The real-life DEA agents who took down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar are shopping around a new docu-series about the opioid epidemic, TheWrap has learned.
Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, whose hunt for the Medellin Cartel leader was the focus of the first two seasons of Netflix drama “Narcos,” have teamed up with producers Marty Berman and Michael Horowicz to create a new show that looks at how the DEA is fighting the opioid crisis, as well as was what has happened to international drug cartels since Escobar’s death.
“What we want to do is show people what’s being done and what could be done,” Murphy told TheWrap. “[The opioid epidemic] is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in the county.”
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Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, whose hunt for the Medellin Cartel leader was the focus of the first two seasons of Netflix drama “Narcos,” have teamed up with producers Marty Berman and Michael Horowicz to create a new show that looks at how the DEA is fighting the opioid crisis, as well as was what has happened to international drug cartels since Escobar’s death.
“What we want to do is show people what’s being done and what could be done,” Murphy told TheWrap. “[The opioid epidemic] is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in the county.”
Also Read: Mitch McConnell Aims 'Narcos' Meme at Primary Loser Who Called Him 'Cocaine Mitch'
The addiction crisis in America has turned from prescription drugs to heroin and illegal synthetic opioids like fentanyl,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Tom Snyder, who hosted TV's first late-late-night network talk show, has died. He was 71.
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco of leukemia complications, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told the Associated Press on Monday. He had been diagnosed with leukemia in April 2005.
Snyder hosted NBC's Tomorrow show from 1973-82, in the time slot following The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. His catch phrase for the show was: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Snyder smoked throughout his show, the cigarette cloud swirling around him during interviews.
With his percussive laugh and opinionated bent, the silver-haired Snyder defied the bland, middle-of-the-road persona of hosts and anchors. His manner bemused or annoyed late-night TV viewers through three decades.
As a talk show host, Snyder was known for his off-beat monologues and carefree discussion with the crew while on the air. His eclectic array of interviewees included John Lennon, Ayn Rand, Johnny Rotten and, via hookup, Charles Manson.
He gained more fame when Dan Aykroyd lampooned him in the early days of Saturday Night Live.
"He was one of the best interviewers of his time, a truly gifted conversationalist who was at ease with any guest and topic," CBS said Monday. "He created a talk show that was simply about talking and listening. He spoke to his viewers, and they, in turn, felt as if they knew him personally."
"With his passing, television has lost a true broadcaster who always respected the medium and the audience it serves," the network said.
In 1995, with prodding from David Letterman, CBS hired Snyder as host of The Late Late Show, which aired live on the East Coast and was simulcast to other time zones on radio.
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco of leukemia complications, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told the Associated Press on Monday. He had been diagnosed with leukemia in April 2005.
Snyder hosted NBC's Tomorrow show from 1973-82, in the time slot following The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. His catch phrase for the show was: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Snyder smoked throughout his show, the cigarette cloud swirling around him during interviews.
With his percussive laugh and opinionated bent, the silver-haired Snyder defied the bland, middle-of-the-road persona of hosts and anchors. His manner bemused or annoyed late-night TV viewers through three decades.
As a talk show host, Snyder was known for his off-beat monologues and carefree discussion with the crew while on the air. His eclectic array of interviewees included John Lennon, Ayn Rand, Johnny Rotten and, via hookup, Charles Manson.
He gained more fame when Dan Aykroyd lampooned him in the early days of Saturday Night Live.
"He was one of the best interviewers of his time, a truly gifted conversationalist who was at ease with any guest and topic," CBS said Monday. "He created a talk show that was simply about talking and listening. He spoke to his viewers, and they, in turn, felt as if they knew him personally."
"With his passing, television has lost a true broadcaster who always respected the medium and the audience it serves," the network said.
In 1995, with prodding from David Letterman, CBS hired Snyder as host of The Late Late Show, which aired live on the East Coast and was simulcast to other time zones on radio.
- 7/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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