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‘OJ’s Accomplice’: Peacock Moves Up Documentary Release Date, Drops First Look (TV News Roundup)
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Published 10/27/2026 1:34:29 PM
Peacock Moves Up Doc Release Date, Drops First Look
O.J. Simpson documentary “OJ’s Accomplice” will premiere on Peacock Nov. 1, exploring the possibility that the former football star didn’t act alone the night he was accused of the 1994 murders.
Previously set to debut in December, the streaming platform moved up the release date of the two-part documentary that revisits the murders of Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Peacock has also released a first look, featuring footage from inside the courtroom and a new eyewitness account.
“OJ’s Accomplice” will re-examine the crime scene and key evidence while also conducting interviews with the original defense investigator, Pat McKenna; lead detective Tom Lange; DEA agent Robert Brisolari; Simpson’s original defense team; A.C. Cowlings’ former roommate, Kato Kaelin; and Nicole Brown’s sister, Tanya Brown, to unfold what really happened on the night of June 12, 1994.
The documentary is directed by Ari Mark, Sumit David and produced by Ample Entertainment, with the duo also executive producing for Ample Entertainment. Sphere Abacus oversees all licensing and distribution.
See the first look below
In other TV roundup news:
Dates
“Ronin 3: The Battle for Sangin,” a three-part documentary series exploring the U.S. Marine’s 2010 fight in Sangin, Afghanistan, premiered Tuesday on Prime Video.
Narrated by Tom Berenger, the documentary is told through the Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment who were stationed in Sangin District in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. By the end of their deployment, 25 Marines from the battalion were killed in action and more than 200 were wounded. Never-before-seen battlefield footage and firsthand interviews from 25 Marines are used to depict one of the most costly U.S. Marine Corps deployments of the Afghanistan War.
The series is written, directed and produced by military journalist and filmmaker Jeanne McKinney. Patriot Profiles Productions produces, with McKinney and Dave McKinney serving as producers and executive producers alongside Aaron Semmel.
Development/Production
Muck Media has partnered with novelist Gary Shteyngart to develop his forthcoming essay collection “The Sensualist: Adventures in Pure Pleasure” into a documentary.
The series will see the writer travel the globe in pursuit of the idea that savoring life is an act of resistance. Shteyngart will follow the world’s largest rodent in South America, board the biggest cruise ship and travel to Naples, Havana, Bombay and Beijing.
“Adapting ‘The Sensualist’ feels less like a development decision and more like a moral obligation,” said director Darren Foster, partner at Muck Media and series producer. “Once you see the world through Gary’s sensualist lens, you can’t unsee it — it’s the perfect tonic for our hangdog times. Comic, hyper-observant, self-lacerating, worldly and unexpectedly tender, this is Gary Shteyngart as a radical pied-piper: making you believe that pleasure, properly pursued, might actually save us all.”
“The Sensualist: Adventures in Pure Pleasure” will publish next month from Random House.
Programming
“Nation’s Dumbest” has been renewed for a second season on Fox.
Hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, the celebrity competition series features 12 contestants who must navigate a series of pop quizzes and school-themed challenges to avoid placing last and earning the title of The Nation’s Dumbest.
Whitehall is set to return as host for the sophomore season of “Nation’s Dumbest,” which is executive produced by Ryan O’Dowd, Krystal Whitney and Jenny Groom for BBC Studio. Pip Wells and Pete Cooksley also serve as executive producers for Season 2, with Wells serving as showrunner. The series is based on a format from Montreux Films.
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ABC announced its lineup of holiday specials, films and seasonal episodes.
The slate includes episodes of “Abbott Elementary,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Press Your Luck,” “Scrubs” and “What Would You Do?: Holiday Edition.”
ABC’s annual holiday specials include “CMA Country Christmas” from Nashville, “The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular” and “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2026,” alongside the “2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,” “The Year: 2026” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”
Disney holiday classics including “The Santa Clause,” “Home Alone,” “Die Hard” and “Father of the Bride” will also screen during the holiday season.
See the full ABC holiday lineup below.
Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. — “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”
Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. — “Mary Poppins”
Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. — “The Sound of Music”
Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. — “The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular”; 10 p.m. — “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. — “Dancing with the Holidays”; 9 p.m. “CMA Country Christmas”
Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. — Celebrity Family Feud: “‘American Idol’ Men vs ‘American Idol’ Women”
Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. — America’s Funniest Home Videos: “Festive Flops, Santa’s Knee, and Holiday Hijinks”; 8:02 p.m. — “Die Hard”
Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. — “2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony”
Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. — Scrubs: “My Wonderful Life” (season finale); 8:31 p.m. — Abbott Elementary: “Parents” (midseason finale)
Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. — Press Your Luck: “Holiday Extravaganza IV: Oh My Gracious!”
Dec. 13 at 8:33 p.m. — “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. — “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2026”
Dec. 20 at 8:33 p.m. — “Father of the Bride”
Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. — “The Santa Clause”
Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. — “Home Alone”
Dec. 25 at 10 a.m. EST/ 5 a.m. PST — “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. — “AKC National Championship Dog Show Special”; 8:32 p.m. — “Mufasa: The Lion King”
Dec. 30 at 9 p.m. — “The Year: 2026”
Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. — “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027”
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The CW Network announced its holiday programming slate, featuring family favorites, new specials and CW premieres.
The seasonal slate begins Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET with the CW premiere of “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.” Also making CW debuts are “The Wizard of Oz” and “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.”
The CW will air runs of familiar titles including “A Very Brady Christmas,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” and “A Flintstone Christmas.” New specials debut on the CW including “World’s Funniest Moments: Christmas” and “Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic.”
The CW is also the exclusive broadcast partner for the 13th San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and the 47th Annual Holiday Bowl.
See the full seasonal slate below:
Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. — “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love”
Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. — “The Wizard of Oz”
Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. — “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”; 9 p.m. — “A Flintstone Christmas”
Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. — “Dolly Parton: Here I Am”
Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. — “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors”
Dec. 4at8 p.m. — “A Flintstones Christmas Carol”; 9:30 p.m. — “’Tis the Season to be Smurfy”
Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. — “A Very Brady Christmas”
Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. — “Best Christmas Movies Ever!”; 9 p.m. — “CW Courtside Wednesday: Incarnate Word at Gonzaga”
Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. — “Yogi’s First Christmas”
Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. — “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (encore)
Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. — “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (encore); 9 p.m. — “World’s Funniest Moments: Christmas”
Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. — “Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic”; 9 p.m. — “The Light of Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir”
Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. — The 94th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. — “The Christmas Caroler Challenge”
Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. — “The Wizard of Oz” (encore)
Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — 13th SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. — The 94th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (encore)
Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. — “Best Christmas Movies Ever!” (encore)
Dec. 26at8 p.m. — “A Totally Funny Animals Holiday”; 9 p.m. — “Scrabble” (encore)
Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. — 47th Annual Holiday Bowl; 9 p.m. — “Popstar! Best of 2026”
Executive News
SeriesFest has named Rhea Seehorn, Eugene Hernandez and Patrick Macmanus members of its Industry Advisory Board.
Designed to champion emerging artists in the television industry through an international festival and year-round initiatives, the nonprofit organization brings leaders across TV, film, production, representation, programming media and entrepreneurship to join its 36-member board. This year’s newest members include Annie Laks of Shondaland; filmmaker and actor Marco Calvani (“The Four Seasons”); Emily Vogel of The Wrap; and Leslie Cohen of Cinema Girl.
The board also includes Katie Lowes (“Hunting Wives,” “Scandal”); TV executive Jeremy Gold; actor and producer Tom Verica (“How to Get Away with Murder,” “Bridgerton”); and Jocko Sims (“Little House on the Prairie,” “New Amsterdam”).
See the full list of the SeriesFest Industry Advisory Board members below:
- Roy Ashton, partner, The Gersh Agency
- Karen Bailey, producer and television executive
- Marco Calvani, actor and filmmaker
- Kyle Castellanet, vice president, development and production, Echo Lake Entertainment
- Milan Chakraborty, producer, head of film and TV, Marginal MediaWorks
- Leslie Cohen, principal and founder, Cinema Girl
- Brent Emery, founder, Pretext Media
- Mike Falbo, partner, Pacific Electric Picture Co.
- Jeremy Gold, head of development and production, Last Call Productions
- Eugene Hernandez, director, Sundance Film Festival and public programming
- Alexa Junge, writer, showrunner
- Heather Karpas, creative executive, EDEN Productions
- Amanda Krentzman, president, Fireside Access TV
- Annie Laks, senior vice president, Netflix Features and ABC Series, Shondaland
- Katie Lowes, actor and theater director
- Patrick Macmanus, showrunner
- Melissa Myers, founder, MM Media (consultant/producer/representative)
- Chiké Okonkwo, actor and director
- Angela Peluso, talent, casting, producer and executive
- Alysia Reiner, actor, producer and author
- Michael Rucker, showrunner and director
- Rhea Seehorn, actor, director and producer
- Adam Shapiro, actor and writer
- Jocko Sims, actor and director
- Erich C. Smith, senior talent agent, TCA MGMT
- Josh Sommer, founder, Front Porch Pictures and Innovity Catalyst, and executive producer
- Valerie Stadler, producer and founding partner, Big Swing Productions
- Tom Verica, Shondaland’s head of creative production, executive producer and director
- Emily Vogel, director of programming, TheWrap, and host of “UnWrapped”
- Terry Washington, owner and CEO, Zane Ryder Management
- Geneva Wasserman, EVP, head of entertainment, IP strategy and financing, dentsu
- Talitha Watkins, president and co-founder ColorCreative Management and Productions
- Denzel Whitaker, actor and filmmaker
- Aaliyah Williams, manager and producer
- Diana Williams, CEO and co-founder, Kinetic Energy Entertainment
- Kendall Wright, development executive
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EKKL Entertainment has expanded its faith-based streaming platform’s leadership team. Loren Schwartz will serve as Chief Marketing Officer; Elena Russell-Nava as Head of Publicity; and Gabe Converse as Creative Director.
“As we continue to grow EKKL Entertainment, bringing together a leadership team with this level of experience and creative vision is incredibly exciting,” Michael Scott, Co-Founder of EKKL Entertainment, said. “Loren, Elena and Gabe each bring a unique perspective and proven track record that will be instrumental as we expand our reach and build on the company’s momentum.”
Before joining EKKL, Schwartz held senior leadership roles at Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Open Road Films and Fox Studios. Russell-Nava held senior leadership roles at 5&2 Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate.Converse has experience developing campaigns for major studios and streaming platforms, including Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, FOX and Paramount.
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Mexico’s beloved Guillermo del Toro descended on the 24thMorelia Film Festival like the rockstar he is, greeted by hordes of shrieking fans that impressed even the most jaded in the crowd.
In town to present the much-anticipated 3D Re-Release of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” he was everywhere all at once, holding a masterclass where tickets were as elusive as a seat at Cannes that went on for nearly three hours and a free-wheeling press conference that extended past its time limit.
It was his third time at the fest, 20 years after his multi-Oscar winning “Pan’s Labyrinth’ first played there and years later with his 2018 best picture Academy Award winner “The Shape of Water.”
Before the presser kicked off, Del Toro, an Honorary Doctorate recipient from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), received the Filmoteca UNAM Medal, an honor also bestowed on Alfonso Cuarón, in town to support his son Jonas Cuarón’s opening night film, “Campeón Gabacho,” which he produced.
Alongside Del Toro were festival director Daniela Michel, “Pan’s Labyrinth” producer Bertha Navarro, his then young lead Ivana Baquero and DP Guillermo Navarro, who took home the cinematography Oscar for his stunning work on the anti-fascist fable.
Reflecting on a question posed midway through the press conference about what has stayed the same and what has changed over the 20 years since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” del Toro responded with tears.
“The state of our species and society today goes beyond anything we could have imagined back then. But I recognize the same sadness and despair. It pains me deeply to see one, two, or three generations fail the next. We’re handing down a world in ruins, morally, socially and spiritually fractured, with the very fabric that once allowed us to tell fables and parables falling apart.”
Asked whether he knew beforehand if “Pan’s Labyrinth” would be well received, Del Toro recounted how his collaborations with both Navarros sustained him through all the challenges they faced.
“We embarked on an adventure that was financially horrifying but cinematically beautiful,” he said.
“You never know how a film will be received. We only found out when we screened it for the first time at Cannes. We got that famous standing ovation that lasted more than 22 minutes, and from that moment on, everything changed. It changed our lives.”
“I think ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ marked a before and after for me. In terms of creative freedom, possibilities and everything else, I’m where I am today because of that film. But none of it would have been possible without the faith of my immediate family, Bertha and Guillermo.”
Said DP Navarro: “Guillermo and I share the belief that cinematic language is storytelling through images that convey emotion and narrative. ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ is the ultimate expression of that. The camera is constantly searching, discovering and communicating.”
“It was also an incredibly difficult shoot. We had a limited budget, had to find unconventional solutions and took risks that could easily have failed. But we gambled and we won. Without a doubt, it’s my best film, and I hold that experience close to my heart. I hope new generations will continue to discover and appreciate it. And now, 20 years later, it returns. Olé!”
Producer Navarro, who also backed Del Toro’s career-launching feature debut “Cronos” and his much-lauded “The Devil’s Backbone,” said: “When he gave me the screenplay for ‘Cronos,’ I was absolutely fascinated. Talent shines, and you have to know how to recognize that light. That’s what I saw in Guillermo.”
“It’s been an incredible privilege to have made those three great films with Guillermo. I’ve produced many films throughout my life, but those three hold a much deeper significance for me. They changed my life.”
Baquero concurred: “’Pan’s Labyrinth’ undoubtedly opened doors for me, both into the genre and in my career. We’ve talked this afternoon about how much the film changed our lives, professionally and personally. For me, acting went from being a hobby – I had worked before ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ – to becoming my profession. Without that film, I might not be here today. It unquestionably marked a turning point in my career.”
Reflecting on its impact on young audiences. Del Toro noted: “There’s an urgency and a fragility and ferocity that coexist in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth.’ And somehow, I think it’s an urgent moment to speak, for the film to speak to a new audience.”
Local politics also crept into the conference, with a journalist asking him what he would say to the young people protesting in his hometown of Guadalajara over its current issues of contaminated water, repression and the alleged kidnapping of protesters on Oct. 11.
He responded:“This morning at my masterclass, I gave young people the floor to speak about these issues. It’s terrifying that something so fundamental should have to be fought for instead of being resolved through basic humanity and responsible leadership.”
“I said it clearly: “Their voices must be heard, and I stand with them 100%. It’s unacceptable that this remains unresolved or that anyone would try to silence them. Speaking out, protesting, and demanding a solution are fundamental rights – anytime, anywhere.”
The Morelia Film Festival began on Oct. 16 and wraps Oct. 25.
