Showtime Sets New Order, Duran Duran Documentaries

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Showtime will profile iconic rock bands New Order and Duran Duran as part of two new documentaries airing Dec. 27.

The special, New Order: Decades will follow the band’s preparations in the re-staging of their collaboration So It Goes with the artist Liam Gillick and the 12-piece synthesizer orchestra that captured the headlines during Manchester International Festival 2017, said the network.

Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know, chronicles the four-decade career of the group, including previously unseen footage and intimate conversations with the group’s original lineup -- singer Simon Le Bon, bassist John Taylor, drummer Roger Taylor and keyboardist Nick Rhodes. 

R. Thomas Umstead
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.