The shows will air back-to-back on July 27th
Following Ozzy Osbourne’s unexpected death this week, REELZ will honor “The Prince of Darkness” with encore presentations of two documentary series on Sunday, July 27th. The network will air an encore presentation of Ozzy Osbourne: Black Sabbath Frontman at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT and Black Sabbath: Breaking the Band, narrated by Dee Snider, on at 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT.
The previously scheduled episodes of Jail, scheduled during the time, will air at a later date still to be announced.
In Ozzy Osbourne: Black Sabbath Frontman, fans get a revealing look at the legendary lead vocalist’s roots and the childhood trauma that forged the entertainer and made him want to ‘out crazy’ his peers. Sharing their experiences with Osbourne are his friends and colleagues, including Black Sabbath’s first manager Jim Simpson and friend Geoff Lucas, who helped chart his life from his poverty-stricken upbringing in England through his rise to the top as frontman of Black Sabbath and his eventual dismissal after his drink and drug addiction overwhelmed him. Viewers will also see how his wife Sharon saved him from ruin and how she helped harness Osbourne’s wild side and turn him into one of the world’s most successful stars.
Black Sabbath: Breaking the Band follows the legendary group’s journey from the band’s early beginnings in Birmingham, England, in the 1960s to heavy metal infamy and their eventual breakup. Combining rare behind-the-scenes footage and stylized dramatic reconstructions for moments the cameras missed, extensive archive and revealing interviews, see the turbulent history of a band that battled with egos, crippling drug and alcohol addictions and music business mobsters who almost robbed them of everything they had. Sharing their personal stories of the band are former road managers Geoff Lucas and Graham Wright and Ozzy’s former personal assistant David Tangye, along with insight from band biographer Steven Rosen and music journalist Sylvie Simmons.
