Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin is venturing into cuisine with a series for the Food Network.
"Extreme Cuisine With Jeff Corwin" has received an eight-episode order from the Food Network for a fall launch. It will feature the self-described passionate foodie and anthropologist as he travels the world, meets with natives, samples exotic foods and learns about local customs.
Additionally, Corwin has landed a special on MSNBC. His two-hour MSNBC special, "One Hundred Heartbeats," is based on his upcoming book and will spotlight species on the brink of extinction. It will air late this year as part of the network's four-part series "Future Earth."
Corwin, whose credits include the Animal Planet series "The Jeff Corwin Experience" and "Corwin's Quest" as well as CNN's specials "Planet in Peril," is repped by Wma and 3 Arts.
"Extreme Cuisine With Jeff Corwin" has received an eight-episode order from the Food Network for a fall launch. It will feature the self-described passionate foodie and anthropologist as he travels the world, meets with natives, samples exotic foods and learns about local customs.
Additionally, Corwin has landed a special on MSNBC. His two-hour MSNBC special, "One Hundred Heartbeats," is based on his upcoming book and will spotlight species on the brink of extinction. It will air late this year as part of the network's four-part series "Future Earth."
Corwin, whose credits include the Animal Planet series "The Jeff Corwin Experience" and "Corwin's Quest" as well as CNN's specials "Planet in Peril," is repped by Wma and 3 Arts.
- 4/12/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TCA: CNN, Discovery in 'Peril'
An upcoming CNN documentary on environmental dangers will get an unprecedented second window on Discovery Networks, the 24-hour news channel disclosed Sunday at its Television Critics Assn. session at the Beverly Hilton.
"Planet in Peril", a four-hour documentary premiering Oct. 23 on CNN, will be repurposed four weeks after its original airdate for a limited run on Discovery. CNN has collaborated in the past with other cable channels within the Time Warner family, but sharing outside the company is a rarity.
Securing clearance for the participation of a Discovery personality, Jeff Corwin, for an on-air role in the docu led to further discussions between the companies, which in turn led to the arrangement, according to sources. Corwin hosts "Corwin's Quest" on Discovery-owned Animal Planet.
"Peril" likely will air on Discovery's flagship network Discovery Channel, which has been beefing up its news programming in recent years, including a series of specials featuring Ted Koppel.
"Peril" was one of two multihour documentaries CNN introduced Sunday, the other being the six-hour exploration of religious fundamentalism, "God's Warriors". The network is boosting its emphasis on documentaries, increasing its fill of the genre by 30% compared with last year.
"Planet in Peril", a four-hour documentary premiering Oct. 23 on CNN, will be repurposed four weeks after its original airdate for a limited run on Discovery. CNN has collaborated in the past with other cable channels within the Time Warner family, but sharing outside the company is a rarity.
Securing clearance for the participation of a Discovery personality, Jeff Corwin, for an on-air role in the docu led to further discussions between the companies, which in turn led to the arrangement, according to sources. Corwin hosts "Corwin's Quest" on Discovery-owned Animal Planet.
"Peril" likely will air on Discovery's flagship network Discovery Channel, which has been beefing up its news programming in recent years, including a series of specials featuring Ted Koppel.
"Peril" was one of two multihour documentaries CNN introduced Sunday, the other being the six-hour exploration of religious fundamentalism, "God's Warriors". The network is boosting its emphasis on documentaries, increasing its fill of the genre by 30% compared with last year.
- 7/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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