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EW Critic Kristen Baldwin wrote of the series: “[Scientology and the Aftermath] also represents the infinite possibilities of what TV can do, both as a medium for storytelling and as a vehicle for truth. This decade has been a boon for documentary series like Making a Murderer, 30 for 30, and Surviving R. Kelly, but for me the most fascinating and fiercely original docuseries this decade was Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. 

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The awards, which recognize the best in unscripted and non-fiction programming from around the world, will be presented during a ceremony held at the Sheraton New Orleans on Tuesday, January 28, as part of the 2020 Realscreen Summit.

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HBO has ordered We’re Here, a six-part unscripted series that recruits small-town residents across America to participate in a one-night-only drag show, from Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram and Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation. 

In each episode, renowned drag queens Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will inspire and teach their own “drag daughters” to step outside their comfort zone for a night of no-holds-barred, full-on drag, according to HBO.

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Two IPC series, Netflix’s Living Undocumented, and A&E’s Kids Behind Bars: Life Or Parole were nominated for IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards in 2019 in the category of Best Episodic Series. The 35th annual IDA Documentary Awards will be presented Dec. 7 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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Shay Mitchell filmed her labor and delivery for the Almost Ready finale, released on Monday, October 21. 

The episode opens with a fresh-faced Mitchell realizing her water is breaking. When she arrives at the hospital, she’s in pain and nervous until they check the baby’s heartbeat. Fast forward to 13 hours of labor and she’s having steady contractions. Matte Babel is by her side, snacking away, which makes the actress jealous. “I would’ve jammed [snacks] down before I realized I could only have clear foods,” she says.

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Selena Gomez had a roundtable discussion with three young people who are featured in Living Undocumented about what their lives have been like since filming stopped. All three teenagers expressed a common feeling of fear and uncertainty about their own futures in the United States, unsure of what’s still to come.

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John Cena was “slaughtering stale competition” in his WWE entrance theme “My Time Is Now.” And now, he’s eating stale sandwiches out of the garbage can.

Welcome to Nickelodeon’s hidden-camera prank show “The Substitute.”

In the wrestler-turned-actor’s episode, which serves as the series premiere, the former Doctor of Thuganomics plays tricks on and treats kids at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills in Monrovia, California. He’s totally undercover the whole time.

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Living Undocumented recieved glowing coverage from a variety of press outlets. 

Decider: “Living Undocumented” is a powerful, necessary watch, especially after years of seeing these storylines unfold in fiction. This Netflix series is the most 2019 show on TV, and that’s the devastating truth.”  (Read more)

The Guardian: “The expert commentary gives the series the effect of an adapted longform article – personal narrative journey illuminating baffling bureaucracy.”  (Read more)

Mashable: “Living Undocumented is a fantastic, simultaneously educational and emotional learning experience. The series debunks myths, communicates vital narratives, and resoundingly expresses that the deportations and detentions of innocent people are unfair, oppressive, and the result of overwhelmingly complicated bureaucratic processes.” (Read more)

Bustle: “Ultimately, Living Undocumented exceeds its modest aim, capturing not only the America we’re already living in, but the parts of it that we’re perhaps failing to see.”  (Read more)

CNN: “A passionate piece of advocacy filmmaking.” (Read more)

Associated Press:  “‘Living Undocumented’ probes plight of migrants.” (Read more)

Esquire spoke to Living Undocumented co-directors Aaron Saidman and Anna Chai about the philosophy behind making this series, its genesis, what we hope it will accomplish, and more.

“We debate these people and we talk about these people and we reference these people as statistics, but what we almost rarely do is hear directly from these people and understand what they’re going through on a daily basis,” Saidman said. “And so this series was designed to both bring the deeply personal stories to the fore as well as illuminating the incredibly complex immigration system.”

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The hunt for “America’s Most Musical Family” is officially on, with Nickelodeon announcing the premiere date for its new competition series on Wednesday.

“America’s Most Musical Family” will debut on the network on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. The premiere episode will simulcast across MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1, TV Land, Paramount Network, Nicktoons and TeenNick at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), with new episodes airing every Friday night on Nickelodeon.

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