Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted Streaming Site Launches
deadline.comDeadline on Monday launched its streaming site for Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted, showing off the full panels of all 20 shows that participated in Saturday’s all-day showcase of the year’s best in nonfiction, unscripted and late-night programming as Emmy season ramps up.
This year’s panel lineup featured a load of shows that have been generating zeitgeist-y buzz, including Gypsy Rose Blanchard joining the conversation with the EPs for The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the filmmakers behind Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the producers behind this year’s Oscars, and the creatives behind late-night staples Jimmy Kimmel Live!
and The Daily Show. The documentary field was also well-repped, featuring filmmakers Ron Howard (Jim Henson Idea Man) Roger Ross Williams (The Super Models), Morgan Neville (Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces) Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Girls State), Kirk Fraser (Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story), Gelilia Bekele and Armani Ortiz (Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story) and Christopher Burke and Tim Rummel (For Love and Life: No Ordinary Journey) among those joining in.
Also appearing on panels were the creatives behind the docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams?, the nature series Queens, and deep-dive The Dynasty: New England Patriots.
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