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October 29th, 2025

Top 5 CNN Heroes to Be Honored at the 19th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates

GLOBAL BROADCAST WILL AIR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 8PM ET/PT  Promo: https://youtu.be/AurUSeR6NuQ NEW YORK, NY – (October 29, 2025) – The […]

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May 14th, 2025

CNN Films Backs “I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not” from Emmy® Winner Marina Zenovich for Premiere In 2026

NEW YORK – (May 14, 2025) – CNN announced today a new feature documentary from CNN Films – I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not. Directed […]

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CNN Films Launches Documentary from Emmy® and Peabody Award Winner Janet Tobias Examining the Broad Rise of Early-Onset Cancer in Younger Adults for Premiere in 2026

NEW YORK – (May 14, 2025) – Today CNN announced the commission of a feature documentary from CNN Films that explores the rise of cancers in […]

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January 8th, 2025

CNN Films Brings the Television Premiere of “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” to CNN on Sunday, February 2 at 8pm ET/PT

Presented by DC Studios in Association with HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films, Words+Pictures, and a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment […]

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December 8th, 2024

Stephen Knight Named 2024 CNN Hero of the Year

NEW YORK, NY – (December 8, 2024) – Tonight at the 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, Stephen Knight was named the 2024 CNN Hero of […]

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