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When: Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 7-10PM EST
Deets: The newest event in the Deadline Contenders series, featuring a selection of documentaries and unscripted shows.
A total of 37 shows from 18 outlets with take center stage at Deadline’s inaugural Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted virtual event. The day-long livestreamed celebration kicks off at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday, May 1 as awards season turns its focus to the small screen.
This newest addition to the Deadline Contenders series is packed with some of the best and the most bedazzling in the unscripted and docu genres. To that end, Apple TV+, Apple Original Films, Amazon Studios, BET, CBS Studios, Fox, FX, HBO, HBO Max, Hulu, Lifetime, MTV, MTV Documentary Film, MTV Entertainment Studios, National Geographic, Netflix, Starz, VH1 and YouTube Originals will all be participating.
Key creatives and on-air personalities will appear from the likes of Dear …, The Year the Earth Changed, Boys State, What the Constitution Means to Me, Yearly Departed, the 2020 BET Awards, Smoke: Marijuana + Black America, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails, The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice, Hip Hop Uncovered, The Framing of Britney Spears (The New York Times Presents) and Pride. Additionally, we’ll be talking to Taste the Nation’s Padma Lakshmi, as well as teams from 40 Years a Prisoner, Welcome to Chechnya, Expecting Amy, Legendary, Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself, Wendy Williams: What a Mess!, The Challenge: Double Agents, 76 Days, The Real World Homecoming: New York, City So Real, Queer Eye, Nailed It!, Indian Matchmaking, Lenox Hill, The Social Dilemma, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham, RuPaul’s Drag Race, This is Paris and Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil.
Partners include Eyepetizer, Michter’s, Crop Organic Vodka, Seatopia, and Optimist Botanicals.
Who You May Spot: Jesse Collins, Connie Orlando, Mike Africa Jr., Mike Jackson, Tommy Oliver, Jean Tsien, Hao Wu, Steven Garza, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Amara Enyia, Steve James, Demi Lovato, Michael D. Ratner, Stephen Colbert, Derek Delgaudio, Frank Oz, Alexander Hammer, Amy Schumer, Liz Day, Mary Robertson, Samantha Stark, Jonathan Chinn, Rashidi Natara Harper, Malcolm Spellman, Marina Franklin, Jessica Kirson, Andrea Nevins, Ken Jeong, Smriti Mundhra, Sima Taparia, Jameela Jamil, Leiomy Maldonado, Law Roach, Dashaun Wesley, Adi Barash, Ruthie Shatz, Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Nicole Byer, Alex Stapleton, Christine Vachon, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Symone, Shea Coulee, Jaida Essence Hall, Jamal Sims, Inbal B. Lessener, Cecilia Peck, Scott Durrah, Wanda James, Erik Parker, Padma Lakshmi, Elise Doganieri, Bertram Van Munster, Emer Harkin, Aneesa Ferreira, Leroy Garrett, Julie Pizzi, Lora Moftah, Yoruba Richen, James Breen, and more!
Hint For The Average Socialite: Register for Deadline Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted below. If you have any questions about the virtual gathering, email rsvp@deadline.com.
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