Discovery sets docu premiere

"American Underworld" Discovery's investigative show "American Underworld," located and mostly captured pics of by Newsweek and New You are able to Occasions photojournalist Mark Allen Manley premieres Monday, Sept. 19, at 10 p.m. Hourlong is professional created by Lisa Andreae on her shingle the Incubator, with Cameo Wallace creating for Discovery. The cabler has set a preliminary run of three "Underworld" segs. The very first features Johnson's in-person interviews with meth cooks in rural Tennessee and homemade steroid producer-providers. The 2nd concentrates on vehicle thievery in Northern California, as the third examines the sex trade in Chicago. Manley stated that he's happy to have finally found a network prepared to give you the legal framework essential to offer the project other nets balked in the thorny issues elevated by Johnson's contacts. The series, Manley stated, needs time to work to create, and often promising projects don't always pan out, alluding to some potential story about "these men who have been selling fully automatic rifles with laser sights, everything, about the roads of Manhattan. And that we would do (a chapter about the subject), however the lawyers stated no, because my contact stated, 'You've reached be up here Tuesday.' After which I'd prior understanding." Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com