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Meghan Markle, through her and Prince Harry’s production company Archewell Productions, is set to produce two unscripted series for Netflix, one celebrating cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship, and the other providing unprecedented access to the world of professional polo. The projects are in early production, and the release dates and titles are yet to be announced.
The CW is undergoing a major programming shift, moving away from superhero dramas and teen-centric soaps to focus on niche sports, unscripted series, procedural dramas, and broad-skewing comedies. The change comes after Texas-based Nexstar Media Group acquired a majority stake in The CW, bringing in new leadership. The network aims to reach a larger audience and appeal to older viewers while also targeting a younger crowd through on-demand streaming. The CW has a lineup of unscripted series in production, including "FBoy Island," and has acquired rights to sports content like LIV Golf and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The network plans to revamp its digital operations and app to better compete in the streaming landscape.
Hulu has ordered 10 episodes of "Vanderpump Villa," an unscripted series that takes place at Lisa Vanderpump's luxury French villa. The show follows her hand-picked staff as they cater to the extravagant desires of their well-to-do guests. Vanderpump will executive produce, and the show will be produced by Bunim/Murray Productions.
Hulu has ordered a new unscripted series, "Vanderpump Villa," which will follow the staff of Lisa Vanderpump's luxury French villa as they cater to the needs of their wealthy guests. The series order marks Hulu's latest venture into unscripted territory, following the recent renewal of "The Kardashians" and the upcoming third season of "The D'Amelio Show." The explosive finale of "Vanderpump Rules" Season 10 reunion brought in series-high ratings for Bravo, with a combined audience of 4.1 million viewers. Lisa Vanderpump will executive produce the new series, which will be produced by Bunim/Murray Productions.
Hulu has ordered another 20 episodes of the unscripted series "The Kardashians," featuring Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. The show premiered on Hulu in 2022 and has already aired 20 episodes. The initial order was for 40 episodes over two seasons, with the latest order extending the show through season six. "The Kardashians" is Hulu's most-watched unscripted series in its history.
ABC unveils its fall schedule with a focus on unscripted series such as Dancing with the Stars and a new Bachelor spinoff, as the network takes a realistic approach given the current writers strike. The schedule has no original scripted titles, instead saving them for a hopeful midseason bow. ABC is the only broadcast network to have a fully strike-proof schedule. The network is hopeful that its tranche of shows can return midseason but is mindful of designating slots given the current situation with the writers.
Fox has revealed its 2023/24 programming slate and assured that it has a "solid" contingency plan in place for the ongoing writers strike. Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade expressed confidence in the network's ability to pivot as necessary and maintain a robust schedule of original programming, including a number of unscripted series and animated shows. Other entertainment CEOs, including Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, have also addressed the strike and expressed support for fair compensation for writers.