After Lifetime’s docuseries “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” premiered, calls into the National Sexual Assault Hotline increased drastically, showing the real-life impact about what happens when survivors hear other stories about sexual assault.
Usage into the National Sexual Assault Hotline was 34% above normal on Aug. 9 and 10 when “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” aired, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, which created and operates the hotline.
“The Sunday and Monday that ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage,” said Scott Berkowitz, president of Rainn. “We thank Lifetime Television for their partnership and are moved by the powerful impact that our work with the media continues to have in inspiring survivors to seek out the healing they deserve.”
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” is a four-hour series that investigates Epstein’s predatory and criminal behavior with underaged girls and explores the aftermath of the survivors.
Usage into the National Sexual Assault Hotline was 34% above normal on Aug. 9 and 10 when “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” aired, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, which created and operates the hotline.
“The Sunday and Monday that ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage,” said Scott Berkowitz, president of Rainn. “We thank Lifetime Television for their partnership and are moved by the powerful impact that our work with the media continues to have in inspiring survivors to seek out the healing they deserve.”
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” is a four-hour series that investigates Epstein’s predatory and criminal behavior with underaged girls and explores the aftermath of the survivors.
- 8/12/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
The white-hot market for the next entertaining, obsessive, engaging, gasp-inducing docuseries that leads to real-world change is still very much alive and well.
In the past six months alone, docuseries including HBO’s “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” Netflix’s “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” and ESPN’s “The Last Dance” have been released and received widely. Each series was made with the intent to inform as well as entertain, leaving filmmakers in the precarious position of not only having to report and make sense of the facts, but also order those truths in a compelling, and at times dramatic, fashion.
While editing the 10-part series “The Last Dance,” about the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 season, director Jason Hehir says he had a “philosophy that we had to keep people entertained and keep them off balance a little bit by...
In the past six months alone, docuseries including HBO’s “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” Netflix’s “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” and ESPN’s “The Last Dance” have been released and received widely. Each series was made with the intent to inform as well as entertain, leaving filmmakers in the precarious position of not only having to report and make sense of the facts, but also order those truths in a compelling, and at times dramatic, fashion.
While editing the 10-part series “The Last Dance,” about the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 season, director Jason Hehir says he had a “philosophy that we had to keep people entertained and keep them off balance a little bit by...
- 7/2/2020
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
The Television Academy is putting a halt to Emmy For Your Consideration events as concerns continue to grow over the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The Academy had already offered networks and studios the option of throwing Fyc events without a live audience/membership attendance, but in the immediate future that will now be the only option. The decision to stop in-person events is effective through the end of Fyc season — June 14, 2020. The ruling likely puts a halt to pop-up event spaces like Netflix’s “FYSee” installation and Amazon Prime Video’s usual event space at the Hollywood Athletic Club as well.
“Should the virus be contained, we will contemplate a truncated Fyc event season with an audience in hopes that we can accommodate partners impacted by early cancellations,” the org said in an email to networks and studios. “Those potential plans will be rolled out as we are able to confirm next steps.
The Academy had already offered networks and studios the option of throwing Fyc events without a live audience/membership attendance, but in the immediate future that will now be the only option. The decision to stop in-person events is effective through the end of Fyc season — June 14, 2020. The ruling likely puts a halt to pop-up event spaces like Netflix’s “FYSee” installation and Amazon Prime Video’s usual event space at the Hollywood Athletic Club as well.
“Should the virus be contained, we will contemplate a truncated Fyc event season with an audience in hopes that we can accommodate partners impacted by early cancellations,” the org said in an email to networks and studios. “Those potential plans will be rolled out as we are able to confirm next steps.
- 3/12/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
On the heels of its Emmy-nominated Surviving R. Kelly and follow-up Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, Lifetime has given an official green light to four-hour documentary Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, set for premiere this summer.
The documentary, which hails from Emmy winner Robert Friedman’s Bungalow Media + Entertainment, investigates the billionaire New York financier who is alleged to have used his connections to the rich and famous to shield his predatory behavior with young girls. Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in August while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. The official pickup was announced Saturday as part of Lifetime’s presentation at the TCA Winter Press Tour. The project had been in development since July.
The documentary is directed by Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern.
The A+E Networks broadcaster says the documentary...
The documentary, which hails from Emmy winner Robert Friedman’s Bungalow Media + Entertainment, investigates the billionaire New York financier who is alleged to have used his connections to the rich and famous to shield his predatory behavior with young girls. Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in August while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. The official pickup was announced Saturday as part of Lifetime’s presentation at the TCA Winter Press Tour. The project had been in development since July.
The documentary is directed by Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern.
The A+E Networks broadcaster says the documentary...
- 1/18/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Calls to Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline spiked during the airing of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, the network said Monday.
“The Friday and Saturday after Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,” said Erinn Robinson, Rainn press secretary. “We are proud to have partnered with Lifetime on this project and are encouraged that our work with the media continues to empower survivors of sexual violence to seek the help that they need to heal.”
Surviving R. Kelly Part II, the follow-up to the Emmy-nominated Surviving R. Kelly series, aired over three nights and featured new survivors, supporters, psychologists and cultural and legal experts, as well as new insights into the saga of the R&b singer, who is facing federal and state charges. The three-night event included Rainn’s sexual hotline number...
“The Friday and Saturday after Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,” said Erinn Robinson, Rainn press secretary. “We are proud to have partnered with Lifetime on this project and are encouraged that our work with the media continues to empower survivors of sexual violence to seek the help that they need to heal.”
Surviving R. Kelly Part II, the follow-up to the Emmy-nominated Surviving R. Kelly series, aired over three nights and featured new survivors, supporters, psychologists and cultural and legal experts, as well as new insights into the saga of the R&b singer, who is facing federal and state charges. The three-night event included Rainn’s sexual hotline number...
- 1/7/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime’s follow-up to the acclaimed docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” led to a 40% increase in calls to Rainn’s national sexual assault hotline, according to the anti-sexual violence organization.
“The Friday and Saturday after ‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,” said Rainn Press Secretary Erinn Robinson. “We are proud to have partnered with Lifetime on this project and are encouraged that our work with the media continues to empower survivors of sexual violence to seek the help that they need to heal.”
The new docuseries aired over three nights between Jan. 2-4 on Lifetime, and featured interviews with new accusers, legal experts, and supporters the R&b singer, who is currently facing federal and state sex assault charges in two different cities.
Also Read: R Kelly Bribed Government Employee to Obtain Fake ID for Aaliyah (Report)
“We...
“The Friday and Saturday after ‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,” said Rainn Press Secretary Erinn Robinson. “We are proud to have partnered with Lifetime on this project and are encouraged that our work with the media continues to empower survivors of sexual violence to seek the help that they need to heal.”
The new docuseries aired over three nights between Jan. 2-4 on Lifetime, and featured interviews with new accusers, legal experts, and supporters the R&b singer, who is currently facing federal and state sex assault charges in two different cities.
Also Read: R Kelly Bribed Government Employee to Obtain Fake ID for Aaliyah (Report)
“We...
- 1/6/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The first installment of last year’s Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” accomplished what decades of reporting, legal action and often-overlooked public outcry did not: New charges and incarceration for the singer, who has had dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against him over the past 25 years.
While Kelly awaits trial — on multiple charges in three states — in a jail outside Chicago, “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” which brings forward even more accusers and recaps the events of the past year, aired on Lifetime in three episodes on Jan. 2-4 — and brought a 40% increase in calls to Rainn’s national sexual assault hotline (800-656-4673), according to a statement from the organization and the network. Rainn, is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
“The Friday and Saturday after ‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,...
While Kelly awaits trial — on multiple charges in three states — in a jail outside Chicago, “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” which brings forward even more accusers and recaps the events of the past year, aired on Lifetime in three episodes on Jan. 2-4 — and brought a 40% increase in calls to Rainn’s national sexual assault hotline (800-656-4673), according to a statement from the organization and the network. Rainn, is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
“The Friday and Saturday after ‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls,...
- 1/6/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, the explosive follow-up to Lifetime's 2018 docuseries about R. Kelly, covered a lot of ground when it aired across three nights, concluding on Saturday. In addition to tracing a 30-year history of sexual violence and abuse, the sequel docuseries also shed light on the personal and legal ramifications for the survivors and Kelly, respectively, in the year between the two projects.
"After experiencing that screening where there was a gun threat called in, that changed a lot of ways that we wanted to approach [Part 2]," executive producer Jesse Daniles tells The ...
"After experiencing that screening where there was a gun threat called in, that changed a lot of ways that we wanted to approach [Part 2]," executive producer Jesse Daniles tells The ...
[This story contains graphic details from Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning.]
One year after Surviving R. Kelly made waves across televisions and social media — and set the wheels in motion in the case against embattled singer R. Kelly — the team behind the bombshell docuseries has returned with a sequel.
"We knew that we had to go deeper into some areas we couldn’t before with Part 1," executive producer Jesse Daniels had told The Hollywood Reporter about the follow-up, which features 10 survivors on the record with their stories of sexual violence and abuse, and more ...
One year after Surviving R. Kelly made waves across televisions and social media — and set the wheels in motion in the case against embattled singer R. Kelly — the team behind the bombshell docuseries has returned with a sequel.
"We knew that we had to go deeper into some areas we couldn’t before with Part 1," executive producer Jesse Daniels had told The Hollywood Reporter about the follow-up, which features 10 survivors on the record with their stories of sexual violence and abuse, and more ...
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