Facing (TV series)

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Facing
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Genre History
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
  • Derik Murray
  • Paul Gertz
  • Roderick Bellamy
Running time44-53 minutes
Production companyNetwork Entertainmen
Original release
Network National Graphic
ReleaseAugust 30 (2016-08-30) –
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)

Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history. [1] The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or "faced" these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment, it is a five part series telecast on the National Geographic Channel. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards. [2] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series. [3] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing. [4]

Contents

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1"Facing Escobar"August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)
Compilation of interviews to Steve Murphy, Javier Peña, Joe Toft, George Jung, John Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez, and Miguel Alfredo "Maza" Márquez [5]
2"Facing Saddam"September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
Compilation of interviews to Dan Rather, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Zainab Salbi, and Charles Horner. [6]
3"Facing Suge Knight"September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
Compilation of interviews to Vanilla Ice, Virgil Roberts, Gary Ballen, Greg Kading, Sharitha Golden, Tracy Lynn Curry and Danny Boy.
4"Facing Putin"September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
Compilation of interviews to Robert Gates, Marina Litvinenko, Platon Antoniou, Leon Panetta, Bill Browder, Viktor Yushchenko, and Nadya Tolokonnikova.
5"Facing Schwarzenegger"September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
Interviews by Lou Ferrigno, Rae Dawn Chong, Carl Weathers, Ivan Reitman, Peter Kent, Ric Drasin, and Tom McClintock. [7]
6"Facing Trump"2016 (2016)
Compilation of interviews to Gloria Allred, Ann Coulter, Omarosa Manigault, Timothy L. O'Brien, Al Sharpton, and Michael Tollin.
7"Facing Hillary"Unknown [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Network Entertainment Announces the Launch of its New National Geographic Series Facing". marketwatch.com.
  2. ↑ "Network entertainment 'facing' television series nominated for 2017 RealScreen awards and Leo awards". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "RealScreen Awards 2017 winners". awards.realscreen.com.
  4. ↑ "2017 Leo Awards Winners by Program". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sang, Lucia I. Suarez (August 30, 2016). "Ex-DEA agents who fought Pablo Escobar headline new NatGeo documentary". Fox News. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "What's on TV: Friday, September 9". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Facing Arnold Schwarzenegger". Huffington Post. September 2, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Facing... - National Geographic for everyone in everywhere". National Geographic. Retrieved January 21, 2020.


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