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“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” Continues Its Second Season Sunday, October 9

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Two-Time Emmy Award-Winning CNN Original Series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” Continues Its Second Season Sunday, October 9 at 9pm ET/PT
Across four visually stunning episodes, CNN audiences have a front row seat to experience the rich pesto alla Genovese in Liguria, the airy focaccia Barese in Puglia, and sharp pecorino shepherd’s cheese in Sardinia.
[via press release from CNN]
Two-Time Emmy(R) Award-Winning CNN Original Series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” Continues its Second Season Sunday, October 9 at 9pm ET/PT

Tucci Ventures to Calabria, Sardinia, Puglia, and Liguria Across Four New Episodes

Winner of both 2021 and 2022 Emmy(R) Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy continues its second season with four new episodes. The CNN Original Series, produced by RAW, premieres Sunday, October 9 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN.

Academy Award(R) nominee and Emmy(R) Award-winning actor Stanley Tucci indulges his passion for Italian cooking as he explores the stories and people behind the world’s most popular cuisine in Searching for Italy. Tucci, who is Italian on both sides, brings us on his journey to the bustling food markets and hidden trattorias of the Italian peninsula to discover the secrets and delights of its cooking, region by region. Across four visually stunning episodes, CNN audiences have a front row seat to experience the rich pesto alla Genovese in Liguria, the airy focaccia Barese in Puglia, and sharp pecorino shepherd’s cheese in Sardinia. In this deeply personal, witty, and warm odyssey of gastronomic delights, Tucci makes a special visit to Calabria, the region where his grandparents were born, to learn what has changed since he last visited as a twelve-year-old boy. Searching for Italy will regularly air on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CNN.

Executive producers for Searching for Italy are Stanley Tucci, Shauna Minoprio, Robin O’Sullivan, and Eve Kay for RAW, and Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm, and Jon Adler for CNN Original Series.

Searching for Italy will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels” or CNNgo where available. The series will also be available On Demand the day after the broadcast premiere to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

Searching for Italy season 1 and the first installment of season 2 are available to stream via the CNN Originals hub on discovery+, allowing subscribers to revisit past episodes ahead of the October 9 linear premiere on CNN. Visit the CNN Originals Hub within the discovery+ app or on the web at discoveryplus.com/channel/cnn-original.

About CNN Original Series

The CNN Original Series group develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions, and in-house production. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees CNN Original Series and CNN Films for CNN Worldwide. Lyle Gamm, senior vice president of current programming, supervises production of all CNN Original Series. Since 2012, the team has produced over 40 CNN Original Series, including Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, and critically acclaimed series including This is Life with Lisa Ling, First Ladies, the “Decades” series, American Dynasties: The Kennedys, The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, The History of Comedy, Race for the White House, and many others. For more information about CNN Original Series, please follow @CNNOriginals via Twitter, and join Keep Watching, an exclusive, members-only community that enables fans to stay engaged with their favorite CNN Original Series & Films https://cnn.it/3qOXGNz.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

“Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” to Premiere on HBO Max and CNN

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Danielle Langer

“Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” to Premiere on HBO Max on Fri. September 23 and CNN on Sun. September 25 at 7pm ET
In this new format, three episodes will drop on Friday mornings on HBO Max, with Wallace walking the audience through the best of the three interviews in a one-hour, curated special that airs Sunday evenings on CNN.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
“Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” to Premiere on HBO Max on Fri. September 23 and CNN on Sun. September 25 at 7pm ET

Three Interviews Drop on HBO Max on Friday Mornings; Interviews Also Featured at 7pm ET on CNN Sundays

NEW YORK, NY – September 6, 2022 – CNN announced today that Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? will debut its inaugural HBO Max season on Friday, September 23 with three distinct episodes. The best of the full HBO Max interviews will air on CNN in a new program with the same title, beginning on Sunday, September 25 at 7pm ET.

Each week of the 10-week first season, CNN Anchor Chris Wallace explores his wide range of interests across the spectrum of news, sports, entertainment, art, and culture – from interviews to conversations, and from headlines to smart, sensible, in-depth discussions. In this new format, three episodes will drop on Friday mornings on HBO Max, with Wallace walking the audience through the best of the three interviews in a one-hour, curated special that airs Sunday evenings on CNN.

“I am excited to be back in the studio having candid, real conversations with a rich variety of guests who are standouts in their fields,” said Wallace. “I can’t wait for the HBO Max and CNN audiences to get to see what our team has been working on.”

This first-of-its kind partnership between the two storied brands moves beyond the traditional boundaries of streaming and cable, giving audiences the opportunity to stream full-length interviews with Hollywood legends, newsmakers, CEOs, media moguls, and thought-leaders, and join the veteran anchor on Sunday nights to break down the best of each interview every week. Guided by one of the best interviewers in the business, the discussions are characterized by the respect, authenticity, and impact that are hallmarks of the CNN brand.

“Chris Wallace is a legend in our profession. His unparalleled interviewing expertise has made an impact across industries and changed history,” said Chris Licht, CNN Chairman and CEO. “And now with the launch of his program on both HBO Max and CNN, his iconic interview style will reach an expansive audience unlike anything before.”

Highly anticipated guests this season include powerhouse director, producer, and actor Tyler Perry; multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shania Twain; baseball superstar turned business tycoon Alex Rodriguez; the world’s best-selling author James Patterson; singer and best-selling author Michelle Zauner; and many more that will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Wallace serves as an anchor for CNN, joining the network in January 2022 after more than 50 award-winning years in broadcasting. Praised as an “equal opportunity inquisitor” by The Boston Globe and “an aggressive journalist,” “sharp edged” and “solid” by The Washington Post, Wallace has won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Peabody Award and the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism, which was awarded to him by the National Press Foundation. He was honored with the 2020 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism and was named Mediaite’s 2020 Most Influential in News Media for his “clear-eyed reporting, analysis and commentary throughout the year.”

Wallace joined CNN after 18 years with Fox News, where he was the anchor of FOX News Sunday. Throughout his almost two decades at Fox, Wallace participated in coverage of every major political event and secured high-profile interviews with dignitaries and U.S leaders. Wallace is also the New York Times bestselling author of Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice and Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World.

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About CNN Worldwide

CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in news, reaching more individuals on television and online than any other news organization in the United States. Globally, CNN International is the most widely distributed news channel. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination, with more unique visitors and video viewers than any other news source. CNN’s award-winning portfolio also includes CNN Original Series, which develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions and in-house production. CNN Films produces, commissions and acquires documentary feature and short films for theatrical and festival exhibition, as well as for broadcast and other distribution across CNN’s multiple platforms. Additionally, CNN Newsource is the world’s most extensively utilized news service partnering with over 1,000 local and international news organizations around the world. CNN is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery.

About HBO Max

HBO Max(TM) is a streaming platform that offers best in class quality entertainment, delivering the greatest array of series, movies, and specials from the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., and DC, as well as Max Originals and blockbuster films. The platform launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced a lower priced, advertising-supported tier in June 2021. Currently available in 61 countries, HBO Max began its global rollout launching in markets across Latin America and the Caribbean last summer, followed by European launches in the Nordics, Iberia, the Netherlands and Central and Eastern Europe.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

CNN FlashDocs to Premiere “Serena Williams: On Her Terms”

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN FlashDocs to Premiere “Serena Williams: On Her Terms” Examining Her Evolution to Tennis Superstar and Mom on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm ET
At the close of the annual US Open Tennis Championships, CNN will celebrate the personal and professional life of the trailblazer.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN FlashDocs to Premiere “Serena Williams: On Her Terms” Examining Her Evolution to Tennis Superstar and Mom on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm ET

Documentary Explores the Crossroads of Motherhood and Professional Sports

Features Interviews with Cari Champion, Jennie Finch, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Lindsay Flach, Napheesa Collier, Rennae Stubbs, and More

At the close of the annual US Open Tennis Championships, CNN will celebrate the personal and professional life of the trailblazer in Serena Williams: On Her Terms. Produced by the CNN FlashDocs unit, the hour-long special will premiere on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm ET on CNN.

Widely considered the greatest tennis player of all time, Williams is one of the most decorated women to grace the sport winning 23 singles Grand Slam titles, four Olympic Gold Medals and earning nearly $100 million in prize money. Her ascent has spanned three action-packed decades, turning Williams into a global force and a household name. On August 9 of this year, Williams announced her formal “evolution” from the sport, citing her desire to focus on her career as a venture capitalist and expanding her family.

Serena Williams: On Her Terms chronicles her early beginnings in Compton, CA to her epic ascent to international prominence, exploring the key moments on and off the court that shaped the athlete, woman, and mother. The documentary boasts an all-female interview roster, featuring revealing conversations with Kerri Walsh Jennings (three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and beach volleyball great), Jennie Finch (Olympic Gold Medalist and softball pitcher), Napheesa Collier (Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA Minnesota Lynx forward), Lindsay Flach (nine-time Team USA track and field heptathlete) – all who have grappled with motherhood and their sports – in addition to Rennae Stubbs (Williams’ current US Open coach and four-time Olympian), Cari Champion, Zina Garrison and Chandra Rubin, (Co-Hosts, The GOAT: Serena podcast) and CNN’s Christine Brennan.

For CNN FlashDocs, Eric Johnson serves as an Executive Producer, Ashley Santoro serves a Senior Producer, and Emily Taguchi serves as Supervising Producer. The unit is led by Katie Hinman, Vice President of Program Development for CNN Worldwide.

Serena Williams: On Her Terms will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels,” or CNNgo where available. The doc will also be available On Demand beginning September 12 to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

About CNN Worldwide

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

CNN Films Documentary “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” Premieres

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN Films Documentary “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” Premieres with Legendary Music Artist Dionne Warwick to Ring in the New Year Jan. 1, 2023 on CNN
The award-winning documentary feature, which is written, produced, and directed by Dave Wooley and directed by David Heilbroner, will broadcast with limited commercial interruption on New Year’s Day, 2023.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN Films Documentary DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over Premieres With Legendary Music Artist Dionne Warwick To Ring In The New Year Jan. 1, 2023 ON CNN

Written, Produced, and Directed by Dave Wooley & Directed by David Heilbroner

The new CNN Films documentary, DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over, will premiere Sunday, Jan. 01, at 9:00pm ET & PT, exclusively on CNN. The award-winning documentary feature, which is written, produced, and directed by Dave Wooley and directed by David Heilbroner, will broadcast with limited commercial interruption on New Year’s Day, 2023.

Ms. Warwick’s own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film, underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility. Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry, and flourished through multigenerational social change. Along the way, Warwick has earned six Grammys, amassed an astonishing array of global solo and duet hits, and remains a stalwart advocate and ally for racial equality and justice, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ rights.

Speaking on behalf of the filmmakers, Dave Wooley said, “Working on DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over has been a true labor of love. We wanted to make a film that people wouldn’t just see… we wanted viewers to feel transported. This is the story of a transformational, global icon.”

DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over blends archival footage with personal photographs, and newsreels of Warwick’s career. Her grace, grit, and singular talent are reflected upon in exclusive interviews with her sons, Damon and David Elliott; music legends Burt Bacharach, Clive Davis, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Barry Gibb, Berry Gordy, Elton John, Cissy Houston, Quincy Jones, Alicia Keys, Gladys Knight, Melissa Manchester, Olivia Newton-John, Smokey Robinson, Carlos Santana, Valerie Simpson, and Stevie Wonder; as well as commentary from former President Bill Clinton, philanthropist and designer Kenneth Cole, amfAR HIV/AIDS research advocate, Kevin Frost; and Rev. Jesse Jackson. The film also includes the backstories behind the blockbuster hit songs: “That’s What Friends Are For,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?,” “Alfie,” “Heartbreaker,” “I Say A Little Prayer,” and so many more.

“Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner have created a beautiful tribute that shows the enduring impact of Dionne Warwick. Her trailblazing, humanitarian legacy extends beyond her exquisite songbook, and she’s had a lasting cultural influence,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president for talent and content development for CNN Worldwide, on behalf of CNN Films.

During the New Year’s Day premiere, DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over, will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels,” or CNNgo where available. The film will also be available On Demand beginning Monday, Jan. 02, to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms. While watching the film, viewers can interact with others across social media platforms by using the hashtag #DontMakeMeOver.

Executive producers of the film include: Raymond F. Schinazi, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Regina K. Scully, Michelle Freeman, Wes Hall, Artemis Rising Foundation.

DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over screened for its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival where the film was first runner-up for the People’s Choice Award for Documentaries. Later, the film screened at San Francisco International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and Annapolis Film Festival. The film was also honored with the Audience Award for Non-Fiction Feature at the Montclair Film Festival, and as Best Feature at the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival. Following the film’s broadcast on CNN, it will be available via HBO Max.

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About CNN Films

CNN Films produces and acquires documentary feature and short films for theatrical and festival exhibition and distribution across CNN’s multiple platforms. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees the strategy for CNN Films; Courtney Sexton, senior vice president for CNN Films, works day-to-day with filmmakers to oversee projects. Acclaimed CNN Films include JULIA, the surprising biography of chef, television star, and author, Julia Child, from Academy Award(R)-nominated filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen; CITIZEN ASHE, directed by Sam Pollard and Rex Miller, about tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe; Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, executive produced with HBO Max, directed by Morgan Neville; DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over, about the singer and humanitarian, directed by Dave Wooley; and, The Last Movie Stars, executive produced for HBO Max, about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, directed by Ethan Hawke. For more information about CNN Films, please visit www.CNN.com/CNNFilms, follow @CNNFilms via Twitter, and join Keep Watching, an exclusive, members-only community for CNN Films & CNN Original Series https://cnn.it/3qTScB4.

CNN Original Series “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence” To Air on CNN This Fall

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN Original Series “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence” To Air on CNN This Fall
The show’s linear run launches with a special two-episode premiere Sunday, September 25 at 9pm and 10pm ET, only on CNN.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN Original Series “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence” To Air on CNN This Fall

Produced with Left/Right and The New York Times Based on Their Groundbreaking Article

The Series Launches with Special Two-Episode Premiere on Sunday, September 25 at 9pm & 10pm ET

CNN announced today that the highly anticipated The Murdochs: Empire of Influence will air on the cable network this fall. Produced with Left/Right and The New York Times, this is the definitive telling of the world’s most powerful media family and their complicated history. The CNN Original Series launches with a special two-episode premiere Sunday, September 25 at 9pm and 10pm ET, only on CNN.

Based on Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg’s riveting New York Times Magazine article “How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World,” this CNN Original Series explores the legacy of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the dynasty he built. Featuring exclusive reporting from The New York Times, interviews with people who worked inside the Murdoch companies, and decades of rich archival footage, this seven-part series goes behind the scenes of the improbable rise of a media tycoon, his outsized influence around the globe, and the intense succession battle between his children over who will inherit his throne. Cinematic and thrilling, The Murdochs: Empire of Influence charts the high-stakes deal making, political maneuvering, and dynastic betrayals – and how the ambitions of one family birthed one of the largest media empires in history. The series will regularly air on Sundays at 10pm ET on CNN.

Executive producers for The Murdochs: Empire of Influence are Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver and Erica Sashin for Left/Right; Sam Dolnick and Kathleen Lingo for The New York Times; and Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Jon Adler for CNN Original Series.

Journalists Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times serve as consulting producers for the series.

The Murdochs: Empire of Influence will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels” or CNNgo where available. The series will also be available On Demand the day after the broadcast premiere to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

About CNN Original Series

The CNN Original Series group develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions, and in-house production. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees CNN Original Series and CNN Films for CNN Worldwide. Lyle Gamm, senior vice president of current programming, supervises production of all CNN Original Series. Since 2012, the team has produced over 40 CNN Original Series, including Peabody and 13-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, Emmy(R) Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, and critically acclaimed series including This is Life with Lisa Ling, First Ladies,the “Decades” series, American Dynasties: The Kennedys, The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, The History of Comedy, Race for the White House, and many others. For more information about CNN Original Series, please follow @CNNOriginals via Twitter, and join Keep Watching, our exclusive, members-only community that enables fans to stay engaged with their favorite CNN Original Series & Films https://cnn.it/3qOXGNz.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

CNN Originals Hub Launches On Discovery+

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN Originals Hub Launches On Discovery+

The CNN Originals hub on discovery+ debuted today in the United States allowing discovery+ subscribers to access a large, curated selection of library CNN content from the network’s prestige brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series.

Subscribers will be able to enjoy over 800 episodes of current and legacy programming at launch from the Peabody and Primetime Emmy® Award-winning CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series library by accessing the CNN Originals hub within the discovery+ app or on the web at https://www.discoveryplus.com/channel/cnn-originals.

In addition to this initial offering of CNN Originals available to stream, select CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series will be added to the CNN Originals hub and stream on discovery+ in the future following their linear run on the cable networks. Titles will be announced in the months to come.

Offerings under the CNN Originals hub on discovery+ include:

CNN Original Series library titles:

– 1968: The Year That Changed America

– American Dynasties: The Kennedys, narrated by Martin Sheen

– American Style

– Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Seasons 1-12)

– The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power, narrated by Ed Harris

– Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

– Christiane Amanpour: Sex and Love Around the World

– Crimes of the Century

– Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies (Seasons 1-3)

– Diana

– Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery (Seasons 1-2)

– First Ladies, narrated by Robin Wright

– High Profits

– The History of Comedy (Seasons 1-2)

– History of the Sitcom

– Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury narrated Ewan McGregor

– LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy

– Lincoln: Divided We Stand narrated by Sterling K Brown

– Nomad with Carlton McCoy

– Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, narrated by Liam Neeson

– Race for the White House (Seasons 1-2) narrated by Mahershala Ali

– Reframed: Marilyn Monroe narrated by Jessica Chastain

– Soundtracks: Songs that Defined History

– Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Seasons 1-2)

– The People v. The Klan

– The Radical Story of Patty Hearst

– The Redemption Project with Van Jones

– The Story of Late Night

– The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, narrated by Rosamund Pike

– This is Life with Lisa Ling (Seasons 1-8)

– Tricky Dick

– United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (Seasons 1-6)

– The Wonder List with Bill Weir (Seasons 1-3)

– Watergate: Blueprint for A Scandal

HLN Original Series library titles:

– Beyond Reasonable Doubt

– The Dead Wives Club hosted by Lorraine Bracco

– Death Row Stories (Seasons 1-5)

– Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders

– Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria?

– How it Really Happened (Seasons 1-6)

– The Hunt with John Walsh (Seasons 1-5)

– The Killer Truth

– Lies, Crimes & Video (Seasons 1-3)

– Murder Nation: Blood on the Bayou

– Murder Nation: Jersey Gore

– Real Life Nightmare (Seasons 1-3)

– Sex & Murder (Seasons 1-3)

– Unmasking a Killer

– Vengeance: Killer Coworkers

– Vengeance: Killer Families

– Vengeance: Killer Lovers

– Vengeance: Killer Millionaires

– Vengeance: Killer Neighbors

– Vengeance: Killer Newlyweds

– Very Scary People hosted by Donnie Wahlberg (Seasons 1-4)

Select titles from the award-winning CNN Films library:

– 9/11, directed by Peabody and Emmy® Award winner Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet and James Hanlon

– The End: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House, directed by Emmy® Award winner Toby Oppenheimer

– The Flag, directed by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein

– The Hunt for Planet B, directed by Academy Award® nominee Nathaniel Kahn

– The Lost Sons, directed by BAFTA® Award nominee Ursula Macfarlane

– Race for the Vaccine, narrated and produced by Emmy® Award winner and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta

– Soul Survivor, directed by Ky Dickens

– We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World featuring Freida Pinto, Isha Sesay, and Meryl Streep

Select titles from the CNN Special Reports collection:

– Assault on Democracy: The Roots of Trump’s Insurrection

And more!

Additional details and titles will be announced in the weeks and months ahead.

About CNN Worldwide

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

CNN to Premiere “No Ordinary Life”

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN to Premiere “No Ordinary Life,” A Film About Women Photojournalists – Monday, Sept. 5 at 10PM ET
In this feature documentary for CNN Films, “No Ordinary Life” celebrates the trailblazing and courageous female photojournalists who captured much of that history.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN to Premiere NO ORDINARY LIFE, a Film About Women Photojournalists – Monday, Sept. 5 at 10PM ET

Emmy(R) and Peabody Award-Winning Director Heather O’Neill Focuses A Lens On The Trailblazing Female Photojournalists Who Brought the World to our Screens

From Tiananmen Square to the Arab Spring, Sarajevo to South Africa, and beyond, CNN has delivered the world’s seminal events to screens around the globe. In this feature documentary for CNN Films, NO ORDINARY LIFE celebrates the trailblazing and courageous female photojournalists who captured much of that history. NO ORDINARY LIFE is directed by journalist, documentary filmmaker, and CNN alum, Heather O’Neill. NO ORDINARY LIFE premieres on CNN at 10:00pm Eastern on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

“I wanted to make a film that allowed the audience to be immersed in the experience of being behind the camera through the photographer’s point of view. The sounds, the signs, the split-second decisions, and the sense of what unfolds for the camerawomen,” said Heather O’Neill, director, NO ORDINARY LIFE.

In a field dominated by men, Jane Evans, Maria Fleet, Margaret Moth, Mary Rogers, and Cynde Strand broke news, bucked stereotypes, and built an enduring sisterhood. Tough, talented, resilient, and resourceful, these fierce five recount the risks of reporting under fire with white-knuckle, behind-the-scenes footage, often braving dangerous circumstances to get the story. O’Neill’s profiles of these pioneering women behind the cameras that captures their pursuits of searing images of war, famine, revolutions, and natural disasters around the world, as they particularly focus in on the people at risk. Incorporating some of their closest calls in the field for the documentary, O’Neill reveals the astonishing images of their careers.

Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, praises their skillful camerawork, bravery, and camaraderie in the field. And, their work behind the camera was essential to her own legendary work in front of the camera.

“We were brave and came back with the goods. What united us was our passion for each story.” ~ Cynde Strand

While the images they took both informed and shocked the world, O’Neill’s narrative also reveals their work came with personal costs. In a particularly harrowing sequence, Amanpour, and former CNN producer Stefano Kotsonis, describe the horrific shooting of camerawoman Margaret Moth, by a sniper in Sarajevo. From war zone-to-war zone and disaster-to-disaster, they escaped threats to their personal safety in the line of duty, and bore the heavy responsibility that comes with telling people’s stories.

Profiled for NO ORDINARY LIFE:

Jane Evans has covered world events in more than 100 countries. As a multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning photojournalist and producer, she has recorded scenes from the civil war in Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf Wars, Rwanda, war in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, and famine in Africa.

Maria Fleet began her Emmy(R) Award-winning career in 1981 at the then-fledgling CNN. Traveling to assignments from the network’s bureau in Rome for more than 10 years, she became an expert in conflict photojournalism, covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first Gulf War, the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, the U.S. intervention in Somalia, and the wars in Chechnya and Kosovo, before covering the U.S. invasion of Iraq following the Sept. 11 attacks. She eventually returned to the Atlanta headquarters to work as an investigative producer and assignment editor.

Margaret Moth began her career as a trailblazer and was the first female photojournalist in her native New Zealand. Later, for CNN, Moth covered civil war in the nations of Georgia and the former Yugoslavia, as well as the violence in India that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Mary Rogers has covered history up close for the past 40 years as a multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning and Peabody Award-winning photojournalist with CNN International. From the first and second Gulf Wars, to the fall of the former Soviet Union, to wars in Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Syria, the election of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, the rise and fall of the Islamic State, Rogers was there. Based in Tokyo for seven years, Rogers moved to Cairo, where she lives today.

Cynde Strand is an award-winning journalist with 40 years of experience in international news gathering, frontline coverage, and documentary reporting. For more than 20 years, Strand has traveled the world as a CNN cameraperson/producer assigned to bureaus in Beirut, Beijing, Nicosia, London, and Johannesburg. Strand covered the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown, the first Gulf War, the first free and democratic election in South Africa, and the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda and famine in Somalia. She also directed breaking news coverage from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta.

“I do seem like I was born to be a news cameraman… ” ~ Margaret Moth, on her legendary career

NO ORDINARY LIFE screened for its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival. Later, the film screened at Hamptons Doc Fest.

NO ORDINARY LIFE was produced by Array / Films, with producer Rich Brooks, who was also director of photography; it was edited by Neal Broffman. Patrick Kirst composed the original score for the film.

The acquisition deal for NO ORDINARY LIFE was negotiated by Stacey Wolf, senior vice president of business affairs, and Kelly MacLanahan, assistant general counsel, both for CNN Worldwide, on behalf of CNN Films.

During the Labor Day premiere, NO ORDINARY LIFE, will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels,” or CNNgo where available. The film will also be available On Demand beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

Award-Winning CNN Original Content Available On Discovery+

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Award-Winning CNN Original Content Available On Discovery+ On August 19 In New CNN Originals Hub

Acclaimed CNN Original Series Titles Including Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell and This is Life with Lisa Ling Offered on discovery+

Highly Rated HLN Original Series Titles How It Really Happened, Death Row Stories, The Hunt with John Walsh and Very Scary People To Be Included in the CNN Originals Hub on discovery+

CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery announced today the launch of a dedicated CNN Originals hub on discovery+ domestically. Beginning August 19, discovery+ subscribers can access a curated selection of library CNN content through a new hub featuring premium programming from the network’s prestige brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series.

“We’re thrilled to expand the reach of CNN and HLN’s powerful nonfiction programming to subscribers of discovery+,” said Chris Licht, Chairman & CEO of CNN. “Our original series have an unrivaled ability to introduce and immerse audiences in stories of the people, places and cultures that make this world so fantastic and, at times, frightening. By offering our programming through discovery+, more people can explore and experience CNN’s premium content.”

“True crime, food and travel programming are among the most-watched genres for discovery+ viewers, so these titles from CNN will fit right in with our best-in-class collection of unscripted content,” said JB Perrette, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming. “We’re excited to offer our subscribers access to a comprehensive offering of CNN Original Series available to stream with their existing subscription.”

Subscribers will be able to enjoy over 800 episodes of current and legacy programming from the CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series library. Among the CNN Original Series titles available at launch are the 13-time Primetime Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown; Primetime Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; The History of the Sitcom; the five-time Primetime Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; The History of Comedy, executive produced by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner and Mark Herzog; and This is Life with Lisa Ling. HLN Original Series titles including How It Really Happened, Death Row Stories, The Hunt with John Walsh and Very Scary People will also be available. Select titles from the award-winning CNN Films library will stream exclusively on discovery+. Additional programming from CNN Films and CNN Original Series is available on HBO Max. The CNN Original Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? will also debut on HBO Max this fall.

“As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of CNN Original Series, this new collaboration allows us to share these smart and entertaining projects with a new and already engaged audience,” said Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President Talent and Content Development, CNN Worldwide. “We know subscribers will enjoy exploring over 800 episodes of award-winning programming from CNN and HLN Original Series and CNN Films.”

In addition to this initial offering of CNN Originals available to stream, select CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series will be added to the CNN Originals Hub and stream on discovery+ in the future following their linear run on the cable networks. Titles will be announced in the months to come.

Beginning August 19, discovery+ subscribers can access the CNN Originals Hub within the discovery+ app or on the web at discoveryplus.com

About CNN Worldwide
CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in news, reaching more individuals on television and online than any other news organization in the United States. Globally, CNN International is the most widely distributed news channel. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination, with more unique visitors and video viewers than any other news source. CNN’s award-winning portfolio also includes CNN Original Series, which develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions and in-house production. CNN Films produces, commissions and acquires documentary feature and short films for theatrical and festival exhibition, as well as for broadcast and other distribution across CNN’s multiple platforms. Additionally, CNN Newsource is the world’s most extensively utilized news service partnering with over 1,000 local and international news organizations around the world. CNN is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery.

About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

CNN Original Series Ventures to South America in “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World”

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN Original Series Ventures to South America in “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” Narrated by Pedro Pascal
The epic six-part journey begins Sunday, July 10 at 9:00/8:00c on CNN.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN Original Series Ventures to South America In “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” Narrated by Pedro Pascal

The Epic Six-Part Journey Begins Sunday, July 10 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN

CNN Original Series will transport audiences to South America in the visually stunning docuseries, Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World, premiering Sunday, July 10 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN. Narrated by Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones) and produced by Plimsoll Productions, this riveting series explores the wonders of one of the last untouched places on earth, the far-off land of Patagonia in South America.

“This summer, CNN embarks on new journey into the longform nonfiction space with Patagonia as we launch our first wildlife documentary series, breaking new ground for our CNN Original Series brand” said Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President for Talent & Content Development, CNN Worldwide. “We can’t wait for CNN audiences to discover the natural wonders of Patagonia and the majesty of the wildlife of the region.”

Stretching for more than a thousand miles through Chile and Argentina, Patagonia is a place unlike any other: wild, isolated, pristine, and unexplored. The region’s iconic wildlife – pumas, penguins, condors, and killer whales – thrive in a rich diversity of habitats, and species new to science – insect, bird, and even mammal – are discovered here each year. Across six captivating episodes, Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World takes audiences across Patagonia’s diverse and spectacular landscapes, traveling along its coastline from wind-blown deserts to pristine fjordlands, from deep inside its magical, ancient forests up to the high peaks of the Andes. With state-of-the-art cameras and help from local experts granting unprecedented access, this immersive docuseries showcases the wildlife, the scientists who study it, and the people of the region who have evolved to live in these varied habitats. Filmed over one dramatic year, throughout this epic journey, CNN Original Series reveals what it takes to survive at the edge of the world. This is Patagonia like you’ve never seen it before.

“I have great memories of taking trips to Patagonia and exploring some of the beautiful places depicted in the series,” said Pedro Pascal. “I am excited to bring my voice to the project and share this special part of the world with North American audiences.”

Executive producers for Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World are James Smith and Martha Holmes for Plimsoll Productions and Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm for CNN Original Series. The series will regularly air on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CNN.

Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels” or CNNgo where available. The series will also be available On Demand the day after the broadcast premiere to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

Ahead of the broadcast premiere and beginning July 1, the “Forests” episode of Patagonia: Life at the Edge of the World will be available On Demand to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

About CNN Original Series

The CNN Original Series group develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions, and in-house production. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees CNN Original Series and CNN Films for CNN Worldwide. Lyle Gamm, senior vice president of current programming, supervises production of all CNN Original Series. Since 2012, the team has produced over 40 CNN Original Series, including Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, Emmy(R) Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, and critically acclaimed series including This is Life with Lisa Ling, First Ladies, the “Decades” series, American Dynasties: The Kennedys, The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, The History of Comedy, Race for the White House, and many others. For more information about CNN Original Series, please follow @CNNOriginals via Twitter, and join Keep Watching, our exclusive, members-only community that enables fans to stay engaged with their favorite CNN Original Series & Films https://cnn.it/3qOXGNz.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

CNN Original Series to Premiere the Seventh Season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell”

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CNN Original Series to Premiere the Seventh Season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” This Summer
Across seven new episodes, CNN Original Series embarks on a cross country journey with comedian and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell as he visits communities across America to explore race, class, and the unique challenges they face.
[via press release from CNN]
CNN Original Series to Premiere the Seventh Season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” This Summer

The Emmy(R) Award Winning Series Returns on Sunday, July 10 at 10pm ET/PT on CNN

Season 7 Promo: https://bit.ly/3zILPrs

NEW YORK – (June 14, 2022) – The seventh season of the five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning documentary series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will launch Sunday, July 10 at 10pm ET/PT, only on CNN. Across seven new episodes, CNN Original Series embarks on a cross country journey with comedian and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell as he visits communities across America to explore race, class, and the unique challenges they face. Produced by Zero Point Zero Production and featuring Bell’s signature blend of empathy and humor, United Shades of America gives voice to those whose perspectives are too often left out of the conversation.

“For the last seven years, United Shades of America has been a cornerstone of the CNN Original Series brand and Kamau’s unparalleled ability to weave his natural curiosity and sense of humor together have ignited many important – and at times vital – conversations around race and society in this country,” said Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President for Talent & Content Development, CNN Worldwide. “We are excited to join Kamau on another personal and witty odyssey across America.”

This season on United Shades of America, Bell travels to Appalachia, exploring the significant and largely unknown population of Black Americans who call the area home; to Boston, examining the mental health issues affecting the sport world; to Bell’s home state of California, an area plagued by constant wildfires, discovering how communities have learned to coexist with this frequent destruction; to Hawaii, uncovering how the island has been commodified by an exploitative tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic; to New York City as he discusses Asian American representation in film and media, revealing the commonality between his own experience and theirs; to the Black Hills of South Dakota, surveying the Landback Campaign organized by Indigenous peoples of the region; and to Maricopa County in Arizona as he investigates the origins of “wokeness” and how the word “woke” has become politicized and enmeshed in the ideological debate over how the history of the United States is taught in schools.

“Neither COVID, nor misinformation, nor political gridlock, nor the gloom of the feeling that American democracy is crumbling will keep me from my appointed duty of traveling the country for another season of United Shades of America,” said W. Kamau Bell, Host and Executive Producer.

Executive producers for United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell are W. Kamau Bell, Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins, Sandra Zweig, and Morgan Fallon for Zero Point Zero Production; Jimmy Fox, Layla Smith, and Tim Pastore for Main Event Media/All3Media; and Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm for CNN Original Series. The series will regularly air on Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on CNN.

United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels” or CNNgo where available. The series will also be available On Demand the day after the broadcast premiere to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

The entire library United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell is available On Demand via CNN.com, CNN apps, and Cable Operator Platforms, giving pay TV subscribers access to revisit seasons 1-6 ahead of the new season.

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About CNN Original Series

The CNN Original Series group develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions, and in-house production. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees CNN Original Series and CNN Films for CNN Worldwide. Lyle Gamm, senior vice president of current programming, supervises production of all CNN Original Series. Since 2012, the team has produced over 40 CNN Original Series, including Peabody and 13-time Emmy(R) Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, Emmy(R) Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, and critically acclaimed series including This is Life with Lisa Ling, First Ladies, the “Decades” series, American Dynasties: The Kennedys, The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty, The History of Comedy, Race for the White House, and many others. For more information about CNN Original Series, please follow @CNNOriginals via Twitter, and join Keep Watching, our exclusive, members-only community that enables fans to stay engaged with their favorite CNN Original Series & Films https://cnn.it/3qOXGNz.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film, and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, WB Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV, and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.