ID and Discovery+ have unveiled their true crime slate for the 2022-23 upfront season, with four new TV series, including reboots of the classic podcasts Disappeared and Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?, six new specials, including the Armie Hammer-focused House of Hammer (wt), nine returning series, two new podcasts, Hot and Deadly and Deadliest Decade, and a new season of Mind of a Monster podcast which launches in July. In addition to Disappeared and Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?, new ID series include Murderer Next Door, and Wild Wicked West (wt). Upfront Week 2022 Presentation & Party Schedule ID also will premiere four new specials in August, Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? , Mary Kay LeTourneau: Notes On A Scandal, Who Killed Biggie & Tupac? (wt) and The Killer Nanny , about the murder trial of British au pair Louise Woodward. Later this year, House of Hammer (wt) a special, which looks at the alleged crimes of Oscar-nominated … [Read more...] about ‘Disappeared’, ‘Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?’ TV Reboots, 9 Returning Series, New Specials & Podcasts On ID, Discovery+ Latest Slate
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Armie Hammer Sexual Assault Allegations Focus of Upcoming TV Special
The downfall of actor Armie Hammer — as well as that of the Hammer family — will be the focus of an upcoming special coming to Discovery+ . The tentatively titled House of Hammer will examine the “ deeply troubling accusations leveled against Oscar-nominated actor and the Hammer family’s dark, twisted legacy,” a five-generation dynasty that exhibited “all the devastating consequences of privilege gone wild,” Variety reports . The special, announced Wednesday as part of Discovery+ and the ID channel’s upcoming slate of true-crime programming, will also feature interviews with unspecified Hammer family members and the actor’s alleged victims. In March 2021, a woman under the alias “Effie” accused the actor of “violently” raping and assaulting her. Hammer, through his lawyer, denied the “vicious and spurious” allegations, as well as the other accusations that appeared on social media in unverified text messages that detailed lurid sexual fantasies, … [Read more...] about Armie Hammer Sexual Assault Allegations Focus of Upcoming TV Special
HQ Trivia Doc Set At CNN As Eva Longoria Series Moves From CNN+ To Linear Network
CNN has ordered a documentary about the rise and fall of mobile game show HQ Trivia and has moved Eva Longoria : Searching for Mexico from its fallen streaming service CNN+ to its linear network. The news was revealed by Chris Licht, chairman and chief executive officer of CNN Worldwide, at the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront in New York. The untitled documentary about the app is directed by Salima Koroma (Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street) and produced by The Circus producer Left/Right. It will tell the story fo the rocket-like rise and sudden implosion of the once-ubiquitous mobile game show, which drew millions of daily users including celebrity fans including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Kelly Clarkson. The appeal of the promising phenomenon where correctly answering a series of 12 questions won the players cash prizes, quickly gave way to corporate clashes, jealousies, questionable leadership, and even a tragic death. The gameplay was simple and … [Read more...] about HQ Trivia Doc Set At CNN As Eva Longoria Series Moves From CNN+ To Linear Network