ProSieben picks up new quiz show from Redseven

2 September 2020

ProSieben in Germany has commissioned Redseven Entertainment to produce new prime-time quiz show Die Show mit dem Sortieren, hosted by Jeannine Michaelsen. Which emojis are most popular on Twitter? What celebrity would you like to be stuck with in an…

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Gravitas Ventures acquires North American rights to horror adventure Shortcut

2 September 2020

Gravitas Ventures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror adventure film Shortcut. Shortcut will have a theatrical release on September 25 (with Thursday night previews), followed by a VOD & digital release on December 22. Directed by Alessio…

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Gravitas acquires Shaquille O’Neal exec produced drama Foster Boy starring Matthew Modine

27 August 2020

Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to the anticipated drama Foster Boy, produced by Reel Red Films. Foster Boy is set for a theatrical and on demand release on September 25, 2020. The film stars Matthew Modine (47…

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Redseven’s Krass Schule returns to RTL II for new episodes

25 August 2020

RTL II in Germany has announced that popular daily series Krass Schule - Die junge Lehrer (Extreme School – The Young Teachers), produced by Redseven Entertainment, will return to continue its fourth season, with new episodes airing from Tuesday, September…

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Channel 4 UK picks up Rosie Jones series from Studio71

25 August 2020

Channel 4 in the UK has commissioned new fourt-part series A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, COVID Compliant Adventure (wt) starring Rosie Jones, from Studio71 UK. Comedian Rosie Jones isn’t going to let a global pandemic stand in the way of her travel…

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Studio71 Games partners with female game designers to launch tabletop game

25 August 2020

Studio71 Games has partnered with Janelle Jones and Sanji Moore to launch the company’s first female lead tabletop game. This highly-creative, multiplayer sandwich building card game was created on a summer night in 2010 when Moore spiced up an awkward…

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Gravitas acquires Faith Based starring Jason Alexander

24 August 2020

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American distribution rights to Faith Based, the Luke Barnett-scripted indie comedy that stars Jason Alexander, Tanner Thomason, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, Lance Reddick, as well as Barnett. Vincent Masciale directed the film which…

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HBO Max picks up Verbatim pilot from Left/Right

20 August 2020

HBO Max has commissioned a pilot of Verbatim, an anthology series from Left/Right, Brett Weiner (Honest Trailers) and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Verbatim is created and directed by Weiner, based on his New York Times digital series. The series will tackle actual events, with all dialogue taken…

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WME partner Melissa Myers named President and Partner of joint venture between Kinetic Content’s Chris Coelen and Red Arrow Studios

19 August 2020

New company to focus globally on development and production of scripted entertainment WME Partner and Literary Agent Melissa Myers has been named President and Partner of a new venture between Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen (Creator & Executive…

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History commissions new podcast based on Left/Right series Road to 9/11

19 August 2020

History in the US has commissioned a new podcast called Blindspot: The Road to 9/11, based on the Left/Right TV documentary for History, Road to 9/11. The eight-episode podcast, which premieres on September 9, is to commemorate the upcoming anniversary…

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