As was announced by HBO earlier yesterday, the current season of HBO’s news series VICE will expand from eight editions to 10 editions on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada. The series will devote its entire season finale, scheduled to premiere Friday, June 14 at 11 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, to its recent headline-making trip to North Korea.VICE founder and series host Shane Smith had previously reported from within North Korea on two occasions, but was barred from returning to the country due to his critical documentaries on the regime. Determined to return and chronicle the reclusive and highly secretive country under its new leader, Kim Jong-un, Smith sent a team of correspondents and a production crew, including VICE correspondent Ryan Duffy, NBA Hall of Famer and Chicago Bulls great Dennis Rodman, and three players from the Harlem Globetrotters, on a cultural exchange to the basketball-crazed country in late February.
Kim Jong-un, a fanatic for the Bulls dynasty of the ‘90s, opened the country’s notoriously impenetrable gates to the delegation, and the VICE correspondent and crew spent seven days in North Korea, travelling the country and filming.
Currently debuting new episodes Fridays at 11 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, following new episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher, VICE kicked off its season April 5. The show is hosted by Shane Smith, founder of the revolutionary new media company of the same name and smashes barriers of decorum to cover the kinds of stories often overlooked by mainstream media outlets.
VICE is executive produced by Bill Maher, Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti; co-executive producer, BJ Levin; consulting producer, Fareed Zakaria.
In Western Canada, episodes of VICE are available in High Definition on HBO Canada HD; on demand, via mobile and online with participating service providers.
In Eastern Canada, episodes are available in High Definition, on demand, on TMN GO, and on HBO Canada OnLine.
