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Greenlit: Shipping Wars, A&E / Channel 4
Shipping Wars (10 x 30′) – Docuseries that follows six independent shippers who have discovered that fortunes could be made transporting items that traditional carriers won’t touch. Each episode dives into the cutthroat world of these heavy-duty movers as they battle for the chance to transport the unshippable. The competition begins with uShip, the world’s […]
Greenlit: Bordertown: Laredo, A&E
Bordertown: Laredo (10 x 30′) – Documentary series that focuses on the city of Laredo, Texas that is at the center of a drugs trafficking war between police and Mexican drug runners. Channel: A&E Producer: Al Roker Entertainment / CRM Entertainment TX: 13th October, 2011 Source: Cynopsis
In Development: Model Apartment, A&E
Model Apartment – Observational docuseries the focusing on six models sharing an apartment. Channel: A&E Producer: Ryan Murphy Productions / Fox 21 TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: Cajun Justice, A&E
Cajun Justice (fka Cajun Blue) (21 x 30′) – Docuseries the staff of sheriff’s department in Louisiana. The detectives and deputies of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office are charged with serving and protecting over 2,000 square miles of treacherous swampland in Southern Louisiana. Located 45 miles south of New Orleans, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office […]
In Development: Duckmen, A&E
Duckmen w/t – Docuseries following Louisiana duck hunters who specialize in decoys and duck calls. Channel: A&E Producer: Gurney Productions TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
In Development: Profilers, A&E
Profilers w/t – Docuseries following the work of the FBI. Channel: A&E Producer: James Bruce Productions TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
In Development: Family Bonding, A&E
Family Bonding w/t – Two family members who have fallen out are handcuffed together to make them bond. Channel: A&E Producer: Krasnow Productions TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
In Development: Hands On, A&E
Hands On w/t – Competition series in which a prize is shown to contestants – the one who keeps their hand on it the longest wins the object. Channel: A&E Producer: Embassy Row TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: American Hoggers, A&E
American Hoggers aka Boar Hunters (9 x 30′) – Docuseries following the Campbell family who hunt wild hogs. Channel: A&E Producer: Original Productions TX: 19th October 2011 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: Monster In-Laws, A&E
Monster I-Laws – Series in which people who are at crisis point in their relationships with their other half’s family seek help. Channel: A&E Producer: Leftfield Pictures TX: 24th October 2011 Source: TBI
Greenlit: Ship Happens, A&E
Ship Happens w/t – Docuseries following the high sea exploits of shippers who transport unusual cargoes. Channel: A&E Producer: Megalomedia TX: TBC Source: TBI
Greenlit: Flipped, A&E
Flipped (7 x 60′) – Ex-Survivor contestant Russell Hantz renovate Houston houses in the hope of making a profit. Channel: A&E Producer: Departure Films TX: Late 2011 Source: Cynopsis
In: Lily Neumeyer, VP/Nonfiction and Alternative Programming, A&E Network
Lily Neumeyer has been appointed as VP/Nonfiction and Alternative Programming at A&E Network, looking after production and development, reporting to Robert Sharenow, SVP/Nonfiction and Alternative Programming, A&E. Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Relapse, A&E
Relapse (5 x 60′) – Coaches use any method they can to stop addicts relapsing and going back to their old ways (from the producers of Intervention) Channel: A&E Producer: GRB Productions TX: Spring 2011 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Storage Wars, A&E
Storage Wars (12 x 30′) – Docu series following four buyers who get quick glimpse inside repossessed storage units before they have to decide whether to bid on the lot in an auction in the hope of winning the potentially valuable goods hidden inside. Channel: A&E Producer: Original Productions TX: 1st December, 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: The Unexplained, A&E
The Unexplained (1×60′ pilot) – Documentary looking at the paranormal from the producer/director of The Bourne Ultimatum. Channel: A&E Producer: Air Extreme TX: TBC Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Beyond Scared Straight!, A&E
Beyond Scared Straight! (4×60′) – Documentary series looking at various US prison programs designed to present juvenile crime. It profiles and explores and the lives of several teens in each program. Channel: A&E Producer: Arnold Shapiro Productions TX: 13th January 2011 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Intervention in Depth: One Man Rehab, A&E
Intervention In Depth: One Man Rehab w/t (5×60′) – Examines what happens after an intervention in Intervention, in which people with problems and addictions agree to enter a clinic for treatment. Channel: A&E Producer: GRB Productions TX: Summer 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: I’m Heavy, A&E
I’m Heavy w/t (11 x 60′) – Series filmed at two weight loss programmes, which follows the stories of people who are trying to lose weight over six months. The two different clinics are filmed by different production companies. Channel: A&E Producer: Tiujana Entertainment (South Carolina clinic) / Megalomedia Inc. (Texas clinic) TX: 17th January […]
Greenlit: The Incurables, A&E
The Incurables (1×60′ pilot) – In each episode, British hypnotist Paul McKenna meets two people who are suffering from a psychological disorder or other problem and attempts to help them using hypnotism and neuro linguistic programming. Channel: A&E Producer: Ryan Seacrest Productions / McKenna Media Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: The Squad: Prison Police, A&E
The Squad: Prison Police – Doc series following the work of police officers at a Tennessee prison. Channel: A&E Producer: Wild Eyes Productions Source: TBI Vision
Greenlit: The Peacemaker, A&E
The Peacemaker (5×30′) – Docuseries following gang interventionist Malik Spellman as he tries to prevent violence in South Central, Los Angeles. Channel: A&E Producer: OOG Entertainment TX: 16th December, 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Growing Up Twisted, A&E
Growing Up Twisted (6x ) – Reality series following Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Channel: A&E Producer: Evolution Film & Tape Source: TBI Vision
Greenlit: $100 Makeover, A&E
$100 Makeover ( x60′) – New series that concentrates on how to makeover your home by re-organizing and decluttering your possessions and spending no more than $100 on new furniture and fittings. Channel: A&E Producer: Screaming Flea Productions TX: 19th June 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Drill Team, A&E
Drill Team ( x60′) – New series in which a group of home makeover experts help finish a stalled project before a special occasion. Channel: A&E Producer: Nancy Glass Productions TX: 5th June 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: The Hasselhoffs, A&E
The Hasselhoffs (10×30′) – Docuseries following David Hasselhoff as he juggles parenting with managing his entertainment career. Channel: A&E Producer: Fremantle Media TX: 5th December 2010 Source: Cynopsis UPDATE: The series was canceled after two episodes.
Greenlit: Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, A&E
Kirstie Alley’s Big Life (10×30′) – Docuseries following actress Kirstie Alley as she juggles life as a single mom with trying to control her weight and launch a weight loss programme. Channel: A&E Producer: FremantleMedia North America TX: 21st March 2010 Source: Variety / Cynopsis
Greenlit: Jackson Family Dynasty, A&E
Jackson Family Dynasty w/t (1×60′ + series TBC) – a new reality series featuring the lives of the Jackson clan in the wake of their brother Micheal’s death. It will also feature footage of the brothers on stage individually and on stage together in reunion shows as well of footage of Micheal, which was filmed […]
Greenlit: Teach: Tony Danza, A&E
Teach: Tony Danza (7×60′) – Tony Danza, star of Taxi and Who’s the Boss? is going back to school to teach English at a Northeast High School in Philadelphia in this new reality series. Producer: Boutique TV Channel: A&E TX: 1st October 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Hoarders, A&E
Hoarders (7×60′) – Docu series that profiles people who have extreme hoarding disorders (two different people per episode). Channel: A&E Producer: Screaming Flea Productions TX: 17th August 2009 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Strange Days with Bob Saget, A&E
Strange Days with Bob Saget (6×60′) – Well-known host/actor Bob Saget travels across the USA to visit people who are living in unknown subcultures, doing unusual occupations or upholding traditions. Channel: A&E Producer: Tijuana Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners TX: 1st December 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Love Shaq, A&E
Love Shaq – Reality show featuring NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and his family. Channel: A&E Producer: 10 x 10 Entertainment Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Stevan Seagal: Lawman, A&E
Steven Seagal: Lawman (13×30′) – Follows fully-commissioned deputy sheriff Steven Seagal as he tackles crimes out of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana. Channel: A&E Producer: Granada America / Steamroller Films TX: 2 December 09 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Runaway Squad, A&E
Runaway Squad (9×30′) – Series follows former NYPD undercover detective Joe Mazzilli he tries to find and rescue vulnerable runaways. Channel: A&E Producer: Granada America TX: 5th April 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: American Mogul: Russell Simmons, A&E
American Mogul: Russell Simmons – A look at the life of Russell Simmons, co-founder of hip-hop label Def Jam and creator of Phat Farm fashion label. Channel: A&E Producer: Simmons-Lathan Media Group Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: The Fugitive Chronicles, A&E
The Fugitive Chronicles (9×60′) – Docudrama that uses cinematic reconstructions, interviews with police officers, interrogation tapes and court transcripts to tell the story of how fugitives were tracked down and captured. Channel: A&E Producer: RDF USA / Raw TV TX: Late 2009 Source: C21
Greenlit: Tattoo Highway, A&E
Tattoo Highway (13×30′) – reality series follows Thomas Pendelton (of Inked) and his wife as they take a road trip across the USA in a mobile tattoo parlour. Channel: A&E Producer: Juma Entertainment TX: 27 May 09 Source: C21
Greenlit: Stop! Hammertime, A&E
Stop! Hammertime (11×30′) – reality series following MC Hammer and his wife and five children, concentrating on his role as a ‘new age dad’ and entrepreneur. Channel: A&E Producer: 3 Ball Productions Source: Hollywood Reporter
Realscreen Roundup: Don’t Pitch Poop Shows to Nat Geo
A panel at Realscreen Conference have been giving their insights into what makes a good and bad pitch, which can be summed up thus: Sex is a hard (excuse me) sell on A&E Claiming you have exclusive access to something when you don’t irritates MSNBC MTV wants you to watch its shows before pitching so […]
Greenlit: Obsessed, A&E
Obsessed (11×60′) – follows people who have extreme anxiety disorders. Channel: A&E Producer: Tijuana Entertainment TX: Second half 09 Source: Cynopsis
