Jamie Stalcup

Stephen King: A Necessary Evil, a documentary detailing the life and career of the horror fiction novelist, is slated to premiere in the U.S. on MagellanTV on October 6.

Zinc Media Group’s recently launched factual label Rex has secured its first commission with Scandals, a collection of four stand-alone documentaries, for Channel 5.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered more than 85 new hours of content by picking up additional seasons of four of its most popular unscripted series.

Two Rivers Media and Chateau TV have been commissioned to produce Escape to the Chateau: Secret France (w.t.) for Channel 4.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded programs about the January 6 insurrection and an exonerated Guantanamo prisoner with the International Emmys for news and current affairs.

ZDF Studios has revealed four new nature documentaries from its affiliate Doclights, including Bison: An American Icon.

L.A.-based production company Anchor Entertainment has bolstered its creative team with several appointments, including naming Keayr Braxton senior VP of current production.

The six-part docuseries Human Playground, from Banijay companies Scenery (the Netherlands) and Workerbee (the U.K.), is slated to launch on Netflix on September 30.

BBC Earth and Minecraft Education have teamed to create five free Frozen Planet II-themed worlds, featuring immersive landscapes, animals and game-based learning resources.

Australian actor Jai Courtney (The Terminal List, Jigsaw) has joined Context Media’s For the Love of Pets as narrator.