{"id":4892,"date":"2013-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2013\/05\/01\/spike-tv-unveils-scripted-event-series\/"},"modified":"2013-05-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T00:00:00","slug":"spike-tv-unveils-scripted-event-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/spike-tv-unveils-scripted-event-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike TV Unveils Scripted Event Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: Spike TV has revealed its new scripted development portfolio, which includes five high-profile projects that could potentially become special-event series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Among the tentatively titled productions are Thinkfactory Media&#8217;s <em>Hit Men<\/em>, about the rise of the mafia in the music industry during the 1970s;&nbsp;Asylum Entertainment&#8217;s<em> Whitey Bulger Project<\/em>, which details the life of the notorious Boston mobster; and the Levinson\/Fontana Company&#8217;s <em>The Lamp<\/em>, focused on secretive departments set up by the U.S. military in the &#8217;70s.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> There is also Pilgrim Studios&#8217;&nbsp;<em>Untitled Benghazi Project<\/em>, which takes a close look at the 2012 terrorist attack on the American diplomatic mission in Libya; and Raw TV&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>iHuman<\/em>, a series of films on how technology is changing the human condition. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">A number of well-known producers have signed up for these projects, including Tom Fontana (<em>Homicide: Life on the Street<\/em>),&nbsp;Chris Collins (<em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em>), Leslie Greif (<em>Hatfields &amp; McCoys<\/em>)&nbsp;and Craig Piligian (<em>Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy<\/em>), among others.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;Our move into scripted special-event series is a major step in the evolution of the brand that now reaches a more balanced audience,&quot; said Sharon Levy, the executive VP of original series for Spike TV. &quot;Each project features our development&#8217;s mission to thrill, inspire and entertain the viewer. 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