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HBO Teaming With Bill Simmons on Music Docuseries
23.01.2020 - 03:16 / variety.com
Bill Simmons’ The Ringer is continuing to expand its relationship with HBO.
The company, which already produced the “Andre The Giant” doc at the cabler, is teaming with HBO on a six-part docuseries about the world of music.
The project is slated to air on the network in 2021 and will center on pivotal moments for a popular artist, an iconic album or the music business as a whole. Each of the six films will be helmed by a different director.
“It’s been a dream of mine to put this project
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