Dietland Companion Talk Show Set for AMC

AMC has greenlit Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler, a companion talk show for Dietland.

The talk show, produced for AMC by Embassy Row (Talking Dead, Beyond Stranger Things, Watch What Happens Live), will air live on Mondays, beginning June 4, immediately following episodes of the original series Dietland. The first episode of Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler will air on Monday, June 4 at 11 p.m. after two back-to-back episodes of Dietland. It will then move to its regular weekly timeslot at 10 p.m. the following week.

The show will see Tyler lead topical discussions about the broader, female-centric issues and themes that Dietland touches on. The talk show will not be confined to exploring the companion series itself. Tyler will talk to celebrity fans, series actors and producers, as well as relevant journalists, writers, comedians and others. Embassy Row’s Michael Davies and Amanda McPhillips serve as executive producers.

“Dietland is an incredibly well-timed series that focuses on a multitude of critical issues facing women today,” said David Madden, the president of original programming for AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “We know Dietland will be a launchpad for conversation and this companion series makes room for these important discussions to happen. We couldn’t be happier to have the extraordinarily smart and talented Aisha Tyler leading the conversation for this series, which will be topical, issue-oriented, unfiltered and funny, just like its scripted sibling.”

Tyler added, “The issues of identity, sexuality, body image and self-actualization raised in Dietland are more urgent than ever. Our dynamic, rapidly evolving cultural climate demands a frank, no-holds-barred exchange about the ideas and questions raised by the book and series, and the real-world events and issues women face every day. I’m looking forward to expanding the #metoo conversation in funny, honest and engaging ways. It’s about time.”