{"id":14134,"date":"2020-02-20T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T14:15:02","slug":"laurence-fishburne-to-lead-new-history-franchise-historys-greatest-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/laurence-fishburne-to-lead-new-history-franchise-historys-greatest-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence Fishburne to Lead New HISTORY Franchise History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY has unveiled the new nonfiction programming strand History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries, which will be hosted and narrated by the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne.<\/p>\n<p>History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries will investigate a wide range of topics such as the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilkes Booth and more. Each program within the franchise will showcase fresh evidence and perspectives\u2014including documents, personal diaries and DNA evidence\u2014to unearth brand-new information. The strand is slated to launch this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Initial projects under the History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries banner include the tentatively titled <em>Titanic\u2019s Lost Evidence<\/em>, <em>The Escape of John Wilkes Booth<\/em>, <em>Roswell: The First Witness<\/em>, <em>The Final Hunt for DB Cooper<\/em>, <em>Bermuda Triangle: Expedition to the Abyss<\/em>, <em>Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton\u2019s Ice Ship<\/em> and <em>Hunting Hitler\u2019s U-Boats<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fishburne said: \u201cI am excited to partner with the team at HISTORY again. The details behind these epic historical events continue to be universally debated to this day and History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries will provide new clarity to these larger-than-life mysteries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eli Lehrer, executive VP and general manager for HISTORY, said: \u201cOur audience has an interest in the full story behind iconic historical moments. 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