Penny Lane is to direct Mrs. America, exploring the changing role of American womanhood through the Mrs. America Beauty Pageant’s half-century history.
Anonymous Content, Fremantle and Spinning Nancy are behind the premium doc, which will move through the history of an event started by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel that focused on celebrating the role of married women in society.
The doc is one of the first to be produced by Fremeantle’s Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang, who used to run BBC Storyville. Other producers are Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw, Gabriel Sedgwick, Amanda Branson-Gill, Whitney Sudler-Smith, Dawn Olmstead and David Levine.
Lane, who has been behind the likes of Hail Satan? and Listening to Kenny G, is a celebrated director known for her humor and unconventional approach.
She described the show as an “incredible opportunity to learn and think deeply about womanhood, marriage and American values.
Anonymous Content, Fremantle and Spinning Nancy are behind the premium doc, which will move through the history of an event started by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel that focused on celebrating the role of married women in society.
The doc is one of the first to be produced by Fremeantle’s Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang, who used to run BBC Storyville. Other producers are Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw, Gabriel Sedgwick, Amanda Branson-Gill, Whitney Sudler-Smith, Dawn Olmstead and David Levine.
Lane, who has been behind the likes of Hail Satan? and Listening to Kenny G, is a celebrated director known for her humor and unconventional approach.
She described the show as an “incredible opportunity to learn and think deeply about womanhood, marriage and American values.
- 6/29/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Penny Lane (“Listening to Kenny G”) will direct “Mrs. America,” a documentary which will explore the changing role of American womanhood through the Mrs. America beauty pageant’s 45-year history.
The pageant, established by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel, focused on celebrating the role of married women in society.
Nick Shumaker (“Nothing Lasts Forever”) and Jessica Grimshaw (“A Wilderness of Error”) will produce the project for Anonymous Content alongside Fremantle’s global head of documentaries, Mandy Chang and Gabriel Sedgwick (“Hail Satan?”) for Spinning Nancy. Amanda Branson-Gill and Whitney Sudler-Smith (“Southern Charm”) will also produce. Anonymous Content CEO Dawn Olmstead and Cco David Levine will executive produce the project which is co-financed by Anonymous Content and Fremantle.
Shumaker and Grimshaw said: “The Mrs. America beauty pageant has long represented a certain perspective on what it means to be a woman in the United States, which over the years has...
The pageant, established by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel, focused on celebrating the role of married women in society.
Nick Shumaker (“Nothing Lasts Forever”) and Jessica Grimshaw (“A Wilderness of Error”) will produce the project for Anonymous Content alongside Fremantle’s global head of documentaries, Mandy Chang and Gabriel Sedgwick (“Hail Satan?”) for Spinning Nancy. Amanda Branson-Gill and Whitney Sudler-Smith (“Southern Charm”) will also produce. Anonymous Content CEO Dawn Olmstead and Cco David Levine will executive produce the project which is co-financed by Anonymous Content and Fremantle.
Shumaker and Grimshaw said: “The Mrs. America beauty pageant has long represented a certain perspective on what it means to be a woman in the United States, which over the years has...
- 6/29/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
FX is pushing the 10th season of Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” to next year, the cable channel revealed Tuesday, while announcing its slate of programming through 2021. In other “Ahs” news, FX has placed a series order for Murphy-created spinoff “American Horror Stories,” a “weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode.”
Along with “Ahs” and its offshoot (which Murphy first teased earlier this month), FX’s roster through the coming year includes freshman series “A Teacher,” “The Old Man,” “Y: The Last Man,” an untitled anthology from B.J. Novak, “A Wilderness of Error,” “Hip Hop Untold,” “Hysterical” and “Pride,” which will join renewed series “Atlanta,” “American Crime Story,” “Archer,” “Better Things,” “Breeders,” “Cake,” “Dave,” “Fargo,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Mayans M.C.,” “Mr Inbetween,” “Pose,” “Snowfall,” “The Weekly” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
FX has not set premiere dates for those series,...
Along with “Ahs” and its offshoot (which Murphy first teased earlier this month), FX’s roster through the coming year includes freshman series “A Teacher,” “The Old Man,” “Y: The Last Man,” an untitled anthology from B.J. Novak, “A Wilderness of Error,” “Hip Hop Untold,” “Hysterical” and “Pride,” which will join renewed series “Atlanta,” “American Crime Story,” “Archer,” “Better Things,” “Breeders,” “Cake,” “Dave,” “Fargo,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Mayans M.C.,” “Mr Inbetween,” “Pose,” “Snowfall,” “The Weekly” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
FX has not set premiere dates for those series,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
FX has given formal green light to American Horror Stories, a spinoff of Ryan Murphy’s venerable anthology series American Horror Story. It is part of FX’s original programming slate through 2021, unveiled by the network Tuesday, which also includes renewals for Pamela Adlon’s comedy Better Things and New York Times’ documentary series The Weekly as well as a record-breaking Season 15 pickup for It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
As teased by Murphy on Instagram this month, American Horror Stories is a weekly hourlong anthology series that will feature a different horror story in each contained episode. The mothership American Horror Story, which launched the current anthology series boom, has been renewed through Season 13.
Like all Hollywood productions during the coronavirus pandemic, filming of the upcoming 10th season of Ahs remains in limbo, with no start date set yet. As a result, it is officially being pushed to 2021.
Also in...
As teased by Murphy on Instagram this month, American Horror Stories is a weekly hourlong anthology series that will feature a different horror story in each contained episode. The mothership American Horror Story, which launched the current anthology series boom, has been renewed through Season 13.
Like all Hollywood productions during the coronavirus pandemic, filming of the upcoming 10th season of Ahs remains in limbo, with no start date set yet. As a result, it is officially being pushed to 2021.
Also in...
- 5/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
An “American Horror Story” spinoff series is officially a go at FX.
Just over two weeks after creator Ryan Murphy announced the project, FX has given the greenlight to “American Horror Stories,” a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode.
Murphy discussed the new show on a zoom call with some core “Ahs” cast members, and while more details on the series are still sparse, it’s clear that it will likely feature familiar players from the main show.
The original “American Horror Story” is the longest running hour-long series in FX history and was renewed through season 13 earlier this year, however, due to coronavirus production complications, season 10 of “Ahs” has been pushed to 2021. Like “Ahs,” “American Horror Stories” will be produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.
FX recently renewed three comedies (“Dave” and “Breeders” for second seasons and “What We Do in the Shadows...
Just over two weeks after creator Ryan Murphy announced the project, FX has given the greenlight to “American Horror Stories,” a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode.
Murphy discussed the new show on a zoom call with some core “Ahs” cast members, and while more details on the series are still sparse, it’s clear that it will likely feature familiar players from the main show.
The original “American Horror Story” is the longest running hour-long series in FX history and was renewed through season 13 earlier this year, however, due to coronavirus production complications, season 10 of “Ahs” has been pushed to 2021. Like “Ahs,” “American Horror Stories” will be produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.
FX recently renewed three comedies (“Dave” and “Breeders” for second seasons and “What We Do in the Shadows...
- 5/26/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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