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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Shane Smith |
| Based on | Vice Media |
| Starring | Shane Smith, Gideon Yago, Thomas Morton, Jake Hanrahan, Isobel Yeung, Ben Anderson |
| Theme music composer | Nick Zinner, Ben Vida & Hisham Bharoocha |
| Opening theme | Doomed |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 164 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Syria, Afghanistan, North Korea, Iraq, Nigeria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Brazil, Myanmar, Mexico, South Sudan, Los Angeles, New York (HQ) |
| Editor | Danny Gabai |
| Running time | 27–43 minutes |
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| Budget | $13.2 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO (seasons 1–6) Showtime (season 7–10) |
| Release | April 5, 2013 – June 25, 2023 |
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Vice (stylised as VICE) is a documentary television series created and hosted by Shane Smith of Vice magazine. It covers topics using an immersionist style of documentary filmmaking on Showtime. It premiered on April 5, 2013, on HBO. The show's second season aired in 2014 and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special.[1]
The show originally was executive-produced by Bill Maher, Shane Smith, and Eddy Moretti, and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria was credited as a consultant.[2][3]
On May 7, 2014, HBO renewed the series for two more seasons. The 14-episode third season began March 6, 2015, one week after the hour-long "Killing Cancer" aired on February 27. Vice's sixth season aired on April 6, 2018.[4] On March 25, 2015, HBO announced Vice's renewal through Season 7.[5]
The show's cancellation was announced on February 1, 2019, making the sixth season its last season on HBO.[6] However, on September 24, the series was picked up by Showtime and resumed on March 29, 2020.[7] On July 30, 2020, the series was renewed for an eighth season that premiered on March 7, 2021.[8][9] On February 7, 2022, the series was renewed by for its ninth and tenth season.[10] In July 2023, the series was removed from the Showtime streaming app, with Vice News shopping it to other outlets.[11]
- ^ "HBO's 'VICE' Wins Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series or Special". Sounds & Picture. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "About Vice". HBO. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "HBO gave us our own TV show". Vice.com. Vice Media. 10 May 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Greg (March 7, 2018). "HBO Sets 'Vice' Season 6 Premiere Date; Actor Michael Kenneth Williams To Investigate Juvenile Justice System". Deadline. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (March 26, 2015). "VICE Renewed for Four Expanded Seasons at HBO, Adds Daily Newscast". TVLine. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (February 1, 2019). "Vice Media eliminates 10% of its workforce, including its flagship HBO show". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 24, 2019). "Showtime Acquires 'Vice' Weekly Newsmagazine For Spring Premiere". Deadline.
- ^ "Showtime(R) Renews Emmy(R) Nominated Documentary Series "Vice" for a Second Season". The Futon Critic. July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Showtime to Premiere Second Season of "Vice" on Sunday, March 7 at 8 PM ET/PT" (Press release). Showtime. January 14, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ White, Peter (February 7, 2022). "'Vice' Renewed At Showtime For Seasons 3 & 4". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Porter, Rick (July 13, 2023). "'Vice' to Seek New Home After Being Pulled From Showtime". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2024.