Versant, the Comcast-owned cable TV spinoff, is making its first public introduction later at present with a presentation to Wall Avenue.
The corporate, which noticed Comcast’s board of administrators approve the separation yesterday, is predicted to elucidate its technique on the occasion.
Forward of that, one among its networks is launching its first Versant-led programming slate. True-crime community Oxygen has renewed its tentpole collection Snapped for 2 additional seasons, is making ready a brand new spinoff and has ordered a collection about murders involving Hooters staff.
Snapped, the community’s longest-running authentic collection, which launched in 2004, is returning for Seasons 37 and 38. This comes forward of the premiere of Season 36, which launches on January 4, and its 700th episode, which may also air subsequent yr.
The collection, which is Oxygen’s top-performing collection, profiles of girls accused of heinous acts. From socialites to secretaries, these feminine criminals share one factor in frequent: sooner or later, all of them snapped. It’s produced by Jupiter Leisure with Madeline Griffey serving as showrunner and exec producing alongside Patrick Reardon, David O’Donnell and Deborah Allen.
The present can also be getting a by-product, Snapped: Killer Mothers (w/t). The collection will discover matriarchs who cease at nothing to guard or avenge their children. Jupiter will produce with Reardon exec producing.
The community has additionally greenlit Hooters Murders: Lethal Shift (w/t), a two-hour documentary unravels the tragic murders of three Hooters Ladies, exploring how younger girls who labored on the family-restaurant chain had been preyed upon. It explores how three girls – a newlywed, a university hopeful, and a younger mother – had been murdered in chilly blood between 2001 and 2010.
It’s produced by British producer Expectation and Sony’s The Mental Property Company and exec produced by Ben Wicks and Tim Hincks of Expectation and Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman of IPC. It was developed by Amy Dallmeyer, who was a growth producer on the Clarkson’s Farm producer Expectation, who not too long ago moved to Common Tv Various Studio UK. Kevin Brennecke will function showrunner.
“Snapped has lengthy been a cornerstone of Oxygen, and we’re thrilled to proceed the franchise with two extra seasons whereas increasing its universe with Snapped: Killer Mothers. Alongside the gripping new documentary Hooters Murders: Lethal Shift, these additions underscore our dedication to delivering riveting true-crime tales that preserve audiences engaged and coming again for extra,” mentioned Cori Abraham, SVP, Unscripted Content material, Versant.
