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Bigger Than ‘Planet Earth’? Creative Team Behind ‘The Americas’ Talk Working With Tom Hanks & Hitting Career Highs On NBC’s Most Expensive Unscripted Project Of All Time
NBC's 'The Americas' creative team have talked landing Tom Hanks, piloting the network's most expensive unscripted project and airing on Peacock.
When BBC Studios Creative Director Mike Gunton first met with NBC to pitch the show years back, he says the American net wanted to “get into the big unscripted space… they were saying, ‘Let’s do a statement’.” Shelby Shaftel, NBC Entertainment’s SVP, Alternative Programming & Development, has had two children during this time and described bringing The Americas to screen as a “huge milestone both personally and professionally.” According to Shaftel, Hanks said one Americas scene in which a group of male birds are dallying is “like Temptation Island,” the hit format that has been attracting all the viral headlines over the past couple of weeks.
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