Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has commissioned 50 hours of new and returning shows for its linear channels and discovery+, including a James May-fronted program and a host of titles featuring celebrity chefs.<\/p>\n
The brand-new 8×60 series James May & The Dull Men\u2019s Club<\/em> (w.t.) will see the British television presenter and journalist team up with the Dull Men\u2019s Club Facebook phenomenon, which celebrates the mundane things in life.<\/p>\n WBD UK & Ireland has also commissioned Ant Anstead: The Naked Mechanic<\/em> (w.t.), a new 8×60-minute series produced by ITN Productions that combines car restoration with home renovation. James May & The Dull Men\u2019s Club<\/em> and Ant Anstead: The Naked Mechanic<\/em> will air on Quest later this year.<\/p>\n Vinnie Jones in the Country<\/em> will return for a second season after a successful first run. The Lime-produced, 6×60-minute series will see Jones stretch himself both financially and emotionally.<\/p>\n In true crime, Faking It<\/em> will return. Andrew Tate: Icon or Toxic? A Faking It Special<\/em> will look at Tate\u2019s responses to his alleged crimes, which include charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania. Serial Killer Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special<\/em> investigates the confessions and crimes of convicted serial killer Levi Bellfield. 999 Murderer Calling<\/em> (w.t.), a Shearwater-produced series, will also land on Quest Red later this year.<\/p>\n Tom Kerridge Secrets of the Pub Kitchen<\/em>, a 10×30-minute series produced by Bone Soup, will invite viewers into the kitchen of the acclaimed British chef’s Michelin-starred pub. Sidney Street’s Roux Back Down the River<\/em>, back for a second season, will see Michel Roux embark on a culinary voyage down the Thames. Both titles will air in September on Food Network.<\/p>\n Marcus in the Med: Mallorca<\/em>, a 10×30-minute series produced by Plimsoll Productions, will debut in July.<\/p>\n Charlotte Reid, VP of commissioning for WBD UK & Ireland, said: \u201cWe are excited by this slate of new and returning series for both discovery+ and our linear channels. We\u2019re delighted to be working with brilliant new and returning talent including James May, Ant Anstead, Vinnie Jones; some of the best chefs in the business with Tom Kerridge, Michel Roux and Marcus Wareing; as well as continuing to build on our successful Faking It s<\/em>eries with new specials examining politics, popular culture and prolific crime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has commissioned 50 hours of new and returning shows for its linear channels and discovery+, including a James May-fronted program and a host of titles featuring celebrity chefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3087,"featured_media":21600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[82,9648,6152,9649],"class_list":["post-21599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-discovery","tag-james-may-the-dull-mens-club","tag-warner-bros-discovery","tag-wbd-uk-ireland","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n