Julie Pizzi: Last News

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Emily Longeretta “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras” is heading to streaming. The iconic 40th season of the longest-running reality competition show will debut on Paramount+ on April 23. The season, which debuted on MTV in August 2024, premiered to the highest ratings in the demo in three years.

Emily Longeretta “The Challenge: All Stars” is switching things up for Season 5. The spinoff will move from Paramount+ to MTV for the upcoming season, titled “The Challenge All Stars: Rivals.”The “Rivals” theme has been a fan-favorite in “The Challenge” franchise since its 2011 debut.

Emily Longeretta It’s officially “The Challenge” season. Season 40, “Battle of the Eras,” which makes history as the first-ever season of the MTV hit with all returning players, debuts on MTV Wednesday, August 14, and may be the most intense — and emotional — yet. For those who have been there since the beginning — “The Challenge” launched as “Road Rules: All Stars” in 1998 then changed to “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” the following year — it’s been a surreal journey.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media Analyst “The Challenge” and “Below Deck” aren’t mere TV shows; they’re practically the unscripted-TV version of cinematic universes, spanning multiple series that run for many years. Which is a challenge in its own right for Julie Pizzi, who produces those franchises as president of Bunim/Murray and 51 Minds, two different production companies owned by French media giant Banijay.

Lifetime has set the premiere date and unveiled a trailer for The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, a two night documentary event that sheds new light on her life on the eve of the 30th anniversary of her tragic and untimely death.

The Family Stallone is accepting guests again into their home. All 10 episodes of the second season of the docuseries featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Flavin Stallone and their daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet will premiere February 21 on the streamer.

BreAnna Bell An unscripted dating show based on author Candace Bushnell‘s “Sex and the City” book is in development at Bunim/Murray Productions, Variety has confirmed. Titled “Is There Still Sex in The City,” the program will follow four friends in their fifties as they navigate the immersive dating experience in a “love do-over” where they trade in their busy city lives for a “dating utopia.” “They’ll live together in a cozy country chateau where they’ll have their pick of a different group of men in each episode.

There’s change on the high seas of Banijay.

The Family Stallone is returning for another go-round. Paramount+ has renewed the reality series, starring Sylvester Stallone, his wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, for a second season.

BreAnna Bell Just one week after the series premiered, Paramount+ has ordered a second season of “The Family Stallone.” Starring Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone, wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, the docuseries offers a glimpse into the personal life of Stallone and his most prized possession: his family. In the first season, fans got to know the “Rocky” star’s wife, who is the co-owner of the Serious Skin Care wellness brand and a businesswoman, as well as what his three girls are up to. The oldest, Sophia, is still finding her focus and co-hosts the “Unwaxed” podcast with Sistine; Sistine, an actress and model, who was hard at work developing her first feature film; and Scarlet whose acting career was taking off while she continued to pursue her studies in college. She recently appeared in Season 1 of “Tulsa King.” In addition to the family, some familiar faces by the likes of Al Pacino and Dolph Lundgren also made brief cameos.

The trend of turning movies into reality series continues to gain steam.

Emily Longeretta Sylvester Stallone is taking a swing at something new. Paramount+’s upcoming reality show, “The Family Stallone,” which follows follow the actor, his wife and their three daughters, will premiere on the service on May 17 in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil. The show will debut the following day in the U.K., Australia and Italy, with further international markets to follow. The unscripted series will give viewers a chance to get to know Stallone’s wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, who is a businesswoman and the co-owner of the Serious Skin Care wellness brand. Additionally, viewers will meet the pair’s three daughters, who are all on different paths; the oldest, Sophia, is still finding her focus and co-hosts the “Unwaxed” podcast with Sistine; Sistine, whose an actress and model, is developing her first feature film; and Scarlet is working on her acting career while at college. She appeared in Season 1 of “Tulsa King.”

Endemol Shine North America is making some changes at the top.

Sylvester Stallone is expanding his footprint at Paramount+. The streamer has picked up The Family Stallone, a new docuseries featuring the star of Tulsa King, along with his real-life wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and their daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet.

Channeling her inner witchiness. Vanessa Hudgens has a special connection to the spiritual realm, and she’s ready to show it off.

Vanessa Hudgens’ next project will take viewers inside her longtime fascination with witchcraft and the supernatural.

Vanessa Hudgens will show off her magical abilities in an upcoming documentary.According to Variety, the 33-year-old actress will star in Dead Hot: Season Of The Witch.Dead Hot will follow Hudgens and her close friend GG Magree as they learn about witchcraft, ghost hunting and other supernatural disciplines.  Magic! Vanessa Hudgens will show off her magical abilities in an upcoming documentary with her BFF GG Magree, according to Variety; pictured together in June 2021 in NYCThe film will run for 90 minutes and is described as an 'intimate journey into the supernatural realm.'  Julie Pizzi, who serves as the president of Bunim-Murray Productions which will produce the documentary film, said that both Hudgens and Magree have loved witchcraft for many years. 'They’ve been doing little spells since they were kids, and they were just really interested in that world,' she said.  Working with her friend: Dead Hot: Season of the Witch will follow Hudgens and her close friend GG Magree while they learn about witchcraft, ghost hunting and other supernatural disciplines Starring: According to Variety , the 33-year-old actress will star in Dead Hot: Season of the Witch (pictured September 2022) Social post: News of Hudgens new show came on the same day she shared a series of snaps in fuzzy purple dress that showed off her long legs Gloves: She added black gloves that snaked their way up her armsShe went on to say the documentary is a mix of The Craft and The Simple Life. 'It’s entertainment first, but there’s a real, personal, spiritual journey that they both have together,' Pizzi told Variety. 'It’s so emotionally raw that it really created such a beautiful narrative.

Vanessa Hudgens will be sharing her spiritual journey on film.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Vanessa Hudgens is going on a spiritual, supernatural journey — and wants to take viewers with her. Hudgens teamed up with Bunim-Murray Productions to produce an unscripted film, “Dead Hot: Season of the Witch,” Variety has learned exclusively. The project documents Hudgens’ journey in Salem, Mass., along with her best friend, musician GG Magree, as they set out to learn about witchcraft, ghost hunting and connecting with the spirit world. “Dead Hot” is in post-production, and the project is currently being shopped to outlets. Banijay Rights, the international distribution division of Banijay (which owns Bunim-Murray), is handling distribution.

EXCLUSIVE: Bunim/Murray Productions is launching its own podcast called Reality Bites Back.