TORONTO, June 9, 2022
/CNW/ - Boat Rocker (TSX: BRMI), an independent, integrated
global entertainment company, today announced that its premium
scripted drama series, American Rust, starring Emmy winner
Jeff Daniels and Golden Globe winner
Maura Tierney, has been picked up
for a second season by Amazon Freevee. The series will be
produced and distributed worldwide by Boat Rocker and stream
exclusively on Amazon Freevee.
"We're thrilled to be working with Amazon Freevee to bring
American Rust back for a second season and continue telling
this compelling story with such a talented team of creators," said
David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, Co-Executive Chairmen, Boat
Rocker Media & Co-Chairmen, Boat Rocker Studios. "This renewal
showcases the strength of the series and the appetite for engaging,
premium content that resonates with global audiences."
American Rust was created by Oscar nominee
Dan Futterman, based on Philipp Meyer's critically acclaimed novel of
the same name. The first season of American Rust explored
the tattered American dream in a Rust Belt town in southwest
Pennsylvania through the eyes of
police chief Del Harris
(Jeff Daniels). Harris becomes
compromised when the son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney) is accused of murder and he is
forced to decide what he's willing to do to protect him. Production
on the second season is scheduled to begin later this year with
Daniels and Tierney returning.
"The renewal of American Rust for a second season speaks
to the continued demand for high quality content across the
industry, with both new and established platforms vying for shows,
which we are seeing reflected in our expanded production slate that
now includes seven premium scripted series," said John Young, CEO of Boat Rocker Media. "In line
with our strategy, we are continuing to invest in owned IP like
American Rust that we can produce, distribute and
exploit through our full suite of capabilities. With continuing
strong tailwinds in the industry, our multi-genre content creation
company is well positioned to produce and sell quality titles and
build international brands and franchises."
Season two of American Rust will be executive produced by
Jeff Daniels, Dan Futterman, Paul
Martino, Adam Rapp,
Michael De Luca, Katie O'Connell Marsh for Boat Rocker, and
Elisa Ellis. In addition, Amazon
Freevee secured the rights to stream the first season.
American Rust is anticipated to begin production
later in 2022.
The renewal of American Rust follows the recently
announced greenlights for other premium scripted series to be
produced and distributed by Boat Rocker this year, including
Orphan Black: Echoes for AMC+, Slip for Roku,
Robyn Hood for Corus, and
Beacon 23 for Spectrum/AMC. Boat Rocker is also attached to
produce Mrs. American Pie and Invasion for Apple TV+
and had over 40 shows in various stages of production during Q1
2022, across scripted, unscripted, kids & family, and
animation, demonstrating the company's growing reputation as a
go-to provider of premium content to the world's major
platforms.
About Boat Rocker
Boat Rocker (TSX: BRMI) is the home
for creative visionaries. An independent, integrated global
entertainment company, Boat Rocker's purpose is to tell
stories and build iconic brands across all genres and mediums. With
offices around the world, Boat Rocker's creative and commercial
capabilities include Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids & Family
television production, distribution, brand & franchise
management, a world-class animation studio, and talent management
through Untitled Entertainment. A selection of Boat Rocker's
projects include: Invasion (Apple TV+), Orphan Black
(BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci-Fi Channel), Dear…(Apple TV+),
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+),
The Next Step (BBC, Family Channel, CBC), Daniel
Spellbound (Netflix), and Dino
Ranch (Disney+, Disney Junior, CBC). For more
information, please visit www.boatrocker.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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contain forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, which reflects the Company's current
expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking information
is based on a number of assumptions many of which are beyond the
Company's control. Such assumptions include, but are not limited
to, the factors discussed under "Outlook" in the Company's annual
MD&A dated March 31, 2022.
Forward-looking information is also subject to a number of specific
and general risks. A comprehensive summary of the risks and
uncertainties that may affect the business of the Company is set
out in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2022. The risks and uncertainties
described therein are not the only ones Boat Rocker faces.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the
Company or that it currently believes to be immaterial may also
materially adversely affect the Company's business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, prospects,
cash flows and the value of future trading price of the Subordinate
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update forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly
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SOURCE Boat Rocker Media Inc.
