A&E Follows Married Swingers In New Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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A&E Network will chronicle a suburban Ohio neighborhood where married couples share partners in a new reality series Neighbors With Benefits, the network announced Thursday.

The series, which debuts March 22, follows multiple married couples as they court prospective partners, said network officials. Even with a strict set of rules to prevent taking extramarital relationships too far, each couple must deal with the varying effects of living this lifestyle, both inside and outside of their marriages.

Neighbors with Benefits is produced by Haymaker TV for A&E Network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.