CNN Original Series

CNN Original Series is the non-scripted programming division of CNN Worldwide, responsible for developing, commissioning, and producing documentary series and host-led factual programming for broadcast on CNN, CNN International, streaming on Max, and the CNN Originals hub on discovery+. The group has been active since 2012 and has produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series, earning over 110 awards and 445 nominations, including CNN's first Academy Award for 'Navalny.' It is best known for landmark series including the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,' the Emmy Award-winning 'United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell,' and the Emmy Award-winning 'Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.' The division operates under Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President for Talent, CNN Originals and Creative Development, and is a division of CNN, which is itself owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.