All the latest news from the global content industry on Friday, 30 January

 

Adult Swim up development chief

Warner Bros Discovery’s Adult Swim has promoted Cameron Tang to become senior vice president and head of development & current series for the network.

Tang will be responsible for the development of all Adult Swim programming and will continue to report to Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen.

His slate includes Rick and Morty and its forthcoming spin-off starring Keith David, President Curtis, as well as Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, and animated comedy Smiling Friends.

Tang joined Adult Swim in 2012 and has worked on shows ranging from Joe Pera Talks with You and Royal Crackers to The Eric Andre Show.

 

EverWonder preps CNN longevity doc  

CNN is working with journalist and contributor Kara Swisher on a new original series about longevity.

Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever is being produced by EverWonder Studio and will premiere later this spring as part of CNN Originals’ 2026 slate.

The show investigates the fast-growing world of longevity and anti-aging, aiming to cut through the hype to separate real science from the wishful thinking.

Executive producers are Swisher; Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Katie Hinman for CNN Original Series; and Ian Orefice, Jon Adler, Amanda Spain, David Rivera, and Anna Chai for EverWonder Studio.

 

Campside podcast gets Paramount+ docuseries 

Paramount+ has unveiled details of its two-part documentary Wild Boys: Strangers in Town.

The show is from See It Now Studios and chronicles the true story of two young brothers who emerged from the forests of British Columbia in the summer of 2003, claiming they had been raised entirely off the grid - without schools, doctors or any record of their existence.

The project gained additional traction following the release of the hit podcast Wild Boys, produced by Campside.

See It Now Studios, Candle True Stories, Vox Media Studios, Campside Media and Endless Eye are producing, with Jeremiah Hammerling and Rita Baghdadi directing. It will premiere exclusively on the platform on February 18.

 

 

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