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AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

This January, AMC Networks will feature the highly anticipated new series “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches“ across all live of its linear networks with BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, and WEtv joining AMC and AMC+ for a world premiere event on Sunday, January 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Also next month, the long-awaited debut of BBC America’s Frozen Planet II, the long-awaited follow-up to the landmark series, debuts on Saturday, January 28. These series premieres join an extensive catalog of compelling dramas, beloved franchises, highly anticipated films, and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder and Sundance Now, and anime-focused HIDIVE, all month long. On ACORN TV: Under the Vines Season 2 Premieres Monday, January 23 (Episodes 1-2); Two Episodes Premiere Every Monday Through February 6 This charming romantic comedy-drama returns with Sydney socialite Daisy Monroe (Rebecca Gibney, Wanted) and ex-London lawyer Louis Oakley (Charles Edwards, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) trying to run

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 23, 2022
Season 4 of Netflix's True Crime Series "I Am A Killer" Is Now Streaming

Season 4 of Netflix’s True Crime Series “I Am A Killer” Is Now Streaming

When it comes to true crime series, few shows actually feature the killer, like Netflix’s “I Am A Killer,” which features killers from across the nation sitting down for interviews to tell their stories and to tell the details of their crimes. Season 4 has just premiered and features interviews with incarcerated killers such as an abused woman desperate to end the violence she experienced at the hands of her husband, Gary Black, aka “The Boogeyman,” and killer Toby Gregory who blames PTSD for his crimes. All four seasons of “I Am A Killer” are now available on Netflix.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 22, 2022
New True Crime Series "The Playboy Murders" And "Death By Fame" Coming To ID

New True Crime Series “The Playboy Murders” And “Death By Fame” Coming To ID

On Monday, January 23, ID will kick off a true crime Monday night block of back-to-back new series premieres with “Death By Fame” at 9/8c, followed by “The Playboy Murders” at 10/9c that touch on starry-eyed hopefuls whose fairytale dreams devolve into horrific nightmares. The six-part series, “Death by Fame,” goes behind the scenes to uncover the sinister side of fame and reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall, and murder of some of Hollywood’s most promising stars. Next, ID reveals the dark side lurking behind a famous adult men’s magazine with “The Playboy Murders,” an anthology series recounting murders and mysteries that intersect with the world of Playboy. This six-part series is hosted and executive produced by former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison, and both series will be available to stream the same day on discovery+. “Starting this January, ID is moving right into the center of the pop culture conversation by unpacking how the fascination with a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 21, 2022
Scorsese's True Story Inspired 'Killer Of The Flower Moon' Premieres This Fall

First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio Stars In Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon”

Leonardo DiCaprio sits down for dinner in the first image from the thriller Killers of the Flower Moon from director Martin Scorsese. The film’s cast features some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Martin Scorsese, Brendan Fraser, Eric Roth, John Lithgow, Tatanka Means, and Joshua Close. The film, based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon: An American Crime and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann, sees the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation and a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the “Reign of Terror.” The Apple Original film is set to premiere in 2023 from Paramount Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2022
Horror And True Crime Lead The Nominations For The Golden Globes

Horror And True Crime Lead The Nominations For The Golden Globes

Contenders for the upcoming 80th annual Golden Globe awards have begun to be announced, and the horror genre and true crime genres are leading the way, with most of the genres’ nominees being from Netflix series. Best Actress Motion Picture – Anya Taylor-Joy The Menu Best Actress Television Series: Jenna Ortega “Wednesday” Best Television Limited Series: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Best Supporting Actress Limited Series: Niecy Nash Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Best Supporting Actor Limited Series: Richard Jenkins Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story The 80th annual Golden Globes will air on January 10, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2022
True Crime Special "Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge" Delves Into Dozens Of Murders This December

True Crime Special “Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge” Delves Into Dozens Of Murders This December

Attention, true crime fans! Next week, “Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge” premieres on Oxygen. The two-night special will explore the cases of dozens of women brutally murdered between 1992 and 2004 and will reveal details and the complicated investigation as law enforcement searches for answers and answer the question – was there one or several serial killers at work? “The beautiful city of Baton Rouge was paralyzed by fear for nearly a decade as 36 women were murdered in erratic and unpredictable ways throughout the city. As serial killers walked free, the horrific murders created confusion and inconsistencies with no pattern or matching victimology. With thousands of false leads and dozens of false suspects, police struggled to profile and pinpoint a killer behind the spree of vicious attacks. Police followed dead end after dead end, but after a terrifying interrogation with a serial killer, combined with uncovered evidence, it was finally revealed that there was not only one serial killer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2022
True Crime Thriller And Oscar Entry 'Blanquita,' Coming To Theaters

True Crime Thriller And Oscar Entry ‘Blanquita,’ Coming To Theaters

The dark thriller Blanquita, Chile’s official Oscar entry for 2022, made its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won “Best Screenplay” for writer-director Fernando Guzzoni. Now, the film is set to open in select US theaters this December. Young actress Laura López makes her film debut as an “18-year-old resident of a foster home who is a key witness in a trial against powerful politicians and businessmen implicated in a child sex scandal. As questions are asked, her role in the scandal becomes unclear.” Award-winning veteran actor Alejandro Goic co-stars as the priest who runs the home where the young woman lives. The cast also includes Amparo Noguera, Marcelo Alonso, and Daniela Ramirez. The feature is inspired by the real-life early 2000s Spiniak Case involving a child prostitution ring that provided services to several high-placed politicians and businessmen in Chile. The case divided public opinion in Chile as it went through the courts, with doubts being cast

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2022
True Story Inspired Movie 'Cocaine Bear' Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

True Story Inspired Movie ‘Cocaine Bear’ Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

What is scarier than an angry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. The poster for Universal’s true story-inspired thriller Cocaine Bear lets out a roar ahead of the film’s 2023 release. “The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen). Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound packages of cocaine scattered about the Chattahoochee National Forest. A bear consumed several of those packages. The bear, which has been named “Pablo Escobear” (named after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2022
Who Really Was America's First Serial Killer?

Who Really Was America’s First Serial Killer?

The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 21, 2022
The 'Big Book Of Dahmer' Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

The ‘Big Book Of Dahmer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

Netflix’s hit true crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has triggered new interest in the serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Hart Fisher has pre-launched the Big Book of Dahmer Indiegogo campaign to bring back his Legendary Jeffrey Dahmer comics. Hart D. Fisher is the world-famous author of the infamous “Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer” comic book. He is also the founder (with his late wife Wakako) of the streaming horror tv channels, American Horrors & American Horrors Classic (available on Roku & Glewed.tv) and the American Horrors Film Festival located in historic downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His work has been featured on Larry King Live, CNN’s “Murder By Numbers,” “Entertainment Tonight”, CNN Headline News, A&E’s Biography, The Discovery Channel’s “The Verminators” (with his late wife Wakako), Tattoo Savage, People, The Comics Journal, the non-fiction bestseller “The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers” and most recently in John Borowski’s seminal documentary “Serial Killer Culture”. For more information about

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2022

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AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

AMC Streaming Networks January 2023 Premieres

This January, AMC Networks will feature the highly anticipated new series “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches“ across all live of its linear networks with BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, and WEtv joining AMC and AMC+ for a world premiere event on Sunday, January 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Also next month, the long-awaited debut of BBC America’s Frozen Planet II, the long-awaited follow-up to the landmark series, debuts on Saturday, January 28. These series premieres join an extensive catalog of compelling dramas, beloved franchises, highly anticipated films, and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC Films Unlimited, Shudder and Sundance Now, and anime-focused HIDIVE, all month long. On ACORN TV: Under the Vines Season 2 Premieres Monday, January 23 (Episodes 1-2); Two Episodes Premiere Every Monday Through February 6 This charming romantic comedy-drama returns with Sydney socialite Daisy Monroe (Rebecca Gibney, Wanted) and ex-London lawyer Louis Oakley (Charles Edwards, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) trying to run

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 23, 2022
Season 4 of Netflix's True Crime Series "I Am A Killer" Is Now Streaming

Season 4 of Netflix’s True Crime Series “I Am A Killer” Is Now Streaming

When it comes to true crime series, few shows actually feature the killer, like Netflix’s “I Am A Killer,” which features killers from across the nation sitting down for interviews to tell their stories and to tell the details of their crimes. Season 4 has just premiered and features interviews with incarcerated killers such as an abused woman desperate to end the violence she experienced at the hands of her husband, Gary Black, aka “The Boogeyman,” and killer Toby Gregory who blames PTSD for his crimes. All four seasons of “I Am A Killer” are now available on Netflix.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 22, 2022
New True Crime Series "The Playboy Murders" And "Death By Fame" Coming To ID

New True Crime Series “The Playboy Murders” And “Death By Fame” Coming To ID

On Monday, January 23, ID will kick off a true crime Monday night block of back-to-back new series premieres with “Death By Fame” at 9/8c, followed by “The Playboy Murders” at 10/9c that touch on starry-eyed hopefuls whose fairytale dreams devolve into horrific nightmares. The six-part series, “Death by Fame,” goes behind the scenes to uncover the sinister side of fame and reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall, and murder of some of Hollywood’s most promising stars. Next, ID reveals the dark side lurking behind a famous adult men’s magazine with “The Playboy Murders,” an anthology series recounting murders and mysteries that intersect with the world of Playboy. This six-part series is hosted and executive produced by former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison, and both series will be available to stream the same day on discovery+. “Starting this January, ID is moving right into the center of the pop culture conversation by unpacking how the fascination with a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 21, 2022
Scorsese's True Story Inspired 'Killer Of The Flower Moon' Premieres This Fall

First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio Stars In Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon”

Leonardo DiCaprio sits down for dinner in the first image from the thriller Killers of the Flower Moon from director Martin Scorsese. The film’s cast features some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Martin Scorsese, Brendan Fraser, Eric Roth, John Lithgow, Tatanka Means, and Joshua Close. The film, based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon: An American Crime and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann, sees the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation and a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the “Reign of Terror.” The Apple Original film is set to premiere in 2023 from Paramount Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2022
Horror And True Crime Lead The Nominations For The Golden Globes

Horror And True Crime Lead The Nominations For The Golden Globes

Contenders for the upcoming 80th annual Golden Globe awards have begun to be announced, and the horror genre and true crime genres are leading the way, with most of the genres’ nominees being from Netflix series. Best Actress Motion Picture – Anya Taylor-Joy The Menu Best Actress Television Series: Jenna Ortega “Wednesday” Best Television Limited Series: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Best Supporting Actress Limited Series: Niecy Nash Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Best Supporting Actor Limited Series: Richard Jenkins Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story The 80th annual Golden Globes will air on January 10, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2022
True Crime Special "Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge" Delves Into Dozens Of Murders This December

True Crime Special “Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge” Delves Into Dozens Of Murders This December

Attention, true crime fans! Next week, “Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge” premieres on Oxygen. The two-night special will explore the cases of dozens of women brutally murdered between 1992 and 2004 and will reveal details and the complicated investigation as law enforcement searches for answers and answer the question – was there one or several serial killers at work? “The beautiful city of Baton Rouge was paralyzed by fear for nearly a decade as 36 women were murdered in erratic and unpredictable ways throughout the city. As serial killers walked free, the horrific murders created confusion and inconsistencies with no pattern or matching victimology. With thousands of false leads and dozens of false suspects, police struggled to profile and pinpoint a killer behind the spree of vicious attacks. Police followed dead end after dead end, but after a terrifying interrogation with a serial killer, combined with uncovered evidence, it was finally revealed that there was not only one serial killer

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2022
True Crime Thriller And Oscar Entry 'Blanquita,' Coming To Theaters

True Crime Thriller And Oscar Entry ‘Blanquita,’ Coming To Theaters

The dark thriller Blanquita, Chile’s official Oscar entry for 2022, made its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won “Best Screenplay” for writer-director Fernando Guzzoni. Now, the film is set to open in select US theaters this December. Young actress Laura López makes her film debut as an “18-year-old resident of a foster home who is a key witness in a trial against powerful politicians and businessmen implicated in a child sex scandal. As questions are asked, her role in the scandal becomes unclear.” Award-winning veteran actor Alejandro Goic co-stars as the priest who runs the home where the young woman lives. The cast also includes Amparo Noguera, Marcelo Alonso, and Daniela Ramirez. The feature is inspired by the real-life early 2000s Spiniak Case involving a child prostitution ring that provided services to several high-placed politicians and businessmen in Chile. The case divided public opinion in Chile as it went through the courts, with doubts being cast

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 6, 2022
True Story Inspired Movie 'Cocaine Bear' Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

True Story Inspired Movie ‘Cocaine Bear’ Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

What is scarier than an angry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. The poster for Universal’s true story-inspired thriller Cocaine Bear lets out a roar ahead of the film’s 2023 release. “The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen). Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound packages of cocaine scattered about the Chattahoochee National Forest. A bear consumed several of those packages. The bear, which has been named “Pablo Escobear” (named after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2022
Who Really Was America's First Serial Killer?

Who Really Was America’s First Serial Killer?

The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 21, 2022
The 'Big Book Of Dahmer' Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

The ‘Big Book Of Dahmer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

Netflix’s hit true crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has triggered new interest in the serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Hart Fisher has pre-launched the Big Book of Dahmer Indiegogo campaign to bring back his Legendary Jeffrey Dahmer comics. Hart D. Fisher is the world-famous author of the infamous “Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer” comic book. He is also the founder (with his late wife Wakako) of the streaming horror tv channels, American Horrors & American Horrors Classic (available on Roku & Glewed.tv) and the American Horrors Film Festival located in historic downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His work has been featured on Larry King Live, CNN’s “Murder By Numbers,” “Entertainment Tonight”, CNN Headline News, A&E’s Biography, The Discovery Channel’s “The Verminators” (with his late wife Wakako), Tattoo Savage, People, The Comics Journal, the non-fiction bestseller “The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers” and most recently in John Borowski’s seminal documentary “Serial Killer Culture”. For more information about

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2022
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