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iPhone Life Magazine declared Project Foodie one of the “Best Apps of 2018” for its Fall issue, also featuring the IPC mobile app on its cover.  

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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath has been nominated for its second Emmy in the category of Outstanding Informational Series or Special, the same category that earned IPC its first Emmy win last year.  

Read more and see the other 2018 nominees via – Television Academy – Slate – E! Online – NPR – The Washington Post

In a glowing review of  Sticker Shock, Forbes’ Jason Fogelson calls the IPC/Discovery series “a fun, informative and heartfelt show that captures the spirit and delight of the car collecting hobby, packed with great, real people and stories…” 

Read the full review via Forbes 

Peeling back the layers of secrecy surrounding a cult is a tough endeavor since a cult by design is isolated from the outside world. But it’s a challenge journalist Elizabeth Vargas is taking head-on for A&E Investigate’s new series debuting May 28, called Cults and Extreme Belief. 

The first episode of the show, hosted by Elizabeth Vargas, presents a harrowing look at the headline-grabbing alleged sex cult NXIVM, led by a self-proclaimed “genius” named Keith Raniere. Smallville actress Allison Mack allegedly helped build the group and is accused of helping recruit women who effectively became sex slaves. 

Read more via – Newsweek – People – Hollywood Reporter – Daily Beast – TV Weekly Now – Los Angeles Times 

Chicago Tribune profiles local owner Molly Currey and her ride Johnny Ray. Currey and Johnny Ray will be a part of the May 30 episode of “Sticker Shock,” tune in to find out Johnny Ray’s true worth.

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IPC & Remini will produce a special for A&E that will air during a break following season three of ‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.’ Leah Remini has her sights set on a new project for A&E, one that will keep her focused on religion.

According to sources, Remini will produce a special for A&E that focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses, to air during a break following season three of the Emmy-winning Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.  

Read more via – The Hollywood Reporter 

Kal Penn is going to solve the world economy — maybe. Penn will star in a new documentary, as yet untitled, about the global economy for Amazon, to be produced by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Adam Davidson (co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money”he new docuseries will offer insight into the economy and its comedic eccentricities, all through a sardonic lens.

“Look, I’m terrible at math and really good at sophomoric humor (that means dick jokes, kids!), so the idea that we can explore economics around the world by visiting places like a dildo factory in California piqued my interest,” said Penn. “To have an opportunity to explore the world while we combine the serious with the bizarre with Adam and Will is super exciting.”

A former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement, Penn will take viewers around the world to meet the geniuses, madmen and hucksters who make the decisions—and investments—that change our lives. From cryptocurrency and money laundering to death and corruption, the series will explore how money, greed and power affect our hyper-connected world.” 

Read more via – Variety – Deadline – The Hollywood Reporter – The Wrap – TV Line – Real Screen – SF Gate 

Premiering June 9, “The Price of Duty” follows dedicated detectives from across the country as they recount their stories of complex cases that have emotionally impacted and changed their lives forever. Each episode explores the emotional rollercoaster of how investigators sacrificed their personal lives to solve these seemingly impossible cases. 

They shed their stoic exteriors to expose their vulnerability and reveal the personal struggles they endured while working tirelessly to solve these unthinkable crimes. With first-hand narrative of the detectives, along with their families, the victim’s families and other law enforcement involved, the show reveals the impact these horrific crimes had on everyone involved. The remarkable stories demonstrate how the detectives put everything on the line to help grieving families find justice while becoming ingrained in their lives forever. 

Rapper Meek Mill is ready to take on the criminal justice system. Having just recently served time for violating probation — a sentence that caused an outrage among his fans and beyond — Meek is collaborating with Amazon Prime Video for a six-part documentary series that will follow his fight for exoneration while exposing flaws in the criminal justice system. The untitled series, which is expected to premiere in 2019, is exec produced by Jay-Z and his Roc Nation banner, Intellectual Property Corp.’s Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman as well as investigative journalist Paul Solotaroff and documentary filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff. 

Read more via – Deadline – The Hollywood Reporter – Variety – EW – Uproxx – The Wrap – ET Online  

NPACT has set its inaugural NPACT Impact Awards, a program to honor producers, buyers and agents in the unscripted arena, for June 4 with comedian and actor Bob Saget set to host. 495 Prods., Big Fish Ent., Bunim/Murray Prods., The Intellectual Property Corp. (IPC), Lucky 8 and Renegade are nominated for production company of the year.

Read more via – Variety