Fox Nation Taps Rob Lowe To Host Docudrama on the Boston Tea Party

Rob Lowe hosts Fox Nation's 'Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party'
Rob Lowe hosts Fox Nation's 'Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party.' (Image credit: Fox Nation)

Fox Nation in November will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with a documentary drama hosted by actor Rob Lowe.

The four-part Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party docudrama debuts November 19, and chronicles Samuel Adams’s fight to rally the city of Boston to take a stand against the British Empire, according to Fox Nation. Lowe, who stars in Fox’s 911: Lone Star drama series, also serves as executive producer for Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party, along with Stephen David, Tim Kelly and Lorenzo De Boni. 

“The Boston Tea Party was a momentous event that transformed the trajectory of American history and remains significant nearly 250 years later,” Fox Nation president Jason Klarman said in a statement. “Throughout the series, viewers feel as if they are transported back in time, and we are thrilled to have someone as iconic as Rob Lowe fronting the project.” 

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.