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Pinkalicious & Peterrific Volume 15 premieres October 6th on PBS KIDS
Moveable Feast Season 3 premieres October 14th on PBS Living
Hotel Portofino Season 2 premieres October 15th on PBS Masterpiece
World on Fire Season 2 premieres October 15th on PBS Masterpiece
The American Buffalo premieres October 16th on PBS Documentaries
Welcome to PBS Distribution’s monthly newsletter where you will get the latest and greatest information on the titles streaming across its Prime Video Channels: PBS Masterpiece, PBS KIDS, PBS Documentaries, and PBS Living.
Each month we will inform you of what is premiering, returning, and available to binge on each of these Prime Video Channels such as Professor T Season 2 on PBS Masterpiece.
We are pleased to note that PBS Distribution, a leading distributor of public media content around the world, will add of bundle pricing for two of its popular Prime Video Channels: PBS Masterpiece and PBS KIDS. The channels can now be purchased together for a monthly subscription fee of $7.99, a nearly 30% savings on the combined price of both standalone subscriptions. Click here to access the bundle.
This October, we are adding a wide array of titles across all four channels as autumn kicks into full gear. Worth highlighting is that for Indigenous People’s Day (October 9), you can go to PBS Documentaries and watch Ken Burn’s The American Buffalo, featuring a collection of unforgettable characters as they work to rescue America’s national mammal from disappearing forever, and PBS Masterpiece, where you can find Little Bird, following the story of Indigenous woman Bezhig Little Bird on a journey to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her past. Also, captivating dramas like Annika, World on Fire, and Hotel Portofino all return for a second season on PBS Masterpiece. Volumes 1 and 2 of Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures! will arrive on PBS KIDS along with Pinkalicious & Peterrific Volume 15. You can feed your curiosity with Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, coming to PBS Documentaries this month. Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 11 is coming to PBS Living, your hotspot for every niche interest.
PBS Distribution proudly distributes world-class dramas, including foreign language content from Walter Presents and adaptations of beloved literary classics, mysteries, and provocative contemporary works for $5.99 a month on PBS Masterpiece; content from the top ranked children’s educational media brand in the United States and undisputed leader in children’s programing, PBS KIDS, for $4.99 a month; a robust library of critically acclaimed, thought-provoking films, including the entire Ken Burns collection on PBS Documentaries for $3.99 a month; an eclectic range of programming for every passion and hobby on PBS Living for $2.99 a month. Click here for more information on the services provided by each PBS Prime Video Channel.
See below for what is coming to the PBS Prime Video Channels this October. For any screener requests, please contact pbsd@mprm.com. Enjoy!
Little Bird
(Premiering October 12th)
Series
Inspired by true events, follow the story of Indigenous woman Bezhig Little Bird on a journey to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her past.
Annika Season 2
(Premiering October 15th)
Series
Annika and the team return to solve more murders that wash up in Scotland’s waters. Annika shares with us her wry insights on the crimes alongside raising her teen daughter, Morgan.
World on Fire Season 2
(Premiering October 15th)
Series
It’s 1940 and WWII has reached the sands of the Egyptian desert while German bombs fall on Manchester in England. Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household.
Hotel Portofino Season 2
(Premiering October 15th)
Series
1927: The Hotel Portofino has overcome its early troubles and is starting to prosper. Bella must decide whether to accept her no-good husband Cecil back into her life in the face of her growing friendship with a handsome architect.
Additional new titles this month – Carmen Curlers Season 1 (October 6th), Lord & Master Season 1 (October 13th), Lakeside Murders Season 1 (October 13th), Mystery of Manon Season 1 (October 20th), Finding Home Season 1 (October 20th), and Back to the Island (October 27th)
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Volume 15
(Premiering October 6th)
Series
Pinkalicious, her brother Peter, and their friends get into all kinds of art-filled adventures where they must work together to solve problems. The series encourages children ages 3 to 5 to explore the arts and express themselves.
Super WHY’s Comic Book Adventures Volume 1 and 2
(Premiering October 20th)
Series
Super Why and new Super Reader, Power Paige, save the day from literacy villains and more in Reader Valley. Set in a 2D comic book world, these musical adventures are filled with catchy songs that break down big skills for early readers
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
(Premiering October 10th)
Film
Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech and the company’s uncertain future.›
The American Buffalo
(Premiering October 16th)
Film
Once numbering in the tens of millions and sustaining the Native people of the Great Plains, America’s national mammal is driven to the brink of extinction. A collection of unforgettable characters rescues it from disappearing forever.›
Additional new titles this month – A Town Called Victoria (xx), Parrot Confidential (October 2nd), The Astros Baseball: Triumph and Scandal in major League Baseball (October 3rd), Ancient Earth (October 4th), Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (October 6th), Los Hermanos/The Brothers (October 9th), Generations Stolen (October 18th), The Platypus Guardian (October 18th), The Way West (October 23rd), Native America Season 2 (October 24th), The War on Disco (October 30th), McConnell, The GOP & The Court (October 31st)
HISTORICAL DRAMAS (CAROUSEL) (October 16th)
Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 11
(Premiering October 21st)
Series
Twelve of America’s most innovative artists rise to the challenge of our current moment, creating new paintings, sculptures and performances that inspire and heal. Includes Michelle Obama portraitist Amy Sherald and filmmaker Miranda July.
Additional new titles this month – Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter (October 23rd)
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