Court TV Announces Series Starring Dominick Dunne

Posted on January 18, 2002

Court TV is taking viewers inside the world of the rich and famous in its newest documentary series, Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice, announced Henry Schleiff, Chairman and CEO of Court TV. Dunne, a bestselling author and columnist at Vanity Fair, will guide viewers through a selection of cases that reveal a more sinister side of high society -- the greed and arrogance that leads people to believe they are above the law.

Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice premieres June 17, 2002 at 10:00 PM (ET/PT). Each week, "Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice" goes behind mansion walls and country club gates at some of the country's most exclusive locales. Dunne takes a look at a particular crime, the investigation and the resolution.

"Dominick Dunne is a master storyteller who will bring his personal experience and insight to these compelling tales of greed and hubris," said Schleiff. "It has always amazed me that Dominick's sources include those both `upstairs and downstairs' and that both are so equally willing to share their inner most secrets with this `Diogenes of dark society,'" said Schleiff.

Dominick Dunne is the author of several novels, including The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, People Like Us, Another City, Not My Own, and the recent The Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper. Since 1993, Dunne has documented the lives of those involved in high profile crimes as a special correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine. He has covered the trials of William Kennedy Smith, the Menendez brothers, O.J. Simpson, Michael Skakel and, most recently, Alfred Taubman.

Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice is produced by Jupiter Entertainment, Inc. Executive Producers are Stephen Land and Geoffrey Proud. Zachary Weisfeld is supervising producer. Executive producer for Court TV is Bonnie Dry. Ed Hersh is Senior Vice President of Documentaries and Specials for Court TV. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp.