CNN Announces New Original Shows Hosted by Reza Aslan, W. Kamau Bell
One day after CNN announced its Kevin Spacey-led campaign docu-series, the cable channel announced two more original series, part of a network reorientation away from breaking news coverage and commentary.
The two new shows will be headed by religious scholar Reza Aslan and stand-up comic W. Kamau Bell, and are set to debut in 2016.
Aslan will host a series tentatively called Believer. “In each episode, Aslan will immerse himself into one of the world’s most fascinating faith-based groups to experience life as a true believer,” CNN said in a statement Tuesday. “The series will feature Aslan participating in endurance worship, spellbinding rituals, and unusual rites of passage to learn about rarefied worlds that have been molded by faith and tradition.”
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