Drama “Pennyworth”, which stars Jack Bannon as a young Alfred Pennyworth (a.k.a. Batman’s future butler and confidant) is moving to streamer HBO Max for a third season following two seasons on Epix. The third season begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse […]
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EPIX has greenlit the half-hour dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel” (originally titled “Gibson Station” in development) to series. The six, half-hour episode season will premiere on January 24, 2021. Written, directed and produced by Edward Burns (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Public Morals”) and set in 1980, “Bridge and Tunnel” revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue […]
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EPIX has greenlit six episodes of “Fiasco,” a new documentary series about politics, power, and uncertainty. “Fiasco,” from Prologue Projects and Left/Right, adapts host and executive producer Leon Neyfakh’s podcast of the same name. The docuseries marks the second partnership for Neyfakh, Left/Right and EPIX, following the acclaimed “Slow Burn” – an incisive look at the Watergate […]
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EPIX has announced that six-part docuseries “Enslaved” will premiere Monday, September 14 at 10 p.m. ET. Led by actor and activist Samuel L. Jackson, “Enslaved” sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. Based on a DNA test identifying his ancestral tribe, the series traces Jackson’s personal journey from the U.S. […]
EPIX has greenlit docuseries “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” which is inspired by the music and subjects featured in its original series “Godfather of Harlem.” This four-part documentary series brings alive the dramatic true story of Harlem and its music during the 1960’s, and connects that history to our present moment. The logline: […]
Drama “Godfather of Harlem,” starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, has been renewed for a second season at Epix. Production on the 10-episode second season, created by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, will begin production in New York later in 2020. The series centers around a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Whitaker), who […]
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EPIX has greenlit a 10-episode drama called “Jerusalem’s Lot” starring Oscar winner Adrien Brody. Set in the 1850s, the series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will […]
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EPIX has opted against a fourth season of international spy thriller “Berlin Station.” The series featured Richard Armitage (“Hannibal,” “Strike Back”) as CIA officer Daniel Miller, who was shipped off to Berlin on an undercover mission to identify the source of a dangerous leak. Rhys Ifans (“Elementary”) co-starred as seasoned CIA officer Hector DeJean, with […]
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EPIX has greenlit “Slow Burn,” a six-episode docuseries based on the podcast of the same name. From Nixon and Watergate to Clinton’s impeachment, host Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters involved in the downfall of a president—flashing back to politically tumultuous times not so far removed from today. “Slow Burn,” winner of […]
