{"id":22174,"date":"2021-06-09T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=22174"},"modified":"2021-06-09T18:11:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:11:19","slug":"new-cnn-original-series-history-of-the-sitcom-and-jerusalem-city-of-faith-and-fury-premiere-this-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/09\/new-cnn-original-series-history-of-the-sitcom-and-jerusalem-city-of-faith-and-fury-premiere-this-july\/","title":{"rendered":"New CNN Original Series &#8220;History of the Sitcom&#8221; and &#8220;Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury&#8221; Premiere This July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo-560x313.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CNN Original Series is set to debut two new docuseries this July; <strong><em>History of the Sitcom<\/em><\/strong> premiering with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, July 11 @ 9PM and 10 PM ET\/PT, and <strong><em>Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury<\/em><\/strong> on Sunday, July 18 @ 10PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of the popular CNN Original Series examining <em>The Movies<\/em> and <em>The Story of Late Night<\/em>, <em>History of the Sitcom<\/em> reunites audiences with the television friends, families, and co-workers they grew up with while introducing cutting-edge comedies that are sure to be your next binge-watch. The eight-part docuseries produced by Cream Productions features over 180 original interviews with sitcom icons including Norman Lear, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Alexander, Kelsey Grammer, Kim Fields, Tim Allen, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, George Lopez, Mel Brooks, Isabella Gomez, Ted Danson, Joey Soloway, Jimmie Walker, Judd Apatow, Dan Levy, Zooey Deschanel, Chuck Lorre, Mara Brock Akil, Helen Hunt and many more, breaking down how sitcoms have helped generations of Americans navigate an ever-shifting cultural landscape.<\/p><div id=\"morty-230645988\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The premiere episode at 9PM ET\/PT titled &#8220;<em>American Family<\/em>&#8221; will examine how sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of American families. The following episode at 10PM ET\/PT titled &#8220;<em>Sexual Revolution<\/em>&#8221; will explore the evolution of sex in sitcoms, including the integration LGBTQ+ storylines in representing a more modern world.<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers for <em>History of the Sitcom<\/em> are David Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Bill Carter, and John Ealer for Cream Productions, Amy Entelis, and Lyle Gamm for CNN Original Series. Following the premiere, the series will regularly air on Sunday nights at 9PM ET\/PT on CNN.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury<\/em><\/strong>, produced by Blackfin, is a six-part series that tells the story of one of the most controversial cities in history, through six epic conflicts that shaped and defined it. Narrated by Golden Globe-winning actor Ewan McGregor, the docuseries explores how a small arid town with no natural resources became a place of pilgrimage for three of the most prominent world religions while investigating how three thousand years of conflicts have led directly to the struggles of today. Spanning from Biblical times to the Roman Empire to the Cold War, and examining the stories of King David, Cleopatra, Saladin, T.E. 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