Starz makes unscripted move

US cable network Starz is adding unscripted programming to its larger portfolio of originals with four new docuseries.

Wrong Man is a six-parter that explores the convictions of three people who claim their innocence. Filmmaker Joe Berlinger will exec produce and direct, with Third Eye Motion Picture Company, Electus and RadicalMedia on production.

Warriors of Liberty City, from showrunner Evan Rosenfeld, looks into a crime-ridden neighbourhood in Miami, Florida, that is arguably the NFL’s largest football factory.

The series is being exec produced by basketball icon LeBron James and Maverick Carter for SpringHill Entertainment, and Pam Healey and John Hesling for Shed Media. Documentary filmmaker and screenwriter Andrew Cohn is the director.

In Fashion is an anthology series about fashion designers that will combine biography and documentary storytelling. The show is being produced by Boardwalk Pictures and Rogue Atlas Productions in association with Lionsgate.

Finally, The Field will explore hip-hop and sociopolitical culture, with Worldstar Hip Hop and Mass Appeal attached to produce. Sacha Jenkins will co-direct the first episode with series director Mandon Lovett. The deal was packaged by Jad Dayeh of WME Entertainment.

Starz retains all global distribution and home entertainment rights to Warriors of Liberty City, In Fashion and The Field, while Electus International will distribute Wrong Man. VP of original programming Patrick McDonald will oversee the new productions.