miniseries

LeVar Burton is speaking out about the cultural impact of the 'Roots' miniseries, based on Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It aired on ABC across eight consecutive nights, beginning on Jan. 23, 1977.

Golfing champ Tiger Woods is receiving the scripted miniseries treatment just one month after he bagged his fifth Masters win, Deadline reports. Woods’ life and career will be chronicled in the scripted miniseries that is currently in development and based on the New York Times best-seller “Tiger Woods,” co-authored by Jeff Benedict. The book is based on more than […]

The premiere episode of the updated Roots miniseries drew a strong 5.3 million viewers Monday night across its simultaneous airings on History, Lifetime and A&E. The number was enough to make Roots the most watched scripted miniseries premiere in Nielsen live-plus-same day ratings in three years — since “2013’s “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Bible.” […]

Roman Polanski’s controversial 1968 film adaptation of author Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby with Mia Farrow in the lead, was originally four hours long. It was eventually trimmed to the two hours and 16 minutes released in theaters, meaning much of Levin’s sprawling story had to be streamlined. Now, NBC says it has a full retelling of […]

The History Channel is capitalizing on America’s renewed interest in Black History by partnering with Halle Berry to produce a miniseries about Hannibal Barca. Known…

With the critical and box office of success of “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave,” cable television has officially jumped on the slave movie…

With the critical and box office of success of “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave,” cable television has officially jumped on the slave movie…

According to Deadline, ABC seems to be jumping on the servant/slave narrative Hollywood seems to find so fascinating.  Based on the best-seller “A Slave In…

The History Channel is airing a 10-part miniseries “The Bible” on both its network and on Lifetime. The 10 episodes tell the major stories of The Bible from Genesis to Revelations. Airing every Sunday from March 3 through its conclusion on Easter Sunday, March 31, conjunction “The Bible,” is narrated by Emmy award-winning actor Keith […]