Viceland expands TV slate with Tyler the Creator, Desus & Mero, 'Jungletown'
Three new shows are coming to the Viceland TV channel, courtesy of controversial rapper Tyler, the Creator, podcast and web show duo Desus and Mero, and Sundance-winning documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner.
Timoner is best known for "Dig!" and "We Live in Public," two documentaries that both won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize.
She's the only person to have attained such a distinction, and directs "Jungletown," a series about her efforts to found Kalu Yala (kaluyala.com), a sustainable town built from scratch near Panama City.
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will host a late night current affairs and culture show for the channel, having risen up through 2014 podcast "Desus vs. Mero," reality show "Guy Code," and currently host the Bodega Boys podcast; Mero had previously contributed to Vice's Noisey.com.
Grammy-nominated Tyler, the Creator has released four albums since his 2009 debut, the most recent being 2015's "Cherry Bomb," and has directed a clutch of music videos for himself and other artists, but he remains a controversial figure for his use of homophobic language and apparent stance on women's rights.
"Huang's World" and "States of Undress" are being renewed.
