GPM’s Highway Thru Hell greenlit for a 14th
season, new scripted film Sidelined: The QB and Me on the way
Great Pacific Media (“GPM”), a Thunderbird Entertainment Group
Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) company, is pleased to announce
renewals for several of its flagship productions into 2025 and new
productions. GPM currently has five series underway with over 50
hours in production.
Highway Thru Hell continues to expand its presence with an
historic 14th-season renewal from Bell Media’s Discovery. The new
season will begin filming in the winter of 2024. Season 13 is
slated to debut on Discovery Canada and The Weather Channel this
fall.
Production is now underway on the film Sidelined: The QB and Me,
based on the smash hit Wattpad novel that is being produced and
financed by GPM for Tubi, and sold internationally by Blue Fox
Entertainment. The movie tells the story of Dallas (Siena Agudong),
a burdened but headstrong dancer, who is determined to get into the
best dance school in the country — her late mother’s alma
mater.
However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet
secretly grieving football star, Drayton (Noah Beck), crashes into
her life with a unique story of his own. Rounding out the cast are
James Van Der Beek (Pose, CSI: Cyber, Varsity Blues), Drew Ray
Tanner (Riverdale), Deborah Cox (Station Eleven) and Jake Foy
(Allegiance). The film is slated to premier on Tubi later this
year.
Blue Fox, meanwhile, has closed deals in Germany and Austria
(Capelight Pictures), Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and South
Africa (Sun Distribution Group), France (SND), Australia and New
Zealand (Kismet Movies), Scandinavia (Mis.Label), Switzerland
(Praesens-Film AG), Turkey (Videomite), and Eastern Europe
excluding Poland (Prorom).
Additional renewals include Timber Titans, which had a
successful debut in early 2024. The docuseries has been greenlit
for a second season by Bell Media and will be heading into
production this month. Wild Rose Vets, produced by Wapanatahk Media
in partnership with GPM, has also been greenlit for a second season
by APTN and Blue Ant Media in advance of the first season’s debut
in late 2024. Deadman’s Curse season 2 is slated to air this fall
on Corus Entertainment’s The History Channel. Season 3 of this
docuseries is currently in production. Season 2 of the companion
podcast, produced with Curioscast, Deadman’s Curse: Volcanic Gold,
premiered this month on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon
Music.
“Great Pacific Media continues to move from strength to strength
thanks to our incredible teams and strong network partnerships,”
said GPM CEO David Way. “Along with the renewal and expansion of
our unscripted hits, we’re taking on new genres with an exciting
development slate and further delving into scripted films with our
latest project Sidelined: The QB and Me.”
ABOUT GREAT PACIFIC MEDIA
Great Pacific Media programs are seen in more than 180
territories, and the Thunderbird Entertainment company specializes
in the financing, development, production and co-production of
factual, documentary, and reality television, with a growing slate
of scripted projects that include Syfy series Reginald the Vampire
and feature films Boot Camp and Sidelined: The QB and Me.
Additional productions at GPM include the highly rated Discovery
Canada series Highway Thru Hell, new series Rocky Mountain Wreckers
(The Weather Channel, Discovery Canada) and Timber Titans
(Discovery Canada), with new seasons of Deadman’s Curse (The
History Channel, Hulu), Wild Rose Vets (produced in association
with Wapanatahk Media for APTN, Blue Ant Media) and Styled (HGTV,
Hulu) on the way. greatpacifictv.com
ABOUT THUNDERBIRD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global award-winning,
full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights
management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional
offices in Los Angeles and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates
award-winning scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for
the world’s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and
international broadcasters. The Company develops, produces, and
distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its
various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic
Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media) and
Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella
include The Last Kids on Earth, Molly of Denali, Highway Thru Hell,
Deadman’s Curse, Kim’s Convenience and Reginald the Vampire.
Thunderbird Distribution and Thunderbird Brands manage global media
and consumer products rights, respectively, for the Company and
select third parties. Thunderbird is on Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram at @tbirdent. For more information, visit:
www.thunderbird.tv.
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