Bull, Good Morning America’s Roberts is behind WWI series Harlem Hellfighters, NFL legend Manning is behind The Einstein Challenge and History’s Greatest of All-Time with Peyton Manning and Liotta is behind Five Families.
Four-part series Sitting Bull traces the life of the legendary Hunkpapa Lakota chief, a fierce warrior, loving father, and holy man. It will detail seminal moments and key figures in Native American history including the Battle of Little Big Horn, Washita Massacre, Crazy Horse, Battle of Cedar Creek and the Wounded Knee Massacre.
- 3/2/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ray Liotta is teaming up with the History Channel to chronicle the rise and fall of the New York mafia’s most prominent families. On Wednesday, the network greenlit the documentary series, titled “Five Families.”
The eight-part docuseries, based on the book “Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires” by Selwyn Raab, will dive into the lives of the Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese families.
For decades these five families ruled New York and built the American Mafia into an underworld empire.
The series will follow the Mob from its explosive and violent growth in Prohibition, its golden age of domination in the 1970s and 1980s, up through its heated war with law enforcement — a feud they ultimately lost.
Liotta, who made a career of playing tough guys and mobsters in films like “Goodfellas,” will executive produce the series alongside Michael Stiller,...
The eight-part docuseries, based on the book “Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires” by Selwyn Raab, will dive into the lives of the Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese families.
For decades these five families ruled New York and built the American Mafia into an underworld empire.
The series will follow the Mob from its explosive and violent growth in Prohibition, its golden age of domination in the 1970s and 1980s, up through its heated war with law enforcement — a feud they ultimately lost.
Liotta, who made a career of playing tough guys and mobsters in films like “Goodfellas,” will executive produce the series alongside Michael Stiller,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
When alleged Gambino family boss Francesco “Frank” Cali was gunned down in front of his car outside his Staten Island home earlier this month, many people were stunned. The murder was the first killing of a New York area mob boss in more than 30 years, since Gambino family boss Paul Castellano was fatally shot in front of Sparks steakhouse in Manhattan, and many began speculating whether Cali’s death signified the resurgence of the mob or a new internal power struggle within the Gambino family.
These concerns were dismissed almost immediately,...
These concerns were dismissed almost immediately,...
- 3/26/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Francesco “Frank” Cali, the alleged crime boss of the notorious Gambino family, was shot and killed in front of his Staten Island mansion on Wednesday night, the NYPD reports.
According to police, Cali, 53, was standing outside his white SUV in the upscale Todt Hill neighborhood of Staten Island when a man in a blue pickup truck drove by, shooting him six times in the torso. The pickup truck reportedly ran him over after he was killed, according to local news station Wpix.
Officers responded to a 911 call, where he was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to police, Cali, 53, was standing outside his white SUV in the upscale Todt Hill neighborhood of Staten Island when a man in a blue pickup truck drove by, shooting him six times in the torso. The pickup truck reportedly ran him over after he was killed, according to local news station Wpix.
Officers responded to a 911 call, where he was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
- 3/14/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.