Sara Alessi

Italiani a tavola (Italians at the Table) made its premiere on Food Network in Italy this week, marking the first original culinary show to debut on the channel.

Z Living has picked up second seasons of Altar’d and Finding Fido, as well as given the go-ahead for the development of three new original series.

NHK and the British Museum are jointly producing a program about the works of Edo period ukiyoe (woodblock print) artist Katsushika Hokusai that will utilize an 8K camera.

HISTORY has scheduled America: Promised Land, a new two-day, four-part nonfiction event series, to mark the 125th anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island.

Movistar+ has lined up an exclusive interview with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the first since he was declared Public Enemy No. 1 by the Trump administration.

Gusto Worldwide Media has started production on three new original cooking series and an additional season of One World Kitchen.

Z Living is debuting the new original series The Big Fat Truth, created and hosted by award-winning reality TV producer JD Roth (Extreme Weight Loss, The Biggest Loser), in June.

Smithsonian Channel has commissioned Arrow Media to produce the six-part series America’s Secret Space Heroes.

The Putin Interviews, a series of interviews between filmmaker Oliver Stone (Platoon, Snowden) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, is premiering on Showtime beginning June 12.

Lucky 8 TV (60 Days In) has secured an overall deal with development executive and producer Jason Bolicki’s newly launched banner Exit Four and has also hired former MSNBC Originals exec Jessica Winchell Morsa.