Washington – Following the success of National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) factual drama of Bill O'Reilly's best-selling history Killing Lincoln, NGC President Howard. T Owens has announced that the network will once more work with Scott Free Productions to co-produce a film based on O’Reilly’s and co-author, Martin Dugard’s Killing Jesus: A History. The announcement comes as the network is also in pre-production on the film adaptation of "Killing Kennedy," expected … [Read more...] about National Geographic Channel and Ridley Scott to produce “Killing Jesus”
Killing Lincoln
U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Channel’s Sunday night premiere of KILLING LINCOLN – the network’s first original factual drama – set stellar ratings at 2.6 HH – tied for the second highest HH in network history – and a 1.1 P25–54 on Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. KILLING LINCOLN also averaged 3.4 million persons 2+ over the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in NGC’s history. The film, hailed by critics as … [Read more...] about U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
NGC and Scott Free Productions to produce Killing Lincoln follow-up
In anticipation of the upcoming world premiere of Killing Lincoln in early 2013, National Geographic Channel has announced that it will once again join forces with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, Bill O’Reilly’s latest New York Times best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard. The two-hour factual drama will stay true to the narrative storytelling devices used by O’Reilly in the book, which recounts the … [Read more...] about NGC and Scott Free Productions to produce Killing Lincoln follow-up
Tom Hanks to host NGC’s Killing Lincoln
Washington – National Geographic Channel announced that actor, producer, writer and director Tom Hanks is joining the two-hour television event Killing Lincoln from executive producers Ridley Scott and the late Tony Scott's Scott Free Productions. Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Forest Gump, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, and The Da Vinci Code, among many others, will serve as the on-camera host, historical commentator and narrator. Hanks joins … [Read more...] about Tom Hanks to host NGC’s Killing Lincoln