{"id":23611,"date":"2025-08-20T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/tvreal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:42:03","slug":"paramount-announces-two-new-docuseries-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/paramount-announces-two-new-docuseries-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Commissions Two New Docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has ordered two new docuseries, <em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon<\/em> and <em>Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout.<\/em>, from See It Now Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon<\/em> and <em>Thirst Trap<\/em> are gripping and timely stories about the price of digital fame and deception,\u201d said Susan Zirinsky, president of See It Now Studios. \u201cThrough raw, riveting interviews, each docuseries takes you on a journey to expose the truth, revealing that things are not always as they appear. We\u2019re proud to collaborate with these storytellers, whose work will captivate audiences from the first frame to the final credits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Thirst Trap<\/em> premieres September 9, while <em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon<\/em> premieres on October 28. Both docuseries take a deep dive into the dark side of internet fame and modern-day deception.<\/p>\n<p>For See It Now Studios, Zirinsky and Terence Wrong serve as executive producers, with Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora as supervising producers for both series.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thirst Trap<\/em> is directed by Trish Neufeld and executive produced by James Buddy Day for Pyramid Productions and Aaron Fishman for APG Pictures.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon<\/em> is directed by Grace Chapman and executive produced by Steven Green and Eliya Aman for Wag Entertainment, a Fremantle company. <em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon<\/em> is a co-production between See It Now Studios and Wag Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Date Brandon <\/em>and<em> Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout.<\/em> will stream exclusively on Paramount+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has ordered two new docuseries, Don\u2019t Date Brandon and Thirst Trap: The Fame. 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