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From the toxic behind-the-scenes world of children’s television to the dark world of Sean Combs, Investigation Discovery is having a moment.

The Warner Bros. Discovery cable network picked up its first Primetime Emmy nominations last year for Quiet on Set, which included accusations against former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider of fostering a hostile work environment, and Lost Women with narrator Octavia Spencer. Elsewhere, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace is wrapping up its “trilogy” and The Fall of Diddy is making noise as allegations against the rapper pile up.

Jason Sarlanis, President of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & Hln, Linear and Streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, talked up the network’s new “Docbuster” strategy, competing with big spending streamers and the ethics of true-crime, a genre that shows no sign of slowing down in a Deadline-moderated keynote session at the Realscreen event in Miami.

“It was very intentional to move...

Investigation Discovery has renewed its partnership with Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, ordering second seasons of the true crime series Lost Women and Feds. The next installment of Lost Women, an anthology series, will focus on the brutal murders of two Alaska Native women and the search for their killer. The show, formerly titled Lost […]

ID Renews Lost Women and Feds: True Crime Series from Octavia Spencer; Announces Second Seasons for Both Shows...

Lost Women and Feds are both returning with second seasons. Investigation Discovery has renewed both true crime shows from Octavia Spencer. Formerly titled Lost Women of Highway 20, the anthology series Lost Women's second season will revolve around the murder of a pair of women in Alaska and follow the search for their killer.

Investigation Discovery revealed more about the shows’ renewals in a press release.

Leading true crime network Investigation Discovery announced today that it would continue its partnership with Academy Award(R) winner Octavia Spencer, her production company Orit Entertainment, and October Films with the renewal of true crime docuseries' Lost Women and Feds. Marking a new installment in the Lost Women franchise, this season will focus on the brutal murders of two Alaska Native women and the shocking investigation that led authorities to capture their sadistic...

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Investigation Discovery is doubling down on its true-crime efforts with the help of Octavia Spencer.

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network has renewed Lost Women and Feds, which are both produced by the Oscar winner, for second seasons. They are produced by Spencer’s Orit Entertainment and October Films.

Both shows launched in November 2023.

Feds takes viewers inside America’s most elite crime fighting agency, the FBI. It will feature exclusive interviews with agents and will detail high-profile, dangerous and unusual cases as told by agents, informants, undercover operatives and victims.

Meanwhile, the second season of Lost Women will focus on the brutal murders of two Alaska Native women and the investigation that led authorities to capture their killer.

The three-part series will explore the murders of Veronica Abouchuk and Kathleen Jo Henry, two Indigenous women who were killed in 2018 and 2019, and will chronicle the events leading up to the arrest of Brian Steven Smith.

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer has earned second seasons for the true crime Lost Women franchise and the FBI docuseries Feds from Investigation Discovery.

The first seasons of Lost Women of Highway 20 and Feds premiered on ID in November 2023, and currently stream on Max. The renewals spring from a production deal between Spencer’s Orit Entertainment, October Films, discovery+ and ID, the true crime network.

The next cycle of the Lost Women franchise will focus on the brutal murders of two Alaska indigenous women, Veronica Abouchuk and Kathleen Jo Henry, and the investigation that led authorities to capture and convict their sadistic killer, Brian Steven Smith. In addition, a new season of Feds will continue to take viewers inside America’s most elite crime fighting agency, the FBI.

Spencer will executive produce both series and narrate the latest Lost Women franchise series. “Our ongoing partnership with ID and October Films is...

Director/Tfh Guru Allan Arkush discusses his favorite year in film, 1975, with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Rules of the Game (1939)

Le Boucher (1970)

Last Year At Marienbad (1961)

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

Topaz (1969)

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976) – Jon Davison’s trailer commentary

The Innocents (1961) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary

The Earrings of Madame De… (1953)

Rope (1948) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary

Make Way For Tomorrow (1937)

The Awful Truth (1937) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Duck Soup (1933) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Going My Way (1944)

Nashville (1975) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Dan Perri’s trailer commentary

M*A*S*H (1970)

Shampoo (1975) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Bonnie And Clyde (1967) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

The Nada Gang (1975)

Get Crazy (1983) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Night Moves (1975) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Katt Shea’s trailer...

[This October is "Gialloween" on Daily Dead, as we celebrate the Halloween season by diving into the macabre mysteries, bloody kills, and eccentric characters found in some of our favorite giallo films! Keep checking back on Daily Dead this month for more retrospectives on classic, cult, and altogether unforgettable gialli, and visit our online hub to catch up on all of our Gialloween special features!]

One of the defining subgenres of the Italian horror movement, the giallo film was a staple of the country’s cinema from the late 1960s through the early ’80s, when it more or less died off. For the uninitiated, the giallo is born out of a series of cheap pulp crime paperbacks published in Italy as far back as the late 1920s and known for their yellow—or, in Italian, giallo—covers. As a movie subgenre, the giallo finds its roots in the thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. Mario Bava's 1963 film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (aka The Evil Eye) is widely considered to be the first giallo, as it meets many of the criteria and includes a number of the tropes that have come to be associated with the genre.

And what are those tropes exactly? I won't pretend to know all...

"DC Super Pets", a new animated feature based on DC Comics' family of crime-fighting animals, is targeting a May 21, 2021 release, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, that originated as a children's series from Capstone Publishers and a series of shorts as part of Cartoon Network's' DC Nation':

The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955). 

'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).

The original Legion roster included Krypto, 'Comet' the superhorse, 'Streaky' the supercat, 'Beppo' the supermonkey and 'shape-shifter' 'Proty II'.

Significant appearances include "Adventure" #322 (July 1964) when 'Proty II' is initiated into the team and "Adventure" #343 (April 1966), when the pets help the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' battle the 'Luck Lords'.

"Adventure" #364 (January 1968) was titled, "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!" 

The team rarely appeared after the 'Silver Age' except for Krypto who became a supporting character in several "Superman" titles. 

Other versions of the 'Super-Pets'...

When a living person interacts with the spirit world, anything can happen. Astral, starring Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead), will have a theatrical run as well as hit several digital platforms on November 23rd. Also: a look at Comet TV's full November guide, Evil Intent's Amazon release details, and info on Miskatonic Institute Horror Studies - NYC's "Ha! Aaah! The Painful Relationship Between Humor and Horror."

Astral Release Details: "Coming to terms with the explanation of his mother's untimely death, Alex turns to spiritual contact after the relationship with his father breaks down. As a student of metaphysics, Alex learns of the "scientific" premise of astral projection-the ability to project your spirit into an unseen spatial dimension. Attempting to astral project, Alex becomes plagued by shadow spirits-malevolent entities vying to enter his body to access our world. Alex soon learns that he is not the only member of his...

Happy Independence Day, everyone! While most of us in the Us are busy with BBQs and enjoying some outdoor fun, that doesn’t mean this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases are taking any time off, as we have a handful of titles making their debuts on July 4th.

Scream Factory has given the cult psychological thriller Windows something of an HD upgrade this week with their brand new Blu-ray, and we have several indie titles arriving on both formats as well, including Accidental Exorcist, Here Alone, Bethany, and Awakening the Zodiac. Rounding out the July 4th home releases are Peelers and a 9-movie creature feature set on DVD featuring all sorts of murderous beasties.

Accidental Exorcist (Cinedigm, Blu-ray & DVD)

A 30-something, dirt-poor alcoholic (Daniel Falicki) can't hold down a day job or maintain a normal life due to the fact that he is a natural-born exorcist. He soon learns...

Two 1980's science fiction efforts from the 'eighties: Millennium is an expensive book adaptation with Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd navigating a time travel story about body snatchers from the future. R.O.T.O.R is direct to video and strictly from hunger. Oh, the agony… However, both films surely have lessons to teach the budding filmmaker who thinks moviemaking is easy. Millennium and R.O.T.O.R. Blu-ray Color Scream Factory Street Date February 23, 2016 / 26.99

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Scream Factory plumbs the depths of the MGM library, which includes not only the holdings of United Artists, Orion and the old American-International Pictures, but also an alphabet soup of smaller outfits that were bought up in the 1990s. The independent productions seen on this Scream Factory Blu-ray double bill give us two kinds of science fiction properties. One is an expensive Canadian production with a big star, and the other is a...

Since his debut in 2008, Sheamus has run roughshod over the WWE. The Celtic Warrior has used his overwhelming power and unmatched will and determination to get a boot up on all obstacles. However, in the last week, thanks to the wounds of The Money in the Bank the man formerly known as the Irish curse seemed to have found a blessing in a bruise giving him some much-needed vulnerability. This week’s Main Event and Nxt illustrates the two sides of the same Fella. Let’s break down the difference by recapping the Main Event first.

The Main Event began as the Irish import battled “The Real American” Jack Swagger in a really good match. Swagger did a great job working the leg creating drama in the match. Quite frankly that match is the best Jack has looked in some time. I like the psychology of this. It does wonders for Sheamus as a babyface.

Best known as Ed Wood.s girlfriend and co-star of his films Glen Or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954), and Bride Of The Monster (1955), Dolores Fuller had a bit part opposite Clark Gable in It Happened One Night (1934) and co-starred in the cult fave Mesa Of Lost Women (1953). When she attended horror movie conventions, she always brought her white angora sweater that she wore in Wood.s films and let fans wear it for photos. Less-known about Ms Fuller is that she was an accomplished and prolific songwriter. She wrote for Elvis and penned songs that were featured in twelve of his films (!), the most famous being Rock-a-Hula Baby from Blue Hawaii. Fuller was 88, led quite a life, and was known as a warm human being.

Fuller hated the way Sarah Jessica Parker played her in Tim Burton.s Ed Wood bio-pic in 1994. Here.s an interview with her where she discusses...