FRED ARMISEN TO HOST NCS ORIGINAL SERIES UNEARTHING TREASURES AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC ARCHIVE
FRED ARMISEN TO HOST NCS ORIGINAL SERIES UNEARTHING TREASURES AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC ARCHIVE
Production from Universal Music Group, Time Studios, Polygram Entertainment and Known Originals
LOS ANGELES – (January 31, 2026) – NCS and Universal Music Group (UMG) introduced at the moment that Peabody Award-winning comic, actor, author and musician Fred Armisen will lead a brand new NCS Original Series. The untitled music docuseries will give followers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into Universal Music Group’s vaults, which type the world’s largest music archives. Produced by UMG’s movie and tv division Polygram Entertainment, TIME Studios and Known Originals, the NCS Original Series will premiere later this 12 months as a part of NCS Originals’ anticipated 2026 programming slate.
With Armisen as their dynamic and educated host, viewers will discover pivotal moments in popular culture, and the tales of the long-lasting artists and songwriters who modified the course of historical past. UMG’s archives embrace an enormous, extremely safe vault inside the Iron Mountain facility in Boyers, Pennsylvania, situated 220 toes underground in a former limestone mine. The sequence will unearth priceless artifacts, encompassing unique recordings, grasp tapes, uncommon pictures and performances, different album artwork and music movies, lots of which haven’t been seen or heard publicly earlier than.
“This series opens the doors to one of the most extraordinary music archives in the world, and Fred Armisen is the perfect guide,” stated Amy Entelis, government vice chairman of expertise, NCS Originals and inventive growth for NCS Worldwide. “His deep connection to music and natural sense of wonder allow viewers a chance to experience music history up close, discovering the unexpected stories behind some of the most iconic sounds ever created.”
Will Tanous, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer at Universal Music Group, and Executive Producer stated, “This series was born from a desire to show fans what it’s like to mine the greatest underground musical archive in the world – giving them a sense of the hunt, the challenge, the thrill of this work – as well as direct access to the dedicated experts who preserve and champion these incredible musical legacies. Fred’s singular blend of humor, fandom, and musical talent make him the ideal storyteller to reveal the intimate era-defining moments and unheard gems that form the foundation of popular culture.”
This sequence extends NCS Originals’ award-winning custom of celebrating legendary artists and music historical past, becoming a member of a library of premium programming streaming on the NCS app.
Executive producers for the sequence are Fred Armisen; Will Tanous and David Blackman for UMG; Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Katie Hinman for NCS Original Series; Jeff Smith for Time Studios; Doug Pray. The sequence is produced by Nicole Avant and Brad Roth; co-producers are Bruce Resnikoff and Madeline Post for UMG. Executive Producer Ted Skillman can even function present runner.
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About NCS Originals
The NCS Originals group develops, produces and acquires unique, long-form unscripted programming for NCS Worldwide. Amy Entelis, government vice chairman of expertise, NCS Originals and inventive growth, oversees the award-winning NCS Originals portfolio that features the next premium content material manufacturers: NCS Original Series, NCS Films, NCS FlashDocs, and NCS Studios, an inside manufacturing studio which creates long-form programming for NCS’s international platforms. Since 2012, the group has overseen and government produced greater than 50 multi-part documentary sequence and 70 feature-length documentary movies, incomes greater than 120 awards and 450 nominations for the cable community, together with NCS Films’ first Academy Award® for Navalny. Acclaimed titles embrace the Peabody Award successful and 13-time Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; 5 time Emmy® nominee, Apollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain and Emmy® nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy® Award-nominated “Decades Series”: The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, The 2000s, and The 2010s, government produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not directed by Emmy® winner Marina Zenovich; The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke in regards to the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; Grammy® Award nominee Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés; the Oscar®, BAFTA, PGA, and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, Navalny directed by Daniel Roher; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart; This is Life with Lisa Ling; Primetime Emmy® and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television, government produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. NCS Originals will be seen on NCS, to stream through a NCS All Access subscription, on the NCS Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the NCS Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription through NCS.com, NCS apps and cable operator platforms.
About Universal Music Group
At Universal Music Group, we exist to form tradition by means of the ability of artistry. UMG is the world chief in music-based leisure, with a broad array of companies engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audio-visual content material. Featuring probably the most complete catalogue of recordings and songs throughout each musical style, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes probably the most critically acclaimed and commercially profitable music on the earth. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the event of providers, platforms, and enterprise fashions in an effort to broaden inventive and business alternatives for our artists and create new experiences for followers. For extra data, go to www.universalmusic.com.
ABOUT POLYGRAM ENTERTAINMENT
Polygram Entertainment is the movie and tv arm of Universal Music Group, the world chief in music-based leisure. Built on the muse of the world’s most complete and storied music catalog, Polygram Entertainment develops, produces, and funds music-driven content material that conjures up and engages followers of all ages all over the world. From premium documentaries to unique scripted options and scripted and unscripted tv, Polygram Entertainment productions discover the methods during which music shapes tradition, informs our worldview, and brings us nearer collectively. Polygram Entertainment’s acclaimed, award-winning tasks embrace Selena y Los Dinos, which follows the rise of the famed Tejano singer Selena and her household band; the lately Emmy-nominated docuseries STAX: Soulsville U.S.A, in regards to the legendary Memphis-based report label; docuseries James Brown: Say It Loud; Love to Love You, Donna Summer, directed by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano; Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues from director Sacha Jenkins; Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground; Frank Marshall’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart; Beastie Boys Story from director Spike Jonze; Alison Ellwood’s The Go-Go’s; Pavarotti from director Ron Howard; Roger Ross Williams’ The Apollo; the Emmy Award-winning sequence “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” and the next telefilm “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas.” Upcoming tasks embrace Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville’s Man on the Run, a function documentary that explores Paul McCartney following the breakup of The Beatles and the formation of Wings with Linda McCartney; “The Greatest,” the first-ever licensed scripted sequence in regards to the lifetime of Muhammad Ali, produced with Michael B. Jordan and Roc Nation; and scripted options about KISS and The Osbournes.