Exclusive: The shape of Blue Ant Media’s combined studios and rights business is coming together.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
- 11/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Roku has commissioned a second season of animated comedy Doomlands and ordered a duo of non-scripted projects.
Josh O’Keefe’s Doomlands was picked up by Roku from failed short-form streamer Quibi two years ago.
Comprised of 10 15-minute episodes, season two of Blue Ant-backed Look Mom! Productions show will pick up from where season one left off, following the adventures of the infamous Danny Doom Doom, Lhandi and the crew of the Oasis.
Doomlands is written by Josh O’Keefe, Roger Bainbridge, Kayla Lorette and Mark Little. Lee Porter and O’Keefe serve as co-showrunners. The series is directed by Josh O’Keefe and exec produced by Josh Bowen.
Meanwhile, Roku has ordered Survival from Above and Lincoln Log Project (working title).
The former from Caravan, which airs next year, is the first-ever survival competition series set entirely in rainforest treetops of Guyana, South America, according to Roku, with contestants suspended 100 feet off the ground.
Josh O’Keefe’s Doomlands was picked up by Roku from failed short-form streamer Quibi two years ago.
Comprised of 10 15-minute episodes, season two of Blue Ant-backed Look Mom! Productions show will pick up from where season one left off, following the adventures of the infamous Danny Doom Doom, Lhandi and the crew of the Oasis.
Doomlands is written by Josh O’Keefe, Roger Bainbridge, Kayla Lorette and Mark Little. Lee Porter and O’Keefe serve as co-showrunners. The series is directed by Josh O’Keefe and exec produced by Josh Bowen.
Meanwhile, Roku has ordered Survival from Above and Lincoln Log Project (working title).
The former from Caravan, which airs next year, is the first-ever survival competition series set entirely in rainforest treetops of Guyana, South America, according to Roku, with contestants suspended 100 feet off the ground.
- 6/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Viacom CBS has announced the 15 performers starring in the 2022 “Showcase” event.
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
- 1/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Doomlands, the adult animated comedy series from Josh O’Keefe, will launch on Roku later this month.
The series, which was first greenlighted by Quibi in April 2020, will launch on January 28. Watch the trailer above.
Created by O’Keefe, initially as his university film project, the series looks at the life of the infamous Danny Doom and aspiring bartender, Lhandi, as they sling beers across a hellish wasteland in their mobile pub: The Oasis. Facing ruthless desert gangs, memory-stealing creeps, and even mean bathroom graffiti, all this crew’s got to do to survive is not kill each other.
Written by O’Keefe, Roger Bainbridge, Brandon Hackett, Kayla Lorette and Mark Little, it was developed by Josh Bowen and produced by Look Mom! Productions. Lee Porter and O’Keefe served as co-showrunners.
The series, which Bowen described as a cross between Mad Max and Cheers, will launch on Roku, which acquired the Quibi content library,...
The series, which was first greenlighted by Quibi in April 2020, will launch on January 28. Watch the trailer above.
Created by O’Keefe, initially as his university film project, the series looks at the life of the infamous Danny Doom and aspiring bartender, Lhandi, as they sling beers across a hellish wasteland in their mobile pub: The Oasis. Facing ruthless desert gangs, memory-stealing creeps, and even mean bathroom graffiti, all this crew’s got to do to survive is not kill each other.
Written by O’Keefe, Roger Bainbridge, Brandon Hackett, Kayla Lorette and Mark Little, it was developed by Josh Bowen and produced by Look Mom! Productions. Lee Porter and O’Keefe served as co-showrunners.
The series, which Bowen described as a cross between Mad Max and Cheers, will launch on Roku, which acquired the Quibi content library,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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