Conde Nast Entertainment's 'The Scene' Debuts Provocative Documentary Series, THE SCENE INSIDE

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE) today announced THE SCENE INSIDE, a provocative new docu-series debuting on THE SCENE (thescene.com). Offering an in-depth look at the stories and people that shape the cultural conversation, THE SCENE INSIDE will provide audiences access to fascinating places, untold stories and captivating characters.  Following on the tradition of providing cutting edge content to its viewers, CNE will kick off the fall docu-series line-up with The Grind from GQ. 

"After our success with the EMMY-nominated series, Casualties of the Gridiron and the TELEVISION ACADEMY HONOREE, Screw You Cancer, it became clear that THE SCENE INSIDE would be an opportunity to feature real people and their stories," said Michael Klein, executive vice president of Programming and Content Strategy, "Giving audiences a provocative view of controversial and diverse topics will build on the success of our previous documentary series."

THE SCENE INSIDE series scheduled for this Fall include:

• The Grind (GQ Original)
  • Debuting today, The Grind follows Brandon Marshall, one of the most intriguing players in the NFL, in the months leading up to the 2014 NFL season. Brandon Marshall was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and wants to be the public face of mental health in the NFL. Viewers catch Brandon as he approaches the third act of what could very well be a Hall of Fame career — at a point when he's thinking as much about how to use the platform of football to make a lasting mark on the world as on the game itself. The Brandon Marshall Foundation's focus to end the stigma of mental illness. The Grind is from the award-winning team that produced Casualties of the Gridiron. Directed by Isaac Solotaroff.
  • Live Date: September 5, 2014 http://thescene.com/watch/gq/thegrind

• Belle Knox – (THE SCENE Original)
  • Miriam Weeks is an 18-year-old college student attending Duke University. She is also Belle Knox, America's top new adult-film actress, using her income as an adult entertainer to pay her tuition. During her freshman year, scandal broke out across national headlines about her career and instead of hiding from it, she embraced it. By creating the alter-ego Belle, Miriam believes she can separate her two realities: a promising college student at a top ranked university and a young woman working in the explicit industry of adult entertainment.
  • Live Date: September 16, 2014

• China Wealth (GQ Original)
  • From award winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, a new series that reveals the unimaginable realities of new wealth and luxury in China. Champagne, caviar, private jets, and foreign etiquette are being adopted into this growing capitalistic world within a Communist state. But what does this mean for the rest of the country struggling to define "the Chinese Dream" and what does this mean for China as a whole? How excessive will this culture of new money continue to grow, and what will be the breaking point? To the 1% in China, the most elaborate lifestyle you can afford to live reaps more rewards than ever before.
  • Live Date: October 2014

• FPS Russia (THE SCENE Original)
  • The FPS Russia YouTube channel was created by Keith Ratliff and Kyle Myers in April of 2010. By early 2013, it became one of YouTube's most popular destinations with over 5 million subscribers. Myers played the part of Dmitri Potapoff, "The Professional Russian," with a seemingly unlimited knowledge of guns, ammunition and heavy artillery. In January of 2013 at the height of their popularity, Myer's co-creator Keith Ratliff was unexpectedly shot in the head, execution style, with a single bullet at close range. No one knows who killed Ratliff or why. What we do know is both men created a strange and successful digital video brand set in a world where highly-regulated automatic weapons are king, and the distinction between reality and fiction is blurred.
  • Live Date: November 2014

• The Last Mile (WIRED Original)
  • From award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner (We Live In Public) and in cooperation with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, THE LAST MILE features THE LAST MILE initiative, which turns inmates into entrepreneurs providing concrete skills and legitimate job opportunities when they are paroled. It's rare that an inmate serving a 25 year sentence for attempted murder would request a transfer to California's only prison with a gas chamber - San Quentin. But that's exactly what Damon Cooke did. Hoping to enter THE LAST MILE program, Cooke received his transfer and became part of THE LAST MILE'S third graduating class. He's scheduled for parole in Fall 2014, and unlike the vast majority of America's more than 2 million prisoners, Damon Cooke's future is bright. In California, nearly 58 percent of the state's offenders are sent back to prison within three years of their release. This series will show the complete story of this Ed-tech startup. Its impact on the quality of human life is a flagship achievement demonstrating the power and freedom technology can provide, even in the most hopeless of circumstances.
  • Live Date: October 2014

CNE received a Television Academy Honor for their series Screw You Cancer and Emmy nomination for Casualties of the Gridiron. THE SCENE currently features digital video content from iconic Conde Nast brands, including Glamour, GQ, Vogue, Wired, Vanity Fair, Teen Vogue, Style.com, Self, Allure, Golf Digest, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Brides, Details, W and The New Yorker

About THE SCENE
THE SCENE is the premiere digital video storytelling network brought you by Conde Nast Entertainment.  THE SCENE features the best original programming from over 20 iconic brands.  A window into the worlds of fashion, sports, culture, comedy and more, The Scene presents inspiring, celebrated, and unexpected stories that shape our culture, reflect our world and help make your Tuesdays just a little less ordinary.

For more information, follow on THE SCENE on Twitter @Scene, Facebook  Facebook.com/TheSceneVideo and Instagram @TheScene

About Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE)
Conde Nast creates the world's best content for the world's most influential audiences.  The company attracts more than 164 million consumers across its twenty industry-leading print and digital media brands:  Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Brides, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Conde Nast Traveler, Details, Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, WIRED, W, Lucky, Golf Digest, Golf World, Teen Vogue and Ars Technica.

The company launched Conde Nast Entertainment in 2011 to develop film, television and digital video programming.  Conde Nast also owns Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM) and its portfolio of comprehensive fashion journalism brands:  WWD, Style.com, Footwear News, NowManifest, Beauty Inc., M and Fairchild Summits.

For more information, visit www.CondeNast.com or follow us on Twitter @CondeNast.

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