Paramount Network preps MLK doc, dramas

Paramount Network in the US has commissioned a documentary on Martin Luther King and announced a slew of premiere dates for its original dramas ahead of its launch later this week.

Viacom-owned Paramount will replace Spike in the US on January 18, and has this week announced I Am MLK Jr, a doc about the iconic civil rights campaigner.

Premiering on Monday April 2 at 20.00, the doc is produced by filmmaker Derik Murray and will feature interviews with activists, writers, historians and big names from the world of sport, entertainment and media.

The network has also revealed premiere dates for several of its previously announced dramas and comedies.

Epic drama Yellowstone, starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner, will make its bow on Wednesday June 20 at 21.00.

Black comedy anthology series Heathers, inspired by the 1980s cult film of the same name, will debut on Wednesday March 7 at 22.00.

And American Woman, a 12×30’ dramedy set during the sexual revolution and rise of feminism in the 1970s, will air from Thursday June 7 at 22.00.