SundanceTV announced Tuesday that it has greenlighted a new original nonfiction series, Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter, produced in partnership with THR.
The series will be comprised of 14 hourlong episodes, with the first seven-episode block beginning Sunday, Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. ET/PT, leading up to the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20.
The first half of the season will present filmed roundtable panels featuring Emmy nominees and other top stars of the year’s most buzzed-about shows, including drama actors and actresses, comedy actors and actresses, creators and showrunners from both comedies and dramas, and reality show hosts and producers. Guests will discuss everything from their individual projects to their craft and true stories of the business that keep them coming back for more. The panels will present thoughtful, informative takes on the film and television industry today.
The second half of the season will broadcast in early 2016 in the run-up to the 2016 Academy Awards and feature interviews with Oscar-nominated directors, producers, actors, writers and more.
The Hollywood Reporter is well known for hosting influential and award-winning roundtable conversations with industry insiders; The Hollywood Reporter in Focus: The Wolf of Wall Street — featuring the likes of Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill — won four staffers Emmy Awards.
Other A-listers who have taken part in THR roundtables include Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Affleck, Julianna Margulies, Jon Hamm, Claire Danes, Mark Ruffalo, Mindy Kaling, Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater, Matthew Weiner, Vince Gilligan, Michelle King, Jenji Kohan, Mike Judge, Jeff Daniels, Edie Falco and Andy Samberg. (Watch last year’s film drama actress roundtable above.)
“Sundance has always been about connecting audiences to new creative work, so it makes good sense for SundanceTV to give a platform to some of the most dynamic creative people working in television today,” Sundance founder and SundanceTV creative director Robert Redford said. “We’re happy to partner with The Hollywood Reporter to shine a light on these talented storytellers.”
Added Janice Min, president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group, which includes THR as well as Billboard: “I’m thrilled to partner with a channel so committed to the same things we are: the celebration of Hollywood’s greatest talent and visionaries both in front of and behind the cameras. The intimacy and depth of our roundtables are perfectly aligned with the SundanceTV audience.”
SundanceTV added that the series represents a continued commitment “to innovative, informative unscripted programming that sheds light on the world of filmed storytelling.”
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