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Fox Nation is speeding into the sports docuseries space, picking up a new season of 100 Days to Indy, as well as the rights to the show’s first two seasons.

100 Days to Indy chronicles the drivers and teams of Indycar in the 100 days leading up the Indianapolis 500. The first two seasons of the shoe aired on The CW and also streamed on Netflix.

For Fox Nation, the show marks a significant expansion into the sports world, with some corporate synergy involved too. Fox is the official broadcaster of the Indianapolis 500, and Fox Nation will stream a replay of the event after it airs on the broadcaster, in addition to the docuseries.

Fox had Penske team driver Josef Newgarden at its upfront presentation earlier this month, where he talked about seeking a three-peat.

“We are thrilled to share exclusive access inside the lead up to the race and a...

Motorsports docuseries 100 Days To Indy will return for a second season at CW. The network has renewed the series from Penske Entertainment for premiere on the network this spring.

The six-part unscripted series takes viewers behind the scenes and onto the track with the Ntt IndyCar Series superstar drivers as they prepare to compete for racing’s greatest prize: the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

“We are thrilled to bring another season of 100 Days To Indy to The CW and continue to grow our portfolio of quality sports programming,” said Heather Olander, Head of Unscripted Programming, The CW Network. “Last season gave fans unprecedented access behind the scenes of IndyCar racing leading up to the biggest race of the year, the Indy 500. We featured Josef Newgarden’s journey to the Brickyard in Indianapolis to become last year’s Indy 500 winner. We look forward to another season riding along with the...

Josef Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion and star of the new “100 Days to Indy” series on the CW network, shook a little spice into the rivalry between his North American open-wheel racing series and Formula One – suggesting that “Drive to Survive” on Netflix has been “fabricating” storylines.

Newgarden made his comments from onstage Wednesday night during a Q&a session following the premiere of “100 Days to Indy,” a quick-turnaround documentary-style show being co-produced by CW and Vice. He said IndyCar, which holds its third event of the 2023 season this weekend in Long Beach, has enough close racing to keep things interesting organically.

“The competition is so good that there’s no need to fabricate anything,” Newgarden said, “unlike … some motorsports products.”

That drew a knowing laugh from the Long Beach crowd and fellow IndyCar drivers onstage including Pato O’Ward, Marcus Ericsson, Scott McLaughlin and “Drive to Survive” director...

Netflix has dropped the trailer for the eight-episode second season of “Shadow and Bone.” The second season depicts Alina Starkov, played by Jessie Mei Li, on the run in an effort to bring down the Shadow Fold and save Ravka. However, General Kirigan (played by Ben Barnes) is also back and this time has an army of shadow monsters behind him.

The Season 2 cast includes also includes Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Danielle Galligan, Daisy Head, Calahan Skogman, Lewis Tan, Anna Leong Brophy, Jack Wolfe and Patrick Gibson.

Eric Heisserer and Daegan Fryklind serve as showrunners and executive producers, with Leigh Bardugo as author and executive producer for the series. “Shadow and Bone” is also executive produced by Shawn Levy, Josh Barry, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen for 21 Laps Entertainment, Pouya Shahbazian (Loom Studios) and Shelley Meals.

Season 2 of “Shadow and Bone” premieres March 16. Check out the trailer below.

Updated: The CW announced Friday that 100 Days To Indy, its upcoming motorsports docuseries, will premiere on Thursday, April 27 at 9 Pm on the network.

Previous, December 6, 2022: As part of an ongoing demo target shift, The CW has given a green light to 100 Days To Indy, a new motorsports documentary series about the road to the Indianapolis 500.

Produced by Penske Entertainment and Vice Media Group, the six-part series is said “to take fans behind the scenes to chronicle the personalities of the Ntt Indycar Series as they begin the 2023 season and start their epic quest for racing’s greatest prize.” 100 Days To Indy will air on The CW network in Spring 2023.

The acquisition is part of an ongoing shift in programming at The CW. New CW owner Nexstar Media Group has indicated that it would be adding more cost-effective unscripted programming to its lineup, and that the demographic focus of the...

The CW has picked up a documentary series about the lead up to the Indianapolis 500.

Titled “100 Days to Indy,” the six-part series is said to “take fans behind the scenes to chronicle the bold and brash personalities of the Ntt Indycar Series as they begin the 2023 season and start their epic quest for racing’s greatest prize.” The series does not have a premiere date at the time of this publishing, but is expected to launch in Spring 2023.

“100 Days to Indy” is produced by Penske Entertainment and Vice Media Group. It is directed by Patrick Dimon and executive produced by Bryan Terry for Vice.

“’100 Days To Indy’ is a high-octane adventure grounded in emotional sports storytelling,” said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at The CW Network. “Alongside our partners at Vice Media Group, Penske Entertainment and Ntt Indycar Series, we have come together to deliver a series that will follow...

Vice TV has announced investigative doc “Vice Versa: College $ports, Inc.,” exposing the allegedly exploitative relationship between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and student athletes.

The 90-minute “Vice Versa,” for which Vice is launching a trailer (above), is directed by Patrick Dimon and hosted by former Olympian and NCAA athlete Jeremy Bloom and will premiere on Vice TV in the U.S. on June 9.

“American college athletics is a $14 billion dollar annual business, but NCAA athletes do not receive a salary or benefits, are not cut into the profit system, and are precluded from entering the free market or signing any endorsement deals,” reads the potentially explosive doc’s synopsis. “Now, host Jeremy Bloom is on a deeply personal mission to expose the system that wronged him and seek justice for his peers.”

Bloom ended his college football career in the early 2000s over an endorsement discord. He...