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The 2014-2015 slate for Participant Mediaowned Pivot, which also includes several scripted series, amounts to 300 hours of original programming aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds. Previously announced series Human Resources (10 x 30 minutes, formerly TerraCycle) will premiere on August 8. The Left/Right-produced show follows the employees of New Jerseybased start-up TerraCycle, a company that operates in 24 countries and is aiming to eliminate global waste. Meanwhile, Welcome To Fairfax (10 x 30 minutes) will begin airing in October. The show is billed as being a behind-the-scenes look at a vibrant, artistic community in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles, “as seen through the eyes of some of the young visionaries who inhabit it.” It is produced by Ryan Sidhoo, Ben Selkow and Todd Lubin, and Jay Peterson of Matador. Pivot’s unscripted development slate includes the Funny Or Die-produced America’s Got Issues, a clip-based comedy show that features comedians and experts riffing on social and
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cultural issues; America Rewind, a Stick Figure Studios-produced docuseries about the employees of an American Revolution roleplaying park; and I Am Young Detroit, a Trium Entertainment-produced docuseries/procedural about the staff of a social venture working to combat youth unemployment. My Favorite Things is a Snackaholic-produced series looking at the history and environmental impact of products such as blue jeans and smartphones; and Untitled Andrew Jenks Project is a docuseries starring the Room 335 filmmaker. Cesar’s Last Fast, the first in a series of 10 feature documentaries to be jointly produced and/or acquired by Pivot and Hispanic network Univision, will premiere on May 24 on both channels. The Sundance doc Marmato, about a Colombian gold-mining village’s battle with a Canadian mining giant, will air in the third quarter. KR
Pivot’s slate covers everything from the history and environmental impact of assorted products, to clip-based comedy shows riffing on social and cultural issues.
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