Kim Kardashian & EP Ben Winston Tease Upcoming Criminal Justice Reform Episode On ‘The Kardashians’ – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted
deadline.comIt’s the Kardashians, like you’ve never seen them before.In the wake of departing E! after 20 seasons with their signature reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the family took the concept of putting their personal lives on camera to the next level, and that is with Hulu in their revamped series The Kardashians.
Everything up about it is more luxurious: glitzy production quality, jaw-dropping drone cinematography, and overall a pivot to embrace a more documentary tone.Oh, and another thing, the entertainment industry-savvy family is reaching a bigger audience on streaming.
Already, Disney has declared The Kardashians is the most-watched series premiere on Hulu in the U.S., and on Disney+ and Star+ among Star Originals across all global markets to date.Kim Kardashian and and Fulwell 73 exec and EP Ben Winston joined Deadline to kick off the Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted award-season event and discuss the show, which reps the first reality series for James Corden’s company.What was key in taking a fresh lens to the dynasty, he said, is “judging this family, not on any preconceptions, not on who they were in the past, but we were simply looking at them as almost the icons they are today.”“You take these six incredible business people and the success they’ve had in all walks of life, and they’re also related and have an incredibly aspirational tight bond as a family, and you make a documentary series about that, that informs all the decisions you’re making,” said Winston, from “cinematography that matches the prestige that they are today, or a soundtrack.”“We tried to elevate the show as best we could, but starting from a blank slate,” the EP adds about the series, which was shot in such locations
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