Fox’s Tubi and Dan Abrams’ Law&Crime have teamed up on a true-crime series, “Behind the Crime.” The limited series will launch Sept. 20 with an episode about the 2019 murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Per the show’s logline, “Behind the Crime” “dives deep into the inner workings of the justice system with gripping cases that give viewers unfiltered access with real case footage.” Each installment “examines the crime from the investigation, to the trial, and ultimately, the verdict as told from the intimate perspective of those closest to the case– the legal teams, jurors, and law enforcement, as well as the family and friends of the victims and the defendants.”
Following the Sept. 20 premiere, “Behind the Crime: The Nipsey Hussle Murder,” which follows “the murder trial, story, and case of rap icon and street legend Nipsey Hussle” and is told using accounts from the people involved and “real footage from the tragic event,...
Per the show’s logline, “Behind the Crime” “dives deep into the inner workings of the justice system with gripping cases that give viewers unfiltered access with real case footage.” Each installment “examines the crime from the investigation, to the trial, and ultimately, the verdict as told from the intimate perspective of those closest to the case– the legal teams, jurors, and law enforcement, as well as the family and friends of the victims and the defendants.”
Following the Sept. 20 premiere, “Behind the Crime: The Nipsey Hussle Murder,” which follows “the murder trial, story, and case of rap icon and street legend Nipsey Hussle” and is told using accounts from the people involved and “real footage from the tragic event,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, AMC announced the release date for its Allblk reality series “Notorious Queens,” and Oxygen announced Serial Killer Week, featuring nine nights of true crime programming.
Dates
AMC’s streaming platform Allblk announced that the new reality series “Notorious Queens” is set to premiere on April 1. The series follows Stormey Ramdhan, Tonesa “Toni” Welch, La’Britney and Mehgan James, four women with careers colored by notable past relationships and intense media coverage. Welch, Jennifer Williams, Datari Turner, Tara Long, Mark Herwick, Brett Dismuke and Nikki Love serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer below.
Greenlights
Disney Branded Television and 20th Television greenlit a pilot for “The Crossover,” a Disney Plus family drama based on the novel of the same name written by Kwame Alexander. It will follow the 14-year-old Bell brothers, Josh and Jb, basketball phenoms who come of age on and off the court.
Dates
AMC’s streaming platform Allblk announced that the new reality series “Notorious Queens” is set to premiere on April 1. The series follows Stormey Ramdhan, Tonesa “Toni” Welch, La’Britney and Mehgan James, four women with careers colored by notable past relationships and intense media coverage. Welch, Jennifer Williams, Datari Turner, Tara Long, Mark Herwick, Brett Dismuke and Nikki Love serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer below.
Greenlights
Disney Branded Television and 20th Television greenlit a pilot for “The Crossover,” a Disney Plus family drama based on the novel of the same name written by Kwame Alexander. It will follow the 14-year-old Bell brothers, Josh and Jb, basketball phenoms who come of age on and off the court.
- 3/19/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Howard Bryant’s book The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism, is in the works for television. Maverick TV, an All3Media America Company, will adapt the book into a multi-part docuseries, with Sacha Jenkins, and his production company Mass Appeal, attached to executive produce. Jenkins also will direct an episode. Each subsequent episode will be helmed by a different African-American filmmaker to provide a unique and personal perspective on the story.
The book, published by Beacon Press in 2018, is a powerful chronology of black athletes’ activism within a tense American political climate. The Heritage docuseries will articulate the narratives of today’s divided America from the iconic African American athletes of the 1950s and 1960s, like Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali whose actions created a “heritage” of black athletic political engagement, to those...
The book, published by Beacon Press in 2018, is a powerful chronology of black athletes’ activism within a tense American political climate. The Heritage docuseries will articulate the narratives of today’s divided America from the iconic African American athletes of the 1950s and 1960s, like Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali whose actions created a “heritage” of black athletic political engagement, to those...
- 7/8/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Melody Shafir has been named the Executive Vice President of Idtv USA, one of several production pods working under the All3Media America banner. Shafir will work with affiliates Idtv Netherlands and All3Media Deutschland to manage development and production of original non-scripted programs for the Us markets. In addition, she will work on adaptation of their international formats for American audiences. Shafir will work with her Dutch and German counterparts out of…...
- 8/1/2017
- Deadline TV
Denise Brown – sister of Nicole Brown Simpson – is putting herself back in the middle of controversial court cases.
Brown has inked a deal with NBC's Peacock Productions to develop a true-crime series, set to highlight cases "where justice has been called into question," the production company announced Wednesday.
"Denise has experienced first-hand the complexities of the criminal justice system," Melody Shafir, vice president of development at Peacock Productions, said in a statement. "She testified on behalf of her sister during one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent history and will draw on that experience throughout the series, with...
Brown has inked a deal with NBC's Peacock Productions to develop a true-crime series, set to highlight cases "where justice has been called into question," the production company announced Wednesday.
"Denise has experienced first-hand the complexities of the criminal justice system," Melody Shafir, vice president of development at Peacock Productions, said in a statement. "She testified on behalf of her sister during one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent history and will draw on that experience throughout the series, with...
- 6/1/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- People.com - TV Watch
Another familiar face from the "trial of the century" is headed for the small screen. Denise Brown, the sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, is developing a true-crime series for NBC News' Peacock Productions, it was announced Wednesday. As part of the unscripted project, Brown and a team of experts will investigate all sides of the story in cases where justice has been called into question. “Denise has experienced first-hand the complexities of the criminal justice system,” Peacock Productions vp development Melody Shafir said in a statement. “She testified on behalf of her sister during one
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- 6/1/2016
- by Kate Stanhope
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC News’ Peacock Productions has hired production veteran Melody Shafir as Vice President of Development, based in Los Angeles. Shafir will lead all of Peacock's U.S. production as the La, New York, and Miami offices expand. She'll oversee original programming, series, and format development, reporting to Benjamin Ringe, Peacock's Svp of Development and Executive Producer. Also read: NBCU's Peacock Productions Denies Improperly Blocking Unionization The veteran producer comes over from BBC Worldwide Productions, where she was Executive Producer of series including USA's “Vanderbilt MDs,” Bravos “Ladies of London,” BBC America's “Mud, Sweat and Gears,” and TLC's “Bama Belles.
- 10/13/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
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