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Today, Paramount+ announced the new docuseries Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas, which follows the criminal investigation of a former Gigolos cast member who was arrested for killing a young female client, premiering exclusively on the platform on March 4.

The Showtime reality TV series Gigolos took over Las Vegas in the mid-2000s and the hilarious hijinks of the featured five gigolos soon became a cultural phenomenon. But when one of the gigolos was arrested for killing a client in 2020, the boundaries between reality television and grim reality were shattered.

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Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas takes viewers on a wild ride, documenting a vicious death while weaving together revealing scenes and footage from the Gigolos reality series, offering a unique perspective on Las Vegas, sex work, reality TV, stardom and a murder investigation.

When first responders arrive at the home of one of Gigolos‘ stars,...

Month Two Take-Aways.

It’s been a month filled with bangers on Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast. Joe and I have spent spooky season digging into films that have little in common to the naked eye, but they’re all based on the life of a quietly disturbed and dangerous man from rural Wisconsin. Ed Gein’s gruesome crimes not only shocked the nation, they would inspire some of the genre’s most beloved texts.

We kicked off the month with a mini-primer on Gein‘s backstory, beginning with his complicated relationship with mother Augusta leading to a series of unthinkably grisly crimes. Content warnings abound as we discuss necrophilia, cannibalism, taxidermy, and a real life house of dismembered corpses.

We followed this gruesome episode with a docuseries featuring newly discovered audio of Gein’s multi-hour confession tapes. Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein allows us to...

Having already focused on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, Ryan Murphys hit Netflix anthology series Monster will be turning its attention to infamous serial killer Ed Gein for Season 3, with Sons of Anarchys Charlie Hunnam portraying the titular character. Now, three more cast members have been added to the mix, taking on the roles of some other real-life figures youll surely recognize that will bring a further sense of realism to the dramatic tale.

Per Variety, Laurie Metcalf is set to portray Geins mother, Augusta, while Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams have been cast in the roles of Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville. Metcalf is perhaps best known for playing Jackie Harris in Roseanne and its spin-off, The Conners, but if you havent checked out her Oscar-nominated role in 2017s Lady Bird, youre truly missing out on her incredible versatility. Hollander and Murphy are already familiar with one another,...

Blumhouse has successfully revived horror franchises like Halloween and The Exorcist, and they are now planning to bring back Friday the 13th. The upcoming film, The Exorcist: Believer, is a sequel to the 1973 horror classic and aims to start a new franchise within the same universe. Blumhouse executive Ryan Turek expressed their love for the Friday the 13th franchise and their desire to go back to its basics, including summer camp, campers, and Jason Voorhees in a mask.

Blumhouse has already become an expert in bringing back horror genre franchises. After reviving Halloween and The Exorcist with David Gordon Green helming both projects, the company is already thinking about the next bloody saga that they can bring back to the big screen.

In 2018, Blumhouse achieved the unexpected, telling a new story within the Halloween universe that connected directly to the original film, with Jamie Lee Curtis making her triumphant return to the saga.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is a chilling docuseries that delves deeper into the mind of the infamous serial killer. The series includes never-before-heard audio tapes of Ed Gein discussing his crimes, providing new insights into his actions. Ed Gein's impact on society is explored, specifically how he inspired horror movies like Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is a horrifying docuseries that takes viewers deeper into the mind of one of the most infamous serial killers in history. Ed Gein has had an immeasurable impact on society, inspiring horror movies such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs. The docuseries includes never-before-heard tapes of Ed Gein speaking about his crimes, revealing new details.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day. Jill Latiano Howerton...

The original true-crime docuseries “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein” follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, whose crimes inspired such iconic films as 'Psycho', 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', and 'The Silence of the Lambs'. We haven’t heard Ed Gein’s voice until now. See my interview with director James Buddy Day

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What does an infamous Wisconsin grave robber from the 1950s have to do with the classic horror film Psycho? Quite a bit. The gripping new docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, which premieres on MGM+/Roar on September 17, illuminates the story of Edward Theodore Gein, a notorious killer and grave robber from the small village of Plainfield, Wisconsin. This is one of the most compelling docuseries of the year.

Gein’s mindbending crimes came to light in 1957 after authorities learned he had taken the bodies he exhumed and used them as trophies. He confessed to murdering two women but was declared unfit for trail due to psychological issues. Gein died in a mental hospital in 1984.

“What most viewers might be surprised about is that Ed Gein inspired a horror movie revolution,” said James Buddy Day, director and executive producer of the docuseries. “All the contemporary horror movies and...

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is a new docu-series that delves into the mind of the infamous serial killer and grave robber. The series includes never-before-heard recordings of Gein himself discussing his crimes, revealing shocking new details. Gein's twisted relationship with his mother inspired iconic horror classics such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from the new MGM+ docu-series Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein. The four-part show takes viewers into the mind of Ed Gein, a serial killer and grave robber known as "The Plainfield Ghoul" and "The Mad Butcher." It includes never-before-heard information, including recordings of Gein himself discussing his crimes as new details are revealed.

Gein has left an indelible mark on Hollywood and the horror genre. He was in part the inspiration for many horror classics, including Psycho,...

"What did you intend to do with her body?" MGM+ has unveiled a first look trailer for their new doc series Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, arriving for streaming in September. This isn't our first look at the real serial killer Ed Gein, as many other films & docs & series have been made about it. Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, directed / exec produced by James Buddy Day ("Fall River"), follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as "The Plainfield Ghoul" and "The Mad Butcher," whose crimes inspired such iconic films as Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. "This gripping and disturbing docu series shines a light on an infamous chapter in our true-crime history," states MGM+. "Psycho takes an in-depth look at not only the life of one of the most notorious serial killers of our time,...

MGM+ has released the official trailer for the true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein.

Set to premiere on MGM+ on Sept. 17, Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein aims to dive deeper into the psyche of the titular murderer and grave robber than ever before. Consisting of four episodes, the series will unveil actual recordings of Gein never before released to the public, bringing to light new information about what led to his horrific crimes. To get an idea of what it will be like to step into the mind of Gein, true crime aficionados can get a sneak peek of the series by watching the new trailer below.

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Gein, who'd murdered at least two people, is infamous for his house of horrors that police uncovered after the killer's arrest. This...

A couple months ago, MGM+ announced that they had acquired the four-episode true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein. Now they have revealed that they’ve scheduled a September 17th premiere date for the series, and along with the premiere date confirmation comes the unveiling of a trailer and some promotional art! The trailer can be viewed in the embed above, and the artwork can be found at the bottom of this article.

The name Ed Gein will probably be familiar to genre fans, as not only have there been multiple movies about his crimes that had his name in the title, but Gein also served as inspiration for the characters of Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ezra Cobb in Deranged, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is coming our way from...

Real-life killer and grave-robber Ed Gein was the inspiration for several horror movie villains, including Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs, Norman Bates from Psycho and Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Gein’s horrific crimes will be profiled in the four-episode true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein from MGM+.

Directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Fall River), the docuseries will premiere September 17 on MGM+.

Preview the 4-episode series with the official trailer below.

This MGM+ original docuseries follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher.”

For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind.

Peacock’s new true crime documentary series Myth of the Zodiac Killer reexamines the evidence collected, including the letters and cryptograms, using new technology. The trailer for the two-part docuseries reveals investigators will be using AI to help figure out if all of the correspondence was, in fact, written by just one individual.

Peacock offers this description of the docuseries premiering on Tuesday, July 11, 2023: “The identity of the serial killer known as ‘The Zodiac’ has been confounding investigators for nearly fifty years, but an unlikely and unconventional theorist may have finally shed light to America’s most famous cold case by asking a question that no one else has ever dared ask: what if the reason the Zodiac has never been caught…is because he never existed in the first place?”

Andrew Nock directed the documentary series and serves as an executive producer along with David Karabinas, Brad Bernstein,...

Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and necrophile, whose crimes inspired Psycho and other major horror movies, will have his story told at MGM+. It's been announced that the streamer has picked up the four-episode docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein with plans to have it premiere in September. The doc is directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day. Jill Latiano Howerton and Josh Kunau are also executive producing for Roots Productions.

"This gripping and disturbing docuseries shines a light on an infamous chapter in our true-crime history,” MGM+ head Michael Wright said in a statement. “Psycho takes an in-depth look at not only the life of one of the most notorious serial killers of our time, but also explores the impact his crimes had on both the victims and our culture.”

An official description of Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is as follows:

For years,...

MGM+ has announced that they have acquired the four-episode true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, with the plan being to start airing the show sometime in September. Just in time for the spooky season. The name Ed Gein will probably be familiar to genre fans, as not only have there been multiple movies about his crimes that had his name in the title, but Gein also served as inspiration for the characters of Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ezra Cobb in Deranged, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is coming our way from director and executive producer James Buddy Day, who has previously worked on Fall River and Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror. Here’s the synopsis: For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer,...

Ed Gein, the real-life grave robber and serial killer who inspired horror classics like “Psycho,” “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” is getting a docuseries at MGM+.

Directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day, “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein,” will debut on the streamer in September.

The four-episode true-crime docuseries focuses on Gein, who was also known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” exploring his upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother, his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, the police’s discovery of his terrifying house of horrors and brand-new revelations revealed in never-before-heard recordings.

“This gripping and disturbing docuseries shines a light on an infamous chapter in our true-crime history,” MGM+ head Michael Wright said in a statement. “’Psycho’ takes an in-depth look at not only the life of one of the most notorious serial killers of our time,...

Real-life killer and grave-robber Ed Gein was the inspiration for several horror movie villains, including Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs, Norman Bates from Psycho and Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Gein’s horrific crimes will be profiled in the four-episode true crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein from MGM+.

Directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day, the docuseries will premiere on MGM+ in September.

This MGM+ original docuseries follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher.”

For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind. The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which...

MGM+ has announced that a four-episode true-crime documentary based on the notorious killer Ed Gein will premiere on its streaming platform in September. Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein is a docuseries directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror) and follows the grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, also known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” whose crimes inspired iconic films such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. “For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind,” according to the streamer. “The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing,...

Streaming platform MGM+ has picked up a four-part true crime docuseries on a serial killer so heinous he inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day, will premiere on MGM+ in September, documenting a murderer and body snatcher known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher.”

“For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind,” notes a description of the multi-parter. “The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, and the police’s discovery of his terrifying house...

MGM+ will examine one of America’s most notorious serial killers in a four-part documentary series.

The cable outlet and streamer has picked up Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (MGM+’s Fall River). The series comes from Roots Productions (The Devil We Know) and Day’s Pyramid Productions.

Gein has been the subject of numerous documentaries since his 1950s crimes were uncovered. The killer known as “The Mad Butcher” and “The Plainfield Ghoul” also served as inspiration for villains in the movies Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs.

The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein will feature previously unheard recordings of Gein and explore Gein’s twisted relationship with his mother, his early grave robbing and the murders leading up to his arrest.

“This gripping and disturbing docuseries shines a light on an infamous chapter in our true-crime history,...

SundanceTV’s True Crime Story: Look Into My Eyes delves into the strange story of a Florida principal who hypnotized students. This new addition to the network’s True Crime Story documentary series investigates the disturbing events surrounding Dr. George Kenney and the tragic deaths of three North Port High School students.

The four-part docuseries will premiere on June 15, 2023 on SundanceTV, AMC+, and Sundance Now. New episodes arrive on Thursdays at 10pm Et/Pt.

James Buddy Day, Mary Lisio, Eric Cook, Vincent Dale, and Anchor Entertainment’s Ethan Goldman and Keayr Braxton executive produce. Blumhouse Television’s Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, and Jeremy Gold also serve as executive producers.

SundanceTV released this description of the new True Crime Story installment:

In 2011, three teenage students died after a series of suspicious events. When a local media story questioned Dr. Kenney’s involvement, the case exploded into global news. The series investigates...

Paul Simms, the writer behind ”Late Night With David Letterman” and the first three seasons of HBO’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” will receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence in recognition of his decades-long commitment to creating transformative content and mentoring budding screenwriters.

“Atlanta” creator Donald Glover is presenting the award to Simms at the 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards on March 5. The ceremony will be held at New York City’s Edison Ballroom.

“I’m deeply honored to receive the Herb Sargent Award and truly grateful to the writers I’ve worked with over the years,” Simms said. “Without their input, I’m not even capable of coming up with a funny quote, and I look forward to their assessments of all the various ways this quote you’re reading right now missed the mark and could have been better.”

The award is annually presented to a...

Over two years after Netflix’s “Tiger King” took streaming by storm — and just a few months after Peacock’s own fictional series about Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic premiered — Peacock is bringing a new story of cats and crime to the docuseries space. The first trailer for “Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats,” a new true docuseries about wrestler Teddy Hart, was released by the streamer on Wednesday.

Canadian nonfiction filmmaker Frederick Kroetsch, whose previous works include series like “Queen of the Oil Patch” and films like “Last of the Fur Traders,” directs the series, which focuses on the 10 years he spent filming Edward Ellsworth Annis, a wrestler on the independent circuit known by the ring name Teddy Hart.

A controversial figure known for his legal problems and his side gig as a Persian cat breeder, Hart was seen by Kroetsch as the perfect subject for a new reality show.

Blumhouse and the Epix premium cable outlet have worked together to send multiple genre films out into the world recently. A House on the Bayou, American Refugee, Torn Hearts, Unhuman, The Deep House. Now it has been announced that Blumhouse and Epix are teaming up for a five-part documentary series called Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, which will premiere on Epix on Sunday, October 2 at 10 p.m. Edt/Pdt.

Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror has been executive produced by Jason Blum, Mary Lisio, Ryan Turek, Jeremy Gold, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, and showrunner James Buddy Day, who also executive produced and directed the Blumhouse / Epix true crime docuseries Fall River.

Narrated by genre icon Robert Englund, Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror is said to be the

definitive retrospective on the horror genre from the company regarded as the driving force in the horror renaissance. Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror revisits...

Premium network Epix today announced horror docuseries Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror for premiere on Sunday, October 2 at 10 p.m. Edt/Pdt.

Produced in partnership with Blumhouse Television, this five-part series is the definitive retrospective on the horror genre from the company regarded as the driving force in the horror renaissance. Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror revisits the shocks and scares from our favorite iconic cinematic horror moments from the 1930s until today featuring insights from some of the best and most influential filmmakers, producers, and actors working in the genre, as well as experts and historians.

The series, narrated by Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), reflects how quintessential horror films have revealed and reflected the real-life scares of the world to the audience, uniting us with shared understanding, catharsis, and entertainment.

“We’re thrilled to continue our prolific creative partnership with Blumhouse Television,” said Michael Wright, president of Epix.

The “Bridgerton” literary universe is expanding. Original series writer Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes, the executive producer of the romance series’ Netflix adaptation, are set to cowrite a new prequel novel set in the world of “Bridgerton.”

Currently untitled, the new book series is based on the universe of the TV series, and is an adaptation of the upcoming Netflix “Bridgerton” spinoff about a young Queen Charlotte. The book will tell the story of how Charlotte met and married King George, with a focus on how their love lead to a social shift that created the racially inclusive world seen in the television series.

“Queen Charlotte has been such a moving character to write and now having the opportunity to work with Julia to adapt this story into a book is such an exciting opportunity,” Rhimes said in a statement. “I can’t wait for fans of this universe to...

Epix’s four-part docuseries “Fall River” and Oxygen’s “Cold Justice” were among the key winners of CrimeCon’s first annual Clue Awards, announced on Saturday night at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.

The event took place during CrimeCon, a live event for true crime content creators, industry professionals and fans. Law & Crime network founder, NewsNation host and ABC chief legal analyst Dan Abrams hosted the ceremony.

Winners of the awards were selected from a panel of over 30 true crime professionals, ranging from executives at NBC, iHeart Media and Spotify, to authors and podcast hosts.

In the television categories, Epix received the award for best docuseries, for its Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions series “Fall River.” The series, which was directed and produced by James Buddy Day, ran in May 2021 and centered on a series of crimes in Fall River, Mass., where three young women were killed in 1979. Police blamed...

On the evening of February 8th, 1980, 20-year-old sex worker Karen Marsden was sobbing in a police car. The officers who’d picked her up wanted her to take them to the sites of satanic rituals she’d claimed to have attended in the woods near Fall River, Massachusetts, but she was panicked and incoherent. She claimed that her pimp, whom she referred to as Satan, would kill her if he found out she’d been talking to police. She asked them to drop her at St. Mary’s church so...

(Some light spoilers ahead for “Fall River,” Episode 1 titled “My Soul To Keep.”)

Sex for sale, satanic cults, addiction and a streak of brutal murders of young women too gruesome to fathom are all brought to light in a four-part docuseries “Fall River” from Blumhouse Television and premiering May 16 on Epix.

Almost 90 years after Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her stepmother 40 whacks in Fall River, Massachusetts, another macabre killing spree hit the quaint, historic New England city. It began on Oct. 13, 1979, when the naked body of Doreen Levesque, a homeless 17-year-old girl, was found under the high school bleachers. She was tied up with fishing wire, her head and face were crushed with a rock and, as private investigator Chris Hayes put it, “This girl had a baseball bat shoved inside of her.”

Watch the exclusive trailer above.

In the 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s, drug addiction rates...

Fall River, a four-part docuseries running on Epix, is structured like a rollercoaster. Every episode cranks up the suspense, building to a conclusion, and then drops the viewer into an emotional freefall. Almost 90 years after Lizzie Borden was acquitted of murder, Fall River, Massachusetts, hosted a second trial of the century. But this one was more like the witch hunts held in Salem, just over an hour’s drive away. Three women were killed in 1979, and the police and media blamed a devilish sect. The cult leader, a pimp named Carl Drew, declared himself Satan, and held his flock in scared awe by exacting human sacrifice at demonic rituals in the woods.

Executive produced by Blumhouse Television, Fall River is one of the most graphic documentaries to come out of the recent glut of the televised true crime genre. Most of this comes from the archival footage the series uses...

Epix has released a new trailer for its upcoming true-crime docuseries, Fall River, which reinvestigates a string of murders that took place in the titular Massachusetts town in the late-Seventies. The show will premiere on May 16th at 10 p.m. Et.

In 1979, three young women were killed in a streak of murders that captivated and terrified the town of Fall River — the same town that the infamous accused axe murderer Lizzie Borden called home 90 years prior. Despite little forensic evidence, the police alleged the killings were carried out by a satanic cult practicing human sacrifice,...

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.

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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.

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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.

HBO Max has ordered a two-part documentary about the life and death of actress Brittany Murphy from Blumhouse Television, the streaming service said Thursday.

Per its official description, the untitled doc “presents an in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of ’90s actress and rising star, Brittany Murphy.” HBO Max says “the series will go beyond the conspiracy theories and headlines, featuring new interviews by those closest to Brittany and new archival footage.”

The star of films like “Clueless,” “8 Mile,” “Uptown Girls” and “Girl, Interrupted,” Murphy went into cardiac arrest and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Dec. 20, 2009, after reportedly collapsing at the Los Angeles home she shared with her husband, Simon Monjack. Her official cause of death was ruled pneumonia.

The two-part documentary will be directed by Cynthia Hill (“Private Violence”). Executive producers include Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold...

HBO Max has ordered a two-part docuseries about late actor Brittany Murphy from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions, with Emmy-nominated Cynthia Hill (Private Violence) attached to direct. The order marks the first for Blumhouse Television with HBO Max.

The Untitled Brittany Murphy project presents an in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 90’s actress and rising star, Brittany Murphy. The series will go beyond the conspiracy theories and headlines, featuring new interviews by those closest to Brittany and new archival footage.

“Our Brittany Murphy documentary cuts through the tabloid noise with an elevated, nuanced depiction of a sensational story,” said Jennifer O’Connell, EVP, Non-Fiction and Live-Action Family Programming, HBO Max. “Crafting a grounded account of Brittany Murphy’s life struggles and sudden passing comes with great responsibility and we’ve partnered with a masterful creative team to produce a thoughtful...

HBO Max has ordered a documentary about the late actor Brittany Murphy. The two-part series hails from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions.

The documentary will explore the life and death of Murphy, who was best known for the film “Clueless” and whose other credits included “8 Mile,” “Just Married” and the Fox animated comedy series “King of the Hill.” She died in 2009 at the age of 32. Though her death was ruled an accident and determined to be the result of a combination of pneumonia and the effects of several over-the-counter drugs she had taken, the death one year later of her husband has fueled speculation about her passing.

“Our Brittany Murphy documentary cuts through the tabloid noise with an elevated, nuanced depiction of a sensational story,” said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president, non-fiction and live-action family programming, HBO Max. “Crafting a grounded account of Brittany Murphy’s life struggles and...

Fall River, a four-part docuseries about a string of murders in Fall River, Massachusetts, has been ordered to series by Epix.

The cable network will launch the series, which comes from Blumhouse Television, on May 16.

It comes a year after the network revealed that the project was in development.

Fall River tells the story of the murder of three women were killed in 1979 – almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – with the police alleging alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole.

Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses and illuminating evidence,...

Epix recently unveiled its scripted and unscripted development slate for 2020 and beyond. And one of the most exciting projects comes to us from Blumhouse Television and executive producer/director James Buddy Day. It’s a docuseries called Fall River. Here’s the […]

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Epix is adapting the popular novels The Warlord Chronicles and A Column of Fire in the coming year, the cable network announced Saturday, in addition to plans for a docuseries about a late-’70s Massachusetts cult.

The Winter King will take on the the mythic saga of King Arthur. Led by the producing team behind The Night Of and His Dark Materials, the scripted drama will adapt Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels, The Warlord Chronicles. In the first book, Derfel Cadarn, a former warrior sworn to Arthur and now an elderly monk, tells the story of how Arthur...

Epix has put into development a trio of scripted series: one that takes place in King Arthur’s time, another from the Elizabethan era and the third in 1984.

“The Winter King,” a drama series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels “The Warlord Chronicles,” hails from Bad Wolf.

“Gibson Station,” from producer/writer/director Edward Burns, is a dramedy set in 1984 that revolves around three 20-something best friends setting out to pursue their dreams and seek out their place in Ronald Reagan’s America.

“A Column of Fire” is based on the novel by international best-selling author Ken Follett. The Elizabethan-era drama follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald and is written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Snowed-In Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Ruth Kenley-Letts and Mickery are executive producers.

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Epix is eyeing some potential new additions on both the scripted and unscripted front.

Network president Michael Wright unveiled Epix’s development slate, which includes two scripted projects and three prospective docuseries, at its Television Critics’ Association winter press tour day.

One of the two scripted series hails from Edward Burns who is best known for his roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and romantic comedies such as “She’s the One.” Burns is attached to produce, write and direct the dramedy which is set in Ronald Reagan-era America.

The projects could all potentially join Epix’s slate which is headlined by scripted dramas “Perpetual Grace, Ltd,””Godfather of Harlem” and DC series “Pennyworth” which was renewed for a second season in October of last year.

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Gibson Station (scripted)

From producer/writer/director Edward Burns, this dramedy set in 1984 revolves...