NBCUniversal has renewed entertainment news strip Access Hollywood and its companion Access Daily with Mario & Kit for two additional seasons through 2026.
“We are thrilled to continue our successful partnership with NBC-owned stations and bring the ‘Access’ brand to local stations for additional seasons,” said Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and E!. News. “Our talented hosts have incredible chemistry, and our seasoned production team works tirelessly to deliver high-quality content to our viewers every day on ‘Access Hollywood’ and ‘Access Daily.’”
“'Access Hollywood' and 'Access Daily' have become integral parts of the NBC lineup, delivering engaging and entertaining content to viewers,” said Therese Gamba, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Acquired Programming, NBCUniversal Local. “He said. . “We are excited to continue to serve as the home of Access Hollywood and Access Daily in key markets across the country.”
Plus a recap of this week's TV news:
programming
Free, ad-supported streaming platform The Network (“The Green Veil”) will launch two new docuseries currently in production: “The Debt Trap” and “Flat Earthers.”
‘The Debt Trap’ is an eight-part docuseries exploring the student loan crisis in the United States. Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell serves as executive producer. “Flat Earthers” is a 10-part reality documentary hybrid that follows a group of flat earthers competing to prove that the Earth is flat.
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MTV's “Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets” premieres Tuesday, July 23 at 9 PM ET. This season's contestants include singer Macy Gray, actor Chet Hanks, TV personality Kim Zolciak, rapper OT Genasis, singer Ally Brooke and figure skater. These include Johnny Weir, model Josie Canseco, and actor Tyler Posey. “Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets” is executive produced by Adam Gonzalez of A Game Productions and Samuel Duque of Telecolombia International Studios for MTV Entertainment Studios. Executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios include Tolani Holmes, Elena Diaz and Camilo Valdes, with Matthew Parillo and Angela Liao producing.
renewal
Masterpiece on PBS has extended the British mystery drama ‘Granchester’ for a 10th season. Production is scheduled to begin in July.
Series leads Robson Green and Rishi Nair will reprise their roles as DI Geordie Keating and Reverend Alphy Kottaram respectively. Other returning cast members include Al Weaver as Leonard Finch, Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs. C, Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating, Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe, Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman and Bradley Hall as DC Larry Peters; and Melissa Johns as Miss Scott. .
Daisy Coulam serves as writer and executive producer alongside Susanne Simpson and Emma Kingsman-Lloyd. Grantchester is a co-production of Kudos (Banijay UK Company) and an ITV masterpiece. It airs on 'Masterpiece on PBS' in the US and on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK.
Trailer/First Look
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “Women in Blue” (“Las Azules”), a new Spanish-language crime drama set to hit the streamer with a global two-part premiere on September 25.
According to the official logline, “‘Women in Blue’ tells the story of four women who defy the ultra-conservative norms of the time to join Mexico’s first female police force, but their unit I found out that it was a promotional tool to divert the media's attention. From a brutal serial killer.”
The cast includes Bárbara Mori, Amorita Rasgado, Ximena Sariñana, Natalia Téllez, Miguel Rodarte, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Christian Tappan and Horacio García Rojas.
'Women in Blue' was produced by Fernando Rovzar and Pablo Aramendi. Wendy Riss, Erica Sanchez Su, Sandra Solares and Billy Rovzar serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Lemon Studios.
Watch the trailer below:
partnership
A+E Networks, in partnership with GroupM Motion Entertainment's Diverse Voices Accelerator, announced that Domino's will serve as a major sponsor of the History Channel's original documentary “Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics.”
Set to premiere on June 19 at 8 PM ET/PT, the documentary follows Jesse Owens' victory over Nazi Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and is narrated by actor Don Cheadle. LeBron James and Maverick Carter's athlete storytelling brand UNINTERRUPTED and Cinemation Studios executives teamed up with GroupM Motion Entertainment to produce “Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics.”
A year before the Berlin Olympics, Owens set four world records in 45 minutes at the Big Ten track meet at the University of Michigan's Perry Field. Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza honors Owens' athletic prowess in connection with his 1935 accomplishments.
podcast
USG Audio has launched “The Confessions of Anthony Raimondi,” a podcast from “The Jinx” producer Marc Smerling (host). According to the logline, “The podcast follows the story of Brooklyn crime family member Anthony Raimondi and exposes some of his darkest secrets and his involvement with the mafia. Pope John Paul I.”
The first two episodes were scheduled to be published on June 18, with new episodes posted weekly thereafter. Executive producers are USG Audio's Josh Bloch, Truth Media's Marc Smerling, and Clockwork Films' Naomi Harvey and Jamie Cohen. “Confessions of Anthony Raimondi” is produced by Truth Media and USG Audio, part of Universal Studio Group, in association with Clockwork Films.