E1 packs drama, factual
for Cannes
By: Martin Buxton
Date: September 25th, 2009
Source:
C21Media
Two police dramas, two
factual series and a science-fiction kids drama are heading up Canadian
indie E1 Entertainment's Mipcom slate this year.
Copper, already sold to ABC in the US and Global Television in Canada, is
a one-hour workplace drama that centres on five rookie police officers. E1
Entertainment handles international distribution.
Joining it at Cannes is
fellow police procedural The Bridge (13x60'), which stars Aaron Douglas
(Battlestar Galactica), as a police union leader who must battle against
not only criminals but also his own bosses in order to protect the
officers he represents. The series will air on CBS in the US and CTV in
Canada.
In the factual vein are Outlaw Bikers, which airs on History Television in
Canada and follows biker gang the Hells Angels; and makeover Re-Vamped,
which follows eight single women in their bid to get in shape and form a
burlesque troupe. Revamped is also available as a format.
Finally, teen-targeting sci-fi series Stormworld (26x30') centres on two
friends who are transported to a parallel universe. |