Faraway Downs
Premiere Date: November 2023 Genre: Limited/Drama Series
Season: 1
Episode Count: 6
Synopsis: The story centers on an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) who travels halfway across the world to confront her wayward husband and sell an unusual asset: a million-acre cattle ranch in the Australian Outback called ‘Faraway Downs’. Following the death of her husband, a ruthless Australian cattle baron, King Carney (Bryan Brown), plots to take her land and she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle drover (Hugh Jackman) to protect her ranch. The sweeping adventure romance is explored through the eyes of young Nullah (newcomer Brandon Walters), a bi-racial Indigenous Australian child caught up in the government's draconian racial policy now referred to as the “Stolen Generations.” Together the trio experiences four life-altering years, a love affair between Lady Ashley and the Drover, and the unavoidable impact of World War II on Northern Australia.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon Walters
Crew: Baz Luhrmann - Director, Catherine Martin - Executive Producer
Contacts: Perry Seaman Perry.Seaman@disney.com; Ann Vrooman Ann.Vrooman@disney.com |
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FX’s A Murder at the End of the World
Premiere Date: November 2023 (Two episodes at launch, then one episode weekly)
Teaser: HERE Genre: Limited Series
Episode Count: 7
Synopsis: “A Murder at the End of the World” is a mystery series with a new kind of detective at the helm — a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker named “Darby Hart” (Emma Corrin). Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen) to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.
Cast: Emma Corrin, Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Brit Marling, Alice Braga, Joan Chen, Raúl Esparza, Jermaine Fowler, Ryan J. Haddad, Pegah Ferydoni, Javed Khan, Louis Cancelmi, Edoardo Ballerini, Britian Seibert, Christopher Gurr, Kellan Tetlow, Daniel Olson and Neal Huff
Credits: “A Murder at the End of the World” is created and directed by Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij. Marling and Batmanglij also executive produced alongside Andrea Sperling (“Transparent”), Melanie Marnich and Nicki Paluga. The seven-episode limited series is produced by FX Productions.
Contact: Bill Brennan Bill.Brennan@FXNetworks.com; Adrienne D’Amato Adrienne.DAmato@FXNetworks.com; Justin Sutton Justin.Sutton@FXNetworks.com |
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The Secret Life of Dancing Dogs
Premiere Date: November 2023 (All-at-once) Genre: Unscripted Docu-Series
Season: 1
Episode Count: 6
Synopsis: “The Secret Life of Dancing Dogs” is a six-part docuseries that follows a pack of handlers and their canine counterparts from all over the globe as each prepares a dog-human duet worthy to compete at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, in England. Our heroes leap, pirouette, and hop - hoping the judges will crown them the champion. This is a humorous yet inspirational dog dancing tale that proves there is a star in all of us, sometimes we just need a four-legged friend to let it shine.
Credits: Produced by ABC News Studios. Claire Weinraub and Edward Hambleton are executive producers and David Sloan is senior executive producer for ABC News Studios.
Contact: Lauri Hogan Lauri.L.Hogan@abc.com; Sydney Tretter Sydney.Tretter@abc.com |
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The Artful Dodger (Australian Original)
Premiere Date: Fall 2023 Genre: Drama Series
Season: 1
Episode count: 8
Synopsis: An irreverent follow up to Dickens’ Oliver Twist exploring the adult double life of Charles Dickens’ famous prince of thieves. Set in 1850’s Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, we meet Jack Dawkins, The Artful Dodger, who’s transferred his fast fingers as a pickpocket to the nimble skilled fingers of a surgeon. Dodger’s past returns to haunt him with the arrival of Fagin, luring him back into a world of crime. A greater threat – to Dodger’s heart – is Lady Belle, the Governor’s daughter, determined to become the colony’s first female surgeon. From heists to life-and-death surgeries, from soirées to street violence, this is a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption and love with a twist.
Cast: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Tim Minchin, Miranda Tapsell, Luke Carroll, Kim Gyngell, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Susie Porter, Damien Garvey, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Jessica De Gouw, Andrea Demetriades.
Credits: Directors: Jeffrey Walker, Corrie Chen, Gracie Otto
Executive Producers: David Maher, David Taylor, Jo Porter
Production Company: Sony Pictures Television, Beach Road Pictures, Curio Pictures
Contacts: Billy Nilles Billy.Nilles@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Brawn: The Impossible Formula One Story (U.K. Original)
Premiere Date: Fall 2023 Genre: Unscripted Docu-Series
Season: 1
Episode count: 4
Synopsis: This brand-new unscripted four-part documentary series with Keanu Reeves (“John Wick,” “The Matrix Resurrections”) tells the remarkable story of how, in 2009, competing in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on Earth, the impossible happened. An understaffed, underfinanced and independent team won the World Championship – with a team that cost just £1. Go behind the scenes of this Formula 1 fairytale with the people who were there – on the track, in the garage and the boardroom – giving their own thrilling versions of a miraculous year. Expect exclusive access to the F1 archives – much of it previously unseen – from a year that global sport will never forget, with contributions from British F1 driver Jenson Button and Ross Brawn, who led the team to victory.
Narrator: Keanu Reeves
Credits: The series is a North One production developed and produced by showrunner Simon Hammerson and directed by 2022 Broadcast best sports documentary winner Daryl Goodrich. Executive Producers are Keanu Reeves, Sean Doyle and Neil Duncanson.
Contacts: Billy Nilles Billy.Nilles@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story (U.K. Original)
Premiere Date: Fall 2023 Genre: Unscripted Docu-Series
Season: 1
Episode count: 3
Synopsis: WAG (acronym): used to refer to wives and girlfriends of high-profile sports figures.
She’s known as one of Britain's most famous celebrities and wife of England’s record-scoring footballer Wayne Rooney.
Uncovering one of the biggest tabloid news stories in Britain for the last decade, it reveals how Coleen turned amateur online sleuth to find an explanation for why private stories concerning herself and her family continued to appear in the media. The three-part series looks at the circumstances that led to her infamous Instagram post that ‘broke the Internet’ all the way to Coleen successfully defending herself in one of the UK’s highest-profile High Court defamation cases of recent years. As well as the case itself, we will explore how Coleen has had her life played out in public for the last 20 years.
Credits: The Disney+ EMEA documentary is made by Dorothy Street Pictures and Lorton Entertainment. Executive Producers are Julia Nottingham, Emma Tutty, Sam Starbuck, Julian Bird, Ed Barratt and Paul Stretford. The series is directed and produced by Lucy Bowden.
Contacts: Billy Nilles Billy.Nilles@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Culprits (U.K. Original)
Premiere Date: Fall 2023 Genre: Thriller Series
Season: 1
Episode count: 8
Synopsis: “Culprits” kicks off where most crime stories end: after a high-stakes heist, when the crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind. Past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one. Why are they being stalked, who is behind the mayhem, and will they be able to find one another in time to protect themselves and the people they love?
Cast: The eight-episode series stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (“Generation,” “Candyman”), Gemma Arterton (“The King’s Man,” “Summerland”), Kirby (“Cruella,” “The Good Place”), Niamh Algar (“Deceit,” “Raised by Wolves”), Kamel El Basha (“The Insult”), Tara Abboud, Kevin Vidal (“Strays,” “Working Moms”), Ned Dennehy (“The Peripheral,” “Good Omens”), and Eddie Izzard (“Victoria and Abdul,” “Six Minutes to Midnight”).
Credits: “Culprits” is executive produced by Stephen Garrett (“The Undoing,” “The Night Manager”) & J Blakeson (“I Care A Lot,” “The Disappearance of Alice Creed”), created by J Blakeson, directed by J Blakeson and Claire Oakley (“Make Up”) and produced by Morenike Williams (“Killing Eve”). Culprits is a Character 7 production and is executive produced by Johanna Devereaux for Disney+ EMEA.
Contacts: Billy Nilles Billy.Nilles@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Drive with Swizz Beatz
Premiere Date: Fall 2023 (All-at-once) Genre: Automotive Docuseries
Season: 1
Episode count: 6
Synopsis: In “Drive with Swizz Beatz,” hip-hop legend and car collector Swizz Beatz visits car-loving destinations, where he’ll examine the area’s distinctive car culture and bring together two otherwise disparate car clubs over a shared love of all things automotive and an appreciation for what it’s like to beat the odds through sheer drive alone.
Credits: The series is produced by Jay Brown and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith of Ty Ty and Jay Brown Productions, Raymond Garcia of Major TV, Emmet Dennis of Black Drive Originals, and Christian Sarabia of 51 Minds.
Contacts: Jerenny Medrano Jerenny.Medrano@disney.com; Brittany Ellis Brittany.Ellis@abc.com |
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Trap Jazz
Premiere Date: August 23, 2023 *NOW STREAMING*
Trailer: HERE Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: Chris Moten, Cassius Jay, and Devon "Stixx" Taylor are three best friends from Atlanta that share one incredible gift — they are all classically trained jazz players working with some of the world's top Trap and Hip Hop artists. Each of them feels that Jazz is slowly losing its 'identity' and their mission is to bring it back to the mainstream through the musical vehicle of Trap. Trap Jazz follows them on an uncertain journey of stepping out of the supportive shadows and into the spotlight. Whether they fail or succeed, this is their chance to give back to the one genre of music that lives inside their being. This is their love letter to Jazz.
Cast: Quincy Jones, Lalah Hathaway, Yung Joc, Big Boi, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, fka Christian Scott
Credits: “Trap Jazz” is directed by Sade C. Joseph. Sylvia Zakhary and Raina Kelley serve as executive producers.
Contacts: Cecile Cross Plummer Cecile.CrossPlummer@espn.com; Mac Nwulu Mac.Nwulu@espn.com |
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Vacation Friends 2
Premiere Date: August 25, 2023
Trailer: HERE Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Picking up a few months after the end of “Vacation Friends,” this uproarious sequel finds newly married couple Marcus (Howery) and Emily (Orji) inviting their uninhibited besties Ron (Cena) and Kyla (Hagner), who are also newly married and have a baby, to join them for a vacation when Marcus lands an all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort. His reason for traveling there in the first place is to meet with the owners of the resort to bid on a construction contract for a hotel they own in Chicago. But when Kyla’s incarcerated father Reese (Buscemi) is released from San Quentin and shows up at the resort unannounced at the worst possible moment, things get out of control, upending Marcus’ best laid plans and turning the vacation friends’ perfect trip into total chaos.
Cast: John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner, Carlos Santos, Ronny Chieng, Jamie Hector and Steve Buscemi
Credits: “Vacation Friends 2” is based on characters created by Tom Mullen & Tim Mullen and Clay Tarver and Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley. The film is written and directed by Clay Tarver and produced by Todd Garner, p.g.a. and Stuart Besser.
Contact: Kara Spector Kara.Spector@disney.com |
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Searchlight Pictures'
Theatre Camp
Premiere Date: September 14, 2023
Trailer: HERE Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star in the original comedy "Theater Camp" as Amos and Rebecca-Diane – lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate New York. When clueless tech-bro Troy (Jimmy Tatro) arrives to run the property (into the ground), Amos, Rebecca-Diane and production manager Glenn (Noah Galvin) band together with the staff and students, staging a masterpiece to keep their beloved summer camp afloat.
Cast: Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro, Patti Harrison, Nathan Lee Graham, Ayo Edebiri, Owen Thiele, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Quinn Titcomb with Caroline Aaron and Amy Sedaris
Credits: Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman with a screenplay by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, based on their short film. Erik Feig, p.g.a., Samie Kim Falvey, Julia Hammer, p.g.a., Ryan Heller, Maria Zuckerman, Jessica Elbaum, p.g.a., Will Ferrell, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt are producers
Contacts: Chris Bess chris.bess@disney.com |
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No One Will Save You
Premiere Date: September 22, 2023 Genre: Sci-Fi Psychological Thriller
Synopsis: Brynn (Dever) is a creative and talented young woman who’s been alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up—until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders. What follows is an action-packed face-off between Brynn and a host of extraterrestrial beings who threaten her future while forcing her to deal with her past.
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever
Credits: Written and directed by Brian Duffield, the film features music by composer Joseph Trapanese. Tim White, Trevor White, Allan Mandelbaum and Duffield produce, and Dever and Joshua Throne executive produce.
Contacts: Kara Spector Kara.Spector@disney.com |
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Self Reliance
Premiere Date: November 2023 *NEW PREMIERE DATE*
*Previously announced as September 8, 2023. Genre: Comedy Thriller
Synopsis: When a middle-aged man (Jake Johnson) is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Johnson is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can't be killed if he's not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.
Cast: Jake Johnson (“New Girl,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Minx”), Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, Andy Samberg, GaTa (“Dave”), Emily Hampshire (“Schitt’s Creek”), Mary Holland, Boban Marjanović, with Christopher Lloyd, and Wayne Brady.
Credits: Self Reliance is produced by Lonely Island and Walcott Productions, while Ali Bell, Joe Hardesty and Jake Johnson serve as producers and executive producers include Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone.
Contacts: Asia Willis Asia.Willis@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Appendage
Premiere Date: October, 2023 Genre: Horror Comedy Film
Synopsis: Hannah (Hadley Robinson), a young fashion designer, seems fine on the surface, but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt. Soon these buried feelings begin to make Hannah physically sick and sprout into a ferocious growth on her body: The Appendage. As Hannah’s health declines, The Appendage begins to fuel her anxieties – her perceived lack of talent at work, her deteriorating relationships with her boyfriend and best friend, and her parents’ lack of love and understanding. At her breaking point, Hannah makes a shocking discovery—there are others out there like her.
Cast: Hadley Robinson ("Little Women," "I’m Thinking of Ending Things") and featuring Kausar Mohammed (“The Flash,” “4400”), Emily Hampshire (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Brandon Mychal Smith ("You're the Worst," Four Weddings and a Funeral")
Credits: "Appendage" was developed by 20th Digital Studio with David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, and Jenna Cavelle serving as executive producers. Also serving as producers are Hadley Robinson, Anna Zlokovic and Alex Familian. Production services were carried out by the film’s producer Katrina Kudlick through her production company, Fever Dream Studios. Emma Buerklin serves as co-producer.
Contacts: Asia Willis Asia.Willis@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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The Mill
Premiere Date: October 2023 Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller Film
Synopsis: In a near future hyper-capitalist America, Joe is a rising star at Mallard, a mega-corporationwhose market dominance surpasses Amazon and Apple combined. Devoted to his family and fixated on success, his life unravels into an enigmatic nightmare when he wakes up in an open-air prison cell with no memory of how he got there. Bewilderingly, the prison cell is centered around an archaic grist mill — a stark symbol of relentless labor. Surrounded by unexplained screams in the darkness and whispers from unseen cellmates, he begins to grapple with the chilling revelation: his omnipotent employer, Mallard, operates this prison. Shrouded in confusion, Joe believes there must be a mix-up. But as the harsh light of day dawns, the horrific reality sets in — this is 'Advanced Career Training.' Accused of underperforming, Joe is compelled to push the grist mill to meet a daily quota or face ‘termination.' "The Mill" is an Orwellian nightmare steeped in Kafka-esque horror, exploring themes of corporate dehumanization, AI domination, and the erosion of personal freedom. As Joe races against time to escape before his son's birth, he plunges deeper into the sinister belly of Mallard, confronting startling revelations about its true nature. In a world where profit supersedes humanity, will Joe reclaim his freedom, or be crushed under the weight of the ruthless system that has imprisoned him?
Cast: Lil Rel Howery, Pat Healy, Karen Obilom, Patrick Fischler
Credits: The Mill is written by Jeffrey David Thomas (“All American: Homecoming,” “Titans”) and directed by Sean King O’Grady (“We Need to Do Something”). Producers on the film are Josh Feldman, Howery, O’Grady and Jesse Ford. Barbara and Brooke Goldner are executive producing for Altar Rock Pictures, with David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, Jenna Cavelle and Miles Alva of 20th Digital Studio.
Contacts: Asia Willis Asia.Willis@disney.com; Mitchell Squires Mitchell.Squires@disney.com |
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Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House
Premiere Date: October 12, 2023 *NEW ANNOUNCEMENT* Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: What would it be like to be trapped in a real-life horror movie?
“Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House” follows the story of Russ McKamey. The Navy Veteran turned master of horror, who lures horror enthusiasts into his web. They find themselves pulled into the no-holds-barred world of McKamey Manor - a haunt that doesn’t end until Russ says so.
Originally starting McKamey Manor to satiate his love of Halloween, as the haunt grew in popularity, both on the ground and on social media, so did the severity of Russ’ scare tactics - realizing that he was attracting more and more followers as he did so.
By cultivating an online persona and a cult-like following, Russ was allowed to display his basest instincts and rewarded with online fame and notoriety. Driven by his personal fixations, he turned his backyard haunt into a bona fide torture chamber: videotaping “contestants,” particularly vulnerable young women, as he sees how far he can push them - both inside and outside of the haunt.
Merging documentary storytelling with the visual and cinematic language of a horror film, “Monster Inside” follows three participants as they dive deep into Russ’s world and then find the will to fight back.
By showcasing the reasons why our subjects were pulled into McKamey Manor the film will explore why people make themselves vulnerable to harm. The world of immersive horror is a world of misfits, outsiders and those trying to overcome their trauma. Through the stories of our main characters, and expert commentary, the film hopes to show how a person’s past could draw them into extreme activity, some forms of which might actually be beneficial, and thus more broadly answer the question: why do we do anything extreme?
Credits: Andrew Renzi (director); Allison Corn (producer), Stan Hsue (producer)
Contacts: Matt Mazur Matt.Mazur.-ND@Disney.com |
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Quiz Lady
Premiere Date: November 3, 2023 Genre: Comedy Film
Synopsis: A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne (Awkwafina), and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny (Oh), must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide gameshow champion.
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, Tony Hale, and Will Ferrell
Credits: Directed by Jessica Yu, written by Jen D’Angelo, and produced by Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Maggie Haskins, Itay Reiss, Jen D’Angelo, Awkwafina, and Sandra Oh, with Alex Brown and Erika Hampson serving as executive producers
Contacts: Melissa Stone Melissa.Stone@disney.com |
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We Live Here: The Midwest
Premiere Date: December, 2023 Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: All families must confront challenges, every day. But many also face a rising tide of discrimination and hate in their churches, schools, and even their own neighborhoods.
"We Live Here: The Midwest" profiles families who hope to stay in a part of the country they love, and where they have often established deep roots: a trans/queer family with five children in Iowa must find a new community after being expelled from their church; a gay Black couple with a young daughter test the line of acceptance in Nebraska; a lesbian couple homeschool their bullied son on a farm in Kansas; a gay teacher in Ohio creates a safe space for LGBTQI+ students; and a couple in Minnesota struggles to rebuild their families following both of their transitions. Meanwhile, Minnesota Representative and queer mother, Heather Keeler, brings LGBTQI+ rights to the political forefront despite ongoing death threats. Fundamentally, the film captures a crucial time where anti-queer legislation and sentiment is rapidly multiplying across the country, and the values of all midwestern families are put to the ultimate test.
Credits: Melinda Maerker (director, producer), David Clayton Miller (producer)
Contacts: Brandon Shaw Brandon.Shaw@disney.com;Ann Vrooman Ann.Vrooman@disney.com |
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