Connor Tomlinson to Launch Video Podcast in First Project After Leaving ‘Love on the Spectrum,’ Part of PAVE Studios’ New Slate of History Shows

Connor Tomlinson, a breakout star from Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum” docuseries, has set his next project after exiting the show: He will host a history-themed video podcast for indie podcast network PAVE Studios.

Tomlinson, who has Level 1 autism, has built a loyal following of over 2.8 million fans on social media. He’s known for his quick wit and big heart — and deep love of history. Variety reported earlier this month that Tomlinson, who appeared on “Love on the Spectrum” for three seasons, will not return for the upcoming Season 5 as he pivots toward an acting career (and now podcasting as well).

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His upcoming podcast (whose title and premiere date are TBA) is in development at PAVE Studios, an L.A.-based entertainment company specializing in creator-led shows. Tomlinson’s podcast is part of PAVE’s Rewind, a new brand focused on “storytelling for audiences who are obsessed with history and the stories that go beyond what is taught in classrooms,” according to the company. The Rewind podcasts will delve into notable historical events as well as unresolved questions and lesser-examined narratives from the past.

“History is something I’ve been deeply passionate about my whole life,” Tomlinson said. “I’ve always believed that only by understanding where we’ve been can we truly make sense of where we are, and avoid repeating the same mistakes going forward. The past is set in stone, the future unwritten.”

He continued, “PAVE and Rewind are giving me the opportunity to build a video podcast that truly brings these stories to life. With their ability to provide top-quality production behind the show, I get to focus on the storytelling and trust that the reach, production, and audience-building are being handled. I’m excited to not only share my knowledge with everyone on the podcast, but to do it alongside someone who’s just as passionate about this as I am, and to give my community a chance to see another side of me they haven’t gotten to explore yet.”

Tomlinson “has so much amazing knowledge about history and facts,” said Max Cutler, PAVE Studios CEO. “It’s very apparent when you talk to him that he has a real passion for history.”

Tomlinson’s history podcast will be among six original video series (also to be available as audio podcasts) that PAVE plans to launch in 2026 under the Rewind banner. “History has proven itself as a genre that attracts big, loyal audiences interested in high-quality programming,” Cutler, who founded PAVE Studios in 2024. “The creators we are choosing to work with have unique voices that we believe will be a strong foundation on which we will build Rewind into our next big brand.”

In addition to the deal with Tomlinson, the company is announcing two other Rewind shows, which will be available on YouTube and top podcast platforms:

“Hidden History” (premieres May 11): Hosted by clinical pharmacist Dr. Harini Bhat, the show “unravels real events from history that still can’t be fully explained,” such as mass hysterias, medical oddities, vanished civilizations and mysterious phenomena “that keep repeating, centuries apart, as if history is trying to tell us something.” Bhat also hosts YouTube series “Today I Learned Science” and PBS’s “In the Margins,” an NAACP-nominated series bridging digital-first science with premium educational TV. “The stories I want to tell aren’t the ones you already know,” Bhat said in a statement. “They’re the weird, buried, frankly nerdier corners of history where the science and the story collide, and those stories take time to find and even longer to tell well. What PAVE and Rewind give me is the room to actually chase them. I get to go deeper, not wider, and that’s a rare thing for a creator to be offered.”

“Government That Doesn’t Suck” (premieres in July): Hosted by Prof. Greg Jackson, a tenured associate professor at Utah Valley University, alongside Dr. Lindsey Cormack, an associate professor of political science and director of the diplomacy lab at Stevens Institute of Technology. The show “will look to history for inspiration from the many times when government has actually not sucked, and the insights of great leadership,” per PAVE Studios. Jackson is best known as the creator and host of popular podcast “History That Doesn’t Suck” and also is a frequent commentator in History channel documentaries including “History’s Greatest of All Time” with Peyton Manning. Cormack is the author of two books, “How to Raise a Citizen (And Why it’s Up to You to Do It)” and “Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis.”

Jackson said in a statement, “‘Government That Doesn’t Suck’ is the natural next extension of the work I’ve done for the past eight years and I couldn’t be more excited to take this step with PAVE and Rewind because they get all of that. History and government go hand in hand. Just as history told rigorously, unflinchingly, and through stories comes to life and reveals its real value in our lives, so too does government.” Cormack added, “What made Rewind different for me wasn’t just the opportunity, it was the roster. Getting to build alongside Prof. Jackson and the rest of the creators PAVE is bringing together means there’s a space for a collective of people who care about history done right, amplifying each other. That changes what’s possible for all of us, and for the audience we reach.”

The Rewind shows will join PAVE Studios’ brands Crime House (true-crime shows) and lifestyle-oriented OpenMind, whose shows include “Khloé in Wonder Land” hosted by Khloé Kardashian.

PAVE Studios has three in-house studios in L.A. The company has about 70 employees, mostly in production and marketing.

Watch PAVE Studios’ teaser for Rewind: