【My Mothers Friend 5】

If you're a fan of Humans of New York,My Mothers Friend 5 we've got some splendid news -- it's being made into a 12-part docuseries.

Humans of New York: The Serieswas confirmed yesterday on the blog's official Facebook page. The show will premiere on Facebook's brand new video platform, Watch on Facebook. You can check out the trailer above.

Creator Brandon Stanton shared the following update alongside the trailer:

"Early on I realized that video would add a deeper layer to Humans of New York. At the heart of all these posts are the conversations themselves. I’m often deeply moved by the people I meet. Or they make me laugh. Or they make me think. And I always do my best to recreate the experience through photos and words. But I always knew that video would provide the closest thing to ‘actually being there.’ So for the last four years, I’ve filmed 1200 interviews on the streets of New York. (With the help of an extremely talented cinematographer named Michael Crommett.) Instead of posting these videos one day at a time, I held onto them so that one day I could combine them into something special. My goal was not to make a television show based on Humans of New York. I wanted the television show to *be* Humans of New York. I think I came pretty close. And I think/hope you will love it. Humans of New York, the series, will premiere next week on Watch-- Facebook's new platform for shows."

For anyone not super familiar with Humans of New York, it's essentially a super popular blog that features interviews with everyday New Yorkers. Each post features a photo of the person and an interview snippet of them telling a story about their life.

The blog's Facebook page has been hugely successful (it has over 18 million likes), so Facebook's Watch makes sense as a home for the series.

Stanton told The Hollywood Reporterthat Facebook has had a huge role in the creation of Humans of New York.

"It seemed to be a natural evolution to do some interviews on film," he said.

Humans of New York: The Series will premiere on Facebook's Watch next week.

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