Prometheus Entertainment is an American

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, specializing in documentary,

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, and non-fiction television programming and specials.

History

Prometheus Entertainment was formed in March 1999 by

Kevin Burns Kevin Burns (June 18, 1955September 27, 2020), was an American television and film producer, director, and screenwriter. His work can be seen on A&E, National Geographic Channel, E!, Animal Planet, AMC, Bravo, WE tv, Travel Channel, Lifetim ...

. It was housed at

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and was originally slated to produce scripted entertainment for Fox, focused on documentaries and non-fiction. In 2002, Prometheus Entertainment developed a revival of ''

Playboy After Dark ''Playboy After Dark'' is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. Overview ''Playboy After Dark'' followed much the sa ...

''. In 2008, it signed a deal with the

Travel Channel Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in New York, New York, United S ...

to produce 23 hours' worth of new shows. Their documentary '' Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed'' was nominated for three

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

Programs

*'' The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch'', 2020–present *''

The UnXplained ''The UnXplained'' is a television series on History that claims to "explore subjects that have mystified mankind for centuries". The show is hosted and executive produced by William Shatner. It premiered on July 19, 2019, and has aired for four s ...

'', 2019–present *''

The Curse of Civil War Gold ''The Curse of Civil War Gold'' is a nonfiction reality television series on the History channel about the hunt for treasure from the American Civil War. Cast Recurring and guests * Gary Drayton – A Florida based metal detecting expert who ...

'', 2018–2019 *'' The Tesla Files'', 2018 * ''

In Search of Aliens ''In Search of Aliens'' is an American television series that premiered on July 25, 2014 on the H2 channel. Produced by Prometheus Entertainment, the program features Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, a leading contributor to the television show '' Ancient ...

'', 2014 * ''

The Curse of Oak Island ''The Curse of Oak Island'' is a multi-season reality television series that chronicles an eclectic team of treasure hunters and their search for legendary treasure on Oak Island, off the shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is an American televisio ...

'', 2014–present * ''

Kendra on Top ''Kendra on Top'' is an American reality television series on WE tv that debuted June 5, 2012. The series follows the day-to-day life of former ''Playboy'' model and ''The Girls Next Door'' reality television personality Kendra Baskett as she ba ...

'', 2012-2017 * ''

America's Book of Secrets ''America's Book of Secrets'' is a documentary series about mysterious or little known aspects of U.S. history, theories about secrets that are possibly being hidden from the public, and hidden sources of the social issues that face the country ...

'', 2012–2014 * ''

Food Paradise ''Food Paradise'' is a television series narrated by Jesse Blaze Snider (formerly by Mason Pettit) that features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Episodes were originally shown on the Travel Channel. Oth ...

'', 2008–2012 * ''

Kendra Kendra is a female name of disputed origins. Kendra is a moderately popular female first name, ranking 403 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name was at its most popular in the United States from the mid-1980s to mi ...

'', 2009–2011 * ''

Holly's World ''Holly's World'' is an American reality television series starring former ''Girls Next Door'' co-star Holly Madison. The series, which follows Madison's new life and career in Las Vegas, premiered December 6, 2009 on the E! cable network with ...

'', 2009–2011 * ''

Ancient Aliens ''Ancient Aliens'' is an American television series that explores the pseudohistorical and pseudoarchaeological ancient astronauts hypothesis, past human- extraterrestrial contact, UFOs, government conspiracies and related pseudoscientific topi ...

'', 2009–present * ''

The Face Is Familiar ''The Face Is Familiar'' is an American game show which aired in color on CBS as a summer replacement show from May 7 to September 3, 1966. The show was hosted by Jack Whitaker and featured celebrity guests including Bob Crane, Dick Van Patten, ...

'', 2009 * ''

Bridget's Sexiest Beaches Bridget Marquardt (born September 25, 1974) is an American television personality and model, known for her role in the reality TV series ''The Girls Next Door'', which depicted her life as one of ''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. ...

'', 2009 * ''

The Telling ''The Telling'' is a 2000 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her fictional universe of ''Hainish Cycle''. ''The Telling'' is Le Guin's first follow-up novel set in the ''Hainish Cycle'' since her 1974 novel ''The Dispossessed''. ...

'', 2009 * '' Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman'', 2006 * '' Star Wars Tech'', 2007 * ''

High Maintenance 90210 ''High Maintenance 90210'' is an American reality series Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Real ...

'', 2007 * ''

Hollywood Science ''Hollywood Science'' is an Open University TV programme produced for the BBC, which attempted to determine whether or not scenes in various films were scientifically credible. In the show, presenter Robert Llewellyn and scientist Jonathan Hare ...

'', 2006 * ''

The Girls Next Door ''The Girls Next Door'' (also known as ''The Girls of the Playboy Mansion'') is a reality television series which focuses on the lives of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends who live with him at the Playboy Mansion. The series was created by executive pro ...

'', 2005–2010 * ''

Medical Investigation ''Medical Investigation'' is an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before its cancellation on March 25, 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Network Television a ...

'', 2004–2005 * ''

History vs. Hollywood ''History vs. Hollywood'' is a television show on the History (U.S. TV channel), History Channel in the United States. On the show, experts are interviewed on the historical accuracy of a film that is based on a historical event. For example, the ...

'', 2000

TV films

* '' Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed'', 2007 * ''

Empire of Dreams ''Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy'' is a 2004 documentary film directed by Kevin Burns and narrated by Robert Clotworthy. It documents the making of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy: ''Star Wars'' (1977), ''The Empire Stri ...

'', 2004

References

External links

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