A&E Network has picked-up docuseries “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” for an additional installment. The new season will feature 10 new hour-long episodes that will further explore accounts of former members whose lives have been significantly impacted by the Church’s practices. “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” follows Leah Remini, along with high level […]
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A&E has extended the episode order of the current first season of “Live PD,” hosted by Dan Abrams, to 21 episodes. Debuting on Oct. 28, “Live PD,” airing live (albeit on a tape delay because of the unpredictable nature of law enforcement activity), showcases the policing of America by following six diverse police departments in […]
Earlier this week, A&E announced an upcoming docuseries focused on the Klu Klux Klan initially called “Generation KKK.” The title was changed to “Escaping the KKK” and it was set to debut on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. According to the cable net, “’Escaping the KKK’” was intended to serve as a close look at anti-hate […]
A&E Network will telecast a documentary series focused on the Ku Klux Klan called “Generation KKK.” In “Generation KKK,” cameras follow four prominent Klan families who each have a family member trying to escape the Ku Klux Klan. This series pulls back the curtain on the organization that the Anti-Defamation League calls “a racist, anti-Semitic […]
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The 11th edition of A&E reality staple “Duck Dynasty,” which opened last night, will now be the final edition as a regularly scheduled series. Five-year old “Duck Dynasty” will air through Jan. 18, followed by seven final episodes including the now series finale on April 12. The decision to end the series was a mutual […]
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A&E has picked-up eight episodes of a new documentary series called “Live PD,” which promises to offer viewers unfettered and unfiltered live access inside the country’s busiest police forces and the communities they patrol. The scoop: Dash cams along with fixed rig and handheld cameras, will capture the work of a varied mix of urban […]
A&E has issued a third season renewal to “Born This Way,” the recent Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series. Ten one-hour episodes have been ordered. The scoop: Currently in its second season, “Born This Way” provides an intimate look at a diverse group of young men and women with Down syndrome as they […]
A&E drama “Bates Motel,” the prequel to classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock theatrical “Psycho,” will officially conclude after five seasons (and 50 episodes). Comparably, this will now be the longest running scripted series in A&E history. Joining the cast in the final season is singer Rihanna as Marion Crane, who was played by Janet Leigh, of […]
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From Campaign US: In recent weeks, an army of skeptics has questioned the A&E Networks’ decision to revive classic miniseries “Roots.” Some of them — most notably Snoop Dogg — have focused on the racial dimension, wondering whether a “Roots” remake will add anything of value to the conversation or just further inflame tensions. I, […]
