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VICELAND SETS AUGUST 27 PREMIERE DATE FOR NEW TRUE CRIME SERIES “THE DEVIL YOU KNOW”

NETWORK TO AIR 2016 DOCU-SERIES “TERROR” FROM VICE CO-FOUNDER

August 12, 2019 (, NY) – has announced the premiere dates for its first ​ foray into serialized true crime storytelling: The Devil You Know as well as a U.S. premiere of ​ ​ VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi’s acclaimed 2016 docu-series Terror. Both series will bow on ​ ​ the network Tuesday August 27 at 10 and 9 PM, respectively. ​ ​ ​ ​

Set in a small suburban community just outside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the five-episode true crime series The Devil You Know focuses on a local suburban legend, John ​ ​ ​ Lawson, a self-styled Satanist who renamed himself “Pazuzu." When two missing individuals' ​ bodies turn up at his house, the rumors of this -like figure whose house was a non-stop parade of sex, drugs, guns and loud music take a darker and more troubling turn. The series follows every twist around the crime, the mishandled investigation, the legal case as well as the underlying economic inequality inherent in the story. The show features interviews with the journalists who chased the story, authorities, friends and neighbors of

"Pazuzu" as well as people close to the victims to try to understand the twisted depths of this story from every angle.

The Devil You Know is a co-production of VICE Studios’ Canadian outpost and VICELAND. ​ Patricia E. Gillespie wrote, produced and directed the series. Executive Producers are Abby ​ ​ Lynn Kang Davis, Kevin Iwashina, Rachel Traub, and Preferred Content. Gena ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Konstantinakos, Michael Kronish and Nomi Ernst Leidner executive produce for ​ ​ ​ VICELAND.

In addition, starting August 27 at 9 PM, the channel airs Terror, a series from VICE's archives. ​ ​ ​ ​ The 2016 in-depth series from VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi will be updated to reflect current ​ ​ developments, and focus on the origins and impact of the world's most dangerous terrorist organizations with episodes exploring Al Qaeda in , Al Shabaab in , in , the Taliban in and the Islamic State (ISIS) in and Syria.

Hosted and narrated by Alvi, Terror is punctuated by his reflections after years of reporting on ​ ​ terrorist groups, radicalization and conflict zones.

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ABOUT VICELAND Most TV channels are just a collection of shows – VICELAND is a ​ collection of personal points-of-view. Everything at VICELAND has a reason to exist and a strong perspective. Our mission is to examine the world we live in, and explore the things that confuse us, make us curious, make us laugh, or awaken our sense of wonder.

Debuting March 2016, as a joint venture between and A+E Networks, with creative oversight from Oscar-winning writer/director , VICELAND features series examining all things culture, including music, food, technology, sex, and more. The channel also serves as an experimental platform for familiar faces like 2 Chainz, Ellen Page, Gloria Steinem, Tyler the Creator, , James Van Der Beek, Michael K. Williams and Eddie Huang to explore personal projects while also breaking new talent like VICELAND’s first late night show “Desus & Mero.”

ABOUT VICE MEDIA: VICE is the world’s leading youth media brand. Launched in 1994, VICE ​ operates in 35 territories across the globe making 1500 pieces of content each day with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICELAND, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 26 offices around the world.

VICE's award-winning programming has been recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & , Peabodys, , George Polk, Scripps Howard, PEN Center, Cannes Lions, Knight Foundation, American Society of Magazine Editors, LA Press Club, James Beard and Webbys, among others.