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Alex Ritman Almost five years after the tragic death of Caroline Flack, Disney+ has commissioned a new feature documentary about the late Brit TV host. With the working title of “Caroline,” the film will be told through the eyes of Flack’s mother, Christine, as she celebrates her daughter’s life and career while also seeking to understand the events in the final months of her daughter’s life and, according to producers, “search for answers” that led to her suicide in Feb.

Disney+ is making a feature documentary about Caroline Flack, the ex-Love Island presenter who tragically took her own life in 2020.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Sky Documentaries has unveiled plans for “Boyzone,” a three-part documentary series that will examine the trials and tribulations of Irish boyband and 1990s pop sensation Boyzone. “For the first time in 30 years, band members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael Graham grant rare and exclusive interview access [..] revealing their personal experiences in a band that sold over 25 million records worldwide, the boys also talk candidly about how they grappled with the true cost of global fame,” Sky said. “They confront the strained relationships and tragic events that have had a lasting impact on all their lives, families and friendships.” “The documentary examines the key events that shaped Boyzone, including the highs and lows of global stardom, the intense tabloid intrusion in 1990’s Britain forcing Stephen Gately to come out, and after a sensational comeback in 2007, a devastating tragedy struck the band, as Gately died.” The series is a Curious Films production, commissioned for Sky Documentaries by Poppy Dixon, director of documentaries and factual, and Tom Barry, commissioning editor.

K.J. Yossman U.K. network Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary from Curious Films about TV host and author Paula Yates, who died following a heroin overdose at the age of 41 in 2000. The two-part doc, titled simply “Paula,” will explore the “life and legacy” of the wildchild presenter, whose relationships with Boomtown Rats’ vocalist Bob Geldof and rockstar Michael Hutchence dominated the headlines in the late 1990s. Yates and Geldof’s daughter, model Peaches Geldof, also died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25 in 2014. The doc promises to “reveal the real Paula Yates behind the tabloid-driven narrative, drawing on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of archive to tell her story in her own words.” Yates was a Channel 4 staple during her prime, fronting shows including “The Tube” and “The Big Breakfast” for which she interviewed stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Robbie Williams.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-nominated comedy from the creators of the Tony-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, will make its Broadway premiere this spring.

K.J. Yossman The botched Operation Yewtree investigation, which sought to bring to light historic sex offences perpetrated by British celebrities in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, is set to be examined in a new Channel 4 documentary.Singer Cliff Richard, radio DJ Paul Gambaccini and former “Pop Idol” judge Neil Fox were among those publicly accused of historic sex crimes during the operation, which launched 10 years ago.

Naman Ramachandran Curious Films is producing “Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee,” a feature length documentary for Netflix telling the story of the life and death of software pioneer John McAfee.British-American McAfee was the inventor of one of the most successful, and reviled, pieces of software of all time: McAfee Antivirus. At his peak, McAfee was worth $100 million.

Netflix has greenlit a premium documentary on software pioneer John McAfee, who went on the run after his neighbor was murdered in Belize.

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King went nude during a yoga self-discovery retreat in Joshua Tree National Park on Saturday.The 37-year-old influencer - who boasts 1.2M social media followers - wrote via Instastory: 'Yeah, I did that.'Meghan - who placed heart emojis over her private parts - had just taken a dip in the reservoir above Barker Dam. 'Yeah I did that': The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King went nude during a yoga self-discovery retreat in Joshua Tree National Park on SaturdayKing wrote: 'Yogis one wild in Joshua Tree (I'm doing my damndest to celebrate my life on this planet).'On Friday, the Missouri-born blonde explained that her first time camping off the grid in the desert was her way of 'master-dating.' 'So if I don't come back come find me in Joshua Tree!' Meghan exclaimed.King also documented her visit to the colorful Salvation Mountain in Imperial County, a religious folk art site created by the late Leonard Knight.

A documentary on the life of tragic TV presenter Caroline Flack is coming to Channel 4.