Facing
GenreHistory
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
  • Derik Murray
  • Paul Gertz
  • Roderick Bellamy (series producer)[1]
Running time44-53 minutes
Production companyNetwork Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNational Geographic Channel
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.[2] 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.[3] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series.[4] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing.[5]

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[6]
2"Facing Saddam"September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
Compilation of interviews to Dan Rather, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Zainab Salbi, and Charles Horner.[7]
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.[8]
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[9] (Unknown[9])

See also

References

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

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