OWN announced today that it has ordered a pair of docuseries to join its Saturday night lineup in the fall. The two series are titled, Released, and Checking Inn according to Deadline.
Checking Inn, follows Monique Greenwood — who quit her Essence gig in 2001 — as she runs Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, the most successful B&B business on the East Coast.
Released presents autobiographical portraits of former inmates as they attempt to reconnect with their loved ones, establish their independence and begin the long, hard work of resurrecting their abandoned lives.