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CARNIVAL FILMS TO ADAPT JULIAN FELLOWES’ ‘BELGRAVIA’

From the makers of Downton Abbey, for ITV and EPIXÂŽ

London, UK and Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2019 – Carnival Films, producers of the global hit Downton Abbey, today confirmed that production of Julian Fellowes’ six-part limited series Belgravia will begin in Spring 2019 for ITV and EPIX. Premium network EPIX will premiere Belgravia in the US day and date with ITV.

The limited series reunites the award-winning creative team behind Downton Abbey; with Julian Fellowes adapting his best-selling novel for the screen and Carnival’s Gareth Neame executive producing alongside Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge and Fellowes. John Alexander (Sense & Sensibility) will direct the limited series with Colin Wratten (Killing Eve) producing. Casting is currently underway.

Neame said: “It’s fantastic to be working once again with Julian, a master storyteller. In Belgravia he has painted a wonderful backdrop of 19th century society against which intrigue and dynastic power struggles will play out. We are delighted to be partnering with ITV once again and look forward to working with EPIX to introduce US audiences to this fantastic event series.”

Belgravia is a story of secrets and dishonour amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th Century. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful evening of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode.

Polly Hill, Head of Drama, ITV said: “We’re delighted to be reuniting with Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame and Carnival Films to produce Belgravia for ITV.  It’s a tale of scandal and intrigue set in 1840s London with some wonderful characters spanning two generations at its heart.”

“Belgravia is everything we could ask for – great storytelling, incredible production value and top-notch auspices,” said Michael Wright, EPIX President.  “It absolutely defines the kind of programming we’re looking for at EPIX, and we can’t wait to dive in with our partners at Carnival Films and ITV – along with this terrific creative team – to bring Belgravia to life.”

Belgravia is a Carnival Films co-production with EPIX for ITV and is distributed by NBCUniversal International Distribution. The eponymous novel is published by Orion Publishing.

ABOUT CARNIVAL FILMS

Carnival Films is a division of NBCUniversal International Studios and one of the UK’s leading drama specialists. The company is responsible for the global television phenomenon Downton Abbey and current primetime series such as The Last Kingdom for Netflix, andJamestown and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky One. The company is currently producing the Downton Abbey movie, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing. Other shows produced over Carnival’s history include Poirot, Hotel Babylon, Whitechapeland Dracula, as well as award-winning mini-series such as Traffik, Any Human Heart, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies and The Hollow Crown anthology. Carnival has received a host of national and international awards including Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and has been recognised as the UK’s best production company at both the Bulldog Awards and Broadcast Awards.

ABOUT ITV

ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster and the largest commercial television network in the UK. It is the home of popular television from the biggest entertainment events, to original drama, major sport, landmark factual series and independent news. It operates a family of channels including ITV, ITVBe, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV, which are broadcast free-to-air. ITV is also focused on delivering its programming via the ITV Hub, mobile devices, video on demand and third party platforms. ITV Studios is a global production business, creating and selling programmes and formats from offices in the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Nordics and the Netherlands. It is the largest and most successful commercial production company in the UK, the largest independent non-scripted indie in the US and ITV Studios Global Entertainment is a leading international distribution businesses.

ABOUT EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. EPIX has tripled the amount of original programming on the network and has become a destination for original premium content with series including Get Shortystarring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, docu-series Elvis Goes There with Elvis Mitchell and, premiering later this year, new series Godfather of Harlem starring and executive produced by Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, Perpetual Grace, LTD. starring Sir Ben Kingsley and docu-series PUNK from John Varvatos and Iggy Pop. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

Contact:

For EPIX: Maureen Granados, 646-933-9280, mgranados@epix.com

For Carnival Films / NBCUniversal: Tracey Jaques, + 44 (0) 7730 637731, tracey.jaques@nbcuni.com

 

EPIXÂŽ PRESENTS FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ‘LAUREL CANYON’

Alison Ellwood-Helmed Music Documentary From The Kennedy/Marshall Company,

Amblin Television, Warner Music Group and Jigsaw Productions

Set for Late 2019 Premiere

New York, NY – January 17, 2019 – EPIX has greenlit Laurel Canyon, a feature-length documentary that will pull back the curtain on a mythical world and provide an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited it. Through a wealth of rare and newly unearthed footage and audio recordings, the documentary will feature an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture. Alison Ellwood (History of the Eagles) will direct the feature-length film, which will premiere in late 2019 on EPIX.

Celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, The Mamas And The Papas, Carole King, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, James Taylor, The Doors, Frank Zappa and more, the film will be uniquely immersive and experiential, taking us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.

Said Michael Wright, President, EPIX, “We’re thrilled to be working with Alison and the entire filmmaking team on one of the most dynamic chapters in music history…and as an unapologetic fan of the subject matter, I’m honored that this documentary will have a home on EPIX.”

Said director Alison Ellwood, “Though a little too young to have experienced the Laurel Canyon music scene first hand, the songs created in that magical place made it onto the radio and traveled over 6000 miles to where I was growing up in the UK.  The music is the soundtrack of my youth; each song evokes memories becoming timeless in my consciousness.  I am thrilled to be a part of this talented team assembled to tell this incredible story.”

“Having personally lived through this musical period of time, I’m incredibly excited to be involved in telling this story, especially given the amazing team we’ve assembled to make what we intend to be the definitive documentary on the Laurel Canyon scene,” said executive producer Frank Marshall.

Said Craig Kallman, Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records, “In Laurel Canyon, all the stars aligned to kindle a creative community unlike any other in modern musical history. Brought together during a cultural sea change, these artists inspired themselves and each other to make transcendent music that remains as vibrant and relevant today as it was a half century ago. The Warner Music family of labels – Atlantic, Elektra, and Warner Bros. – were fortunate to have been part of this extraordinary moment, recording many of the artists at the center of the Laurel Canyon scene. We’re thrilled to be partners in this long-overdue documentary about an incredible time and place.”

Laurel Canyon is executive produced by Frank Marshall, The Kennedy/Marshall Company; Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Amblin Television; Craig Kallman and Mark Pinkus, Warner Music Group; Alex Gibney, Stacey Offman and Richard Perello, Jigsaw Productions; and Jeff Pollack. The film is produced by Ryan Suffern, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Erin Edeiken, Jigsaw Productions.

About The Kennedy/Marshall Company:

Established in 1991 by veteran producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, The Kennedy/Marshall Company is behind award-winning films like THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, LINCOLN, JURASSIC WORLD and SULLY. In 2012, the Documentary Division led by Ryan Suffern, was created to tell non-fiction stories with the same passion and expertise. Recent projects include commissioned pieces for ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series, HBO’s Frank Sinatra series, FINDING OSCAR, THE CHINA HUSTLE and A FINAL CUT FOR ORSON. Kennedy/Marshall is currently producing a feature documentary on country legend Johnny Cash.

About Jigsaw Productions

Jigsaw Productions is helmed by Academy AwardÂŽ-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, considered one of the most prolific and thought-provoking documentary filmmakers of our generation. Jigsaw has produced some of the most acclaimed documentary films including Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,  Zero Days, Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes and Alex Gibney’s latest feature, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley which will have its world premiere at Sundance 2019. Jigsaw’s slate of highly visible TV series includes Dirty Money a six-part investigative series on Netflix that delves into corporate corruption and scandal, highly acclaimed Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat based on Samin Nosrat’s book of the same name on Netflix, The Clinton Affair on A&E and Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI on Showtime. Whether the company is creating a documentary or narrative film, a scripted or unscripted series, Jigsaw adheres to a particular ethos: well-told, insightful, scrupulously researched, and visually poignant stories, which ignite and engage our curiosity. Reaching audiences on screens small or large, on platforms digital or traditional, Jigsaw aims to achieve critical and commercial success without sacrificing style or authenticity.

About Amblin Television

Amblin Television, a long-time leader in quality programming, is a division of Amblin Partners, a content creation company led by Steven Spielberg. Amblin Television’s co-presidents, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, oversee all development, production and programming for the company. Amblin Television currently has ten projects in various stages of production including “Bull” for CBS, “Roswell, New Mexico” for the CW, the adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” for Netflix, “Amazing Stories” for Apple, “Halo” for Showtime, “Cortes and Montezuma” for Amazon, “Animaniacs” for Hulu, “Why We Hate,” for Discovery, pilot “Resident Alien” for SYFY and the documentary film “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind” for HBO.

Some of Amblin Television’s previous credits include the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning drama “The Americans” for FX, Emmy-nominated HBO movie “All The Way” starring Bryan Cranston, “Smash” for NBC, “Under the Dome” for CBS, “Falling Skies” for TNT, “The Borgias” and “The United States of Tara” for Showtime, and “Las Vegas” for NBC.

About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring and executive produced by Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

Contact:

Maureen Granados

mgranados@epix.com

(646) 933-9280

EPIXÂŽ DARK COMEDY ‘GET SHORTY’ RENEWED FOR SEASON THREE

EPIXÂŽ DARK COMEDY GET SHORTY,

FROM MGM TELEVISION,

RENEWED FOR SEASON THREE

WITH PREMIERE SLATED FOR 2019

NEW YORK ─ December 11, 2018 ─ Premium pay television network EPIX®, an MGM company, has renewed its original seriesGet Shorty for a third season. The dark comedy from MGM Television, based in part on the 1990’s bestselling Elmore Leonard novel of the same name and created for television by Davey Holmes (Shameless, In Treatment) will return in 2019 with all-new episodes.

The series follows Miles Daly (Chris O’Dowd), muscle for a Nevada crime ring who tries to become a movie producer in Hollywood with the help of a washed-up producer, Rick Moreweather (Ray Romano), as a means to leave his criminal past behind. In season two, Miles struggles to reconcile his ambitions as a filmmaker and a family man with his skill set as a career criminal. His progress in Hollywood is jeopardized when the washed-up producer, with whom he partnered in season one, agrees to wear a Federal wire.

In season three, Miles embraces more ruthless methods as he settles scores and attempts to climb the Hollywood ladder.

“Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano have so thoroughly embraced their roles, and I know I speak for all fans of Get Shorty when I say that we can’t wait for their escapades to unfold in season three,” said EPIX President Michael Wright.  He added, “The entire EPIX team is looking forward to working again with Davey Holmes, Adam Arkin and the MGM Television team to continue Get Shorty’s success.”

The cast of Get Shorty season three is led by Screen Actors Guild Award® and BAFTA TV Award nominee O’Dowd (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Sapphires, Bridesmaids) and multiple Emmy® winner Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, Men of a Certain Age, Parenthood), and also includes Sean Bridgers (Rectify, Room), Lidia Porto (Horrible Bosses 2), Carolyn Dodd (The Adventures of Catty Wompus), Goya Robles (11:55), Megan Stevenson (Review), Steven Weber(Ballers) and Sarah Stiles (I’m Dying Up Here).

Get Shorty season three is executive produced by Holmes and Adam Arkin (The Americans, Sneaky Pete).  The series is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.

Get Shorty season one and two are available on EPIX On Demand.  Additionally, Get Shorty season one is also available on Netflix.

About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

About MGM Television

MGM Television is an award-winning, leading producer and global distributor of premium content for television and digital platforms, with distribution rights to original productions and a robust catalogue of television episodes and feature film titles including such premiere entertainment franchises as James Bond, Rocky, Stargate and The Hobbit trilogy.  Current scripted and unscripted projects include Fargo (FX); Vikings (HISTORY); The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Get Shorty (EPIX); Four Weddings and a Funeral (HULU); Our Lady, LTD (EPIX); Condor (AT&T AUDIENCE Network); The Voice (NBC); Survivor (CBS); Shark Tank(ABC); TKO: Total Knock Out (CBS); The Contender (EPIX); Beat Shazam (FOX); and Lucha Underground (The El Rey Network); and through its distribution entity, Orion TV Productions, the syndicated daytime courtroom series Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Couples Court with The Cutlers. In addition, MGM owns Evolution Media, producers of The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Botched(E!); and Big Fish Entertainment, producers of A&E’s Live PD, the Black Ink Crew franchise for VH1, Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol for Lifetime and Hustle & Soul for WE TV.  MGM’s television programming regularly airs in more than 100 countries worldwide.  For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

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For EPIX:

Maureen Granados / mgranados@epix.com / 646.933.9280

For MGM Television:

Christina Lee / clee@mgm.com / 310.449.3741

EPIXÂŽ GREENLIGHTS ‘PUNK’ DOCUSERIES

Four-Part Series from Executive Producers John Varvatos and Iggy Pop

To Premiere March 11, 2019 

Featured Artists Include Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, Marky Ramone, Duff McKagan, Flea, Dave Grohl and More

New York, NY – December 10, 2018 – Premium network EPIX has greenlit Punk, a four-part docuseries from executive producer John Varvatos.  Varvatos brings his passion and deep connection to the roots of the PUNK movement to the series, partnering with filmmaker Derik Murray’s Network Entertainment to produce the quintessential story of punk.  The series is currently in production, and will premiere on EPIX on March 11, 2019 at 10 PM.

Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, Punk explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.

Iggy Pop joins the series as an executive producer, and adds his voice alongside exclusive interviews with luminaries such as artists Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd./PiL), Marky Ramone (Ramones), Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (Blondie), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Wayne Kramer (MC5), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys/Alternative Tentacles), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters), as well as industry legends Danny Fields (Elektra Records), Legs McNeil (Please Kill Me/Punk Magazine), and filmmaker Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne’s World), with more to be announced.

Said Varvatos, “Exploring and reliving the history of punk has been an absolute labor of love for me. Punk’s ability to transcend generations in its culture, music, and style is a story that needs to be told.  So… Hey Ho Let’s Go!!”

“EPIX is thrilled to partner with John Varvatos, Iggy Pop, Derik Murray and the entire team on Punk,” said Michael Wright, President, EPIX. “Their rare insights, passion and unmatched talent have made this project an unforgettable journey, and we can’t wait to see this story unfold in the way that only this team can tell it.”

Punk is produced by Derik Murray and directed by Jesse James Miller.

ABOUT JOHN VARVATOS

John Varvatos has been recognized by the CFDA as Menswear Designer of the Year (June 2001 and June 2005) and was honored as GQ’s “Designer of the Year” in 2007. In October 2013, John released his first book entitled John Varvatos: Rock in Fashion, which documents the elements of rock style that are intrinsic in the music community. Further rooting the brand in music, John Varvatos formally launched John Varvatos Records in February 2014. In 2016, John was awarded the ICON Award for Social Impact for his conscience charitable work with The Stuart House Foundation and God’s Love We Deliver.

Varvatos grew up in Detroit – the music melting pot of America – where Motown, rock & roll, blues, jazz, and punk melded together during an unforgettable period in music history. At an early age, John was exposed to defining musicians, including The Who, Led Zeppelin, Detroit’s own MC5, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, and The Stooges.

ABOUT NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT

Network Entertainment’s documentaries and docu-series showcase the lives of the world’s most inspiring cultural icons and their endearing legacy. Our films have featured a compelling lineup of icons from the worlds of Music,Film,Comedy, Sports,Politics and Business. The Network brand of premium programming features outstanding casts and highly cinematic, richly crafted storytelling. Our productions are consistently embraced by both popular and critical acclaim garnering awards, record ratings and unparalleled media coverage. Network’s broadcast and distribution partners include: AHC, AMC, Discovery, CBC, CMT, CTV, Entertainment One, Epix, FremantleMedia, HBO Canada, History Channel, iTunes, Lionsgate, National Geographic, Paramount Network, Spike, Sundance TV, Thunderbird, TMN and YouTube Premium. Our work has been recognized by the Academy Awards, The Emmys, Realscreen Awards, The Gemini’s, The Leo’s, the Los Angeles Film Festival, Washington D.C. Silver Docs, Seattle International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Houston International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Banff Television Festival, and the International Film and Television Festival of New York. For additional information on Network Entertainment Inc., visit www.networkentertainment.ca

ABOUT EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

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For EPIX:

Maureen Granados / mgranados@epix.com / 646.933.9280

ELVIS MITCHELL TO TAKE AN EPIXÂŽ JOURNEY WITH DOCUSERIES ‘ELVIS GOES THERE’

Four-Part Series From Zero Point Zero To Debut February 4, 2019

New York, NY – November 28, 2018 – Premium network EPIX® continues to amplify its original slate, adding to its scripted greenlights with the docuseriesElvis Goes There.  Premiering Monday, February 4, 2019 at 10pm, the four-episode, one-hour series follows renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.

Filmmakers slated to appear are Paul Feig, Sofia Coppola, Ryan Coogler and Guillermo del Toro. Mitchell, who created the project, will executive produce with Cheri Barner and Wildline’s Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne and Cora Olson. Zero Point Zero Productions’ (Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown) Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd and Toby Oppenheimer also executive produce.

Said Mitchell, “This is my dream of a show. It’s an origin story — how these artists got to be — set in the places that formed them. And it’s a show where people get to explain themselves, rather than hustle a new project. I’m thrilled these artists gave me the gift of their time, and thankful to Michael Wright and Rachel Brill at EPIX for giving me this platform.”

“With Elvis Goes There, EPIX will have the incredible opportunity to tell our audience the inspirations behind some of their favorite cinematic experiences,” said Michael Wright, President, EPIX.  “We’re thrilled to partner with the brilliant Elvis Mitchell and the talented team at Zero Point Zero to unfold these never-before-told stories.”

“Our respect for these incredible filmmakers allows us to look deeper into their creative process and see how they influence and are influenced socially, politically, culturally and creatively by cities of inspiration around the world. And there is no better person to bring these ideas forward then Elvis Mitchell,” said Craig H. Shepherd, Vice President, Zero Point Zero Production.

Said Wildline’s executive producer, Simon Helberg, “I’ve always been intrigued and maybe a little obsessed with the stories behind great works of art. But no one is as obsessed with these stories as Elvis Mitchell – so we sent him around the world to bring us back some answers from the most compelling filmmakers of our generation.”

Elvis Goes There joins a growing slate of original programming for EPIX, includingGodfather of Harlem (from executive producers Chris Brancato and Paul Epstein, and OscarÂŽ winner Forest Whitaker, who also stars), drama series Pennyworth, the DC Comics origin story from Warner Horizon Television, and Our Lady, LTD, starring OscarÂŽ winner Sir Ben Kingsley, all currently in production for 2019 debuts.

About Zero Point Zero

Zero Point Zero is a television, film, print and digital content company founded in 2003 by Executive Producers Chris Collins and Lydia Tenaglia, with partner Joe Caterini joining in 2009. Since its inception, the company has produced hundreds of hours of documentary content in over 100 countries around the world, including the critically acclaimed, Emmy & Peabody Award-winning seriesAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN); the Emmy Award-winning The Mind of a Chef (Netflix), Rotten (Netflix); and Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World. (CNN). Feature documentary credits include US theatrical and broadcast releases for the films Jeremiah Tower The Last Magnificent(distributed by The Orchard) and Wasted! The Story of Food Waste (distributed by Neon SuperLTD). Zero Point Zero projects have received 81 Emmy nominations and 27 wins over the past 10 years.

About Wildline Entertainment

Simon Helberg & Jocelyn Towne founded Wildline Entertainment to produce exceptional series and features. The company has developed two comedies with CBS – playwright Jonas Oppenheim’s Families Man at CBS with director Tim Story and Need to Know from writers Scott Weinger and Zach Ayers. They recently shot a pilot presentation of J. Michael Feldman’s project Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over for Blue Ribbon Content. On the feature side, Wildline is developing a comedy based on a popular episode of the acclaimed NPR podcast Invisibilia. Helberg – who is best known for portraying ‘Howard Wolowitz’ on the award-winning television series, The Big Bang Theory, currently in production on its 12th and final season – was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in Stephen Frear’s feature film Florence Foster Jenkins opposite Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. Previously, Helberg wrote and co-directed the feature We’ll Never Have Paris alongside Towne. The film starred Helberg, Melanie Lynskey, Maggie Grace, Alfred Molina and Zach Quinto, and premiered at the 2014 SXSWFilm Festival, where it sold to Orion.

About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring and executive produced by Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

Contact:

Maureen Granados

mgranados@epix.com

(646) 933-9280

EPIX® DRAMA SERIES ‘OUR LADY, LTD’ BEGINS PRODUCTION

EPIX® DRAMA SERIES ‘OUR LADY, LTD’ BEGINS PRODUCTION AND CASTS
DAMON HERRIMAN, CHRIS CONRAD, TERRY O’QUINN AND HANA MAE LEE
TO JOIN ACADEMY AWARDÂŽ WINNER SIR BEN KINGSLEY, JIMMI SIMPSON, JACKI WEAVER,
LUIS GUZMAN AND KURTWOOD SMITH

Production Underway in Santa Fe, New Mexico for Ten-Episode Series
from MGM Television

NEW YORK – November 5, 2018 – Premium television network EPIX® announced today that production has commenced on its original modern noir drama series Our Lady, LTD, with Damon Herriman (100 Bloody Acres), Chris Conrad (Patriot), Terry O’Quinn (Patriot, Castle Rock) and Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect).  The newly announced cast joins previously announced Academy Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley, two-time Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, Jimmi Simpson, Luis Guzman, and Kurtwood Smith. Steve Conrad (Wonder, Patriot) and Bruce Terris (Patriot) serve as executive producers and showrunners, with Conrad directing six episodes. The series, slated for a 2019 premiere on EPIX, is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.

Our Lady, LTD follows James (Simpson), a young grifter, as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown (Kingsley), who turns out to be far more dangerous than he suspects. The pastor and his wife Lillian (Weaver)—known to their parishioners as Pa and Ma—have used religion to bilk hundreds of innocent people out of their life savings.

Herriman will play Paul Allen Brown, the wayward son of Pa and Ma, and architect of a scheme to fleece his own parents out of millions with partner James (Simpson). Conrad will play New Leaf, a former convict whose attempt at legitimacy via small business ownership is thwarted by Ma and Pa. Losing everything, he directs that violence and intensity toward hunting the stranger he believes to be responsible – the same identity James just assumed. Herriman and Conrad have been cast as series regulars.  O’Quinn, in a recurring role, will star as Tom Walker, a Texas Ranger whose investigation into the death of a young girl lands him in Half Acre where his primary suspect, Paul, has resurfaced. Lee, in a guest starring role, will play Scotty Sholes, the accountant for Our Lady of Perpetual Grace who has access to the church’s financial records after Ma and Pa go missing and becomes a dangerous obstacle for James.

Along with Conrad and Terris as executive producers are Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch.

Herriman is represented by APA, management Art/Work Entertainment, and Australian rep LMCM; O’Quinn is represented by Genuine Artists; Lee is represented by Gersh and Lichter Grossman; and Conrad is represented by Derek Kroeger, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light.

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About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

About MGM Television

MGM Television is an award-winning, leading producer and global distributor of premium content for television and digital platforms, with distribution rights to original productions and a robust catalogue of television episodes and feature film titles including such premiere entertainment franchises as James Bond, Rocky, Stargate and The Hobbit trilogy.  Current scripted and unscripted projects include Fargo (FX); Vikings (HISTORY); The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Get Shorty (EPIX); Condor (AT&T AUDIENCE Network); The Voice (NBC); Survivor (CBS); Shark Tank (ABC); TKO: Total Knock Out (CBS); The Contender (EPIX); Beat Shazam (FOX); and Lucha Underground (The El Rey Network); and through its distribution entity, Orion TV Productions, the syndicated daytime courtroom series Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Couples Court with The Cutlers. In addition, MGM owns Evolution Media, producers of The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Botched (E!); and Big Fish Entertainment, producers of A&E’s Live PD, the Black Ink Crew franchise for VH1, Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol for Lifetime and Hustle & Soul for WE TV.  MGM’s television programming regularly airs in more than 100 countries worldwide.  For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

Contacts:

For EPIX:

Maureen Granados

646-933-9280

mgranados@epix.com

George Cabico/The Lippin Group

323-965-1990

gcabico@lippingroup.com

For MGM Television:

Christina Lee

310-449-3741

clee@mgm.com

EPIXÂŽ TO AIR FINAL FIGHT OF THE CONTENDER LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES

Two-Hour Live Episode of Mark Burnett’s Boxing Competition Series

 From MGM Television and Paramount Television

Airs from the ‘Fabulous’ Forum Friday, November 9 at 10pm ET/7pm PT

LOS ANGELES – October 11, 2018 – On Friday, November 9 at 10pm ET/7pm PT, premium pay television network EPIXÂŽ will air the finale of The Contender live from the “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles. In the two-hour special episode, the final fight will showcase the end of a long journey for two fighters, one of whom will be crowned the new 160-pound middleweight champion of The Contender and awarded a $250,000 prize during the live finale.

Tickets will be available for purchase to the general public at ticketmaster.com beginning Friday, October 12 at 12pm PT.

The two finalists will be revealed in the series’ last pre-taped episode, airing Friday, November 2 @ 9pm.

The 12-episode boxing competition series premiered Aug. 24, 2018 at 9 pm ET/PT and is hosted by undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward. The Contender is the first-of-its-kind documentary series on EPIX®, with the fights in each episode airing unedited and in their entirety throughout the season.

“Boxing goes hand-in-hand with premium television, and there’s no better way to experience the sport than by watching the drama unfold in real-time,” said Michael Wright, President, EPIX. “The Forum in Los Angeles has been home to some of boxing’s most preeminent fights. This opportunity gives the contenders the platform they deserve, and fight fans an adrenaline-filled, live experience they weren’t expecting.”

“There is nothing like live television when it comes to a boxing match and to have The Contender LIVE from the Forum is the perfect ending for this series.” said Burnett, Chairman of Worldwide Television Group, MGM.

The series highlights 16 fighters, divided into two teams that live and train together under the guidance of legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach and renowned Philadelphia trainer Naazim Richardson. Each week sees the fighters pushing their skills, strength and endurance as they prepare for their weekly elimination fights and the hopes of living out their boxing dreams.

The original Contender series ran for four seasons (2005-2009) and launched multiple fighters into contention for world titles, including title winners Sergio Mora, Cornelius Bundrage, Sakio Bika, and Sam Soliman.

Eric Van Wagenen serves as executive producer and showrunner of the revived franchise alongside Mark Burnett. The format is owned by MGM Television and Paramount Television.

EPIX is available nationwide through cable, satellite, telco and streaming TV providers including Charter Spectrum, Cox, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse, Dish Network, Sling, PlayStation Vue and Comcast.

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About MGM Television

MGM Television is an award-winning, leading producer and global distributor of premium content for television and digital platforms, with distribution rights to original productions and a robust catalogue of television episodes and feature film titles including such premiere entertainment franchises as James Bond, Rocky, Stargate and The Hobbit trilogy.  Current scripted and unscripted projects include Fargo (FX); Vikings (HISTORY); The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Get Shorty (EPIX); Condor (AT&T AUDIENCE Network); The Voice (NBC); Survivor (CBS); Shark Tank (ABC); TKO: Total Knock Out (CBS); The Contender (EPIX); Beat Shazam (FOX); and Lucha Underground (The El Rey Network); and through its distribution entity, Orion TV Productions, the syndicated daytime courtroom series Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Couples Court with The Cutlers. In addition, MGM owns Evolution Media, producers of The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Botched (E!); and Big Fish Entertainment, producers of A&E’s Live PD, the Black Ink Crew franchise for VH1, Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol for Lifetime and Hustle & Soul for WE TV.  MGM’s television programming regularly airs in more than 100 countries worldwide.  For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

About Paramount Television

Paramount Television is a leading studio, developing and financing a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. The studio’s robust slate includes Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” (Amazon), “13 Reasons Why” (Netflix), “Maniac” (Netflix), “Berlin Station” (EPIX), “The Alienist” (TNT), “The Angel of Darkness” (TNT), “The Haunting of Hill House” (Netflix), “Catch-22” (Hulu), “First Wives Club” (Paramount Network), “Looking for Alaska” (Hulu), “Briarpatch” (USA), “Boomerang” (BET), “Shantaram” (Apple), “Defending Jacob” (Apple), “Dream Team” (BET), “The Contender” (EPIX) and “Snow Crash” (Amazon), among others. Paramount Television is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a subsidiary of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a global content company with premier television, film and digital entertainment brands.

About the Forum

The award-winning “Fabulous” Forum, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018. The Forum, located in Inglewood, California, is the largest indoor performance venue in the country designed with a focus on music and entertainment, in addition to select sporting events. The interior of the bowl features flexible seating that ranges from 17,500 seats to 7,000 seats, enabling the venue to attract a wide variety of premier events. Fans at the Forum enjoy approximately 8,000 square feet of event level hospitality offerings, including merchandise, along with food and beverage options from some of SoCal’s most celebrated brands. A tinted glass wall separates this concession area from the arena, ensuring fans do not miss a moment of the performance. A 40,000 square foot outdoor terrace surrounds the perimeter of the building and offers food and beverage options, as well as comfortable furnishings, to further elevate guests’ enjoyment. The Forum delivers a one-of-a-kind experience for all thanks to its superior acoustics, intimate ambiance and state-of-the-art facilities. Designed with entertainers and performers in mind, the Forum includes nine, star-caliber dressing rooms that provide unparalleled comfort.  The Forum is owned and operated by The Madison Square Garden Company.  In addition to the Forum, The Madison Square Garden Company owns or operates Madison Square Garden, The Theater at MSG, Radio City Music Hall, the Chicago Theatre, the Wang Theatre, and the Beacon Theater. For more information on the Forum, please visit www.fabulousforum.com

Press Contacts:

Maureen Granados / EPIX

mgranados@epix.com / 646.933.9280

Christina Lee / MGM

clee@mgm.com / 310.449.3741

Jessica Rovins / Paramount Television

Jessica_rovins@paramount.com / 323.956.8265

Aubrey Siegel / Beck Media for EPIX

aubrey@beckmedia.com / 646.762.8702

Joe Favorito for EPIX

joefavorito2@gmail.com

Maxie Solters / Scoop Marketing for the Forum

msolters@solters.com

OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTOR JAMES CROMWELL JOINS EPIXÂŽ SPY SERIES BERLIN STATION

Season Three of the Original Spy Series from Paramount Television & Anonymous Content

Premieres Sunday, December 2 at 9pm ET/PT 

NEW YORK, NY – October 10, 2018 – Premium television network EPIX® announced today iconic Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has joined the new season of Berlin Station, a 10-episode modern-day spy series that will get its third season premiere Sunday, December 2 at 9pm ET/PT.

In a recurring guest role, Cromwell will play Gilbert Dorn, a former CIA legend put out to pasture who appears on a podcast revealing information about past missions. Currently in production in Budapest, season three takes place over the course of 11 days in Eastern and Central Europe as Chief of Station Valerie Edwards (played by Michelle Forbes) guides her team through the high-stakes relationship between Russia, the United States and its vulnerable NATO allies. Is the Kremlin involved in any foul play that could upend a thinly-held World Order?

Berlin Station also stars Richard Armitage as Daniel Miller, Richard Jenkins as Steven Frost, Rhys Ifans as Hector DeJean, Leland Orser as Robert Kirsch, Ashley Judd as BB Yates, Keke Palmer as April Lewis and, new this season, Ismael Cruz CĂłrdova who joins as the unpredictable CIA agent Rafael Torres.

Cromwell has nearly 200 film and TV credits that span a 45-year career. He will soon appear as John Brown in the Civil War-abolitionist film Emperor, directed by Mark Amin and starring Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games). Earlier this year Cromwell was featured in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. His other films have included Star Trek: First Contact, L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Secretariat, Marshall, and he has also played the role of U.S. President four times. He is repped by Paradigm.

Berlin Station was created and is executive produced by Olen Steinhauer (author: The Tourist, All The Old Knives,The Cairo Affair). Academy AwardŽ winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, House of Cards), along with Steve Golin, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Keith Redmon and Luke Rivett from Anonymous Content (The Detective, The Knick, Mr. Robot) also executive produce. The series is produced by Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. The series showrunner is Jason Horwitch (Rubicon, House of Cards).

About EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers BerlinStation and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late-night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

About Paramount Television

Paramount Television is a leading studio, developing and financing a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. The studio’s robust slate includes Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” (Amazon), “13 Reasons Why” (Netflix), “Maniac” (Netflix), “Berlin Station” (EPIX), “The Alienist” (TNT), “The Angel of Darkness” (TNT), “The Haunting of Hill House” (Netflix), “Catch-22” (Hulu), “First Wives Club” (Paramount Network), “Looking for Alaska” (Hulu), “Briarpatch” (USA), “Boomerang” (BET), “Shantaram” (Apple), “Defending Jacob” (Apple), “Dream Team” (BET), “The Contender” (EPIX) and “Snow Crash” (Amazon), among others. Paramount Television is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a subsidiary of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a global content company with premier television, film and digital entertainment brands. 

About Anonymous Content

Founded in 1999 by CEO Steve Golin, Anonymous Content is a leading management and Film, TV and Commercial production company. Anonymous Content manages the careers of many of the world’s most renowned and innovative directors, writers, actors and comedians, working closely with them to achieve their goals by both creating and finding opportunities for them, whether in feature films, television, commercials, music videos or brand integrated content. Anonymous Content’s clients have been recognized with Academy Awards®, Emmys®, Golden Globes®, Tony Awards®, Pulitzer Prizes® and other prestigious awards. The company’s award-winning Film & TV division boasts many commercially successful and critically-acclaimed works, including BABEL, WINTER’S BONE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, 50 FIRST DATES, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, THE REVENANT and Best Picture Academy Award winning SPOTLIGHT. The company’s TV slate includes “True Detective” (HBO), “The Knick” (Cinemax), “Mr. Robot” (USA Network), “Schitt’s Creek” (POP), and “Berlin Station” (EPIX), as well as upcoming titles “13 Reasons Why” (Netflix), “The Alienist” (TNT), and “Maniac” (Netflix). Through its Commercial work,

Anonymous Content is also the driving creative force behind countless top brands, including Prada, Nike and Coke. In 2016, Anonymous Content received a substantial minority investment from Emerson Collective, the organization founded and run by Laurene Powell Jobs, to allow the firm to expand its production offerings in socially-relevant content aimed at inspiring change. For more information, visit www.anonymouscontent.com. 

Media Contacts:

EPIX

Maureen Granados / mgranados@epix.com / 646.933.9280

Jeanne O’Keefe (for EPIX) / jokeefe@lippingroup.com / 323-965-1990

Paramount TV

Jessica Rovins / Jessica_Rovins@paramount.com / 323.956.8265

Anonymous Content

Sarah Rothman / Sarah.Rothman@ledecompany.com / 917.623.6060

EPIXÂŽ PRESENTS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ‘THE PANAMA PAPERS’

Alex Winter (Deep Web) Directs Investigative Feature From Bungalow Media + Entertainment

Premiering Monday, November 26 at 9 PM

New York, NY – October 9, 2018 – Premium network EPIX® has announced its latest original documentary for 2018, The Panama Papers, slated to premiere Monday, November 26 at 9 PM ET. From acclaimed director Alex Winter (Deep Web), Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Trouper Productions and Zipper Bros. Films, The Panama Papers details the unprecedented coordination of journalists from around the world working in secret, at great personal risk, to expose the largest data leak in history: a global corruption scandal involving corrupt power brokers, the uber rich, elected officials, dictators, cartel bosses, athletes and celebrities who had used the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca to hide their money. The story cracked open a hidden network of tax evasion, fraud, cronyism, bribing government officials, rigging elections, and murder.

“I am thrilled and honored to be working with EPIX again to tell this story. The Panama Papers strikes at the heart of the issues of corruption and inequality, which is an especially important story in our current political climate,” said Winter.

The Panama Papers strikes at the heart of the biggest themes of our times; income inequality, whistleblowers and corrupt power-brokers manipulating world governments and big business.  The Panama Papers is produced by Robert Friedman, Alex Winter and Glen Zipper and is Executive Produced by Laura Poitras and Charlotte Cook.

Prolific filmmaker Alex Winter last collaborated with EPIX on the multiple award-winning documentary Deep Web, which, following its EPIX premiere, opened as the #1 documentary on iTunes when it went wide in September 2015.  Winter has recently completed two short documentary films for Laura Poitras’s Field of Vision; Relatively Free and Trump’s Lobby.  He is now completing the documentary feature Trust Machine: The Story Of Blockchain for SingularDTV and Futurism Studios. His next project is Zappa; the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa. The Kickstarter campaign for this project was the highest funded documentary in crowdfunding history.

Producer Robert Friedman added, “As a filmmaker, Alex captured both the intrigue and drama of one of the most compelling stories of this decade, providing a unique and inside look at the heroic journalists involved in the Panama Papers.”

Friedman’s recent projects include the Emmy Award winning GIVE for NBC, the feature documentaries Spring Broke on Showtime, We the People: The Market Basket Effect, HBO’sParadise Lost, Sundance’s Iconoclasts, Under African Skies for A&E, the upcoming four-part docu-series The Preppie Murder for Sundance and the Clive Owen feature film The Confirmation.

“Collaborating with Alex to tell this story at such a volatile moment in American history felt like going on a mission. I can’t wait to share this film with the world, and look forward to the important conversations I know it will engender,” said Zipper Bros. Films founder Glen Zipper.

In addition to producing the Academy Award® winning documentary Undefeated, Glen Zipper recently produced HBO’s critically acclaimed Elvis Presley: The Searcher, and is currently producing Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Untitled Muhammad Ali Documentary as well as Season 2 of Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tourbus.

“Field of Vision is thrilled to collaborate with Alex on The Panama Papers. It is a vitally important story about the hidden world of international corruption, and the real world risks that sources and journalists are willing to take,” said Laura Poitras.

Laura Poitras’ film CITIZENFOUR won an Oscar for best documentary, as well as awards from BAFTA, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Directors Guild of America. The first film in her post-9/11 trilogy, My Country, My Country, was nominated for an Oscar. The second film, The Oath, was nominated for two Emmys. Her reporting on NSA surveillance received the George Polk Award for National Security journalism, and shared in the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service.

Nada Cirjanic, Head of Sales for Great Point Media, is handling worldwide sales of The Panama Papers.

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ABOUT ALEX WINTER

Alex Winter entered show business as a child actor with co-starring roles on Broadway in THE KING & I and PETER PAN, and came to prominence in movies such as Warner Bros’ hit THE LOST BOYS and the wildly popular BILL AND TED franchise. Winter has directed three narrative features: cult classic FREAKED for 20th Century Fox; FEVER, for Lionsgate, which screened at Cannes; and SMOSH: THE MOVIE, which opened in 2015 as the #1 comedy on iTunes.

Winter’s VH1 Rock Doc DOWNLOADED premiered at SXSW in 2013 and earned worldwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival screenings. Winter’s latest, multiple award-winning documentary DEEP WEB, had its world premiere at SXSW and a broadcast premiere in the U.S. on the Epix network alongside a global festival tour. The film went wide on September, 2015, opening as the #1 documentary on iTunes.

Recently completed are two short documentary films for Laura Poitras’s Field of Vision; RELATIVELY FREE and TRUMP’S LOBBY. Winter is now completing two new documentary features; TRUST MACHINE: THE STORY OF BLOCKCHAIN for SingularDTV and Futurism Studios; and THE PANAMA PAPERS for the EPIX Network, executive produced by Laura Poitras. His next project is ZAPPA; the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa. The Kickstarter campaign for this project was the highest funded documentary in crowdfunding history.

ABOUT BUNGALOW MEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

Founded in 2013 by Producer Bob Friedman, a thirty-year veteran of the entertainment business having held senior roles at New Line Cinema (Lord Of The Rings, Austin PowersDumb and Dumber, Hoop Dreams), AOL and Radical Media (Paradise Lost, Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful, Iconoclasts, Paul Simon’s Under African Skies, Oprah’s Master Class) and was a member of the startup team at MTV. Bungalow is an integrated entertainment company that develops, produces and distributes content across all media platforms. Recent projects include the Emmy Award winning GIVE for NBC, the feature documentaries Spring Broke on Showtime, We the People: The Market Basket Effect, the upcoming four-part docu-series The Preppie Murderfor Sundance and the Clive Owen feature film The Confirmation.

ABOUT ZIPPER BROTHERS FILMS

Glen Zipper is the founder and president of Zipper Bros Films and formerly an Assistant State Prosecutor in Hudson County, New Jersey.  In addition to producing the Academy AwardŽ-winning documentary UNDEFEATED, Glen recently produced Season 1 (and is currently producing Season 2) of the critically acclaimed Cinemax comedy/documentary series TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS directed by Mike Judge, ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER with director Thom Zimny, BETTING ON ZERO for director Ted Braun, and DEEP WEB for director Alex Winter.

Glen is currently producing a multi-part MUHAMMAD ALI DOCUMENTARY for HBO directed by Antoine Fuqua and executive produced by LeBron James, THE UNTITLED JOHNNY CASH documentary alongside Executive Producer Frank Marshall, and the feature length documentary TREAD with director Paul Solet and Executive Producer Doug Liman, as well as ZAPPA; the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa for director Alex Winter.

ABOUT EPIX

EPIX, an MGM company, is a premium television network delivering a broad line-up of quality original series and documentaries, the latest movie releases and classic film franchises – all available on TV, on demand, online and across devices. A destination for premium content, EPIX is tripling the amount of original programming on the network beginning in 2018, with a roster of original series including Get Shorty starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano, spy thrillers Berlin Station and Deep State, the return of Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series The Contender and late night stand-up comedy series Unprotected Sets from executive producer Wanda Sykes. In 2019, the network will premiere new series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker, Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred, from DC, and Our Lady, LTD starring Sir Ben Kingsley. Launched in October 2009, EPIX is available nationwide through cable, telco, satellite and emerging digital distribution platforms providing more movies than any other network with thousands of titles available for streaming.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHd (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX) and Snapchat @EPIXTV.

EPIX – Stream Download or Cast Thousands of Movies and TV Episodes

 

The EPIX Digital team does truly astounding work, achieving more in 2018 than teams 3-4 times its size. Comprised of only 35 US employees and 15 offshore developers, the team spans Product Engineering, Product Management, Product Design, Product Engagement and Data Science. It is responsible for designing, developing and operating EPIX’s entire digital platform and app portfolio including 15 streaming apps, EPIX.com, as well as its custom-built CMS and API platform.

 

EPIX Digital runs completely in Agile/Scrum, working in 3-week “sprints” where all features/fixes/improvements are captured and planned as user stories or “tickets.” In 2018 the team completed and shipped 7,500 tickets, nearly doubling their productivity from 2017 and shipping updates to all platforms at least once per every work day of the year. Among its accomplishments in 2018:

 

– Launched 4 new custom-built streaming apps: for PlayStation, Android TV, Xbox and Roku

– First network to launch 4K Ultra HD streaming for entertainment content

– Many new cross-platform features shipped including an Enhanced Binge experience and Cast & Crew search from titles

– Migrated its API platform to microservices and containers, code changes put through 10,000 automated tests and regularly load tested at 100x peak traffic

 

 

The following is a list of some of the most compelling features EPIX has built into its app experiences:

– Robust Multi-platform streaming: Whether on the go or on a connected TV device at home, use the EPIX app to stream 1000s of Hollywood hit movies and exclusive original series. Pause on one device and the app remembers where you left off no matter what device you use to keep watching.

– 4K Ultra HD Streaming: enjoy an even more brilliant viewing experience with 4K Ultra HD streaming. Currently available on Apple TV and coming soon to all supported platforms.

– Enhanced Binge: easily jump into the next episode of your favorite EPIX original series as soon as the credits start to roll — or don’t – the choice is yours!

– EPIX Cast: with the EPIX mobile app you can cast movies and episodes streaming on your phone to any connected TV screen, no Chromecast required, including TV sets from Samsung, LG, Vizio and Sony

– Offline Viewing: also with the EPIX mobile app, download movies, episodes and more to watch anytime, anywhere without worrying about a network connection

– Curated Collections: on any EPIX app you can easily browse through a diverse selection of hundreds of titles expertly selected by our staff of movie buffs

– Advanced Search: you can search for and find content by title, actors, crew members and keywords

– Connected Cast & Crew: Discover other EPIX movies and shows your favorite actors, directors or other crew members are in by clicking their names on movie and show detail pages

– Queue & History: wherever you watch EPIX, you can access your list of titles to watch (and add them in app), plus easily find what you already watched and want to watch again

– Live TV: with our app on our connected TVs and gaming consoles, like Apple TV or Roku, you can kick-back and stream all four EPIX channels watching what’s live right now

– Stream in your car: EPIX was the first premium network to launch its streaming experience inside a Connected Car! Watch EPIX in the rear seats of your Honda Odyssey.

– Trailers: preview movies, shows and episodes before you press play

 

 

The truly diverse EPIX team loves working hard together, and loves its customers, and it shows. It has achieved a 5-star rating on Apple platforms where users are notoriously critical. To foster a creative teamworking culture EPIX ran a 24-hour Hackathon where this year’s winners received drones and smart speakers. And a highly important part of the team’s culture is celebrating its diversity; two-thirds of the US team is of a minority/international background! There is truly no Digital team like it.