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Fremantle companies The Apartment (“The Young Pope”) and recently launched Castlefield have scooped the rights to David Kirby’s popular book “Death at SeaWorld,” and will produce a 10-part series headed by showrunner Simon Allen.
The Apartment’s Lorenzo Mieli will produce along with Hilary Martin and Simon Judd for Castlefield, with shooting planned for late 2021. The book and series draw on investigations done ahead of the 2013 BAFTA-nominated documentary “Blackfish,” and the real-life story of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by a captive killer whale during a performance.
“‘Death at SeaWorld’ will not only be...
Series
Fremantle companies The Apartment (“The Young Pope”) and recently launched Castlefield have scooped the rights to David Kirby’s popular book “Death at SeaWorld,” and will produce a 10-part series headed by showrunner Simon Allen.
The Apartment’s Lorenzo Mieli will produce along with Hilary Martin and Simon Judd for Castlefield, with shooting planned for late 2021. The book and series draw on investigations done ahead of the 2013 BAFTA-nominated documentary “Blackfish,” and the real-life story of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by a captive killer whale during a performance.
“‘Death at SeaWorld’ will not only be...
- 10/19/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle firms The Apartment and Castlefield have secured rights to David Kirby’s book Death At SeaWorld and plan to turn it into a ten-part drama series with showrunner Simon Allen (Das Boot).
Inspired by a true story, the book draws on events that preceded the award-winning documentary Blackfish, charting five characters whose lives intertwine then collide with the 2010 death of all-American SeaWorld poster girl by the captive killer whale Tilikum.
The rights were secured by The Young Pope and My Brilliant Friend producer Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment and by UK producers Hilary Martin and Simon Judd for Castlefield. Production is intended to begin late 2021.
The deal was brokered on behalf of Kirby by Allison Warren and Todd Shuster of Aevitas Creative Management.
Lorenzo Mieli said: “Death At SeaWorld will not only be a searingly relevant prestige television event but also an inspiring rallying call to protect the beauty...
Inspired by a true story, the book draws on events that preceded the award-winning documentary Blackfish, charting five characters whose lives intertwine then collide with the 2010 death of all-American SeaWorld poster girl by the captive killer whale Tilikum.
The rights were secured by The Young Pope and My Brilliant Friend producer Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment and by UK producers Hilary Martin and Simon Judd for Castlefield. Production is intended to begin late 2021.
The deal was brokered on behalf of Kirby by Allison Warren and Todd Shuster of Aevitas Creative Management.
Lorenzo Mieli said: “Death At SeaWorld will not only be a searingly relevant prestige television event but also an inspiring rallying call to protect the beauty...
- 10/19/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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