Starz is growing its nonfiction offering and has acquired nine exclusive first-run documentaries, including Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.

The CBS Reality original commissions Written in Blood and Evidence of Evil are slated to return to the channel this fall.

Netflix has renewed the competition show Fastest Car and added two new original motor series to its slate.

Alfred Haber Television has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights, excluding the U.K., to Zak Bagans’ paranormal series Help! My House is Haunted!

UKTV has teamed up with celebrity chef Paul Hollywood for a new food and travel series that will air on Good Food.

Smithsonian Networks is introducing the short-form series Bug Bites, which will stream exclusively in the U.S.

National Geographic has commissioned a host of new and returning series, with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Jeff Goldblum of Jurassic Park fame on board to host two of the upcoming shows.

A&E Network is expanding its hit series Nightwatch with a new nonfiction show from executive producer Dick Wolf and 44 Blue Productions.

The BBC has commissioned for BBC One the tentatively titled Jack the Ripper, an hour-long documentary that delves into the serial killer’s gruesome murders.

TrueRoyalty.tv, an on-demand service dedicated to premium royal-related content, has made its first original commission, Meghan and Harry: The First 100 Days (working title).