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Those of you who watched the Frontline special last fall called “The Choice 2016” will no doubt recall that the seeds for Donald Trump‘s Presidential run were first sewn at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, when then President Obama torched Trump with a series of jokes at his expense (see below). Well, Trump’s first run as the host of the WHCD will come on April 29 of this year, but the outspoken comedian Samantha Bee has taken herself out of the running to be the evening’s emcee. Why? She’ll be hosting an event that same night she’s calling the “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” which will air on TBS. “We suspect some members of the press may find themselves unexpectedly free that night, and we want to feed them and give them hugs,” the host of Full Frontal With Samantha Bee said in a statement.
In other news…
- Amazon has announced today that it has renewed its Golden Globe Award-winning drama series, Mozart in the Jungle, for a fourth overall season. The platform has also greenlit a third and final season of its hit Prime Video original comedy series, Red Oaks.
According to a press release, both shows are expected to premiere later this year in the U.S. and UK. In regards to the news, Mozart in the Jungle executive producer Roman Coppola stated “we’re so happy to have an audience that wants to see stories about the arts, music, and all these characters we’ve invented.” The series, which is based on the critically acclaimed memoir “Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music” by Blair Tindall, has quickly become one of the SVOD platform’s most popular series.
- Netflix has achieved the award for biggest sale at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring director Dee Rees’ drama Mudbound for $12.5 million. The film, which stars Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige and more, is based on Hillary Jordan’s popular novel following two families as they struggle in post– World War II society. [Deadline]
- Netflix has revealed that the second season of Making a Murderer, which follows the landmark case of Steven Avery, will premiere sometime this year. “The story is still ongoing, so you will see new episodes coming sometime this year as the story continues to unfold,” said the platform’s VP of original content Cindy Holland. [USA Today]
- In a recent live interview, actor Finn Jones, who is set to star in Netflix’s forthcoming Marvel original series Iron Fist, revealed that none other than RZA has directed one of the episodes. “One of our episodes was directed by RZA himself–episode 6. So, yeah, there’s very close ties with hip-hop music and the Iron Fist series.” [Extra]
- HBO will premiere its brand new documentary Becoming Warren Buffett tonight at 10 p.m. EST. The original film follows Buffett‘s life story, from a struggling student and son of a U.S. Representative from Nebraska, to building a net worth of over $73 billion as the leader of Berkshire Hathaway. [Fortune]
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
