Joel Marino

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special on the show’s lasting influence, slated for a September premiere.

NEW YORK: WWE star John Cena has inked a development deal with ITV America’s Leftfield Entertainment (LFE) to co-create and produce unscripted projects.

LOS ANGELES: Apple is set to co-produce a new unscripted series about the world of apps and their developers, titled Planet of the Apps.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has set a fall premiere for its reimagined version of Explorer, with a team of veteran showrunners being brought in to tweak the long-running format.

NASHVILLE: The music competition American Supergroup has been given a fall premiere on U.S. network Pop, followed by runs on MTV Live and VH1 Classic.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nat Geo WILD has announced an August debut for its first-ever digital series, wild_life With Bertie Gregory.

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery (ID) has announced it will delay filming the sixth and final episode of its series The Vanishing Women in an effort to cover real-time breaks in the show’s case, including the July trial of a suspect.

LONDON: BBC has confirmed that presenter Chris Evans is leaving the popular motoring show Top Gear after the host tweeted his departure over the weekend.

Discovery Channel is introducing a first-ever virtual reality (VR) experience to mark its summer event’s 28th year on air starting June 26.

LONDON: U.K. history producer Urban Canyons has inked co-production agreements with the U.S.’s Smithsonian Networks and German pubcaster ZDF for the upcoming drama documentary Warrior Women.