MTV Announces New Series “Sweet/Vicious,” “The Outsiders,” “Acting Out,” “Mary + Jane,” “Shinesty,” | Shore Fire Media

22 April, 2016Print

MTV Announces New Series “Sweet/Vicious,” “The Outsiders,” “Acting Out,” “Mary + Jane,” “Shinesty,” “MTV’s The Investigation,” “Stranded with a Million Bucks,” “Loosely Exactly Nicole” “Going Off,” “The Almost Impossible Game Show” and Zac Efron-Produced Documentary on Food and Culture

NEW YORK, NY – April 21, 2016 – MTV, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today revealed a programming slate of thirteen new series across reality, scripted and music, including “Wonderland,” the network’s first weekly live music performance series in nearly twenty years debuting this fall.  The network will provide a first look at the new series – along with projects in development with partners Mark Burnett, Zac Efron, Drew Barrymore, Dwayne Johnson, Pitbull, John Legend and more – at the 2016 MTV Upfront at Skylight at Moynihan Station tonight in New York, NY.

 

Additionally, MTV greenlit a documentary special from Executive Producer and Host Zac Efron in which the actor and passionate food-lover will explore the ever-expanding role of food and the culinary arts in Millennial culture.

 

Untitled Zac Efron Documentary

Host and executive producer Zac Efron explores how food has moved to the center of Millennial culture through his own unique lens as an actor, traveller, and food-lover.  The project will look beyond the extravagant and obscure in food to explore the artistry, storytelling and journeys in what we eat, and the issues and experiences surrounding what we find on our plates.  Executive Producers are Zac Efron, Michael Simkin, Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson, Edwin Zane and Jason Barrett.  Comedy Dynamics and Ninjas Runnin’ Wild are producing.