Exclusive: Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Cleopatra are to be brought to life in the latest History Channel mega-doc from HBO’s The Invisible Pilot indie Ample.
Three-part premium docu-drama Ancient Empires is being shot in Morocco and is aiming to shed new light on the way that history remembers the three titans of the ages. The trio’s dark sides have always been focused on but Ancient Empires will throw up debates around whether their hallmark attributes were strengths rather than weaknesses.
A cast and crew of more than 300 people have been assembled for the dramatic elements of the battle scenes and CGI has been used to augment the show.
Roel Reine, whose credits include Colosseum and Halo, is director and Ari Mark, Phil Lott and Joey Allen are EPing for Ample Entertainment.
The big-budget show is the latest in History’s mega-doc series, following in the footsteps...
Three-part premium docu-drama Ancient Empires is being shot in Morocco and is aiming to shed new light on the way that history remembers the three titans of the ages. The trio’s dark sides have always been focused on but Ancient Empires will throw up debates around whether their hallmark attributes were strengths rather than weaknesses.
A cast and crew of more than 300 people have been assembled for the dramatic elements of the battle scenes and CGI has been used to augment the show.
Roel Reine, whose credits include Colosseum and Halo, is director and Ari Mark, Phil Lott and Joey Allen are EPing for Ample Entertainment.
The big-budget show is the latest in History’s mega-doc series, following in the footsteps...
- 2/2/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Weigel Broadcasting Co., the company behind the classic television outlet MeTV, is launching its first unscripted network. The company will launch Story Television Network, an over-the-air national broadcast channel devoted to history-based fare, on March 28.
Story TV’s programming will include off-net series that originally aired on networks like A&e and History Channel, including “Biography,” “The Men Who Built America,” “World War II in HD,” “Modern Marvels,” “Mankind: The Story of All of Us” and more. Each day will center programming around a unique theme or genre, such as military, technology and innovation, world events, American history, modern achievement, unexplained phenomena, and biographical tributes.
“As we looked at the landscape, we looked at what genre works really well for advertisers and viewership that isn’t currently in the air right now,” said Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting. “It’s history-oriented programming. But many of the networks that...
Story TV’s programming will include off-net series that originally aired on networks like A&e and History Channel, including “Biography,” “The Men Who Built America,” “World War II in HD,” “Modern Marvels,” “Mankind: The Story of All of Us” and more. Each day will center programming around a unique theme or genre, such as military, technology and innovation, world events, American history, modern achievement, unexplained phenomena, and biographical tributes.
“As we looked at the landscape, we looked at what genre works really well for advertisers and viewership that isn’t currently in the air right now,” said Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting. “It’s history-oriented programming. But many of the networks that...
- 2/14/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
A show that makes you fall asleep? That’s the counterintuitive pitch that Jennifer O’Connell, EVP of non-fiction and live-action family at HBO Max, received from Nutopia — the production company that brought you “Mankind The Story of All of Us” — and Calm, the meditation and mindfulness app.
“We sat down, they played a sizzle reel, they dimmed the lights,” O’Connell recalled. “By the end of the sizzle reel, our shoulders lowered, our breath was calmer — we could feel ourselves feeling good.”
The pitch became “A World of Calm,” a 10-episode HBO Max series featuring zen stories gently narrated by the likes of Keanu Reeves and Nicole Kidman, accompanied by relaxing sounds and images. It’s part of a growing segment that turns entertainment into “mindfulness content.” Rather than make something that excites, stimulates, and thrills, its goal is to make viewers to chill out, take a breath, or even fall sleep.
“We sat down, they played a sizzle reel, they dimmed the lights,” O’Connell recalled. “By the end of the sizzle reel, our shoulders lowered, our breath was calmer — we could feel ourselves feeling good.”
The pitch became “A World of Calm,” a 10-episode HBO Max series featuring zen stories gently narrated by the likes of Keanu Reeves and Nicole Kidman, accompanied by relaxing sounds and images. It’s part of a growing segment that turns entertainment into “mindfulness content.” Rather than make something that excites, stimulates, and thrills, its goal is to make viewers to chill out, take a breath, or even fall sleep.
- 5/5/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
History 'Mankind: The Story of All of Us' Prize Pack Giveaway History announces acclaimed actor and Oscar nominee Josh Brolin as Narrator for the epic 12-hour / six night television event, Mankind The Story Of All Of Us which will premiere on Tuesday, November 13 at 9pm Et. Executives at the network said the project, which will run for 12 hours over six nights, would be the most in-depth TV series ever produced by History. "We are traveling to every corner of the world in order to portray the heroic story of man and the collective story of all of us," said History President Nancy Dubuc. Producer said the project would utilize CGI and dramatic reconstructions "of the...
- 11/13/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The latest event from History is "Mankind The Story of All of Us," a six night no-miss series. Among the events to be explored are the construction of the pyramids, the Vikings landing in America, the Industrial Revolution and the making of the modern world. You can begin the Mankind journey now across all of History.S interactive platforms. Synopsis: Mankind The Story Of All Of Us Mankind The Story of All of Us premieres Tuesday, November 13 at 9/8c on History. Acclaimed actor and Oscar nominee Josh Brolin narrates. From History It takes nine billion years for the ideal planet to form, four billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. From...
- 11/7/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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