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Peacock expands unscripted with invitation to Paris Hilton’s wedding
NBCUniversal streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted originals offering with commissions for several new productions, including a docuseries about Paris Hilton’s wedding preparations.
Paris In Love (working title) is a 13-part series following the entrepreneur, activist, DJ and reality star ahead of her marriage to venture capitalist Carter Reum. Cameras capture everything from shopping for the dress to the big day itself.
The series is being produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Shed Media, Telepictures and Slivington Manor Entertainment, while Hilton exec produces alongside Bruce Gersh.
Peacock has also picked up The Siwa Dance Pop Revolution (working title) to series, following Jessalynn Siwa and her music superstar daughter JoJo Siwa as they create and launch a brand new pop group.
The series was developed by Bryan Stinson of Stinson Media and Jessalynn Siwa of Team Siwa, Inc. and is produced by Evolution Media with Alex Baskin, Douglas Ross, Brian McCarthy and Sean Rankine serving as executive producers alongside Bryan Stinson, Jessalynn Siwa, JoJo Siwa and Caryn Sterling.
True Story (working title) is a six-episode hybrid alternative-scripted series in which everyday Americans sit down with actor-comedians Ed Helms and Randall Park to share their most extraordinary and unbelievably true stories for the first time.
Based on Nine Network’s Australian hit True Story With Hamish & Andy, the series is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, Pacific Electric Picture Co. and Universal Television Alternative Studio. Executive producing are Tim Bartley, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton, Ed Helms, Mike Falbo, Randall Park and Tracey Baird, who will also serve as showrunner.
These commissions follow other recent Peacock Original unscripted series orders including Hart To Heart, Unidentified With Demi Lovato, Frogger and Ex-Rated, as well as a doc trio earlier this week, with Perfect World: The Gamer Murders, Downey Wrote That and Diamond Princess.