Ample Entertainment launches YouTube channel for original programming

LA-based unscripted prodco Ample Entertainment has launched a YouTube channel called Ample Originals to distribute its content direct-to-consumer.

Ari Mark

The channel will be home to original documentaries as well as collaborations with creators and companion content, with exclusive previews of its inaugural slate available now.

Kicking off the new slate tomorrow is Ample Investigates, a series of original investigative documentary films that revisit crime stories in the present day with fresh revelations.

Launching on Monday is Somebody Knows Something, a companion YouTube show to its recently announced true crime series of the same name. The latter is due to air on Freeform from the same day the YouTube series launches and will stream on Hulu and Disney+ the day after.

The YouTube show is hosted by true crime influencer and kidnapping survivor Kara Robinson Chamberlain, who fronts the TV series. She will be joined by special guests to recap the cases, investigations and conversations behind each episode.

The inaugural Ample Investigates slate includes episodes titled The Isabella Gardner Museum Heist, The Murder of Seth Rich, We Found Jimmy Hoffa and The Night Doctor.

Ample Entertainment CEO Ari Mark said: “This channel gives us another way to expand the reach of our storytelling and create a home for original ideas at every stage of development. They allow us to experiment, collaborate with creators and build lasting communities around our work, all while complementing the premium programming we continue to produce for our broadcast and streaming partners.”