Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix has unveiled Becoming, a brand-new documentary that looks into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama that is set for release on May 6.

A virtual collective of over 250 filmmakers, led by Muse Storytelling, has released a collaborative film designed to spread hope during the current coronavirus pandemic with the support of donated archive footage from Ruptly and its global distribution platform.

Endemol Shine Group's team in Italy has been commissioned by Mediaset to produce #rEsistiamo, a one-off special documenting COVID-19 through the eyes of the Italian people.

IWC, a Banijay Group company, has been commissioned to make Shelf Isolation, featuring tips on what to read, watch and listen to, for BBC Scotland.

Half Yard Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, has produced the new event series The Big Fat Wedding Walk for Lifetime.

Mindhouse Productions, founded by filmmakers Louis Theroux, Arron Fellows and Nancy Strang, has secured a first-look distribution deal with BBC Studios.

Cactus Tree Entertainment has entered into a co-production partnership with RMI (Re:Source Media Inc.) for a documentary series on the coronavirus, Covid-19: The Ripple Effect, which has presold to ZDF for Germany as well as M-Net for Africa.

National Geographic Documentary Films is working with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Imagine Documentaries on a new doc about renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen as they rebuild nations in the wake of disaster.

FilmRise has acquired select international streaming rights for the science entertainment show MythBusters and the true-crime series Deadly Women from Beyond Distribution.

Channel 4 has commissioned Dragonfly Film & TV (part of Endemol Shine UK) to deliver a fast-turnaround observational documentary series, tentatively titled Pandemic: Emergency, that will capture how the West Midlands Ambulance Service is dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.