Red Arrow International secures distribution rights to Rubicon’s “Samurai Security”
Munich, May 13, 2014. Red Arrow International
has acquired the rights to distribute Norwegian comedy series
"Samurai Security". On air on the largest commercial television
station in Norway and produced by Rubicon TV - the creators of
international hit series and Gullruten winner "Lilyhammer" -
"Samurai Security" outperformed TV2's channel average by up to 96
per cent.
"Samurai Security" introduces four dysfunctional mall cops from
Oslo, Norway. Led by Afghanistan veteran Kato Haugen, they quickly
realize they have no chance of being the best - so they must be the
cheapest.
Anne Kolbjørnsen, Head of Scripted at Rubicon TV
says "Samurai Security has been a dream project for us. A fantastic
script from Anne Bjørnstad, one of the creators behind
'Lilyhammer', great actors, two of which we know well from
'Lilyhammer', and a dedicated crew have created what has become a
successful comedy for Rubicon and our broadcaster, TV 2. The
Samurai-universe is warm-hearted, humorous, and completely
catastrophic, as Kato Haugen struggles to crack the code of what
makes a good mall cop."
Irina Ignatiew, Managing Director, Global Scripted Distribution
at Red Arrow International says: "Our first cooperation with
Rubicon - 'Lilyhammer' - was picked up in over 150+ countries and
proved that our partnership was more than successful. I am thrilled
to continue our relationship through their newest project 'Samurai
Security', which is bound to leave no eye dry."
About "Samurai Security"
Kato Haugen is Head of Security at a midsized shopping mall in
Oslo. The ex-soldier runs his dysfunctional crew of mall cops at
"Samurai Security" just like a SWAT team.
Initially, Kato was looking forward to catching crafty criminals
and violent drug addicts. But the team soon finds that the real
enemy is in fact the customers, the employees and, last but not
least, the Norwegian government, with its outrageous demands of
authorization and payroll taxes.
Additionally, Kato quickly realizes that there are already many
good security companies out there, so his goal is not to be the
best security team - it's to be the cheapest. As he says: It
shouldn't cost the shirt off your back, to protect the shirt on
your back.
He soon discovers that being the cheapest security company in
Norway doesn't exactly bring the cash rolling in. As Kato struggles
to keep the company afloat, his bumbling team take on duties far
beyond that of a mall cop to save their jobs. Soon, they will do
anything from delivering takeout food to stripping - anything it
takes!
The mall cops may not be able to face up to the competition when
it comes to quality, but nothing can stop Kato and his crew from
maintaining law, order and their livelihoods.
About Rubicon TV
Rubicon TV is one of the largest production companies in Norway,
and a part of Shine Nordics, owned by British Shine Group. Rubicon
TV produce scripted and entertainment for all the big Norwegian
media houses, as well as Netflix. Rubicon is behind great successes
like "Lilyhammer", "Eternal Glory", "Luxury Trap", "The Amazing
Race Norway", "Golden Goal" and "Masterchef".
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