LATIN AMERICA | PREMIERES | SERIES
Comedian Ezequiel Campa
Eliana Migliarini
Jorge Rey & Belu Khoury
Matilda Blanco
Santiago Artemis & Raul Pardeilhan
In Buenos Aires, Argentina at an event with special guests such as comedian Ezequiel Campa, other artists Eliana Migliarini, Jorge Rey and Belu Khoury; Matilda Blanco, Santiago Artemis and Raul Pardeilhan the company presented the exclusive premieres for 2024 of Universal +, USA Network, E! Entertainment, Telemundo Internacional, Universal TV and DreamWorks.
Thus, in this way, in a great evening the company executives presented what they called ‘a new era of entertainment that is coming with the surprises that the 13 leading brands that make up the company have prepared’: E! Entertainment, Telemundo Internacional, Universal TV, USA Network, Studio Universal, DreamWorks, as well as Universal +, the premium channel package with thousands of hours of On Demand content.
SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING RELEASES FOR THIS 2024
UNIVERSAL +
TED
After a decade, “Ted” is back and in a series version, where the black humor, mischief and shamelessness that characterize the charismatic teddy bear will be his leitmotiv. This is one of the most anticipated productions and will premiere soon exclusively for Latin America on Universal +. When “Ted” premiered the first film starring Mark Wahlberg in 2012, the audience would hardly have imagined that the television prequel of this popular teddy bear would be released. To everyone’s surprise, “Ted” has decided to return to travel to the year 1993 and recount the origins of his relationship with John Bennet, his unconditional human friend, during the course of his adolescence.
USA NETWORK
DR. DEATH
“Dr. Death”, the chilling USA Network miniseries, whose first part starred Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, returns with a second installment which will arrive very soon in Latin America. After seeing Joshua Jackson attempt the lives of patients as the sadistic Dr. Duntsch, USA Network announces the imminent premiere of a second season of the medical anthology “Dr. “Death.” The creepy fiction, based on real events, returns from the hand of Edgar Ramírez (The Undoing, Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) and Mandy Moore (This Is Us), who will give life to a new and aberrant story.
E! ENTERTAINMENT
Daniela Alvarez host ‘Escuela Imparables’
The premiere of “Escuela Imparables”, the first female empowerment competition reality show in Latin America that provides women entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to take their business to the next level, which will premiere on January 25, 2024 in more than 22 countries in Latin America. The acclaimed presenter, activist and former Miss Colombia (2011/2012), Daniela Álvarez, will be the host of this new third season, who has become a synonym for resilience and improvement after losing her left leg due to vascular ischemia in 2020.
In addition, the first red carpet of the year will be rolled out on January 15 from Los Angeles for the new edition of the 2024 Emmy Awards and as always E! Entertainment will carry out a two-hour LIVE broadcast for all of Latin America.
And finally E! Entertainment announces that the 49th edition of the People’s Choice Awards already has a confirmed date: February 18, 2024 with exclusive LIVE broadcast for all of Latin America from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California celebrating an unprecedented year in pop culture, while which will bring together the entertainment industry and its fans to honor the idols of each category who have inspired throughout the year.
UNIVERSAL TV
THE IRRATIONAL
“The Irrational” new series that will premiere on January 11, 2024. The new series revolves around Alec Mercer (played by Jesse L. Martin), a psychology professor who is an expert in researching human behavior. Owner of worldwide renown and recognition, Mercer has a unique vision of human nature and its conditions. A skill that will allow him to bring his enormous experience to a variety of high-risk cases involving governments, corporations, and police authorities. However, Mercer will find a great and unexpected rival, suspected of domestic terrorism, who will put him in front of a situation that he had never experienced throughout his extensive professional career.
FAMILY LAW
While the series “Family Law” starring Jewel Staite (Firefly), in the role of Abigail Bianchi, is back with its third season on January 9, 2024. The lawyer who faced a strong shake-up in her professional career after an incident in a public court will continue to be immersed in the complex family dynamics of working in her father’s law firm, while containing all the personal problems that afflict her. With the stellar participation of Victor Garber (Titanic, And Just Like That), in the company of Brett Kelly (Supernatural), Zach Smadu (The Expanse) and Gennelle Williams (Delia’s Gone).
FAMILY LAW
NBCUniversal International Networks Latin America, is a joint venture between NBCUniversal and Ole Communications, which operates Universal TV, Studio Universal, SYFY, E! Entertainment, Telemundo Internacional, MSNBC and DreamWorks in the Spanish-speaking territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as E! Entertainment in Brazil, including its digital platforms.
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