Deadline’s Contenders TV Documentary Starts Today
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- Apple TV's Mr. Scorsese – a documentary series directed by Rebecca Miller, featuring interviews with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day‑Lewis, Jodie Foster, Sharon Stone, Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee.
- Prime Video's John Candy: I Like Me – a documentary directed by Colin Hanks, with insights from John Candy’s children Chris Candy and Jennifer Candy‑Sullivan.
- Hulu's Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – explores Sarah McLachlan’s 1997 Lilith Fair, directed by Ally Pankiw and executive produced by Cassidy Hartmann.
- Fox Sports' You See L.A. – chronicles UCLA’s women’s basketball championship team, with panelist UCLA coach Cori Close and executive producers Kelsey Trainor, Jeff Luini and Harshal Dave.
- Investigation Discovery's Lost Women of Alaska – a true‑crime series narrated and executive‑produced by Octavia Spencer, with Matt Robins.
- Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary – live event at the newly opened PMC Theater in Los Angeles, starting at 10 a.m. PT, showcasing these Emmy‑eligible documentaries and featuring panel discussions broadcast on Deadline.com and social media.
Why it matters: The live panels give five Emmy‑eligible documentaries direct exposure to voters today.
