Peter Berg’s Film 44 production company has secured a first-look deal with Netflix to produce and direct live-action films and series, they announced jointly Monday.
“For me, in this moment, Netflix is the perfect creative fit,” Berg said in a statement. “I could not be more excited to get to work!”
“Pete Berg has created iconic television. Authentic, visceral and kinetic, Berg’s style has elevated storytelling for years and we are proud to welcome him to Netflix,” Brian Wright, head of overall deals at Netflix, said.
Tendo Nagenda, vice president of Netflix Film, added, “Pete makes movies that captivate and thrill us…We’re thrilled to have him and Film 44 officially at Netflix.” Berg and Netflix film chief Scott Stuber have worked together in the past, including on the films “Patriot’s Day” and “Kingdom.”
Berg, a director, producer and actor, is the founder of Film Forties, a...
“For me, in this moment, Netflix is the perfect creative fit,” Berg said in a statement. “I could not be more excited to get to work!”
“Pete Berg has created iconic television. Authentic, visceral and kinetic, Berg’s style has elevated storytelling for years and we are proud to welcome him to Netflix,” Brian Wright, head of overall deals at Netflix, said.
Tendo Nagenda, vice president of Netflix Film, added, “Pete makes movies that captivate and thrill us…We’re thrilled to have him and Film 44 officially at Netflix.” Berg and Netflix film chief Scott Stuber have worked together in the past, including on the films “Patriot’s Day” and “Kingdom.”
Berg, a director, producer and actor, is the founder of Film Forties, a...
- 3/29/2021
- by Diane Haithman
- The Wrap
The new Netflix docuseries We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, follows the players, coaches, and parents of a youth football program for kids between the ages of eight and 13. On the older end of that spectrum is Kenan, who has to choose which New York high school he wants to attend, in the hopes of getting enough scouting attention to eventually land a college scholarship. The coach of one of his prospective schools runs down the absolutely brutal math: At any given time, a million kids in America are playing high school football,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Pete Berg and Matt Tyrnauer will use the inner workings of a lingerie empire as the fabric for a limited documentary series. Tyrnauer, who helmed the 2009 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor, will direct The Rise and Fall of Victoria’s Secret, with Film 45’s Berg, Matthew Goldberg, Brandon Carroll, and Elizabeth Rogers exec producing with Tyrnauer and his Altimeter partner Corey Reeser. The three part limited series will be a co-production between Film 45 and Altimeter.
The docu-series will shed light on the inner workings of a once-powerful sector of the world of fashion, adding context to both the positive and negative aspects of a rapidly transforming industry with global impact, and exploring the extensive connection between fashion and culture and what happens when a brand hits the cultural zeitgeist.
Victoria’s Secret rose from a small mail order brand to a global juggernaut featuring retail stores, commercials with gorgeous supermodels donning the product,...
The docu-series will shed light on the inner workings of a once-powerful sector of the world of fashion, adding context to both the positive and negative aspects of a rapidly transforming industry with global impact, and exploring the extensive connection between fashion and culture and what happens when a brand hits the cultural zeitgeist.
Victoria’s Secret rose from a small mail order brand to a global juggernaut featuring retail stores, commercials with gorgeous supermodels donning the product,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: On Point, a 10-part docuseries about Aau basketball featuring appearances by NBA stars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Zion Williamson, will premiere on Crackle Plus in February.
Screen Media said it has acquired North American rights to the show, which is produced by Peter Berg and Film 45 as well as by Complex Networks. Like Crackle Plus, which runs streaming platforms including Crackle and Popcornflix, Screen Media is a unit of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Sony remains a partner in the Crackle joint venture, but Csse controls the day-to-day operations of the ad-supported platform.
The first three episodes of On Point will premiere Monday, February 3, exclusively on Amazon FireTV devices before a wider rollout across Crackle Plus services on February 13.
The Amateur Athletic Union for decades has been a proving ground for top NBA players, who typically play Aau ball in the summer before their senior year. The...
Screen Media said it has acquired North American rights to the show, which is produced by Peter Berg and Film 45 as well as by Complex Networks. Like Crackle Plus, which runs streaming platforms including Crackle and Popcornflix, Screen Media is a unit of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Sony remains a partner in the Crackle joint venture, but Csse controls the day-to-day operations of the ad-supported platform.
The first three episodes of On Point will premiere Monday, February 3, exclusively on Amazon FireTV devices before a wider rollout across Crackle Plus services on February 13.
The Amateur Athletic Union for decades has been a proving ground for top NBA players, who typically play Aau ball in the summer before their senior year. The...
- 1/30/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Showcasing progressive and path-breaking content like never before, ALTBalaji and ZEE5 offers a plethora of shows from exciting stories, drama, thriller, suspense, horror, comedy to youth-based web-series for viewers to binge-watch, you will find them all on these apps.
After the very successful youth-based shows like Puncchbeat, Medically Yourrs, Boygiri, Class of 2017 and many others the digital platform is all set to take the audiences back to high school with their upcoming series Class of 2020.
The digital platform just dropped the trailer of the upcoming high-school drama which explores the realism of a teenager?s life as they crumble under pressure only to later overcome their problems and learn from it.
This latest offering features popular and talented actors like Rohan Mehra, Chetna Pande, Nibedita Pal, Jatin Suri, Nausheen Ali Sardar, Rushad Rana, Alam Khan, Pallavi Mukherjee, Mazhar Khan, Joyeeta Chatterjee amongst others.
It is a gamut of confusions and perplexities,...
After the very successful youth-based shows like Puncchbeat, Medically Yourrs, Boygiri, Class of 2017 and many others the digital platform is all set to take the audiences back to high school with their upcoming series Class of 2020.
The digital platform just dropped the trailer of the upcoming high-school drama which explores the realism of a teenager?s life as they crumble under pressure only to later overcome their problems and learn from it.
This latest offering features popular and talented actors like Rohan Mehra, Chetna Pande, Nibedita Pal, Jatin Suri, Nausheen Ali Sardar, Rushad Rana, Alam Khan, Pallavi Mukherjee, Mazhar Khan, Joyeeta Chatterjee amongst others.
It is a gamut of confusions and perplexities,...
- 1/27/2020
- GlamSham
Complex Networks’ collection of short-form digital content will now be available on the ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV, the entertainment company announced Tuesday morning.
Under the partnership with the Viacom-owned streaming TV service, Complex’s content will be available through its own 24/7 channel and as part of Pluto TV’s growing library of on-demand content. Shows coming to the channel include “Sneaker Shopping,” “Everyday Struggle,” “Complex News,” and “The Burger Show,” among others.
“We are thrilled to partner with Pluto TV,” Myles O’Connell, Svp of Distribution for Complex, said. “Their unique approach to reaching diverse audiences across multiple platforms aligns perfectly with Complex’s commitment to providing entertaining and evergreen premium content to viewers, regardless of device or screen.”
Owned by Verizon and Hearst Media, Complex is a digital brand that produces content targeted at younger, male audiences. The company’s programming, which is distributed across its social channels,...
Under the partnership with the Viacom-owned streaming TV service, Complex’s content will be available through its own 24/7 channel and as part of Pluto TV’s growing library of on-demand content. Shows coming to the channel include “Sneaker Shopping,” “Everyday Struggle,” “Complex News,” and “The Burger Show,” among others.
“We are thrilled to partner with Pluto TV,” Myles O’Connell, Svp of Distribution for Complex, said. “Their unique approach to reaching diverse audiences across multiple platforms aligns perfectly with Complex’s commitment to providing entertaining and evergreen premium content to viewers, regardless of device or screen.”
Owned by Verizon and Hearst Media, Complex is a digital brand that produces content targeted at younger, male audiences. The company’s programming, which is distributed across its social channels,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
A pair of experienced partners are launching a production company that will roll out a wide range of projects. Digital media vet Corey Moss and writer Brad T. Gottfred are the co-founders of Bold Soul Studios, which will work on both scripted and unscripted programs.
Bold Soul's lineup will play to the strength of its two leaders. Gottfred has written several novels for Ya audiences, and Bold Soul's scripted content is aimed squarely at that audience. One of Gottfred and Moss' first collaborations is the teen drama The Boonies, which features Calum Worthy and social star Amymarie Gaertner among its cast and recently premiered via Go90.
Moss, on the other hand, has more than a decade of digital media experience to his name. During his stint at Hearst Digital Studios, his list of credits included several Go90 shows, including sports docuseries and Streamy Award nominee QB1: Beyond The Lights. At Bold Soul,...
Bold Soul's lineup will play to the strength of its two leaders. Gottfred has written several novels for Ya audiences, and Bold Soul's scripted content is aimed squarely at that audience. One of Gottfred and Moss' first collaborations is the teen drama The Boonies, which features Calum Worthy and social star Amymarie Gaertner among its cast and recently premiered via Go90.
Moss, on the other hand, has more than a decade of digital media experience to his name. During his stint at Hearst Digital Studios, his list of credits included several Go90 shows, including sports docuseries and Streamy Award nominee QB1: Beyond The Lights. At Bold Soul,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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