In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has released the “Lucifer” Season 5 trailer, and HBO Max has acquired the rights to “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” premiering Aug. 27.
Renewals
Umc has announced the renewal of four original series: “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” “A House Divided,” “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross.” “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” and “A House Divided” will be returning for their third seasons, whereas “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross” have been renewed for second seasons. The renewals are due to the rapid growth of Umc, AMC Networks’ streaming service focusing on Black TV and film, which has seen a 200% increase in subscribers over the last year.
Dates
Logo has announced that “Canada’s Drag Race” will make its U.S. debut on July 27 at 8 p.m. The 10-episode series is the Canadian extension of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is hosted by season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes.
Renewals
Umc has announced the renewal of four original series: “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” “A House Divided,” “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross.” “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” and “A House Divided” will be returning for their third seasons, whereas “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross” have been renewed for second seasons. The renewals are due to the rapid growth of Umc, AMC Networks’ streaming service focusing on Black TV and film, which has seen a 200% increase in subscribers over the last year.
Dates
Logo has announced that “Canada’s Drag Race” will make its U.S. debut on July 27 at 8 p.m. The 10-episode series is the Canadian extension of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is hosted by season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes.
- 7/13/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has acquired “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” a four-part original series from CNN.
The buddy comedy docuseries will now become an HBO Max Original. It follows actor, documentarian and philanthropist Ravi Patel (“Meet the Patels”) as he “travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions,” according to the streaming service.
It is set to debut on August 27.
Here is the full synopsis:
“At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents to discuss retirement and aging; Japan with his wife to explore parenting and gender roles; Korea with his entrepreneur friend to confront their issues with work/life balance; Denmark with his Muslim friend to explore an immigration crisis not unlike ours here in America. Driven by an obsession to constantly learn and grow,...
The buddy comedy docuseries will now become an HBO Max Original. It follows actor, documentarian and philanthropist Ravi Patel (“Meet the Patels”) as he “travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions,” according to the streaming service.
It is set to debut on August 27.
Here is the full synopsis:
“At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents to discuss retirement and aging; Japan with his wife to explore parenting and gender roles; Korea with his entrepreneur friend to confront their issues with work/life balance; Denmark with his Muslim friend to explore an immigration crisis not unlike ours here in America. Driven by an obsession to constantly learn and grow,...
- 7/13/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
HBO Max has acquired the CNN four-part original series Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness for a August 27 premiere on the WarnerMedia streaming service. The buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions.
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness had been produced for WarnerMedia’s CNN and was one of the top highlights of the cable news network’s March upfront presentation for advertisers. It will now become an HBO Max original. The strategy has been used between sibling linear networks and streaming platforms, including Nat Geo’s docuseries The World According To Jeff Goldblum moving to Disney+.
At each stop throughout his journey on the show, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents...
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness had been produced for WarnerMedia’s CNN and was one of the top highlights of the cable news network’s March upfront presentation for advertisers. It will now become an HBO Max original. The strategy has been used between sibling linear networks and streaming platforms, including Nat Geo’s docuseries The World According To Jeff Goldblum moving to Disney+.
At each stop throughout his journey on the show, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents...
- 7/13/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Cast and crew of I Am
Onir’s I Am won the award for the Best Narrative Feature Film at the 2nd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. The second edition of the queer film festival concluded with the award ceremony at Cinemax-Versova on Sunday.
According to the Jury, I Am was awarded for its “truly kaleidoscopic vision of the human condition”.
Sonal Gulati’s docu-feature I Am won the special jury award at the festival.
The Best Documentary Feature award went to David Weissman’s We Were Herefrom USA while The Best Documentary Short Film award went to Bill Brummel and Geoffrey Sharp from USA for their film Bullied.
The Best International Narrative Short Film was awarded to Let The World Know About Me by Marianna Giordano from Argentina.
The Best Indian Narrative Short Film award was won by Amen, for its directors Ranadeep Bhattacharya and Judhajit Bagchi. Kashish...
Onir’s I Am won the award for the Best Narrative Feature Film at the 2nd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. The second edition of the queer film festival concluded with the award ceremony at Cinemax-Versova on Sunday.
According to the Jury, I Am was awarded for its “truly kaleidoscopic vision of the human condition”.
Sonal Gulati’s docu-feature I Am won the special jury award at the festival.
The Best Documentary Feature award went to David Weissman’s We Were Herefrom USA while The Best Documentary Short Film award went to Bill Brummel and Geoffrey Sharp from USA for their film Bullied.
The Best International Narrative Short Film was awarded to Let The World Know About Me by Marianna Giordano from Argentina.
The Best Indian Narrative Short Film award was won by Amen, for its directors Ranadeep Bhattacharya and Judhajit Bagchi. Kashish...
- 5/30/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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