Red Arrow International: Bell Media secures crime series “Bosch” for Canada
Munich, November 24, 2014. Bell Media has
secured rights to crime series "Bosch" in Canada.
Produced by Fabrik Entertainment, "Bosch" is based on Michael
Connelly's book franchise, of which more than 55 million copies
have been sold worldwide. The first season, which is currently in
production for Amazon Studios, is directed by Jim McKay ("The
Wire", "Boss", "Rectify") and showrun by Peabody Award winner Eric
Overmyer ("Treme", "The Wire", "Homicide: Life on the Street").
Hollywood veteran Titus Welliver ("Argo", "The Good Wife", "Lost")
stars as Harry Bosch in his first series lead role.
Overmyer, Connelly, Fabrik Entertainment's Henrik Bastin, and
Mikkel Bondesen are executive producers. Pieter Jan Brugge is
co-executive producer, and Fabrik's Tara Duncan is producer. Red
Arrow International manages international distribution for the
series. The supporting cast includes Jamie Hector ("Max Payne") as
Bosch's partner Jerry Edgar; Annie Wersching ("24"), who seduces
Bosch as police officer Julia Brasher; and Lance Reddick ("The
Wire"), who plays Harry's nemesis, the LAPD's Deputy Chief, Irvin
Irving.
Mike Cosentino, Senior Vice-President Programming, Bell Media,
says: "Bell Media has a long history of showcasing some of the most
acclaimed crime television series in the world, making 'Bosch' a
perfect addition to our new SVOD service."
Caroline Kusser, Senior Vice President North America, Red Arrow
International, says: "'Bosch' is a must-see for crime lovers for
2015, with an extraordinary team behind the production and scoring
top viewer ratings on Amazon for its pilot earlier this year. I'm
thrilled that Bell Media has picked it up and I'm certain the
Canadian viewers will be hooked!"
About "Bosch"
With millions of fans around the world, LAPD homicide Detective
Harry Bosch finally comes to television. In the first season, the
plots of three novels (City of Bones, The Concrete Blonde
and Echo Park) come together. Relentless, nothing will
stop Bosch from bringing justice to victims of crime, even in the
face of threats to himself and those he loves. But behind his
tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles
to remain loyal to his personal code: "Everybody counts or nobody
counts".
About Bell Media
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell
Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform,
engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their
choice. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with
leading assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and
digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by
CTV, Canada's #1 television network; 35 specialty channels,
including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched specialty channels in
English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie
Network and Super Écran. Bell Media is also Canada's largest radio
broadcaster, with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across
Canada. Bell Media owns Astral Out-of-Home, one of Canada's most
dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with a
network of more than 9,500 advertising faces in Québec, Ontario,
Alberta, and British Columbia. Bell Media also operates more than
200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with its innovative GO video
streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO, and TSN GO; holds an
equity stake in digital startup Hubub; is partners in Cirque du
Soleil Media, a joint venture with Cirque du Soleil; and owns Dome
Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media
is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company.
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
a global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories
around the world. Led by Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is
part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes 13
production companies across 7 countries; Los Angeles based MCN,
Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint
ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and United Artists Media
Group (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
Rebecca Kos
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-2320
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-2321
Email: Rebecca.Kos@redarrowinternational.tv