Samuel L. Jackson Docuseries ‘Enslaved’ Sets Premiere Date on Epix

Ted Johnson Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast will premiere on Sept. 30, with Sanford Cannold as senior executive producer and Sally Ramirez as executive producer.The 7 PM program will broadcast from CNBC’s headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s BBC has acquired four-part documentary series “Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” featuring actor and human rights activist Samuel L. Jackson from producer and distributor Fremantle.The series, directed by Simcha Jacobovici (“Atlantis Rising”), sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking, as millions of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas by Western European slave traders.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix has set a premiere date for Season 4 of The Crown. The royal drama, starring Olivia Colman, will drop on the streaming service on November 15.Netflix announced the news with a 30-second clip from the new season, in which Colman’s Queen Elizabeth II says: “Something as important as the monarchy simply cannot be allowed to fail.”It then cuts to images of Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin.

Will Thorne Staff WriterMichelle Buteau is unveiling her first hour-long stand-up comedy special.After turns in several of Netflix’s biggest titles over the last few years (including “Always Be My Maybe,” “Russian Doll” and “Tales of the City”), Buteau is taking center stage with her special “Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia,” premiering Sept.

Also Read: Keke Palmer to Host 2020 MTV VMAs - Watch Her Rap With Herself as True Jackson, Who's Now a CEO (Video)The show was originally planned to take place live from Las Vegas prior to the pandemic.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsDisney+’s The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special will hit the streamer on November 17.Taking inspiration from the 1978 TV movie directed by Steve Binder,  The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special will see Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose and the beloved droids come together to celebrate Life Day.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“American Ninja Warrior” has beaten the obstacle course that is coronavirus production.NBC has announced that the competition series will premiere its twelfth season on Monday, Sept. 7 in the 8 p.m.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released a premiere date for “Tehran,” and Netflix announced a premiere date for “The Duchess.”Apple TV Plus will premiere the first three episodes of “Tehran” on Sept. 25.

season 4 is finally back on the TV schedule after its premiere was delayed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The initial outbreak forced shutdowns on film and TV production all around the world, including the latest installment of the Emmy-winning FX series.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe upcoming fourth installment of Noah Hawley’s FX anthology series Fargo, headlined by Chris Rock, will debut Sept. 27 with its first two episodes, directed by Hawley, airing back-to-back.Originally slated to premiere April 19, Season 4 of Fargo was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down production on the show in mid-March.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe “Animaniacs” will be back on the small screen in 2020.Hulu has announced that the Steven Spielberg-produced reboot of the classic ’90s cartoon will premiere Nov. 20 on the platform, a full 22 years after its final episode.The premiere date news comes over two years after Hulu handed the revival a two-season series order.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsBTS has set the United States premiere date for its fourth and latest film Break The Silence: The Movie. The music sensation’s next big-screen title will come to the U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Felipe Esparaza is ready to bring the funny to Netflix with his first original comedy special on the streaming giant titled Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Starz reveals the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” and Freeform gives a first look at “Love in the Time of Corona.” Starz has released the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” which premieres on Sept. 6 at 9 p.m.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorUPDATED, 12 PM: HBO Max has set an August 20 premiere date for the first round of its previously announced stand-up specials as part of its Summer Comedy Festival programming lineup. Solo specials from Rose Matafeo, Beth Stelling, and James Veitch, as well as a multi-act special from the HA Comedy Festival, hosted by Anjelah Johnson, and featuring a lineup of America’s top Latinx comics, will all launch on that date.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorApple TV+ will premiere its Ewan McGregor motorcycle series Long Way Up on September 18, with new episodes launching weekly.The show follows McGregor and his friend Charley Boorman as they travel on electric Harley-Davidsons 13,000 miles through Central and South America.Their journey takes them from Ushuaia, at the tip of South America, through 13 countries including Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.It is a follow up to previous series Long Way

Jason Momoa ended his 40th year on a wonderful high note. The Aquaman hunk posted a video of him receiving an incredible Fender guitar on Friday, July 31, hours before he turned 41.

For years, the world was briefed on the torture-killing of DEA agent Enrique “KiKi” Camarena in 1985.