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'American Horror Story,' 'Documentary Now!' Return to Small Screen: What's Premiering This Week (Oct 17-23)

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:52:43 +0000

Two long-running cable series make their return during a mid-October week of show debuts.

FX’s American Horror Story: NYC debuts October 19, marking the 11th season of the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology series. The latest installment in the horror franchise stars Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, Denis O’Hare, Zachary Quinto and Charlie Carver.

Also debuting on the 19th is IFC’s comedy series Documentary Now! The fourth season of the mockumentary series stars Fred Armisen, Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgard, Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas Braun.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for multiple shows debuting the week of October 17-23 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

October 19 – The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (documentary) – Peacock

October 19 – The School for Good and Evil (drama movie) – Netflix

October 19 – Year One: A Political Odyssey (documentary) – HBO

October 20 – Inside Amy Schumer (returning series) – Paramount Plus

October 20 – One of Us Is Lying (returning series) – Peacock

October 20 – V/H/S/99 (returning show ) – Shudder

October 21 – Acapulco (returning series) – Prime Video

October 21 – From Scratch (drama) – Netflix

October 21 – Ghostwriter (returning series) – Apple TV Plus

October 21 – The Peripheral (sci-fi) – Prime Video

October 21 – Raymond & Ray (drama) – Apple TV Plus

October 22 – The Hair Tales (documentary) – Hulu

Upfronts 2016: IFC Lines Up Series From Hank Azaria, Bryan Cranston

michael.malone@futurenet.com (Michael Malone) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:45:00 +0000

IFC shared its new programming slate at an upfront event in New York April 21, sneak-peeking eight comedies from the likes of Bryan Cranston, Hank Azaria and Sharon Horgan.

Cranston is executive producer on Todd Barth Can Help You, about a nerd who transforms himself into a self-help guru. Azaria stars in Brockmire, a Funny or Die production about a beloved baseball announcer who suffers a very public meltdown. Horgan, costar on Amazon’s Catastrophe, is starring in This Land Is Ours, about anarchist squatters in present day New York (produced by her production company Merman).

"These projects reflect our mission to make great content with cool people," said IFC president Jennifer Caserta. “At IFC, we are driven by developing smart comedy that is 'Slightly Off' and working with the very best creative forces, both in front of and behind the camera."

Seth Meyers was on hand to talk about season two of Documentary Now! Executive produced by Lorne Michaels and produced by Broadway Video, Documentary Now! returns this fall with seven new docu-spoofs showcasing the comedic talents of Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and others.

IFC Delays ‘Documentary Now!’ Episode After WDBJ Shootings

Jonathan Kuperberg, Broadcasting & Cable — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:00:00 +0000

IFC will delay an episode of parody series Documentary Now! that was to air Thursday night (Aug. 27) due to the murders of two journalists during a live broadcast Wednesday morning in Roanoke, Va., the network said.

The IFC series, which parodies documentaries, was planning to air a Vice parody Thursday night titled “DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon.” In the episode, series stars Fred Armisen and Bill Hader play journalists who, despite dire warnings, travel to Juárez, Mexico to try to find the head of a drug cartel.

Instead, IFC will air what would have been next week’s episode, “Kunuk Uncovered,” this Thursday night at 10 p.m. The air date for “DRONEZ” has not been determined.

IFC Adds Two Seasons of 'Documentary Now'

Leslie Jaye Goff — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:15:00 +0000

IFC has renewed its upcoming Documentary Now! for two more seasons ahead of its Aug. 20 series premiere.

The network also said it is expanding the season-one finale into a two-parter, adding a seventh episode to the initial six-season order.

Documentary Now! parodies the canon of essential docus and the filmmakers behind them, with Dame Helen Mirren playing host. IFC posted an OTT preview of episode two -- "Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon," starring Jack Black -- on Aug. 10 on Vice.com, IFC.com, YouTube, Dish channel 102 and IFC’s TV-everywhere extensions. It generated more than 250,000 views within the first week. (Read Kent Gibbons' review.)

"[We're] thrilled with the buzz and critical acclaim the show is already receiving,” Jennifer Caserta, IFC president, said, adding that IFC's first renewal of a series before its premiere is a "huge nod" to series creators and executive producers Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas. “We’re immensely proud of what they’ve created."

The second-episode OTT preview will be available through August 27. The first episode premieres on IFC Thursday at 10 p.m.

MCN Review: 'Documentary Now!'

kent.gibbons@futurenet.com (Kent Gibbons) — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Documentary Now! combines well-constructed parodies of such famed docs as Grey Gardens and Nanook of the North with the extemporaneous comedy of stars Fred Armisen and Bill Hader to create laugh-out-loud TV.

Armisen, Hader and Seth Meyers are cocreators, executive producers and writers and recruit such guest stars as John Slattery and Jack Black.

Black plays a Shane Smith-like host of a Vice-like gonzo news show in the second episode, Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon, which is playing now on Vice.com and numerous other platforms, including IFC.com, YouTube, Dish channel 102 and IFC’s TV-everywhere extensions. Dame Helen Mirren solemnly introduces each episode.