Red Arrow and SundanceTV Team Up for Cleverman
Red Arrow International and SundanceTV announced today their partnership on “Cleverman,” an epic genre drama that sounds like something DC readers will want to keep an eye out for.
“Cleverman” will feature a superb ensemble cast led by Scottish actor Iain Glen (pictured; “Game of Thrones”), Golden Globe nominee Frances O’Connor (“The Missing”), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Hunter Page-Lochard (The Sapphires), Rob Collins (The Lion King), and Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games).
With production set in Sydney, “Cleverman” (6 x 1 hour) is produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures for ABC TV Australia in co-production with SundanceTV and Red Arrow International, with the assistance of Screen Australia, Screen NSW, and the New Zealand Screen Production Grant. Red Arrow International is distributing the series worldwide, and the show will have its market launch at MIPCOM in October.
“SundanceTV is becoming the U.S. home to some of the most intriguing and interesting television shows from around the world,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “We’re looking forward to having ‘Cleverman’ join the Golden Globe-winning ‘Carlos,’ France’s International Emmy-winning ‘The Returned,’ and other acclaimed series that U.S. viewers can’t find anywhere else. We were drawn to ‘Cleverman’s’ originality, character-driven storylines, and thought-provoking nature – qualities central to many of SundanceTV’s signature series.”
Henrik Pabst, Managing Director, Red Arrow International, says: “This bold and ambitious project is both hugely original and very timely and relevant in its themes. SundanceTV is the perfect home for the show, and we are delighted to be partnering with them to bring ‘Cleverman’ to US viewers.”
Jan Frouman, CEO of Red Arrow Entertainment Group and Executive Producer on the show, says: “‘Cleverman’ has been a thrilling journey from the beginning, and we are delighted to work alongside such great partners as SundanceTV and ABC TV Australia.”
Set in the near future, “Cleverman” is a smart, sexy, and startlingly original drama that sees a group of non-humans battling for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly inferior to them and want to silence, exploit, and kill them. Central to the drama is the story of two estranged indigenous brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival. Otherworldly creatures also emerge into this fragile and dangerous place in this action-packed new series.
Oscar-winning, world-renowned Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, King Kong, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Godzilla), through its association with Pukeko Pictures, together with Jacob Nash (Bangarra Dance Company), is providing the creature design. Park Road Post Production (The Hobbit films) is providing picture, visual effects, and sound post-production services.
Wayne Blair, director of the Australian box office hit The Sapphires and upcoming film Septembers of Shiraz, is lead director, with acclaimed director, writer, actress and performer Leah Purcell also directing.
“Cleverman” is based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen. Michael Miller is script producer, and writers are Michael Miller and Jon Bell. Producers are Rosemary Blight and Lauren Edwards for Goalpost Pictures, Ryan Griffen, and Angela Littlejohn for Pukeko Pictures, with executive producers Sally Riley, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant, Martin Baynton, Adam Fratto, Jan David Frouman, and Amelie Kienlin.
Check out “Cleverman’s” sales art below, and expect more soon!
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