A new documentary from NASCAR Studios that will chronicle its special “Garage 56” entry at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been greenlit by Prime Video.
The Hendrick Motorsports Crew won the 24 Hours of Le Mans Pit Stop Challenge. The team finished fifth overall, but topped 16 teams in the Gte class.
The documentarywill premiere exclusively on Prime Video. No release date has been announced.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans has earned a reputation as the most demanding race in the world. Now, nearly half a century after NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. first took stock cars to the prestigious event in 1976, his son, current NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France, returns to Le Mans—in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, and Goodyear—to showcase their revolutionary Next Gen race car to an international audience.
Behind the driving of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, former 24 Hours...
The Hendrick Motorsports Crew won the 24 Hours of Le Mans Pit Stop Challenge. The team finished fifth overall, but topped 16 teams in the Gte class.
The documentarywill premiere exclusively on Prime Video. No release date has been announced.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans has earned a reputation as the most demanding race in the world. Now, nearly half a century after NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. first took stock cars to the prestigious event in 1976, his son, current NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France, returns to Le Mans—in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, and Goodyear—to showcase their revolutionary Next Gen race car to an international audience.
Behind the driving of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, former 24 Hours...
- 6/8/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon’s Prime Video greenlit a new documentary from Nascar Studios that will chronicle NASCAR’s special “Garage 56” entry at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The documentary will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, and comes as streamers — not always able to spend the billions required for actual sports rights — see traction from offering in-depth documentary looks at various sports. Netflix has found success with a look inside Formula 1 Racing while Prime Video in January announced the launch of “The Ride,” an inside look at the Professional Bull Riders tour.
The Le Mans event has developed a reputation as one of the world’s most challenging races. “Garage 56” will track efforts by Jim France, the current CEO of Nascar and son of Nascar founder Bill France Sr., to showcase a next-generation race car to an international audience in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports,...
The documentary will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, and comes as streamers — not always able to spend the billions required for actual sports rights — see traction from offering in-depth documentary looks at various sports. Netflix has found success with a look inside Formula 1 Racing while Prime Video in January announced the launch of “The Ride,” an inside look at the Professional Bull Riders tour.
The Le Mans event has developed a reputation as one of the world’s most challenging races. “Garage 56” will track efforts by Jim France, the current CEO of Nascar and son of Nascar founder Bill France Sr., to showcase a next-generation race car to an international audience in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As Nascar’s top-tier Cup Series is preparing to move to USA, the NBCUniversal network has greenlighted a companion eight-part docuseries about the elite drivers and teams competing in this year’s Nascar Cup Series Playoffs. It is set to premiere in 2022.
With the backdrop of the 2021 Nascar Cup Series Playoffs and Championship, Race for the Championship (working title) will take viewers inside the lives of Nascar’s top drivers and teams on and off the track.
Sports have emerged as a centerpiece of USA’s programming slate, especially after NBCUniversal’s decision to shut down Nbcsn, diverting the bulk of its sports packages to USA, including the Nascar Cup Series.
With Race for the Championship, USA is using the same programming strategy it has applied to its flagship WWE Raw franchise, which is joined on the schedule by hit docu-reality series Miz & Mrs. It follows the lives of...
With the backdrop of the 2021 Nascar Cup Series Playoffs and Championship, Race for the Championship (working title) will take viewers inside the lives of Nascar’s top drivers and teams on and off the track.
Sports have emerged as a centerpiece of USA’s programming slate, especially after NBCUniversal’s decision to shut down Nbcsn, diverting the bulk of its sports packages to USA, including the Nascar Cup Series.
With Race for the Championship, USA is using the same programming strategy it has applied to its flagship WWE Raw franchise, which is joined on the schedule by hit docu-reality series Miz & Mrs. It follows the lives of...
- 7/8/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quibi has rounded out its supporting cast for sci-fi drama series Don’t Look Deeper. Jan Luis Castellanos (Runaways), Erin Pineda (American Princess) Raquel McPeek Rodriguez (Chicago Med) and Kaiwi Lyman are set opposite previously announced Don Cheadle, Emily Mortimer and Helena Howard. Belissa Escobedo, Ema Horvath, Harvey Zielinski (Zoe.Misplaced), Brandon Win (For the People), Kayleigh Gilbert (Break Night), Tyler Ghyzel (American Princess), Cameron Roberts (Ben is Back), Dana Gourrier (The Hateful Eight), Bevin Bru (Head Count), Amy Anderson (Modern Family), Harvey Guillen (What We Do In The Shadows), Holly Long (Men Seeking Women), Makenzie Lee-Foster (This Is Us), Hartlyn Hilsman (Big Little Lies) and Kate Crash (Messiah of Dogs) round out the supporting cast. The series is a co-production between New Form, a Whistle-owned company, and Doug Liman’s 30 Ninjas for Quibi. Catherine Hardwicke is...
- 7/10/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Watch Bill Cosby say "I don’t talk about it” when confronted about the numerous rape allegations The Associated Press today released footage from a Nov. 6 interview in which the comedian was asked about Hannibal Buress standup comments. “There’s no response,” Cosby said. “There is no comment about that. And I’ll tell you why. I don’t want to compromise your integrity, but I don’t talk about it.” After the interview was filmed, Cosby requested that “none of that will be shown.” Plus: Raven Symoné blasts rumors she was raped by Cosby, Janice Dickinson told Howard Stern in 2006 that her publisher wouldn’t let her write about Cosby, and Cosby’s new lawyer is reportedly trying to discredit Dickinson. Jerry Seinfeld clarifies: "I don't have autism, I'm not on the spectrum” After some backlash over his comments to Brian Williams, Seinfeld tells “Access Hollywood”: "I just...
- 11/20/2014
- by Norman Weiss
- Hitfix
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