LUCILLE BALL: WE LOVE LUCY

September 12, 2020

‘Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy’ premieres Saturday, September 12 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Reelz. 

“Lucille Ball didn’t just make millions of people laugh uproariously. She blazed a whole new path for women in the entertainment industry that still resonates today. Her bravery and willingness to try absolutely anything to elicit a chuckle changed the rules of television and made I Love Lucy a cultural phenomenon that averaged more than 30 million viewers per episode.” 

“Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy” traces her journey from growing up on the dirt roads of Jamestown New York to stepping under the glittering lights of Hollywood. After moderately successful movie roles she became the Lucy the world knows and loves when “I Love Lucy” hit the airwaves. And the TV world was never the same. Ball continued to dazzle audiences with her inimitable physical comedy on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy” but she was surprisingly serious off camera with her signature work ethic driving every move. Along with her husband and co-star Desi Arnaz the couple were shrewd enterprising business partners who when not on screen making audiences laugh had formed their own studio in Desilu Productions which was a groundbreaking move at the time. And even after their marriage failed Ball doubled down on her ambitions buying out Arnaz from Desilu Production and making history as the first female head of a major studio. Ball continued to build her entertainment empire with Desilu Productions cranking out hits for TV including introducing the world to the “Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” mega-franchises.” 

“Comedy legends Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin, Debra Messing and Suzanne Somers share their personal stories of how they were uniquely inspired by Ball’s comic genius, and Keith Thibodeaux recalls his experiences on set as the TV son Little Ricky on “I Love Lucy”. “Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy” is produced by AMS Pictures.” 

In 2019, Reelz produced “Autopsy: The Last Hours of Lucille Ball”.