Exclusive: Christie McConnell has been appointed to the role of SVP, Development at the Emmy-winning entertainment company, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, and will now oversee development on all of its unscripted programming.
McConnell comes to the company after acting as a freelance consultant to such TV production companies and podcast studios as Boardwalk Pictures, Salt Audio, Made Up Stories and Wild State. She’s most recently developed such series as the Jeremy Renner-fronted Rennervations (Disney+) and Undressed with Kathryn Eisman (Paramount+), also directing and producing both audio and video content for Headspace.
McConnell has also previously held executive roles at All3 Media America, Shine America and Stephen David Entertainment, where she focused on competition and game shows, docuseries, event series and true crime, additionally overseeing unscripted development for broadcast, cable, and Ott services at Radley Studios. Prior to joining Radley, she served as showrunner for the Nashville live after-show,...
McConnell comes to the company after acting as a freelance consultant to such TV production companies and podcast studios as Boardwalk Pictures, Salt Audio, Made Up Stories and Wild State. She’s most recently developed such series as the Jeremy Renner-fronted Rennervations (Disney+) and Undressed with Kathryn Eisman (Paramount+), also directing and producing both audio and video content for Headspace.
McConnell has also previously held executive roles at All3 Media America, Shine America and Stephen David Entertainment, where she focused on competition and game shows, docuseries, event series and true crime, additionally overseeing unscripted development for broadcast, cable, and Ott services at Radley Studios. Prior to joining Radley, she served as showrunner for the Nashville live after-show,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: SundanceTV is investigating the true-crime genre with a new franchise.
The AMC Networks-owned cabler is launching True Crime Story, which will kick off with two documentary series – It Couldn’t Happen Here and Indefensible.
The move comes on the back of a slew of true-crime docs for the network including The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park, No One Saw A Thing and Jonestown: Terror In the Jungle.
The strand will focus on telling a wide variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives.
It Couldn’t Happen Here is hosted by One Tree Hill star Hilarie Burton Morgan (left). It will put a spotlight on small-town American crime stories that demonstrate how crime impacts these tight-knit communities in unique and surprising ways.
Featuring six, one-hour episodes, the series, which premieres on September 9, will see Burton Morgan travel to small towns to hear the facts of the case...
The AMC Networks-owned cabler is launching True Crime Story, which will kick off with two documentary series – It Couldn’t Happen Here and Indefensible.
The move comes on the back of a slew of true-crime docs for the network including The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park, No One Saw A Thing and Jonestown: Terror In the Jungle.
The strand will focus on telling a wide variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives.
It Couldn’t Happen Here is hosted by One Tree Hill star Hilarie Burton Morgan (left). It will put a spotlight on small-town American crime stories that demonstrate how crime impacts these tight-knit communities in unique and surprising ways.
Featuring six, one-hour episodes, the series, which premieres on September 9, will see Burton Morgan travel to small towns to hear the facts of the case...
- 8/5/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Networks has promoted longtime development executives Carrie Gillogly and Emma Miller to co-heads of AMC scripted series. The new positions expand the responsibilities for Gillogly, who also serves as SVP of scripted programming, and Miller, SVP of scripted development. Based in Los Angeles, the two report to Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks Entertainment Group and co-president of AMC Studios.
“Carrie and Emma have made tremendous contributions to AMC programming and have been central to many of our acclaimed shows,” said McDermott “They are each exceptional creative talents and we look forward to their continued success in bringing powerful storytellers to our networks and developing fresh, impactful programs that resonate with audiences around the world.”
Since joining the company in 2012, Gillogly has overseen such AMC series as Into The Badlands, The Terror, The Son, and the recent Dispatches From Elsewhere from Jason Segel. She also currently...
“Carrie and Emma have made tremendous contributions to AMC programming and have been central to many of our acclaimed shows,” said McDermott “They are each exceptional creative talents and we look forward to their continued success in bringing powerful storytellers to our networks and developing fresh, impactful programs that resonate with audiences around the world.”
Since joining the company in 2012, Gillogly has overseen such AMC series as Into The Badlands, The Terror, The Son, and the recent Dispatches From Elsewhere from Jason Segel. She also currently...
- 9/23/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Networks is doubling down on true crime documentaries and series by striking a raft of talent deals with podcasters and late-night correspondents.
The company has struck deals with Mona Chalabi, data expert on Netflix’s The Fix, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee correspondent Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito, host of the Queery podcast, and The Daily Show alumnus Jena Friedman.
AMC said it was working on a talent-driven approach to true crime programming.
It is also working with The Circus producer Left/Right and RuPaul’s Drag Race producer World of Wonder to develop projects.
Mona Chalabi has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times as well as TV series including the BBC’s The Frankie Boyle Show and Nat Geo’s Star Talk as well as working on Netflix panel show The Fix and co-creator of video series Vagina Dispatches.
Naomi Ekperigin, who was named one...
The company has struck deals with Mona Chalabi, data expert on Netflix’s The Fix, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee correspondent Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito, host of the Queery podcast, and The Daily Show alumnus Jena Friedman.
AMC said it was working on a talent-driven approach to true crime programming.
It is also working with The Circus producer Left/Right and RuPaul’s Drag Race producer World of Wonder to develop projects.
Mona Chalabi has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times as well as TV series including the BBC’s The Frankie Boyle Show and Nat Geo’s Star Talk as well as working on Netflix panel show The Fix and co-creator of video series Vagina Dispatches.
Naomi Ekperigin, who was named one...
- 8/7/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Networks has signed talent deals with Mona Chalabi, Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito and Jena Friedman to develop original true-crime series for its linear networks and streaming services, the company announced during a virtual Ctam panel Friday.
Per AMC Networks, “In keeping with its talent-drive approach to distinctive true crime content, AMC Networks will work closely with Chalabi, Ekperigin, Esposito and Friedman on programming that delivers entertaining, unexpected and progressive points of view in the true crime genre space.”
Producing partners Left/Right and World of Wonder will develop the projects, with AMC Studios distributing the true-crime series internationally.
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“AMC Networks has a rich history of elevating the true crime format, presenting critically acclaimed programming made by award-winning storytellers – most notably with SundanceTV’s ‘The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park,’ ‘Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle’ and ‘The Staircase,...
Per AMC Networks, “In keeping with its talent-drive approach to distinctive true crime content, AMC Networks will work closely with Chalabi, Ekperigin, Esposito and Friedman on programming that delivers entertaining, unexpected and progressive points of view in the true crime genre space.”
Producing partners Left/Right and World of Wonder will develop the projects, with AMC Studios distributing the true-crime series internationally.
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“AMC Networks has a rich history of elevating the true crime format, presenting critically acclaimed programming made by award-winning storytellers – most notably with SundanceTV’s ‘The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park,’ ‘Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle’ and ‘The Staircase,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
AMC is expanding its true crime slate with talent deals for four creators.
Mona Chalabi, Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito, and Jena Friedman will all work with the company to develop original true crime series for its linear networks and streaming services. Left/Right and World of Wonder are on board to develop projects with AMC Studios distributing forthcoming true crime series internationally.
“AMC Networks has a rich history of elevating the true crime format, presenting critically acclaimed programming made by award-winning storytellers – most notably with SundanceTV’s ‘The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park,’ ‘Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle,’ and ‘The Staircase,’ among others,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group and co-president of AMC Studios. “Mona, Naomi, Cameron and Jena each bring a unique perspective to the true crime conversation while delivering thought-provoking cultural observations and we are thrilled to collaborate with them as...
Mona Chalabi, Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito, and Jena Friedman will all work with the company to develop original true crime series for its linear networks and streaming services. Left/Right and World of Wonder are on board to develop projects with AMC Studios distributing forthcoming true crime series internationally.
“AMC Networks has a rich history of elevating the true crime format, presenting critically acclaimed programming made by award-winning storytellers – most notably with SundanceTV’s ‘The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park,’ ‘Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle,’ and ‘The Staircase,’ among others,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group and co-president of AMC Studios. “Mona, Naomi, Cameron and Jena each bring a unique perspective to the true crime conversation while delivering thought-provoking cultural observations and we are thrilled to collaborate with them as...
- 8/7/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein took aim at Netflix and Ava DuVernay Wednesday when she filed a lawsuit against the streaming service, director and DuVerney’s co-writer Attica Locke claiming that their miniseries, When They See Us, defamed her.
The four-part series, which premiered on Netflix in May of 2019, “portrays Ms. Fairstein in a false and defamatory matter in nearly every scene in the three episodes in which her character appears,” according to a statement from her attorney, Andrew Miltenberg.
When They See Us tells the tale of the so-called Central Park Five,...
The four-part series, which premiered on Netflix in May of 2019, “portrays Ms. Fairstein in a false and defamatory matter in nearly every scene in the three episodes in which her character appears,” according to a statement from her attorney, Andrew Miltenberg.
When They See Us tells the tale of the so-called Central Park Five,...
- 3/18/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Every year, documentaries that examine crimes are made. Some, such as Ezra Edelman’s “O.J.: Made in America,” Joshua Rofe’s “Lorena” and most recently Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s “The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park,” study a single crime decades after the fact in hopes of establishing a greater clarity and understanding of traumatic events.
But some crimes against humanity deserve immediate dissection and magnification, including mass shootings, sexual abuse and data-mining manipulation. Each is an offense that has directly and indirectly affected millions of Americans in recent years and each is an offense that continues to play out in our society. In these cases, documentarians take on crimes that need immediate absorption and contemplation.
Just four days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman traveled to Parkland, Fla., on assignment for ABC’s “Nightline.” Initially the duo...
But some crimes against humanity deserve immediate dissection and magnification, including mass shootings, sexual abuse and data-mining manipulation. Each is an offense that has directly and indirectly affected millions of Americans in recent years and each is an offense that continues to play out in our society. In these cases, documentarians take on crimes that need immediate absorption and contemplation.
Just four days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman traveled to Parkland, Fla., on assignment for ABC’s “Nightline.” Initially the duo...
- 12/7/2019
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Eliot Goldberg, AMC Networks’ executive vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming for AMC, Sundance TV and BBC America, is departing the company after six years.
Marco Bresaz, senior vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming, will lead the nonfiction programming group going forward. Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming, will now ovesee the West Coast team
“Eliot has driven AMC’s unscripted slate with infectious energy and passion. Not only has he set a high creative bar, he has also embodied what it means to be a great leader, across many of our brands and businesses,” said Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios. “We are very grateful for everything he has done here, will miss him hugely, and know he will go on to do wonderful things.”
Goldberg first joined AMC in 2013. Shows developed during his...
Marco Bresaz, senior vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming, will lead the nonfiction programming group going forward. Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming, will now ovesee the West Coast team
“Eliot has driven AMC’s unscripted slate with infectious energy and passion. Not only has he set a high creative bar, he has also embodied what it means to be a great leader, across many of our brands and businesses,” said Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios. “We are very grateful for everything he has done here, will miss him hugely, and know he will go on to do wonderful things.”
Goldberg first joined AMC in 2013. Shows developed during his...
- 11/22/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Eliot Goldberg, Evp and head of nonfiction and alternative programming for AMC, Sundance TV and BBC America is stepping down after more than six years.
Goldberg’s No.2, Marco Bresaz, Svp of nonfiction and alternative programming, will step up and lead the nonfiction programming team going forward. The group also includes Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to VP of nonfiction and alternative programming and will now oversee the West Coast team.
AMC Networks’ unscripted strategy has evolved over the past decade. Flagship network AMC entered the arena in 2011. Three years later, it pulled out of unscripted to focus on its core scripted programming. AMC and siblings Sundance TV and BBC America have been making inroads in the genre recently, growing their non-fiction portfolios.
“Eliot has driven AMC’s unscripted slate with infectious energy and passion. Not only has he set a high creative bar, he has also embodied what...
Goldberg’s No.2, Marco Bresaz, Svp of nonfiction and alternative programming, will step up and lead the nonfiction programming team going forward. The group also includes Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to VP of nonfiction and alternative programming and will now oversee the West Coast team.
AMC Networks’ unscripted strategy has evolved over the past decade. Flagship network AMC entered the arena in 2011. Three years later, it pulled out of unscripted to focus on its core scripted programming. AMC and siblings Sundance TV and BBC America have been making inroads in the genre recently, growing their non-fiction portfolios.
“Eliot has driven AMC’s unscripted slate with infectious energy and passion. Not only has he set a high creative bar, he has also embodied what...
- 11/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Eliot Goldberg is stepping down as AMC Network’s executive vice president of nonfiction and alternative programming after six years in the role.
Senior vice president Marco Bresaz will take over, and will be supported by Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to vice president.
Goldberg, who joined AMC in 2013, has guided and overseen an expansion of nonfiction programming at AMC, BBC America and Sundance TV in recent years. These include shows like “Ride with Norman Reedus,” the “Visionaries” documentary series including “James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction,” “Eli Roth’s History of Horror,” “Robert Kirkman’s Secret History Of Comics,” “Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America” and a move into true crime documentaries on Sundance TV with “Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders,” “Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle,” and “The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park.”
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Senior vice president Marco Bresaz will take over, and will be supported by Kelly Nash, who was recently promoted to vice president.
Goldberg, who joined AMC in 2013, has guided and overseen an expansion of nonfiction programming at AMC, BBC America and Sundance TV in recent years. These include shows like “Ride with Norman Reedus,” the “Visionaries” documentary series including “James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction,” “Eli Roth’s History of Horror,” “Robert Kirkman’s Secret History Of Comics,” “Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America” and a move into true crime documentaries on Sundance TV with “Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders,” “Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle,” and “The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park.”
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- 11/22/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
When the body of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found in August 1986, her death instantly became tabloid fodder. She was young, attractive, and ran with a rich Manhattan crowd — not the kind of person who usually turned up dead in Central Park.
Yet when it was discovered that she died at the hands of Robert Chambers, an equally affluent young man, the narrative quickly changed, with the media questioning whether someone as cute as Chambers could really be responsible for such a horrendous crime.
He claimed that she was trying to initiate “rough sex,...
Yet when it was discovered that she died at the hands of Robert Chambers, an equally affluent young man, the narrative quickly changed, with the media questioning whether someone as cute as Chambers could really be responsible for such a horrendous crime.
He claimed that she was trying to initiate “rough sex,...
- 11/13/2019
- by Elisabeth Garber-Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Documentary fans, you’re going to be one happy lot this month. You’ll be able to check out a two-part profile on a powerhouse country music star; enjoy a long, hard look at an icon of haute couture; get a peek at a peerless athlete; tour the educational system in American prisons; and watch folks pay tribute to a show business temple. Those looking to get lost outside of the real world have plenty of options too, courtesy of another black comedy from Team Fleabag, a new live-musical adaptation...
- 10/29/2019
- by Charles Bramesco
- Rollingstone.com
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