News

True crime documentary series Amy Bradley Is Missing dives deep into the enduring mystery of Amy Bradley’s disappearance, unraveling the many theories that have surfaced over the past 27 years. Through exclusive interviews, newly surfaced evidence, and an in-depth exploration of myriad possibilities — from foul play to voluntary disappearance — the series brings fresh perspective to a case that has long confounded investigators and haunted Amy’s family. Below is an overview of the major theories explored, and the latest developments in the ongoing search for Amy, with input from directors and executive producers Phil Lott and Ari Mark.

Amy Bradley’s disappearance has generated a tangle of theories, fueled by the unique circumstances of her vanishing from a moving cruise ship full of potential eyewitnesses. Additionally, her last known location, the balcony of her family’s cabin, was scrubbed clean before investigators could comb for evidence.

“There are some details...

On March 21, 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley set off with her family for the Caribbean island of Curaçao aboard the cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas. Amy, a 23-year-old recent college graduate, was accompanied by her parents, Ron and Iva Bradley, and her younger brother, Brad. Two nights later, after spending the evening dancing at the ship’s nightclub, Amy was last seen resting in the balcony of her cabin. By the time her father went to check on her early the next morning, she had vanished, leaving no trace but a polo shirt and a pair of sandals. Her disappearance was reported to the ship’s crew, and despite an FBI investigation and her family’s exhaustive efforts, Amy has never been found.

The three-part documentary series Amy Bradley Is Missing, directed and executive produced by Ari Mark and Phil Lott,...

The streaming behemoth’s content algorithm has once again resurrected a ghost from the 1990s, packaging a decades-old tragedy into a binge-able, three-part docuseries. Amy Bradley Is Missing plunges viewers into the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, a case that has remained stubbornly unsolved.

The series opens on what should have been an idyllic family vacation, with home video footage painting a picture of sun-drenched decks and familial ease. This picture shatters when Amy vanishes from her family’s stateroom somewhere between Aruba and Curaçao.

Directors Ari Mark and Phil Lott use this disquieting event to launch an inquiry not only into a specific crime but into the very nature of jurisdiction, memory, and corporate responsibility on the open sea.

Through the raw, persistent grief of her parents, Ron and Iva, and her brother, Brad, the series finds its emotional engine. Yet the central...

If you’re planning a nice family cruise vacation this summer, don’t watch Amy Bradley Is Missing on Netflix until after you’ve safely disembarked in your home port.

In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Bradley vanished from the cruise ship she and her family were vacationing on. A full search of the ship revealed nothing, leading officials to believe Bradley likely either jumped or fell overboard on the way to Curaçao. But a body is never found, and over the span of decades, multiple people report seeing Bradley alive on the Dutch Caribbean island (as well as an alleged sighting in Aruba). Evidence that Bradley may have instead been trafficked off of the boat — and potentially through the help of one of the ship’s entertainment staff — only gets weirder from there.

I had a lot of questions, and filmmakers Ari Mark and Phil Lott of Ample Entertainment had to sit through all of them.

When Iva and Ron Bradley boarded a weeklong cruise in Puerto Rico with their daughter Amy and son Brad in March 1998, they expected to spend a relaxing time on the water surrounded by good food, drinks, and opportunities to spend quality time together. But before the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas made it to its second port at the island of Curaçao, Amy, 23, went missing in the early hours of March 24. She was never found.

Netflix’s new three-part docuseries, Amy Bradley Is Missing, premiering today, explores...

Netflix is steering straight into one of the most confounding cold cases of the last 30 years with Amy Bradley Is Missing, a three-part documentary dropping Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Directed by Ari Mark and Phil Lott, the team behind Ample Entertainment, the series reopens the case of 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley, who vanished in […]

Netflix Digs into Cruise Ship Disappearance with Chilling New Docuseries ‘Amy Bradley Is Missing’...

It didn't take long for the entertainment industry to cash in on the sex-trafficking and assault allegations leveled against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Once those allegations surfaced, multiple networks set about scheduling interviews and developing documentaries about the rapper-turned-mogul's alleged criminal enterprise. Peacock's Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy took the allegations even further, with insinuations that connected him to several infamous deaths. However, Peacock may be forced to pay a hefty price for its deep dive, if attorneys representing Combs have their way.

According to Variety, the lawsuit was filed by Combs against the streamer, parent company NBCUniversal, and production company Ample Entertainment. Combs is seeking $100 million in damages resulting from the documentary "falsely, recklessly, and maliciously" assassinating his character by tying him to sex-trafficking and the criminal deaths of Combs' former girlfriend, Kim Porter, and the Notorious B.I.G., among others. Combs' attorney issued the following statement...

Peacock has unveiled the trailer for a new Diddy documentary in which his bodyguard, intern, makeup artist and producer speak out against the disgraced music mogul.

“Honestly, I didn’t want to be around him unless there was cameras,” one of the people in Sean Combs’ inner circle says in the trailer for “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”

The 90-minute documentary special will premiere on Peacock on Jan. 14, promising to provide “crucial insight into the forces that shaped [Combs] and may have made him a monster.”

“Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy” features interviews with one of Combs’ childhood friends, his former bodyguard and a winner of Diddy’s music competition series “Making the Band.” Plus, producer and singer-songwriter Al B. Sure!, who was at Uptown Records with Combs and dated Kim Porter before him, speaks out about his former labelmate.

The doc also includes new footage of Diddy partying,...

Peacock has unveiled the first footage of Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, its new documentary special about disgraced rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, set for premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The just-released trailer pulls no punches, opening with several of those who have been closest to Combs revealing how they feel about the incarcerated mogul who is facing multiple criminal charges and over two dozen lawsuits.

The 90-minute special chronicles “Combs’ early years and his decades-long transformation to Puffy and then to Diddy, with crucial insight into the forces that shaped the man and may have made him a monster,” according to Peacock.

Per the official logline: “Featuring never-before-seen footage and stories from those who know him best, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy sheds light on his childhood, rise to fame, and recent criminal allegations, challenging viewers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the mogul...

Insiders who know Sean Diddy Combs best are breaking their silence in a new 90-minute documentary for Peacock premiering Jan. 14.

“Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy” tells the story of the rapper and record producer’s early years and transformation to Puffy and then to Diddy – shedding new light on his childhood, rise to fame and recent criminal allegations.

The special includes interviews with Combs’ childhood friend, former bodyguard and a “Making the Band” winner. Singer, songwriter and producer Al B. Sure!, who was Diddy’s label mate at Uptown Records and in a relationship with Kim Porter before she began dating Diddy, also speaks out for the first time.

“He thought that if people feared him, they’d respect him,” one interviewee says in the project’s trailer.

“I didn’t want to be around him unless there was cameras,” another adds.

Additionally, the documentary offers exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Diddy partying,...

Ever since the advent of streaming services, the home media market has found itself inundated with an endless supply of documentaries, many of which, if we're being brutally honest, aren't all that good. It's hard to blame anyone for that; after all, it's clear as day that the public has an endless desire for true crime content, and they're willing to consume anything to scratch that itch. The good news is that Netflix's This Is the Zodiac Speaking bucks that trend by actually being informative and well-made. The even better news is that, for fans of David Fincher's Zodiac, it's a must-watch.

This three-episode docuseries, directed by Ari Mark and Phil Lott, examines precisely what you think it does: the 1960s murders committed by a serial killer who dubbed himself "the Zodiac." Zodiac smartly focuses its efforts on one man: Arthur Leigh Allen, the very same individual that...

For the last 50 decades, the identity of the Zodiac Killer has remained one of the most puzzling cold cases in American true-crime culture. With countless suspects emerging and fading into obscurity, the serial killer struck terror throughout Northern California’s Bay Area in the late 1960s, inspiring countless podcasts, books, and even the 2007 Zodiac film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr.

For those who are unaware of the cold killer, the Zodiac Killer is an unidentified serial murderer who terrorized Northern California. He is infamous for his cryptic letters, taunting authorities with symbols, ciphers, and claims of several unsolved murders. The Zodiac Killer also claimed to have killed 37 people, but only five murders and two attempted murders have been linked to him. Despite extensive investigations, the Zodiac Killer’s identity remains a mystery, except, for Arthur Leigh Allen, a former elementary school teacher and convicted sex offender,...

The Zodiac Killer remains a haunting figure in American crime history, infamous for his chilling murders and cryptic ciphers that captivated the public. His story, which began in the late 1960s with the deaths of at least five known victims, has inspired countless media portrayals. Netflix's new docuseries, This is the Zodiac Speaking, quickly rose to the top of the platforms charts, demonstrating the ongoing fascination with the unsolved Zodiac Killer case.

Directed by Phil Lott and Ari Mark, this three-part series focuses on prime suspect Arthur Leigh Allen, echoing themes from David Finchers acclaimed film Zodiac. This renewed interest in the Zodiac murders opens the door for viewers to explore more compelling documentaries that delve into chilling details and psychological insights from other cases, providing a richer understanding of the 20th centurys most notorious criminals.

The Menendez Brothers The Two Brothers Who Killed Their Abusive Parents

The Menendez Brothers

Lyle and Erik Menendez,...

As one of the most infamous serial killers of the 20th century, the Zodiac Killer has been the subject of numerous movies, books, and documentaries over the years. Now, yet another new docuseries on Netflix focusing on the notorious murderer has risen to the top of the charts less than a day after it premiered, proving that the infamous case thats never been solved still manages to captivate our collective consciousness. Rising to prominence in the late 1960s, the Zodiac took the lives of five people that we know of, and delivered four strange ciphers to Bay Area newspapers in California, two of which remain a mystery to this day.

Per Netflix, the three-part docuseries titled This is the Zodiac Speaking took the number one spot on the list of the streamers' Top 10 TV series less than 24 hours after it was released on October 23. Directed by Phil Lott and Ari Mark,...

Jailbreak: Love on the Run, directed by Phil Lott and Ari Mark, is the story of how a prison guard named Vicky White fell in love with a dangerous inmate named Casey. Human behavior and patterns are still a mystery for researchers, and a lot of times, one does not understand why a person reacted the way they did. Vicky was a law enforcement officer, and she was well aware of the consequences her actions might entail. All her life, she had dealt with criminals, and yet she fell in love with one of them and walked towards her own doom. There were people who believed that Casey and Vicky were truly in love with each other, but there were many who thought that Vicky was manipulated by Casey for his own vested interests. These theories cannot be proven now, as Vicky took her life, and officials never managed to...

One of life's greatest mysteries is the identity of the Zodiac Killer. The famous serious killer was active between 1968 and 1969, and all these decades later the identity of the assailant has never been known. There have been plenty of theories as to who it is, and the upcoming Netflix documentary This is the Zodiac Speaking sheds additional light on who it could be. The three-part series says it has new information about the case, the second show in as many years covering the Zodiac's potential identity.

The series, co-directed by Ari Mark and Phil Lott, has new interviews and clues that hone in on Arthur Leigh Allen as the killer's identity. To date, he has been the only person ever named a suspect in the case. He was portrayed in David Fincher's 2007 film Zodiac by John Carroll Lynch, and the Netflix series creators say that movie helped them complete the puzzle.

Netflix Lifers, we're closer than ever to spooky season, and we can hardly contain our excitement! This October, Netflix will be releasing many new horror titles on its platform, such as The Platform 2, It's What's Inside, Time Cut and many others. Now, we've just learned that a new true crime docuseries called This is the Zodiac Speaking will be released just in time for Halloween as well. The exact release date is Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Based on the title of the docuseries, you probably already know what it'll be about. Yes, it's about the infamous yet still unidentified serial killer, the Zodiac Killer. From 1968 to 1969, the Zodiac Killer went on a killing spree throughout Northern California. While he has claimed to have killed 37 people, he's only been directly linked to five murders, with two victims surviving.

In Netflix's upcoming three-part docuseries, coming from Ample Entertainment and helmed and executive produced...

Chrissy Teigen, Andy Cohen, the cast of The Valley and numerous Real Housewives will be celebrating today after Bravo unveiled its latest programming slate.

The NBCUniversal cable network has ordered one new show, New York-set reality series Making It In Manhattan, revealed it is developing a South African Bush series produced by Chrissy Teigen and handed out a large swathe of renewals including for buzzy Vanderpump Rules spinoff The Valley and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

Making It In Manhattan follows a tight-knit group of friends navigating the trials and triumphs of young adulthood. While some hail from the spotlight of well-known families, others have created a legacy of their own, but they all are looking to thrive in the city that never sleeps. Together they will challenge societal norms, redefine success, juggle personal and romantic relationships, and lean on each other for support in order to turn their skyline-high aspirations into reality,...

Exclusive: Peacock is staging the world’s first wildlife reality competition show.

The streamer has ordered The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge, a three-part series narrated by Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby.

The series, which is a co-production with global natural history brand Love Nature, follows the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Over 150 days, the bears battle the elements – and each other – using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature’s real-life survival show. Unbeknownst to the bears, their progress is being tracked and ranked for a television audience with narration that combines fascinating facts about bear behavior with color commentary from Darby.

The series is produced by Love Nature and Ample Entertainment. Alison Barrat and James Manfull exec produce for Love Nature, and Ari Mark, Phil Lott and David Brown for Ample Entertainment.

Exclusive: There’s more sushi being served at Roku. The streamer has ordered a second season of Morimoto’s Sushi Master.

The series, which is the first-ever competition series focused on the art of sushi-making, will return for six more episodes. It launched in June.

The series comes from Ample Entertainment, which is behind Netflix’s Kangaroo Valley and HBO’s The Invisible Pilot.

It features icon Chef Masaharu Morimoto as head judge and executive producer as he puts chefs to the test as they compete in challenges that not only honor the skill, ingredients, delicacy, and talent needed to perfect the art of sushi-making, but also break the rules along the way.

Lyrica Okano also returns to host alongside Morimoto.

Morimoto’s Sushi Master is exec produced by Ari Mark, Phil Lott, and Kathryn Vaughn.

“We’re proud to continue partnering with our amazing collaborators at Ample Entertainment and the icon himself,...

Psychiatrist Dr. Al Carlisle spent over 600 hours speaking with notorious killers, including serial killer Ted Bundy. Following his death in 2018, Dr. Carlisle’s relatives found tapes documenting his time spent attempting to discover what drives a person to kill. Some of those tapes are featured in Oxygen True Crime’s new documentary series, Violent Minds: Killers on Tape.

In addition to Ted Bundy, Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with the HiFi Killers, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Manny Cortez are included in the nine-episode season premiering on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7pm Et/Pt.

Oxygen True Crime released this synopsis of the new docuseries:

“The premiere will feature two back-to-back episodes focused on Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with Ted Bundy after he was arrested and charged for aggravated kidnapping in Utah in 1975. Dr. Carlisle met Bundy before he would become known as one of the world’s most notorious serial killers. Bundy’s...

Exclusive: Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Cleopatra are to be brought to life in the latest History Channel mega-doc from HBO’s The Invisible Pilot indie Ample.

Three-part premium docu-drama Ancient Empires is being shot in Morocco and is aiming to shed new light on the way that history remembers the three titans of the ages. The trio’s dark sides have always been focused on but Ancient Empires will throw up debates around whether their hallmark attributes were strengths rather than weaknesses.

A cast and crew of more than 300 people have been assembled for the dramatic elements of the battle scenes and CGI has been used to augment the show.

Roel Reine, whose credits include Colosseum and Halo, is director and Ari Mark, Phil Lott and Joey Allen are EPing for Ample Entertainment.

The big-budget show is the latest in History’s mega-doc series, following in the footsteps...

Roku is about to make your mouth water. The device-maker is creating two new unscripted culinary shows, “Morimoto’s Sushi Master” and “The Cupcake Guys,” for the Roku Channel. In addition, the streamer’s upcoming Spanish-language cooking show “¡Que Delicioso!” has set a premiere date for November 25.

“Morimoto’s Sushi Master” stars Masaharu Morimoto, a Japanese chef and restaurateur best known for his appearances on the original Japanese cooking competition show “Iron Chef” and its American adaptation on the Food Network. Morimoto will serve as the head judge for the new six-episode series, which sees eight chefs competing in various challenges to master the art of sushi making. Actress Lyrica Okano from Hulu’s “Runaways” hosts the series, which features Santa Fe’s Coyote Café head chef Dakota Weiss and New York Times food columnist Kenji Lopez-Alt as additional judges.

“The Cupcake Guys” stars Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo, former...

Two new lifestyle series are being added to Roku Originals’ slate of programming, and its upcoming Spanish-language original series “¡Que Delicioso!” has officially announced its premiere date and hosts.

Thursday, Roku announced “Morimoto’s Sushi Master” and “The Cupcake Guys” will be the newest original series joining the Roku Originals family.

On “Morimoto’s Sushi Master,” eight contestants will battle it out against one another to see who comes out on top as the master sushi chef. Hosted by “Marvel’s Runaways” star Lyrica Okano, the six-episode unscripted series will feature “Iron Chef” star and restauranteur Masaharu Morimoto, who will also act as the lead judge. Chef Dakota Weiss, executive chef of Coyote Café and former co-owner of Sweetfin Poke, and Chef Kenji Lopez-Alt, the New York Times food columnist and author of bestselling cookbook “The Food Lab,” will also serve as judges.

“Morimoto’s Sushi Master” will be produced by Ample Entertainement.

Roku is cooking up a pair of new original non-scripted series.

The streamer has ordered sushi competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master and The Cupcake Guys from Michael Strahan.

Morimoto’s Sushi Master, which is the first-ever cooking competition series focused on the art of sushi-making, is hosted by Lyrica Okano (Marvel’s Runaways). The six-part series will see eight competing sushi chefs work to impress Morimoto, along with judges Chef Dakota Weiss, Executive Chef of Santa Fe’s Coyote Café and former co-owner of Sweetfin Poke, and Chef Kenji Lopez-Alt.

It comes from The Invisible Pilot producer Ample Entertainment with Ari Mark, Phil Lott, Kathryn Vaughn, Liz Cook and Masuhira Morimoto as executive producers.

The Cupcake Guys follows former professional NFL players Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo and their business partner Bryan Hynson at their cupcake shop. The six-part docu-series follows the entrepreneurs operating a Gigi’s Cupcake franchise in their hometown of Austin,...

Exclusive: Billy McFarland, the founder of the notorious Fyre Festival, is out of prison and starting his latest venture – returning to the Bahamas for a treasure hunt.

This time, it’s all being captured up front for a feature documentary from The Invisible Pilot producer Ample Entertainment and distributor Fremantle.

After the Fyre follows convicted felon McFarland as he was released from prison earlier this year after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud and serving four years of his six year sentence.

The film will feature the disgraced entrepreneur as he launches his next business venture and attempts to pay back the 26 million dollars he still owes after scandalously defrauding investors, partners and attendees of the promised-but-botched luxurious music event that took place in 2017.

As you may have seen in either Hulu’s Fyre Fraud, directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason and launched on January 14 2019, or Netflix’s Fyre,...

An upcoming three-part docuseries from Discovery+ and ID will seek to explore the behind-the-scenes controversies of Fox’s “Glee” series.

With access to key cast and crew members, the documentary from Ample Entertainment will have its subjects share first-hand stories of their time on the show, which aired between 2009 and 2015. Topics discussed will unveil the highs and lows of show’s production, and will also include testimonials of close family and friends of the cast and production crew.

The series is currently untitled, but aims to discuss the complicated and difficult subjects that the actors experience behind-the-scenes. Such as the loss of actor Cory Monteith, who played Finn, who succumbed to an accidental heroin overdose.

Additional cases to be highlighted in the series include actress Lea Michele, who played Rachel Berry on the show and is currently headlining “Funny Girl” on Broadway, who was accused of creating a toxic work environment on set.

Exclusive: Discovery+ and ID are exploring the real story behind Fox’s hit series Glee.

The streamer has ordered a three-part docuseries from Ample Entertainment, the company behind HBO docuseries The Invisible Pilot and Facebook’s 9 Months with Courteney Cox.

The series will have access to key cast and crew members, who will share first-hand stories of their time on the comedy drama series that ran for over 100 episodes between 2009 and 2015.

It will lift the curtain to reveal the highs and lows of the production and the on-set community and will also feature testimonials of close family and friends with never-heard-before stories.

The currently untitled series will address the controversies surrounding the series, including the case of Mark Salling, who played Puck. Salling was arrested and pleaded guilty to possessing images of child sex abuse and killed himself while awaiting sentencing.

Then there was the death of Cory Monteith, who played Finn.

Spring is finally here. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and there is a colossal amount of new television to keep you indoors and away from both the chirping birds and the shining sun. (Isn’t that always the way?)

This week we’ve got a new Michael Mann show on HBO Max, a new D.B. Weiss movie on Netflix, a new spy movie starring Chris Pine on Amazon Prime Video and documentaries on Benjamin Franklin, a missing pilot and the life of a cow. Sorry spring, you’re going to have to hold a minute.

On with the television!

“Tokyo Vice”

Thursday, April 7, HBO Max

HBO Max

Michael Mann, the visionary filmmaker behind “Heat” and “The Insider,” returns to television for “Tokyo Vice.” Based on the 2009 book of the same name by Jake Adelstein, who in 1993 was hired by one of Japan’s largest newspapers to be its first non-Japanese reporter.

Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.

1. Grammy Awards: Hey, it’s been four days since the last live show on broadcast television! Time for another one. The annual Grammys party has been moved to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Trevor Noah will emcee the festivities that may or may not include a visit from Kanye West (who’s up for five Grammys). Performers for this weekend’s music fest include J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Silk Sonic, Carrie Underwood, Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, and Rachel Zegler. Yes, you read that right. The West Side Story ingenue got an invite to the Grammys too. — Lynette Rice

April 3, 8:30 Pm Et, CBS

2. SNL’s Back: NBC’s Saturday Night Live returns after a hiatus this weekend to recap a...

“Mystery Science Theater 3000” is returning for a 13th season, this time on a new indie streaming platform, Gizmoplex.

Created by Joel Hodgson in 1988, the cult show “MST3K” follows a series of ordinary humans captured by mad scientists who subject them to a series of terrible B-movies. To keep their sanity, the humans create a series of companion robots to riff on the films they watch, which are presented on the show in their entirety. “MST3K” has gone through several iterations, initially airing on Ktma-tv Minneapolis, then on Comedy Central and the Sci-Fi channel, for a total of 10 seasons. It was revived for a two season run on Netflix in 2017. The show has been highly acclaimed since its creation, winning a Peabody in 1993, and has helped turn seberal obscure movies into cult classics, such as “Manos: The Hands of Fate.”

The new revival of “MST3K” will air completely independently, following two successful Kickstarter campaigns,...

Exclusive: HBO’s latest documentary series The Invisible Pilot tells the story of a charismatic, daredevil husband and father who unexpectedly jumped off a bridge in 1977, despite a seemingly happy home life and a lucrative career as a pilot.

As you can see from the trailer above, the series delves into subjects such as international drug smuggling and a covert war conducted at the highest level of the U.S. government.

The three-part series, which launches on April 4, comes from exec producer Adam McKay and filmmakers Phil Lott and Ari Mark, who direct.

It tells the story of Gary Betzner, whose actions caused his small-town Arkansas community to search for his body in vain while family and friends seek answers. Years later, a mysterious story emerges involving hypnosis, secret identities and a double life of dangerous missions and law-breaking. And that’s just the beginning.

The series features archival material and interview with Gary’s wife,...

Season 5 of the popular Spanish teen drama “Élite” will debut April 8, Netflix announced Monday.

Set in the private, elite secondary school Las Encinas, “Élite” follows an ensemble cast of students that constantly find themselves involved with various murder and police investigations. When they’re not running into trouble with the law, the mixed group of working class and wealthy teenagers navigate intense relationship dramas and the heavy workload of their demanding institution.

Season 5 of “Élite” follows the students as they recover from the Season 4 finale, which saw Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) murder a man named Armando (Andrés Velencoso) and go on the run after his friends help cover it up. Season 4 cast members Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amorós, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Manu Ríos, Pol Granch and Diego Martín return for the new season, joined by new cast members Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia and Adam Nourou.

“Élite” is...

HBO is bringing The Invisible Pilot to screens next month.

The premium cabler has confirmed a three-part documentary series by Emmy®-winning filmmakers Phil Lott and Ari Mark will bow Monday, April 4 (9:00-10:00 pm Et/Pt).

The Invisible Pilot "is a tale of a charismatic, daredevil husband and father who unexpectedly jumped off a bridge in 1977, despite a seemingly happy home life and a lucrative career as a pilot," according to the press release.

"His small-town Arkansas community searches for his body in vain while family and friends seek answers."

"Years later, a mysterious story emerges involving hypnosis, secret identities and a double life of dangerous missions and law-breaking."

"And that’s just the beginning…," the logline concludes.

From Adam McKay (HBO’s Succession and Q: Into The Storm) comes a labyrinthine story that begins in Hazen, Arkansas and ends up as part of one of the biggest political scandals of our time.

Exclusive: The disappearance of notorious mob consort Jimmy Hoffa is one of the great American mysteries and it has moved a step closer to being solved.

The FBI recently descended on a former landfill in Jersey City after a deathbed confession with a man who said he buried Hoffa’s body in a steel barrel.

Deadline understands that Ample Entertainment, the production company behind series including Discovery’s Cooper’s Treasure and History’s Lost Gold of WW2, is at the center of the revelations.

The company, which is run by filmmakers Ari Mark and Phil Lott, led federal investigators to the site after securing exclusive access to Hoffa expert and journalist Dan Moldea.

Moldea has been searching for Hoffa since he vanished from the Machus Red Fox restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, in 1975.

He then came upon Frank Cappola, who said that his father, landfill owner Paul Cappola,...

Facebook is pregnant with its third season of Ample Entertainment’s docu-series 9 Months With Courteney Cox.

The company’s Facebook Watch service has renewed the unscripted show, which originally debuted in January 2019.

The weekly pregnancy docu-series takes an intimate approach to giving viewers raw access of people from all over America of various race, religion, and class as they self-document their 9-month journey of pregnancy. The first season featured a range of stories, from a cancer-stricken mother to pregnant teenagers considering adoption to a 50-year old woman struggling to conceive and more. Friends star Cox will continue to narrate and provide commentary across the series as it enters its next season.

“We’re excited that 9 Months is back for a third season and we are searching far and wide for the most surprising, most heartfelt pregnancy stories. If you’re trying to get pregnant or recently pregnant, we’re interested...

Are you ready to test the science of magic in the Harry Potter films? YouTube Originals has ordered a second season of Could You Survive the Movies? — its docuseries that picked up a Daytime Emmy over the weekend.

Hosted by YouTuber Jake Roper, the series from Ample Entertainment explores the magic and science behind classic movies including Back to the Future, Jumanji and Die Hard. The new season set for early 2021 will look at the power of water in Titanic, the science of sound and acoustics behind A Quiet Place and more — along with the Potter examination.

Roper and his team of “EduTubers” use immersive re-creations that blend unscripted scientific exploration with narrative storytelling. Each experiment transports viewers as the crew investigates the science of their favorite films — all while attempting to answer the important question: Could you survive the movies?

The show picked up a trophy for Outstanding Educational...

Ample Entertainment, whose credits include “Cold Case Files,” “9 Months With Courteney Cox” and “Murder in the Heartland,” has launched a dedicated Los Angeles-based natural history division under the label Ample Nature.

The new entity has already secured programming across multiple networks and platforms.

Ample co-founder Phil Lott said: “Producing powerful, blue-chip natural history programming has been a goal for us since we started Ample, and it’s a perfect progression for our brand because these shows deliver extraordinary production value, incredible stories, and the best in filmmaking.” Fellow co-founder Ari Mark added: “I can’t think of a better time to avoid humans.”

Ample Nature has appointed producer Kylie Stott as VP of development for natural history. Stott has a stellar track record of working on internationally acclaimed documentary programs including “Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough” and “Brave New World with Stephen Hawking.”

Ample is partnering with several well-known practitioners in the space,...

Ample Entertainment, the company behind Facebook Watch series 9 Months with Courteney Cox, is moving into the natural history space.

The company has set up Ample Nature to produce blue-chip natural history series. It is thought to be one of the first natural history units in Los Angeles – a genre known for being produced predominantly out of Bristol in the UK.

Ample, which also produces Could You Survive the Movies for YouTube, Lost Gold of WWII for History, and Murder in the Heartland for Discovery ID, said that it had already secured shows across “multiple” networks and platforms but did not reveal details.

Kylie Stott, who has worked on series including David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef and Stephen Hawking’s Brave New World, has joined as Vice President of Development, Natural History. She will spearhead development and production across a slate of natural history and wildlife programming.

Ample has also...

Exclusive: 9 Months With Courteney Cox producer Ample Entertainment has made a number of senior hires and promotions.

The company, which also produces Investigation Discovery’s Murder In The Heartland, has promoted Sam Lang, co-exec producer of Discovery’s Cooper’s Treasure, to creative director and has hired Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Ep Matt Blaine as exec producer.

Lang, who will report to Ample co-presidents Ari Mark and Phil Lott has also been co-exec producer on Murder in the Heartland as well as series including Hunted, Everest Rescue, In Our Wildest Dreams, My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding and So You Think You Can Dance. He has also worked for companies including Channel 4, BBC, Shine, Firecracker, TwoFour, Renegade, Betty and Rdf.

Mark and Lott said, “Sam is an invaluable asset to our company and a perfect example of a talent that can infuse a filmmaking sensibility into everything he touches.

YouTube has unveiled the trailer for a previously-announced original series dubbed Could You Survive The Movies?, in which creator and host Jake Roper will undertake real-life scientific experiments to replicate famed moments from iconic films like Back To The Future, Ghostbusters, and Men In Black, Jumanji, and Alien. It will feature appearances from fellow creators like Casey Neistat, Ian Hecox of Smosh fame, and Rosanna Pansino.

Episodes one through three of the series will roll out weekly beginning Oct. 21, while episodes four, five, and six will launch on Dec. 16. The series will live on YouTube.com/Learning -- a landing page for educational content that the video giant launched last October -- as well as on Roper’s YouTube channel, VSauce3, which is dedicated to all things science and currently counts 3.7 million subscribers. While the series will be free for all, YouTube Premium subscribers will be able to binge the first three episodes on Oct.

Exclusive: History wants to get its motor running this summer. The A+E Networks channel will debut new series Biker Background Phoenix on July 1 at 10Pm. Produced by Da Vinci’s Demons producers and BBC Worldwide label Adjacent Productions, the 9-episode unscripted series aims to take viewers inside the world of custom bike building. With the original American Chopper off the air since 2010, Bbp hopes to grab the market on the genre. Sure to be discussed by A+E at their NYC upfront tomorrow, Biker Battleground Phoenix will focus on five of the top shop owners in the desert metropolis as they battle to build the baddest and best bikes possible. Bryn Freedman is serving as executive producer. Julian Hobbs and Elaine Frontain Bryant will be as the EPs for the home of Pawn Stars while Phil Lott, Travis Shakespeare and Jane Tranter serve as EPs for Adjacent.

On November 2, Undercover Boss will have its fourth-season premiere on CBS. A month later, on December 2, A&E will debut its offshoot series Be The Boss. Be The Boss was inspired by an episode of Undercover Boss and originated as a pilot at CBS before moving to A&E. It is produced by the same company, Studio Lambert, that produces the Emmy-winning Undercover Boss. Each episode of Be The Boss is a competition between two employees of a franchise-based company. The employees go through challenges thinking they’re vying for a promotion, but in fact the winner will be handed the keys to a franchise or new branch of their own. There are no losers in this competition as the one who loses out on the franchise prize gets the promotion both employees had been seeking. The companies featured in Be The Boss include Complete Nutrition, Auntie Anne’s, Signal 88 Security,...

The creator of FX’s acclaimed biker drama Sons of Anarchy is launching an unscripted series on Discovery Channel that profiles the world’s most notorious gangs and crime families.

Writer-producer Kurt Sutter will make his first foray into unscripted TV by executive producing and appearing in new series titled Outlaw Empires (first trailer below). The series will examine crime organizations such as the Crips street gang, the Irish Mob, a Latin American crime family, the Aryan Brotherhood and, yes, outlaw bikers. Each episode will include interviews with a criminal organization’s current and former members, some of whom are in hiding,...

Spike TV has renewed freshman reality series Auction Hunters for a second season with a 20-episode order, the largest ever for a second season of a Spike original series. The first season of the show, set in the world of storage-unit auctions, was for 8 episodes. It premiered on November 9 and has averaged 1.1 million viewers, increasing in viewership each week. Auction Hunters is executive produced by Scott Gurney, Deirdre Gurney and Philip Lott.