“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is the most-watched program out of all ABC News launches to ever debut on Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively.
According to ABC News, “Pretty Baby” ranks No. 1 in total hours streamed in its first week compared to all previous ABC News premieres on the streamer. Specific viewership data was not provided.
Described as a “galvanizing look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power,” the two-part doc debuted April 3 on Hulu, following its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.”
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is executive produced by Matador Content’s Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin and Bedby8’s Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and Alyssa Mastromonaco. Jacqueline Glover...
According to ABC News, “Pretty Baby” ranks No. 1 in total hours streamed in its first week compared to all previous ABC News premieres on the streamer. Specific viewership data was not provided.
Described as a “galvanizing look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power,” the two-part doc debuted April 3 on Hulu, following its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.”
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is executive produced by Matador Content’s Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin and Bedby8’s Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and Alyssa Mastromonaco. Jacqueline Glover...
- 4/17/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
For most of their 21-year marriage, George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have operated on separate career tracks. He is an Emmy-winning ABC News host and political commentator and she is the “Jerry Maguire” actress-turned-New York Times best-selling author-turned host of the hit iHeardRadio podcast “Go Ask Ali.” But those boundaries crumbled while they were stuck at home together during the Covid pandemic, with the couple deciding to team up on a shared endeavor: the production company BedBy8.
“Let’s not deny that being empty-nesters kind of played a part,” says Wentworth, who is the mother of two adult daughters with Stephanopoulos. “We thought, ‘Wow, we have so many stories to tell.’ And we can sort of stay in our lanes within the company.”
Founded in 2021 with their partner Alyssa Mastromonaco, BedBy8 focuses on scripted TV projects, limited series and documentaries. Two years in, Stephanopoulos and Wentworth have their first BedBy8 credit under their belt,...
“Let’s not deny that being empty-nesters kind of played a part,” says Wentworth, who is the mother of two adult daughters with Stephanopoulos. “We thought, ‘Wow, we have so many stories to tell.’ And we can sort of stay in our lanes within the company.”
Founded in 2021 with their partner Alyssa Mastromonaco, BedBy8 focuses on scripted TV projects, limited series and documentaries. Two years in, Stephanopoulos and Wentworth have their first BedBy8 credit under their belt,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Director Lana Wilson’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, a two-part documentary examining the life and career of the model/actor, has released a riveting new trailer. The documentary had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will debut on Hulu on April 3, 2023.
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields currently sits at 91% fresh of Rotten Tomatoes, with Candice Frederick of HuffPost saying, “Come for the candid and increasingly shifting reflections on what it was like to be an ogled preteen and teen beauty. Stay for the ultimately affirming story of a woman who took back her life.”
Lana Wilson, Ali Wentworth, Alyssa Mastromonaco, George Stephanopoulos, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Jacqueline Glover, and Jennifer Joseph served as executive producers. The documentary is a Matador Content and BedBy8 for ABC News Studios production.
Hulu released the following synopsis:
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is a galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke...
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields currently sits at 91% fresh of Rotten Tomatoes, with Candice Frederick of HuffPost saying, “Come for the candid and increasingly shifting reflections on what it was like to be an ogled preteen and teen beauty. Stay for the ultimately affirming story of a woman who took back her life.”
Lana Wilson, Ali Wentworth, Alyssa Mastromonaco, George Stephanopoulos, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Jacqueline Glover, and Jennifer Joseph served as executive producers. The documentary is a Matador Content and BedBy8 for ABC News Studios production.
Hulu released the following synopsis:
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is a galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke...
- 3/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"The world tells you how to be... But how do you become who you really are?" ABC News Studios + Hulu have revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, which first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It'll be available on Hulu to watch in April. The doc is a galvanizing look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a hyper-sexualized young girl (starting at age 12 in the film Pretty Baby) to a woman discovering her power. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world. Produced by Matador Content and BedBy8 for ABC News Studios. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company created by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and partner Alyssa Mastromonaco. This looks...
- 3/21/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In the new Hulu docuseries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” the actress — who began modeling at 11 months and at age 12 and starred as a child prostitute in Louis Malle’s controversial film “Pretty Baby” — looks back on the pressures and insanity of being a worldwide sex symbol at such a young age.
Lana Wilson directed the two-part series, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will debut on Hulu on April 3. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and partner Alyssa Mastromonaco.
The trailer starts with a clip in which talk show host Mike Douglas makes the teenager visibly uncomfortable as he tells her, “You really are an exquisite-looking young lady.”
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Shields then says in voiceover, “The entirety of my life, it was, ‘She’s a pretty face.
Lana Wilson directed the two-part series, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will debut on Hulu on April 3. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and partner Alyssa Mastromonaco.
The trailer starts with a clip in which talk show host Mike Douglas makes the teenager visibly uncomfortable as he tells her, “You really are an exquisite-looking young lady.”
Also Read:
Brooke Shields Calls Teenage Barbara Walters Interview ‘Practically Criminal’
Shields then says in voiceover, “The entirety of my life, it was, ‘She’s a pretty face.
- 3/21/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Nothing can get between Brooke Shields and her self-worth.
The former child star, infamous Calvin Klein supermodel, and Hollywood icon is at the center of two-part documentary “Pretty Baby,” directed by Lana Wilson (“Miss Americana”). The film debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where executive producer Ali Wentworth encouraged pioneering creatives to not “listen to ‘no, you can’t.”
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is a galvanizing look at the actress, model, and icon as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power, per an official synopsis. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.
The documentary is produced by ABC News Studios in partnership with Matador Content and Bedby8. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos,...
The former child star, infamous Calvin Klein supermodel, and Hollywood icon is at the center of two-part documentary “Pretty Baby,” directed by Lana Wilson (“Miss Americana”). The film debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where executive producer Ali Wentworth encouraged pioneering creatives to not “listen to ‘no, you can’t.”
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is a galvanizing look at the actress, model, and icon as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power, per an official synopsis. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.
The documentary is produced by ABC News Studios in partnership with Matador Content and Bedby8. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have launched BedBy8, a production company focused on scripted television projects, limited series and documentaries. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco serves as President of the company.
Alyssa Mastromonaco
BedBy8 already has two projects in development at 20th Television. The first is Let’s Not Do That Again, based on Grant Ginder’s book, with Jenni Konner attached to write and executive produce, which has has been set up at Hulu. The second is Intelligence, a dark comedy based on the book by Susan Hasler, with JJ Philbin & David Feeney writing and executive producing. Husband-and-wife duo Stephanopoulos and Wentworth as well as Mastromonaco executive produce both projects for BedBy8.
The new company expands Stephanopoulos’ Disney footprint to the scripted side of the company while also doubling up on his nonfiction/documentary efforts. He anchors ABC News’ Good Morning America and This...
Alyssa Mastromonaco
BedBy8 already has two projects in development at 20th Television. The first is Let’s Not Do That Again, based on Grant Ginder’s book, with Jenni Konner attached to write and executive produce, which has has been set up at Hulu. The second is Intelligence, a dark comedy based on the book by Susan Hasler, with JJ Philbin & David Feeney writing and executive producing. Husband-and-wife duo Stephanopoulos and Wentworth as well as Mastromonaco executive produce both projects for BedBy8.
The new company expands Stephanopoulos’ Disney footprint to the scripted side of the company while also doubling up on his nonfiction/documentary efforts. He anchors ABC News’ Good Morning America and This...
- 12/2/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke is singing Harry Styles's praises after the pop star endorsed the politician at an Oct. 2 concert in Austin, TX. During the concert, the "Watermelon Sugar" singer stood silently in front of the microphone holding his guitar as a camera zoomed in to focus on a sticker that read "Beto For Texas." In videos taken by fans, Styles can be seen pointing to the sticker and smiling, seemingly giving his approval to O'Rourke, who is up against incumbent Greg Abbott in the race.
According to O'Rourke, Styles's subtle endorsement has raised voter awareness among young people in a significant way. The Texas politician expressed his gratitude to the singer during an Oct. 13 interview with "Hysteria" podcast hosts Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco.
"So many young people who weren't really plugged into this campaign - or really this race - or maybe didn't know there...
According to O'Rourke, Styles's subtle endorsement has raised voter awareness among young people in a significant way. The Texas politician expressed his gratitude to the singer during an Oct. 13 interview with "Hysteria" podcast hosts Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco.
"So many young people who weren't really plugged into this campaign - or really this race - or maybe didn't know there...
- 10/15/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Two former Obama staffers are defending White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson amid conspiracy theories that he gave false information about Donald Trump’s weight after the president’s routine physical exam last week.
Jackson was appointed to his role by former President Barack Obama in 2013.
Alyssa Mastromonaco, who served as Obama’s former deputy chief of staff for operations, and Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior adviser to Obama, described the White House doctor in tweets as a “saint and a patriot” who “took great care of all of us for many years.”
Their messages come as some Twitter users...
Jackson was appointed to his role by former President Barack Obama in 2013.
Alyssa Mastromonaco, who served as Obama’s former deputy chief of staff for operations, and Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior adviser to Obama, described the White House doctor in tweets as a “saint and a patriot” who “took great care of all of us for many years.”
Their messages come as some Twitter users...
- 1/17/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Monica Lewinsky took to Twitter on Tuesday to serve up a “correction” to the title of an upcoming true crime series special about her affair with former President Bill Clinton and his subsequent impeachment.
The two-hour special from CNN’s Hln is titled “The Monica Lewinsky Scandal” — but Lewinsky, now an anti-bullying activist, suggested the focus should be not on her, but rather on Clinton and his impeachment.
The former White House intern called out Hln’s announcement in a tweet, crossing out “The Monica Lewinsky Scandal” and replacing it with: “The Starr Investigation” or “The Clinton Impeachment.”
“Fixed it for you,...
The two-hour special from CNN’s Hln is titled “The Monica Lewinsky Scandal” — but Lewinsky, now an anti-bullying activist, suggested the focus should be not on her, but rather on Clinton and his impeachment.
The former White House intern called out Hln’s announcement in a tweet, crossing out “The Monica Lewinsky Scandal” and replacing it with: “The Starr Investigation” or “The Clinton Impeachment.”
“Fixed it for you,...
- 11/28/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Following multiple sexual misconduct allegations made against high-profile politicians like Roy Moore and Al Franken, former top advisers to President Obama and the Clintons have voiced their support for Monica Lewinsky.
During an interview with MSNBC, Jennifer Palmieri — the communications director for Hillary Clinton who also worked for Bill Clinton‘s administration — said that she was sorry for everything Lewinsky had gone through.
“Monica Lewinsky was my intern and the relationship the president had with her was very inappropriate,” she said. “It was a consensual relationship, but he was the President of the United States and she was a 24-year-old...
During an interview with MSNBC, Jennifer Palmieri — the communications director for Hillary Clinton who also worked for Bill Clinton‘s administration — said that she was sorry for everything Lewinsky had gone through.
“Monica Lewinsky was my intern and the relationship the president had with her was very inappropriate,” she said. “It was a consensual relationship, but he was the President of the United States and she was a 24-year-old...
- 11/18/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem was among the women appointed today to a new Vice committee on conduct and inclusivity in the workplace. The committee was formed in the wake of a male Vice executive’s suspension for alleged inappropriate conduct and the start of an investigation into other allegations raised by a female former associate producer. Joining Steinem on the newly formed, all-female committee are attorney Roberta Kaplan, former Obama staffer Alyssa Mastromonaco…...
- 11/18/2017
- Deadline TV
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem was among the women appointed today to a new Vice committee on conduct and inclusivity in the workplace. The committee was formed in the wake of a male Vice executive’s suspension for alleged inappropriate conduct and the start of an investigation into other allegations raised by a female former associate producer. Joining Steinem on the newly formed, all-female committee are attorney Roberta Kaplan, former Obama staffer Alyssa Mastromonaco…...
- 11/18/2017
- Deadline
In a staff meeting Friday, Vice Media officials told employees that they would be forming an all-woman advisory council. The announcement comes as the company navigates allegations of sexual misconduct and broader issues of workplace culture, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap. One of the people Vice has recruited for the effort is feminist icon and founder of the Women’s Media Center, Gloria Steinem. In addition to Steinem the council will also include, layer Roberta Kaplan and Vice COO Alyssa Mastromonaco. The individual said the advisory board was not connected to any current troubles at Vice and had been in.
- 11/17/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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