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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Director Colin Hanks Says Of Iconic Actor’s Style: “There’s A Little Bit Of John In Every Performance” – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 18:34
Legendary actor John Candy has been gone for more than three decades, but his children Jennifer Candy-Sullivan and Chris Candy are celebrating his life and body of work in the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me, currently available to stream via Prime Video. His daughter and son were joined by the film’s director Colin […]

‘Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery’ Director Looks Back On Groundbreaking ’90s Fest & Think Time Is Right For Its Comeback – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 18:10
The popularity of the female-led ’90s-era musical festival Lilith Fair was enough to tell the story behind its origins, Ally Pankiw, director of the Hulu documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, explained at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary panel, but even more importantly, “it was also the first time that someone had really stood up to […]

Inverted.Film, Latest Player On Microdrama Block, Picks Up ‘Unscripted With Meagan Johnson’ Series

9 June 2026 at 15:00
EXCLUSIVE: Emerging vertical video platform Inverted.Film has picked up Unscripted, a series from RealReelDrama founder Meagan Johnson. Unscripted with Meagan Johnson is microdrama advocate Johnson’s debut series, and is billed as “the first talk show in the vertical space with top stars one-on-one in different locations.” The series is billed as an “intentionally cross-platform” show […]

‘Mr. Scorsese’ Director Rebecca Miller Got Martin Scorsese To Open Up, Then Covid Gave Him Time – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 18:57
Documentary filmmaker Rebecca Miller was acquainted with the subject of her latest, Apple TV’s five-part Mr. Scorsese, through her husband Daniel Day-Lewis, one of legendary director Martin Scorsese’s cinematic muses. But when it came to getting the filmmaker to commit to opening up about his life and career, it required a little bit of an […]

‘Ocean With David Attenborough’ Rides Earth’s Wave As Famed Naturalist Turns 100 – Contenders TV Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 17:01
At the age of 100, David Attenborough remains as fascinated by the natural world as ever, a zest he shares with viewers in the Emmy-contending National Geographic documentary Ocean with David Attenborough. “It’s life at its most mesmerizing,” he says of the planet’s oceans. Having reached this stage of his explorations, he observes, “I now understand […]

Sean Evans, Brittany Broski, Michelle Khare, Kareem Rahma, Julian Shapiro-Barnum & Cleo Abram On Trailblazing As YouTube Creators — Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 17:25
Having spent several years atop Nielsen’s monthly streaming report The Gauge, routinely captivating more than 12% of all TV usage in the U.S. alone, YouTube is taking over more and more living rooms across the globe. And as the lines between online content and traditional television continue to blur, some of the platform’s biggest creators […]

Octavia Spencer On Docuseries ‘Lost Women Of Alaska’: “There Are So Many Voices That Need To Be Restored” – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

30 May 2026 at 17:48
When Octavia Spencer, the narrator and executive producer of Investigation Discovery’s three-part docuseries Lost Women of Alaska, decided to get involved in telling the story of indigenous women living on societal fringes who were targeted and murdered by serial killer Brian Steven Smith, she had a key goal in mind: “Restoring the dignity of these […]

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