Sneak Peek: Mark Duplass Stars as Unabomber's Brother in This Week's Manhunt: UNABOMBER on Discovery

This week, everyone’s favorite brother, Mark Duplass, naturally stars as Ted Kaczynski’s younger brother. Below you’ll find more info, along with a sneak peek clip for posting online.

SNEAK PEEK VIDEO CLIP – EPISODE 5, FOR POSTING ONLINE:
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM1ulFL3oLw&feature=youtu.be

Manhunt: UNABOMBER, Episode 5 – “Abri”

Premieres Tuesday, August 22 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery

After reading the Unabomber’s Manifesto, David Kaczynski sends a sample of his brother Ted’s writing to the FBI for a comparative analysis.  Fitz believes that Ted is the Unabomber and takes extreme steps to gather the proof he needs to convince his bosses at the UTF that he has their man.

Long Synopsis

In 1996, David Kaczynski wrestles with a dilemma.  His wife Linda has read the Unabomber’s published Manifesto, and she strongly believes the ideas and writing match those of David’s brother, Ted.  David finally agrees to submit a sample of Ted’s writing to the FBI for analysis, but only under the condition of strict anonymity.  David is relieved to receive a call stating that the letter he submitted is not a match and Ted is cleared as a suspect.

Meanwhile, Fitz is living at home in Pennsylvania and working at the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI.  But instead of feeling happy to be with Ellie and his sons, Fitz remains obsessed with the UNABOM case.  Fitz has Tabby secretly fax him the voluminous writing samples the UTF receives in the wake of the Manifesto’s publication.  Tabby discovers the letter that David sent in; though it has been ruled out by the UTF forensics lab, Tabby violates orders and sends it to Fitz.  Fitz instantly senses the common authorship and breaks protocol by going to confront David Kaczynski.  After much convincing, David agrees that Ted is the Unabomber and gives Fitz all of Ted’s letters and writings he has saved over the years.

Fitz leaves his wife and returns to Natalie with all of the Ted-authored documents.  After a night of linguistic analysis, they conclude definitively that Ted is the Unabomber.  In the wake of this triumph, they share a kiss; but Fitz, still absorbed by the case, pulls away.  Fitz charges into the UTF to present his findings and manages to convince Ackerman, Cole, and Genelli that Ted Kaczynski is indeed the Unabomber.  However, Ackerman realizes that Tabby violated orders when she sent Ted’s letter to Fitz, and fires her.  Fitz continues his analysis of Ted’s writings alone, having alienated all of the people in his life who care for him.

JANE LYNCH STARS AS FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO AND GRAPPLES WITH DECISION TO STAGE FBI’S LARGEST SURVEILLANCE OPERATION IN ITS HISTORY

JANE LYNCH STARS AS FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO AND GRAPPLES WITH DECISION TO STAGE FBI’S LARGEST SURVEILLANCE OPERATION IN ITS HISTORY

PREMIERES TUESDAY AT 10 PM ET/PT ON DISCOVERY

Manhunt: UNABOMBER – Episode 4, “Publish or Perish”

Premieres Tuesday, August 15 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery

In 1995, the Unabomber offers to stop bombing if his Manifesto is published. Fitz puts everything on the line to push for publication, devising a massive operation to uncover the Unabomber’s identity. 

SNEAK PEEK VIDEO CLIP – EPISODE 4, FOR POSTING ONLINE:Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbawnI6lcI 

Long Synopsis

The Unabomber comes to the FBI with a proposal: If a national periodical will publish his Manifesto in full, he will agree to stop bombing. Ackerman wrestles with this moral dilemma, as he must give Attorney General Janet Reno a recommendation. Fitz pushes for publication, as he believes a friend of the Unabomber will recognize his unique ideology and idiosyncratic writing style. Cole insists that the FBI does not negotiate with terrorists.

Meanwhile, Fitz’s wife Ellie visits from Pennsylvania. Fitz has been distracted by his work on the Unabom case and the two of them try to reconnect, with limited success.

When one of the UTF’s few active leads in proves to be a dead end, Ackerman challenges Fitz to come up with one more reason to publish the Manifesto which could produce a new lead. Fitz suggests they publish it in the Washington Post, only sold at one location in the Bay Area, and mount a massive sting operation to follow and investigate every person who purchases that issue of the Washington Post. Ackerman presents this plan to Janet Reno, who gives her blessing. The FBI mounts the massive operation, the largest surveillance operation in FBI history. On publication day, Tabby tails a suspect who seemingly matches Fitz’s profile. But when that lead, too, is a dead end, Fitz is fired from the UTF and sent home in disgrace. There is a ray of hope, however, as a woman in Paris reads the Manifesto and recognizes something very familiar about it. 

MORE CLUES AND TWISTS REVEALED IN THE TRUE STORY OF THE FBI’S HUNT FOR THE UNABOMBER

MORE CLUES AND TWISTS REVEALED IN THE TRUE STORY OF THE FBI’S HUNT FOR THE UNABOMBER:DISCOVERY’S CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES ‘Manhunt: UNABOMBER’ PREMIERES ALL NEW EPISODE

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Manhunt: UNABOMBER – Episode 3, “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree”

Tuesday, August 8 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery

In 1995, Fitz works with linguist Natalie Rogers to find more clues about the Unabomber’s identity in the Manifesto, but Fitz’s conclusions face deep skepticism at the UTF. In 1997, Ted claims that he can invalidate all of the evidence the FBI has against him.

SNEAK PEEK VIDEO CLIP – EPISODE 3:
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoH4yod4R1s&feature=youtu.be

Long Synopsis

In 1995, Fitz has reached a dead end in his study of the Manifesto. He calls in a panel of academic experts to help with his analysis, but their petty biases prevent any of them from having useful insights, except for one: Natalie Rogers, a Stanford grad student in Comparative Linguistics.  Natalie and Fitz connect both personally and professionally, and what they discover together provides many clues that hone Fitz’s profile of the Unabomber.  Fitz presents his discoveries to the heads of the UTF.  While many of his findings jibe with the previous investigation, Fitz’s conclusion about the age of the Unabomber -- several years older and much better educated than Ackerman, Cole, and Genelli believe -- eliminates all of the current suspects.  Unwilling to be flexible about his conclusions, Fitz’s intransigence costs him political currency within the UTF.  Then, the case takes a shocking turn when, in a flurry of new letters, the Unabomber reveals that he wants to broker a deal with the FBI.

In 1997, Fitz again confronts Ted, this time taking an aggressive position: there is a mountain of evidence that proves Ted’s guilt, so much so that Ted’s best option is to plead guilty.  But Ted mounts a powerful counter-attack: all of the evidence against him was found because of a search warrant written by Fitz that used Fitz’s linguistic analysis to gain entry into Ted’s cabin.  Ted believes he can discredit Fitz’s credentials and analysis, rendering all of the evidence against him invalid -- “The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.”  To his horror, Fitz realizes that Ted may be acquitted because of Fitz’s work.

DISCOVERY TELLS THE DRAMATIC AND GRIPPING TRUE STORY OF THE FBI’S HUNT FOR THE UNABOMBER

DISCOVERY TELLS THE DRAMATIC AND GRIPPING TRUE STORY OF THE FBI’S HUNT FOR THE UNABOMBER

Manhunt: UNABOMBER premieres Tuesday, August 1 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery

(LOS ANGELES) – On the heels of the broadcast success of HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS – TV’s best single-network miniseries in more than three years – Discovery will present an all-new scripted anthology series called Manhunt: UNABOMBER with a two-hour premiere airing Tuesday, August 1 at 9 PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

Manhunt: UNABOMBER tells the dramatic and gripping true story of the FBI’s hunt for the Unabomber, the deadliest serial bomber in history. The story focuses on FBI Agent and Criminal Profiler Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald (played by Sam Worthington of “Avatar” and “Hacksaw Ridge”), who pioneered the use of forensic linguistics to identify and ultimately capture the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany, “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers” series and “A Beautiful Mind”). This series features both Bettany and Worthington’s first major leading roles on U.S. television.

As a fresh faced Criminal Profiler and the newest member of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), Fitz faced an uphill battle not just against the Unabomber – one of the most sophisticated and brilliant criminals in history – but also against the bureaucracy of the UTF itself as his maverick ideas and new approaches were dismissed by the system.

Manhunt: UNABOMBER is produced by John Goldwyn, serving as consultant to Discovery, Lionsgate, Discovery Channel and Trigger Street Productions. Emmy® Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes (“Quarry,” “Banshee”) will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner and Andrew Sodroski, whose “Holland, Michigan” topped Hollywood’s famed Black List for screenplays in 2013, created the series and serves as an Executive Producer. Jim Fitzgerald will serve as Consulting Producer.

The all-star cast also includes Golden Globe® nominee Chris Noth (“The Good Wife,” “Sex In The City”) as character Don Ackerman, the Bay Area Divisional Head of the FBI, who supervises the UNABOM Task Force; Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (“Roadies,” “Game of Thrones”) as Tabby, a street agent who partners with Fitz; Golden Globe® and two-time Emmy winner Jane Lynch (“Glee,” “Hollywood Game Night”) in the role of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno; Mark Duplass (“Togetherness,” “Blue Jay”) as David Kaczynski, Ted’s younger brother; Michael Nouri (“Woman Walks Ahead,” “The Slap”) as Penthouse founder Bob Guccione; three-time Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James (“Hamilton,” “Spotlight,” “13 Reasons Why”) playing ‘Henry Murray,’ a professor of Kaczynski’s at Harvard University; Trieste Kelly Dunn (“Blindspot,” “Banshee”) playing ‘Theresa Oakes,’ a librarian at the Lincoln Public Library; Elizabeth Reaser (“Mad Men” and “Young Adult”) in the role of ‘Ellie,’ Jim Fitzgerald’s wife; Ben Weber (“Sex and the City,” “Secret Life of the American Teenager”) as Andy Genelli, former head of the UNABOM Task Force; Jeremy Bobb (“The Knick,” “Godless”) as Stan Cole, a seasoned FBI agent and Ackerman’s “foul-mouthed pit bull”; Lynn Collins (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) as Natalie, a post-doc in linguistics at Stanford; Katja Herbers (“Manhattan,” “The Leftovers”), as Linda, David Kaczinski’s wife; and Brian F. O’Byrne (“Mildred Pierce,” “Aquarius”) as Frank McAlpine, the FBI’s master profiler and Fitzgerald’s professor who leads the Behavioral Analysis Unit. 

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About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. For 30 years Discovery has been dedicated to satisfying curiosity and entertaining viewers with high-quality content through its global television brands, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery and Science, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery controls Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports entertainment destination across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a vertically integrated next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, premium pay television networks, home entertainment, global distribution and sales, interactive ventures and games and location-based entertainment.

With the acquisition of Starz, Lionsgate adds to its portfolio of businesses the flagship STARZ premium pay network serving nearly 25 million subscribers and the STARZ ENCORE platform with over 31 million subscribers.  The combined company will operate five over-the-top (OTT) streaming services and the STARZ app delivering content directly to consumers.

The Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me and John Wick series, the critically-acclaimed box office hit La La Land, which earned a record-tying 14 Academy Award® nominations, Hacksaw Ridge, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, CBS Films/Lionsgate’s Hell or High Water, Roadside Attractions' Manchester by the Sea, Codeblack Films’ breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

One of the largest independent television businesses in the world, Lionsgate’s slate of premium quality series encompasses nearly 90 shows on more than 40 different networks.  These include the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama The Royals, the acclaimed Casual, the breakout success Greenleaf and hit Starz series including Outlander, Black Sails, Survivor’s Remorse and Power, the second highest-rated premium pay television series of 2016.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates.  Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of more than 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and Starz brands are synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES SUMMER SLATE OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES SUMMER SLATE OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

(Los Angeles) – Discovery Channel’s summer schedule is jam-packed with a wide variety of both fan favorites and all-new programming. On the heels of the broadcast success of HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS – TV’s best single-network miniseries in more than three years – Discovery will premiere an all-new scripted anthology series called Manhunt: UNABOMBER that tracks how FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald brought down Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber,” through his pioneering work in forensic linguistics. The schedule will also include DARKNESS, a new unscripted series that takes the survival genre to the next level; MOSQUITO, a documentary that sheds unique insight into the growing threat of this insidious insect; FIRST IN HUMAN, a new documentary series narrated by Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and Critics Choice® winning actor Jim Parsons; and RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN, an official selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival narrated by award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw. And of course, there will be lots and lots of sharks with the return of SHARK WEEK. Below you’ll find a selection of key show highlights and air dates.

TOP HIGHLIGHTS

SHARK WEEK
Premieres Sunday, July 23 at 7 PM ET/PT on Discovery As television’s longest running summer event, from exotic, unexplored locations to incredible breaches and shark sonograms, SHARK WEEK has given viewers extensive insight into the mysterious world of sharks – taking them where cameras have never been before. Along the way, Shark Week has built a community of scientists, including Craig O'Connoll, Neil Hammerschlag, and Tristan Gutteridge, who have come on board to share science-based shark stories and exciting shark research from the field. Discovery will employ new technology, from genetic profiling to miniaturized camera tags, to peer more deeply into the shark ecosystem. The shows of the 30th anniversary will combine the best of science and technology to capture the fascinating and misunderstood behavior of sharks. Whether looking for the largest great white sharks deep in the ocean, or exploring for strange new shark species, Shark Week 2017 will deep dive into the secret lives of sharks, and find better ways to share the oceans we co-inhabit.

MOSQUITO
New documentary special premieres July 6 on Discovery Shot on four continents and featuring insights from some of the world’s leading experts, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention former Director Tom Frieden, MOSQUITO sounds the alarm about the deadliest animal in the world highlighting the immense international efforts that will be required to stop it in its tracks. 

DARKNESS

All new series coming this July to Discovery

This all-new series takes the survival genre to the next level. Inspired by extreme training scenarios conducted by the U.S. Military, Department of Defense, and NASA, three strangers each episode will push themselves to their absolute limits in complete darkness – enduring days buried underground while navigating prehistoric cave systems, ancient subterranean cities and centuries-old abandoned mines.

Manhunt: UNABOMBER
The 2-hour series premiere begins Tuesday, August 1 at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery
Manhunt: UNABOMBER tells the dramatic and gripping true story of the FBI’s hunt for the Unabomber, the deadliest serial bomber in history. The story focuses on FBI Agent and Criminal Profiler Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald (played by Sam Worthington of “Avatar” and “Hacksaw Ridge”), who pioneered the use of forensic linguistics to identify and ultimately capture the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany, “Gangster No. 1,” “Captain America: Civil War”). As a fresh faced Criminal Profiler and the newest member of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), Fitz faced an uphill battle not just against the Unabomber – one of the most sophisticated and brilliant criminals in history - but also against the bureaucracy of the UTF itself as his maverick ideas and new approaches were dismissed by the system. MANHUNT: UNABOMBER is produced by John Goldwyn, serving as consultant to Discovery, Lionsgate, Discovery Channel and Trigger Street Productions. Emmy® Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes (“Quarry,” “Banshee”) will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner and Andrew Sodroski, whose “Holland, Michigan” topped Hollywood’s famed Black List for screenplays in 2013, created the series and serves as an Executive Producer. Jim Fitzgerald will serve as Consulting Producer.

FIRST IN HUMAN

All new documentary series premieres August 10 on Discovery

From the first use of chemotherapy for cancer, lithium for depression, and immunosuppressive therapy for lupus, NIH’S Building 10 has been at the forefront of the world’s medical breakthroughs. FIRST IN HUMAN is an unprecedented look inside Building 10, the nation’s largest research hospital, where the medicine of tomorrow is made.  The three-part documentary series explores the lives of the doctors, researchers, and patients who together make progress possible in this cutting-edge testing ground. The series is narrated by Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and Critics Choice® winning actor Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Hidden Figures”), directed by Emmy winner John Hoffman, and executive produced by Hoffman and Emmy winner Dyllan McGee.

RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN

An official selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival premieres August 31 on Discovery

From the Montana Rockies to the Kansas wheat fields and the Gulf of Mexico, families who work the land and sea are crossing political divides to find unexpected ways to protect the natural resources vital to their livelihoods. Narrated by award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw and directed by Emmy®-winning and Oscar-nominated Susan Froemke and Emmy®-winning filmmaker John Hoffman, the film is based on Miriam Horn’s book, “Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland.”

FULL LIST BELOW

DISCOVERY CHANNEL SUMMER PROGRAMMING GUIDE

JUNE-AUGUST 2017

Deadliest Catch: Legend of Wild Bill
Special airing Tuesday, June 6 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery
DEADLIEST CATCH fans know Wild Bill as the tough talking captain who isn’t afraid of taking risks. A hired gun since 1975, Wild Bill gambled a small fortune to buy the crab vessel. But being a boat owner, brings boat owner problems. This 1-hour special follows the legendary captain who – for the first time in the show’s history – will have skin of his own in the game.

Devil’s Canyon
All new series premieres Tuesday, June 6 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery
Deep in the bush of British Columbia there is a new gold rush happening in area known as Devil’s Canyon. Hundreds of millions of dollars in gold are waiting for anyone who is willing to risk their life to get it. Extreme prospectors Boyce Goff, Ben van der Valk and John Belchik travel separately into the areas of Devil’s Canyon that are far beyond the reach of big mining companies, in search of the next big pay streak. No roads, no trails, no camera crew, no help. It’s man vs. nature in one of the harshest environments on Earth, all for the chance to steal the Devil’s gold.

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE

Returns Wednesday, June 14 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery

Alaskan Bush People follows the Brown family as they are determined to harness 34 years of wilderness experience to reclaim their dream of living free.

Homestead Rescue

All-new season premieres Wednesday, June 14 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery

For the hundreds of families who decide to move entirely off-grid, the learning curve is a steep one. Even the most resourceful and determined families often succumb to their first winter, monsoon or drought season. That’s where the Raney family steps in. Father and builder Marty Raney – flanked by farmer daughter Misty and son Matt, an expert hunter and fisherman – teach homesteading hopefuls the off-the-grid basics and prepare them for nature’s worst. At the end of the day, the prospects must heed lessons to learn and survive on their own or give up their dream forever.

THROWBACK WEEKEND

Programming Stunt Coming to Discovery Channel June 17 at 7 PM ET/PT

Discovery Channel is turning back the clocks to revisit some of the most iconic series in television history. Packed with nostalgia, THROWBACK WEEKEND revisits epic experiments and maverick mechanics with original episodes of Mythbusters and Monster Garage.

DIESEL BROTHERS: THE DOUBLE HEADER
Special premieres Monday, June 19 at 9 PM ET/PT on DiscoveryHeavy D, Diesel Dave, Redbeard and The Muscle have built an empire with DieselSellerz, bringing extreme tricked out trucks to fans across America. Internet sensations, the team showcase crazy pranks and stunt driving to their loyal followers. They work hard and play hard, but this time they’re taking their diesel game to the ballpark… with Detroit Tigers’ superstar Miguel Cabrera and MLB Network analysts Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez and former All-Star Carlos Peña.  The two-night special, DIESEL BROTHERS: THE DOUBLE HEADER, premieres on Monday, June 19th at 9pm ET/PT and concludes on Thursday, June 22nd at 9PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel. The special will also air in Spanish on Discovery Español on June 19 and June 26 at 10pm ET/PT.

MOSQUITO
New documentary special premieres July 6 on Discovery Shot on four continents and featuring insights from some of the world’s leading experts, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention former Director Tom Frieden, MOSQUITO sounds the alarm about the deadliest animal in the world highlighting the immense international efforts that will be required to stop it in its tracks. 

SHARK WEEK
Premieres Sunday, July 23 at 7 PM ET/PT on Discovery As television’s longest running summer event, from exotic, unexplored locations to incredible breaches and shark sonograms, SHARK WEEK has given viewers extensive insight into the mysterious world of sharks – taking them where cameras have never been before. Along the way, Shark Week has built a community of scientists, including Craig O'Connoll, Neil Hammerschlag, and Tristan Gutteridge, who have come on board to share science-based shark stories and exciting shark research from the field. Discovery will employ new technology, from genetic profiling to miniaturized camera tags, to peer more deeply into the shark ecosystem. The shows of the 30th anniversary will combine the best of science and technology to capture the fascinating and misunderstood behavior of sharks. Whether looking for the largest great white sharks deep in the ocean, or exploring for strange new shark species, Shark Week 2017 will deep dive into the secret lives of sharks, and find better ways to share the oceans we co-inhabit.

DARKNESS

All new series coming this July to Discovery

This all-new series takes the survival genre to the next level.   Inspired by extreme training scenarios conducted by the U.S. Military, Department of Defense, and NASA, three strangers each episode will push themselves to their absolute limits in complete darkness – enduring days buried underground while navigating prehistoric cave systems, ancient subterranean cities and centuries-old abandoned mines.

Manhunt: UNABOMBER
The 2-hour series premiere begins Tuesday, August 1 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery
Manhunt: UNABOMBER tells the dramatic and gripping true story of the FBI’s hunt for the Unabomber, the deadliest serial bomber in history. The story focuses on FBI Agent and Criminal Profiler Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald (played by Sam Worthington of “Avatar” and “Hacksaw Ridge”), who pioneered the use of forensic linguistics to identify and ultimately capture the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany, “Gangster No. 1,” “Captain America: Civil War”). As a fresh faced Criminal Profiler and the newest member of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), Fitz faced an uphill battle not just against the Unabomber – one of the most sophisticated and brilliant criminals in history - but also against the bureaucracy of the UTF itself as his maverick ideas and new approaches were dismissed by the system. MANHUNT: UNABOMBER is produced by John Goldwyn, serving as consultant to Discovery, Lionsgate, Discovery Channel and Trigger Street Productions. Emmy® Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes (“Quarry,” “Banshee”) will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner and Andrew Sodroski, whose “Holland, Michigan” topped Hollywood’s famed Black List for screenplays in 2013, created the series and serves as an Executive Producer. Jim Fitzgerald will serve as Consulting Producer.

FIRST IN HUMAN

All new documentary series premieres August 10 on Discovery

From the first use of chemotherapy for cancer, lithium for depression, and immunosuppressive therapy for lupus, NIH’S Building 10 has been at the forefront of the world’s medical breakthroughs. FIRST IN HUMAN is an unprecedented look inside Building 10, the nation’s largest research hospital, where the medicine of tomorrow is made.  The three-part documentary series explores the lives of the doctors, researchers, and patients who together make progress possible in this cutting-edge testing ground. The series is narrated by Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and Critics Choice® winning actor Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Hidden Figures”), directed by Emmy winner John Hoffman, and executive produced by Hoffman and Emmy winner Dyllan McGee.

RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN

An official selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival premieres August 31 on Discovery

From the Montana Rockies to the Kansas wheat fields and the Gulf of Mexico, families who work the land and sea are crossing political divides to find unexpected ways to protect the natural resources vital to their livelihoods. Narrated by award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw and directed by Emmy®-winning and Oscar-nominated Susan Froemke and Emmy®-winning filmmaker John Hoffman, the film is based on Miriam Horn’s book, “Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland.”

NAKED AND AFRAID AND NAKED AND AFRAID XL

NAKED AND AFRAID airs Sundays at 9 PM ET/PT and XL airs at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery

The television pop culture phenomenon is upping the ante and changing the game with the most real, raw, dangerous and insane moments you won’t see anywhere else on television. Last season, America’s #1 cable survival show garnered over 47M viewers P2+ and this year’s twists and turns promise to deliver naked and extreme television. Each week on NAKED AND AFRAID, meet a new man and woman as they take on the toughest survival challenge out there. Will these survivalists have the emotional strength and drive to endure these grueling conditions and find out what they’re made of? Watch as each couple battles the elements, each other, and their own inner weaknesses to see who will triumph over the terrain, or fail under the force of nature.

On NAKED AND AFRAID XL this season, only 9 survivalists have been selected to conquer the elements and tasked to survive in one of the most grueling and merciless environments on earth… The Amazon. Not only will they need to tackle and overcome this unforgiving terrain, but they need to do so for six weeks, 40 days.

Carspotting

All new series coming this summer on Discovery

Entrepreneurial brothers Carlos and Pedro, coupled with their car savant and best friend Niko, are in the business of re-glorifying the holy grails of American muscle cars. The trio hunt, restore, and sell these abandoned relics in a remote region of the Pacific Northwest, a hidden region for car-hunting gurus. The experts dig around remote locations for classic cars that have been left for dead, and are determined to find the most sought after hidden cars and make huge profits doing it.

Garage Rehab
All new series coming this summer on Discovery

Richard Rawlings is the owner of several successful businesses including Gas Monkey Garage a world-renowned hot rod shop and Gas Monkey Bar and Grill. Now, he’s ready to help other business owners find that same success. So, he’s traveling the country in search of struggling automotive and motorcycle shops that are desperate for cash and on the brink of failure. Will Richard and his team be able to save a struggling garage from closing its doors forever?

Misfit Garage
Returns this summer on Discovery
An all-new season of FAST N’ LOUD spin-off series MISFIT GARAGE revs up with bigger builds and more drama when it returns to Discovery this summer. From Fast N’ Loud producer Pilgrim Media Group, MISFIT GARAGE follows the crew at Fired Up Garage who joined forces to create their own hot rod start-up rivaling FAST N’ LOUD’s Richard Rawlings and his mega-successful Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas. The crew wants to prove once and for all that they’re the best and make Fired Up the #1 shop in the world for custom street rods. But things don’t always go so smoothly.

Discovery Channel Announces 2017-2018 Upfront Programming Slate

Discovery Channel Announces 2017-2018 Upfront Programming Slate
Highlights include the new scripted anthology series called "Manhunt: Unabomber," which premieres with a special two-hour episode on Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00/8:00c.

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DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES 2017-2018 UPFRONT PROGRAMMING SLATE
Discovery Returns with an Ambitious Lineup of 20 Returning Series and 18 New Ones
(NEW YORK) - Today, Discovery Channel unveiled the primetime programming slate for the 2017-2018 television season. Discovery has an ambitious lineup of 20 returning series and 18 new ones.
New series include DARKNESS, HOUSE OF CARS (W/T) and the return of Discovery's Emmy Award-winning hit series, CASH CAB where unsuspecting passengers will be ambushed by America's favorite celebrities. Discovery will also shine a spotlight on NASA as it celebrates its 60th anniversary in the documentary, NASA: 60 YEARS AND BEYOND. On the heels of the broadcast success of HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS - TV's best single-network miniseries in more than three years - the network announced it will premiere a new scripted anthology series called MANHUNT: UNABOMBER that tracks how FBI agent Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald brought down Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," through his pioneering work in forensic linguistics. The series premieres with a special two-hour episode on Tuesday, August 1 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery.
Discovery's iconic MOTOR MONDAY line-up goes into high gear with all-new series including HOUSE OF CARS (W/T), GARAGE REHAB and MOTORHEADS (W/T) as well as returning favorites including FAST N' LOUD, DIESEL BROTHERS, MISFIT GARAGE, STREET OUTLAWS and STREET OUTLAWS: NEW ORLEANS.

SHARK WEEK, now in its 29th year kicks off this summer on Sunday, July 23 at 7PM ET/PT on Discovery. It will return in 2018 for its 30th anniversary along with fan favorite programming including monster survival hit NAKED AND AFRAID and its spinoff NAKED AND AFRAID XL, 16-time Emmy(R) Award-winning series DEADLIEST CATCH, Discovery's highest rated series GOLD RUSH as well as hit series BERING SEA GOLD, among others.

"Discovery Channel finished 2016 at the top of our game as cable's #1 non-sports network in Men 25-54 with more Top 10 unscripted cable series than any other network," said Rich Ross, Group President of Discovery, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Velocity. "I believe our upcoming slate of programming will continue to elevate the brand and deliver must-watch factual, documentary and scripted content that entertains, enlightens and inspires."

Discovery Channel's 2017-2018 programming schedule highlights include:
NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
CASH CAB - Revived and revved up, unwitting passengers enter the Cash Cab expecting a normal taxi journey, only to discover they're instant contestants in for a potentially lucrative ride. Dodging New York City traffic, these lucky passengers will take on classic CASH CAB trivia en route to their destination. If they get stumped, pedestrians and friends can help them out via phone, text or social media shout outs. If these riders get three questions wrong, though, they're out on the street. Comedian David Steinberg (CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, INSIDE COMEDY, SEINFELD, and MAD ABOUT YOU) comes to the project and with All3Media's Lion USA will revamp the series as executive producers, with Robyn Todd as co-executive producer. All new episodes will feature some of the top names in comedy, film and TV... who will even get behind the wheel of the cab itself, picking up lucky passengers. (Lion USA)

COLD CASE ALASKA - In the largely untouched landscape of Alaska, people go missing at an eerily high rate with more missing people per capita than any other state. It's a place where people can vanish into the wilderness without a trace - with some disappearing because they want to, but many others missing because someone else wanted them to. These cases were originally handled by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation's Cold Case Unit. However, the unit was recently disbanded - leaving many of these missing person cases unsolved. Now Discovery will follow one man's search who will stop at nothing to find some answers. (M2 Pictures)

COOPER'S TREASURE - In the 1960s, the "Original 7" astronauts were both rock stars and daredevils. With movie star looks and a penchant for sports cars, Gordon Cooper was the youngest and the flashiest of the bunch. As a space pioneer, he first took orbit in Mercury-Atlas 9, setting a record that still holds today for the longest solo space flight in US history. During one of his key missions, while Cooper claimed to be scouring the globe for nuclear sites, he actually discovered something else: shipwrecks. Working for decades in secret, using the information he collected while orbiting the Earth, Cooper created a document that he thought could lead to unimaginable wealth - a treasure map from space. Before passing away, Cooper shared his secret with long-time friend Darrell Miklos with the hope that his exploration would continue and the treasure would ultimately be found. Miklos is now setting out on a personal quest to fulfill the legacy of his lost mentor, once and for all realizing Cooper's long-held dream and proving to the world that the mysterious documents hold the key for a new generation of explorers. (Ample and Amblin Television)
DARKNESS - Are you afraid of the Dark? This all-new series features one of the most advanced and comprehensive tests of mental and physical survival ever captured on television. Inspired by extreme training scenarios conducted by the U.S. Military, Department of Defense, and NASA, three strangers each episode will push themselves to their absolute limits in complete darkness - enduring days buried underground while navigating prehistoric cave systems, ancient subterranean cities and centuries-old abandoned mines. (Electus)

DEVIL'S CANYON - The Devil's Canyon area of British Columbia is home to the largest creek side gold deposit the world has ever seen. It's also one of the most hostile terrains for survival on the planet. Three extreme prospectors, Ben van der Valk, Boyce Goff and John Belcik take the biggest gamble of their lives as they journey into the most remote areas of the Canyon in search of their fortunes. Equipped with only the tools and food they can carry in on their backs, these skilled miners head deep into the forest where big mining companies can't reach. Once they arrive, they have a slim window of time to find as much gold as they can before winter hits. All three men are forced to constantly balance their relentless desire to hunt gold with their need to survive. Raging windstorms, bone-chilling rain and snow, falling trees, hypothermia and deadly bears all stand in the way between these miners and the find of a lifetime. (Magilla)

GOLD RUSH: PARKER'S TRAIL - Between 1896 and 1899, more than 100,000 brave souls set out on a perilous journey into the frozen North on the legendary Klondike Gold Rush trail. Most never made it to the end. Killed or scared off by bears, treacherous terrain, raging torrents and temperatures below -40 degrees, only one in three completed the journey. Now Parker Schnabel of Discovery GOLD RUSH fame, will attempt to make this same journey and document it. Parker comes from a family of gold miners, including his beloved grandpa, who inspired him to push himself beyond his limits. In honor of his grandpa's memory, he will now attempt one of the most dangerous challenges he's ever done by trekking across the Coastal Range - as winter closes in - from his home in Alaska to the fabled goldfields of the Klondike. This journey is in his blood and will follow in the footsteps of his forebears. (RAW Television)

NEW MOTOR MONDAY SERIES
GARAGE REHAB - Richard Rawlings is the owner of several successful businesses including Gas Monkey Garage a world-renowned hot rod shop and Gas Monkey Bar and Grill. Now, he's ready to help other business owners find that same success. So, he's traveling the country in search of struggling automotive and motorcycle shops that are desperate for cash and on the brink of failure. Will Richard and his team be able to save a struggling garage from closing its doors forever? (Pilgrim)

HOUSE OF CARS (W/T) - An original unscripted series that proves building cars isn't just for the pros - it's for anyone who thinks they have what it takes to test their chops on a big build. At just 29, Nate Boyer has already made his mark restoring and customizing classic American cars as owner of Kultured Customs. But now he's making his biggest gamble yet - starting a new type of garage like no other. It's called "The Doghouse," a co-op business, where mechanics and hobbyists with varied skill sets (aka "Dawgs") get to use Nate's space to modify and restore cars to their full glory. (Coolfire Studios)

MOTORHEADS (W/T) - This all-new series will follow Carlos Becerra, a tenacious 25-year-old Mexican American, as he attempts to hustle his way into the car business and become one of the top classic car flippers in the country. Carlos and his team make their own rules when it comes to finding and flipping cars -- and along the way, have a ton of fun doing it. In addition to building amazing, one-of-a-kind cars, the series will follow the crew as they hunt down potential cars to flip in the most unlikely of places. All across Northern Washington, cars litter the landscape and the team will stop at nothing to find them. While some of the cars look unsalvageable - after years of deterioration from sitting deep in a forest - Carlos sees big potential, even if trees are growing right through them. But will he be able to hustle his way into the highly competitive business of car flipping and prove these vehicles are more than just a diamond in the rough? (Leftfield Pictures)

NEW DOCUMENTARY SPECIALS
BILLION OYSTER PROJECT (W/T) - On New York's Governor's Island, an unprecedented program has an ambitious goal: to restore once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor. What's more, the foot soldiers of this environmental movement are an unlikely group--high school students at a remarkable public school that teaches stewardship of the waterways alongside math and English. BILLION OYSTER PROJECT (working title) highlights the stories and work of these extraordinary students and their inspiring teachers as they persevere to turn the tide on decades of neglect and bring back the health of New York City waterways. Directed by Oscar(R) winner Roger Ross Williams and award-winning filmmaker Kristi Jacobson and produced by the Emmy(R) Award-winning producer Julie Goldman, the film will premiere on Discovery under the Discovery Impact banner. (Motto Pictures)

MOSQUITO - Mosquitos are the single greatest agent of death in modern human history. Today, rapid environmental shifts like climate change and the ease of international travel have only increased the threat mosquitos pose by hastening their spread around the globe. These changes are bringing diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever to uncharted and unprepared parts of the world, from Brazil to Florida to New York, putting millions more lives at risk. Shot on four continents and featuring insights from some of the world's leading experts - including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden and leadership from the World Health Organization - MOSQUITO sounds the alarm about this mounting global threat, and serves as a call to action for the immense international efforts that will be required to stop it in its tracks. This timely film dives deep into the unique biology of the mosquito, revealing its uncanny ability to adapt to and overcome efforts to control it, and presents new (and sometimes controversial) methods of eliminating the danger they pose. Directed by Su Rynard. (Yap Films)

NASA: 60 YEARS AND BEYOND - As this historic institution celebrates its 60th anniversary, Discovery once again shines a spotlight on NASA and the vital role it has to play moving forward into the coming decades. With wide-ranging access to NASA leaders and scientists, the film will chronicle the scope of NASA's work around the globe, to the farthest reaches of our solar system and galaxies. Academy Award(R)-nominated and Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy ("Last Days of Vietnam," takes her cameras behind the scenes of the world's greatest space agency, filming next-generation space telescopes, dazzling prototypes of Mars-bound spacecraft, and cutting-edge missions to better understand Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Moxie Firecracker Films)
RANCHER FARMER FISHERMAN - An official selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN weaves together the stories of four unlikely conservation heroes working in America's heartland. At a moment when it seems that collaboration is not just nonexistent but impossible, these working families cross political and other divides to arrive at real solutions for protecting the land and sea that define our country - and are crucial to all of our survival. From the Montana Rockies to the fields of Kansas to the Gulf of Mexico, RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN showcases the successes of a new crop of conservation heroes. RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN will premiere as part of Discovery Impact, a slate of groundbreaking documentaries focusing on humankind's impact on the environment and what individuals and society as a whole can do to solve some of the largest problems facing the planet. Narrated by award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw, and directed by Emmy(R)-winning and Oscar-nominated Froemke and Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Hoffman, the film is based on Miriam Horn's book, "Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland." (McGee Media)

SACRED COD - Off the coast of New England, a historic cod fishery has been ravaged by overfishing, climate change, and government mismanagement. However, local fishermen are skeptical of the science and object to government policies that protect the fish but leave them fighting for their livelihoods. SACRED COD examines the complex collapse of one of the world's greatest commercial fisheries. SACRED COD is directed and produced by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Abel, Andy Laub, and Steve Liss. (Cody Wolf Productions)

SCRIPTED SERIES
MANHUNT: UNABOMBER - Manhunt: UNABOMBER tells the dramatic and gripping true story of the FBI's hunt for the Unabomber, the deadliest serial bomber in history. The story focuses on FBI Agent and Criminal Profiler Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald (played by Sam Worthington of "Avatar" and "Hacksaw Ridge"), who pioneered the use of forensic linguistics to identify and ultimately capture the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany, "Gangster No. 1," "Captain America: Civil War"). As a fresh faced Criminal Profiler and the newest member of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), Fitz faced an uphill battle not just against the Unabomber - one of the most sophisticated and brilliant criminals in history - but also against the bureaucracy of the UTF itself as his maverick ideas and new approaches were dismissed by the system. MANHUNT: UNABOMBER is produced by John Goldwyn, serving as consultant to Discovery, Lionsgate, Discovery Channel and Trigger Street Productions. Emmy(R) Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes ("Quarry," "Banshee") will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner and Andrew Sodroski, whose "Holland, Michigan" topped Hollywood's famed Black List for screenplays in 2013, created the series and serves as an Executive Producer. Jim Fitzgerald will serve as Consulting Producer. Manhunt: UNABOMBER premieres with a special two-hour episode on Tuesday, August 1 at 9PM ET/PT.
                                                                                                             
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
SHARK WEEK 30th ANNIVERSARY - In 2018, SHARK WEEK turns 30! After three decades and hundreds of shows, Shark Week has become a staple of summer and a pop culture phenomenon. As television's longest running summer event, from exotic, unexplored locations to incredible breaches and shark sonograms, SHARK WEEK has given viewers extensive insight into the mysterious world of sharks - taking them where cameras have never been before. Along the way, Shark Week has built a community of scientists, including Craig O'Connoll, Neil Hammerschlag, and Tristan Gutteridge, who have come on board to share science-based shark stories and exciting shark research from the field. In 2018, those scientists along with the very best underwater cinematographers, including Andy Casagrande and Joe Romeiro, will show sharks in a way we've never seen before. Discovery will employ new technology, from genetic profiling to miniaturized camera tags, to peer more deeply into the shark ecosystem. The shows of the 30th anniversary will combine the best of science and technology to capture the fascinating and misunderstood behavior of sharks. Whether looking for the largest great white sharks deep in the ocean, or exploring for strange new shark species, Shark Week 2018 will deep dive into the secret lives of sharks, and find better ways to share the oceans we co-inhabit. SHARK WEEK 30TH ANNIVERSARY promises to be the best week of must-watch shark programming ever!

RETURNING SERIES
Discovery Channel's series returning in 2017-2018 include: ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (Park Slope Productions), ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER (Discovery Studios), BERING SEA GOLD (Original Productions), DEADLIEST CATCH (Original Productions), DIESEL BROTHERS (Magilla Entertainment), EDGE OF ALASKA (TwoFour), FAST N'LOUD (Pilgrim Media Group), GOLD RUSH (Raw Television), HOMESTEAD RESCUE (Raw Television) KILLING FIELDS (Sirens Media), LAST ALASKANS (Half Yard Productions), MISFIT GARAGE (Pilgrim Media Group), MOONSHINERS (Magilla Entertainment), NAKED AND AFRAID and NAKED AND AFRAID XL (Renegade 83), STREET OUTLAWS and STREET OUTLAWS: NEW ORLEANS (Pilgrim Media Group), TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE ISLAND (MAK Pictures), VEGAS RAT RODS (Proper TV), YUKON MEN (Paper Route)

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Brian d'Arcy James, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Elizabeth Reaser Join Discovery's Scripted Series, Now Titled "Manhunt: The UNABOMer"

Brian d'Arcy James, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Elizabeth Reaser Join Discovery's Scripted Series, Now Titled "Manhunt: The UNABOMer"
The new title reflects the name given by the original task force created by the FBI and ATF to investigate the "UNABOM" case, a combination of the words "University" and "Airline BOMber."

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[via press release from Discovery] BRIAN D'ARCY JAMES, TRIESTE KELLY DUNN AND ELIZABETH REASER JOIN DISCOVERY'S SCRIPTED ANTHOLOGY SERIES ABOUT THE INFAMOUS UNABOMBER
New Title Announced as 'Manhunt: The UNABOMer'

(LOS ANGELES and SANTA MONICA) - Discovery Channel announced that three-time Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James ("Hamilton," "Spotlight," "13 Reasons Why"), Trieste Kelly Dunn ("Blindspot," "Banshee") and Elizabeth Reaser ("Mad Men" and "Young Adult") have been cast in the network's upcoming scripted series now titled "Manhunt: The UNABOMer," formerly known as "Manifesto," set to air this year. Produced by John Goldwyn, serving as consultant to Discovery, Lionsgate, Trigger Street Productions and Discovery Channel, the anthology series tells the story about the hunt for Ted Kaczynski, who terrified the nation with a letter bombing campaign in the 1980s and early 1990s. The new title reflects the name given by the original task force created by the FBI and ATF to investigate the "UNABOM" case, a combination of the words "University" and "Airline BOMber."

The series will tell the story of how FBI agent Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington, "Avatar," "Hacksaw Ridge") deployed a radical approach to intelligence gathering to take down Kaczynski, portrayed by Paul Bettany ("Gangster No. 1," "Captain America: Civil War"). Emmy(R) Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes ("Quarry," "Banshee") will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner. Andrew Sodroski, whose "Holland, Michigan" topped Hollywood's famed Black List for screenplays in 2013, created the series and serves as an Executive Producer. Jim Fitzgerald will serve as Consulting Producer.

James will play 'Henry Murray,' a professor of Kaczynski's at Harvard University, who convinced his young students to participate in mind control experiments supervised by the CIA. It's believed that these sessions, which were psychologically brutal and lasted for almost a year, were responsible for effectively weaponizing Kaczynski. Dunn will play 'Theresa Oakes,' a librarian at the Lincoln Public Library in Montana, who befriended Kaczynski and engaged him to tutor her 11-year-old son in math; and Reaser will play the role of 'Ellie,' Jim Fitzgerald's wife and the mother of their two children.

Discovery also announced Golden Globe(R) and two-time Emmy winner Jane Lynch ("Glee," "Hollywood Game Night") will play the role of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. Other cast includes Golden Globe(R) nominee Chris Noth ("The Good Wife," "Sex In The City") as character Don Ackerman, the Bay Area Divisional Head of the FBI, who supervises the UNABOM Task Force; Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes ("Roadies," "Game of Thrones") as Tabby, a street agent who partners with Fitz; Mark Duplass ("Togetherness," "Blue Jay") as David Kaczynski, Ted's younger brother; Michael Nouri ("Woman Walks Ahead," "The Slap") as Penthouse founder Bob Guccione; Ben Weber ("Sex and the City," "Secret Life of the American Teenager") as Andy Genelli, former head of the UNABOM Task Force; Jeremy Bobb ("The Knick," "Godless") as Stan Cole, a seasoned FBI agent and Ackerman's "foul-mouthed pit bull"; Lynn Collins ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine") as Natalie, a post-doc in linguistics at Stanford; Katja Herbers ("Manhattan," "The Leftovers"), as Linda, David Kaczinski's wife; and Brian F. O'Byrne ("Mildred Pierce," "Aquarius") as Frank McAlpine, the FBI's master profiler and Fitzgerald's professor who leads the Behavioral Analysis Unit. This series features both Bettany and Worthington's first major leading roles on U.S. television.

James was awarded the 2016 SAG Award, Critics Choice Award, Gotham Award and the Independent Spirit's Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble for his portrayal of Matt Carroll, one of the four critical members of the Boston Globe's Spotlight team opposite Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Mc Adams in the 2016 Best Picture Oscar winning film "Spotlight." He is a celebrated stage actor who has received three TONY nominations for his work on Broadway: Nick Bottom in the currently running hit musical "Something Rotten," "Shrek in Shrek the Musical" and Sidney Falco in "Sweet Smell of Success." In 2015 he also originated the role of King George in Lyn Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" at New York's Public Theater. Additional Broadway credits include: the role of Banquo opposite Ethan Hawke in the Lincoln Center production of "Macbeth," starring alongside Laura Linney, Christina Ricci and Eric Bogosian in the hit play "Time Stands Still" and starring in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Next to Normal." Television fans know him most noticeably for his roles on NBC's "Smash," Showtime's "The Big C" and the Award-winning HBO movie "Game Change." He also appeared in the 2015 film "Sisters" with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. He has multiple projects in the works including Netflix's new TV show, "13 Reasons Why," and the feature films "Felt," "Molly's Game," "Song of Back and Neck," "1922" and "Trouble."
Dunn graduated with a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She can currently be seen recurring on NBC's "Blindspot" and in Bob Byingtons upcoming indie comedy "Infinity Baby" premiering at SXSW. TV credits include a series regular role on the Cinemax hit series "Banshee", and recurring and guest star roles on NBC's "Believe," "The Good Wife," "Almost There," "Golden Boy," "Brothers and Sisters," "Bored to Death" and "Canterbury's Law." Dunn has been in many critically acclaimed indie features and was named one of the 25 faces of film in 2010's filmmaker magazine. Her leading roles in the following NY Times Critics pick indies are; "Applesauce," "Loves Her Gun," "Cold Weather," "The New Year," "Vacation!" She can also be seen in Paul Green Grass Oscar nominated "United 93."

Reaser's film credits include "Ouija: Origin of Evil;" "The Twilight Saga;" "Films 1-5;" "Hello, My Name Is Doris;" "One and Two;" "Sweet Land" (Newport Beach Film Festival Award; Independent Spirit Award nomination); "Stay;" "Liberal Arts;" "Young Adult;" "The Art of Getting By;" "Puccini for Beginners;" and "The Family Stone." She also has appeared on multiple television series including "Easy," "Mad Men," "True Detective," "The Good Wife," "The Ex List," "Grey's Anatomy" (Emmy, SAG, and Prism award nominations), "Saved," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "The Sopranos." As a stage actor, her off-Broadway credits include: "The Babylon Line" (Lincoln Center Theater); "Permission" and "The Money Shot" (MCC); "How I Learned to Drive" (2ndStage Theatre); "The Winter's Tale" (CSC); "The Hologram Theory" (Blue Light Theater Company).
Production began in Atlanta on January 30.

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Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com

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Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a vertically integrated next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, premium pay television networks, home entertainment, global distribution and sales, interactive ventures and games and location-based entertainment. With the acquisition of Starz, Lionsgate adds to its portfolio of businesses the flagship STARZ premium pay network serving nearly 25 million subscribers and the STARZ ENCORE platform with over 31 million subscribers. The combined company will operate five over-the-top (OTT) streaming services and the STARZ app delivering content directly to consumers. The Company's feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me and John Wick series, the critically-acclaimed box office hit La La Land, which earned a record-tying 14 Academy Award(R) nominations, Hacksaw Ridge, Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween, CBS Films/Lionsgate's Hell or High Water, Roadside Attractions' Manchester by the Sea, Codeblack Films' breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films' Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S. One of the largest independent television businesses in the world, Lionsgate's slate of premium quality series encompasses nearly 90 shows on more than 40 different networks. These include the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama The Royals, the acclaimed Casual, the breakout success Greenleaf and hit Starz series including Outlander, Black Sails, Survivor's Remorse and Power, the second highest-rated premium pay television series of 2016. Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of more than 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and Starz brands are synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com