Lifetime Plots Jeffrey Epstein Docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly Follow-Up

Lifetime is prepping a extra docuseries more or less convicted sexual predator and wealthy hedge fund manager, Jeffrey Epstein, as capably as a follow-up to its bombshell docuseries Surviving R. Kelly.

A+E Networks president of programming Rob Sharenow announced the two series at the Television Critics connection summer press tour Tuesday. Sharenow offered a few details just about each series, even though he did not say past either of them would premiere, Variety reports.

Surviving Jeffrey Epstein will manage to pay for a deep dive into Epsteins relation in the wake of his recent arrest on sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy charges. Prosecutors allege that with 2002 and 2005, Epstein abused dozens of girls as young person as 14 at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida, while hes with alleged to have paid girls to come up with the money for him semi-nude massages, feint supplementary sex acts and recruit other girls to visit his home. Epstein is currently beast held without bail as he awaits trial.

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Along next his recent arrest, Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from underage girls and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, even if he only served 13 months and spent much of that period at his office in Florida under supervised be in release. add-on to the intrigue nearly Epstein are questions something like how exactly he made his millions, as capably as his myriad dealings in the manner of people in high society, including Presidents Donald Trump and tab Clinton.

As for Lifetimes Surviving R. Kelly follow-up, the four-part series, titled The Aftermath, will be centered on the order of interviews similar to new survivors, as capably as psychologists and experts on the Kelly court case (in May, the network chronicled the quick aftermath of Surviving R. Kelly in a two-hour special, The Impact). Much of the team at the rear Surviving R. Kelly will compensation for The Aftermath, including dealing out producers get-up-and-go hampton, Tamra Simmons, Jessie Daniels and Joel Karsberg. Sudi Khosropur will further as co-executive producer and showrunner for The Aftermath.

Surviving R. Kelly was a hit for Lifetime gone it premiere in January and the docu-series recently picked happening an Emmy nomination for Best Informational Series or Special. The series as a consequence prompted not just a major cultural backlash adjoining Kelly, but several supplementary criminal investigations that led to his recent indictment in Chicago on combination charges partnered to child pornography and criminal sexual commotion (the singer has pleaded not guilty). Kelly, who is beast held in prison similar to no sticking to in Chicago, will furthermore be brought to other York in August for his arraignment upon racketeering and conspiracy charges.

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