ITV secures Rights to Season 3 of Red Arrow International’s “Off Their Rockers"
Munich, August 8, 2014. Building on the success
of the first two seasons with highs of up to 5.7 million viewers
and shares of 24 per cent (target group), a third season of hidden
camera hit format "Off Their Rockers" has been ordered by ITV.
Produced by Red Arrow's CPL Productions, season 3 of "Off Their
Rockers" is due to premiere in 2015.
"Off Their Rockers" is based on the International Emmy and Rose
d'Or winning format, "Benidorm Bastards". Created by SHELTER,
"Benidorm Bastards" has already been sold to more than 25
countries, with local versions including "Old Ass Bastards"
(ProSieben/Germany), "Rollator Banden" (SBS/Denmark), "Bingobanden"
(TV Norge/Norway), and "JeulGeoUn In Seng" (tvN/South Korea).
Season 3 of the U.S. version "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" just
finished its run on Lifetime.
Claire Zolkwer, Commissioning Editor, Comedy Entertainment for
ITV said: "These fun loving outrageous OAP's have clearly struck a
chord with young and old alike and I can't wait to see what they
have in store for series 3."
Executive Producer for CPL, Murray Boland said: "We're delighted
to be back for a third series of 'Off Their Rockers'. ITV viewers
have taken the pensioners to their hearts and can look forward to
even more outrageous pranks lined up for the new series."
Tim Gerhartz, Senior Sales Manager, UK at Red
Arrow International says: "'Off Their Rockers' has proven its hit
potential, with worldwide pickups and excellent ratings. A third
season in the UK is more than just the icing on the cake!"
The Series was commissioned by Director of
Entertainment and Comedy Elaine Bedell, ITV and Claire Zolkwer,
Commissioning Editor, Comedy Entertainment, ITV. Murray Boland,
Danielle Lux and Mobashir Dar will Executive Produce for CPL
Productions alongside Series Producer, Paul Young and Series
Editor, Myles Jenkins.
Off Their Rockers
Proving that age really is nothing but a number, "Off Their
Rockers" features elderly people in a series of hilarious and
unexpected pranks. Uninhibited, unruly and often outrageous, the
cheeky OAPs hit the streets of Britain on a fearless mission - to
play an assortment of light hearted pranks, mischievous set pieces
and carefully crafted stunts on the public.
Red Arrow International
Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming
sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format
titles from Red Arrow's global portfolio of production companies,
outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners.
In addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer
and provides substantial production financing to a wide array of
highly-acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global
highlights include: "Bosch" (Amazon), "Lilyhammer" (Netflix);
"Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (NBC), and "The Taste" (ABC).
With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company
has global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories
around the world.
Led by co-MDs Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow
International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also
includes: 15 production companies across 9 countries; Los Angeles
based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships
and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and One Three
Media (Mark Burnett / Hearst).
Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a wholly owned subsidiary
of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of Europe's leading media
groups.
Contact:
ProSiebenSat.1 Group
Susanne Brieu
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-1137
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-91137
Email: Susanne.Brieu@ProSiebenSat1.com
Red Arrow International
Isabelle Fedyk
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-2322
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-92322
Email: Isabelle.Fedyk@redarrowinternational.tv
Press release online:
www.redarrowinternational.tv