Canada-based firms Blink49 Studios and Vanguarde Artists Management are teaming to make shows.
The pair has created a joint venture that will develop and produce content for the global market. The firms are billing the deal as a “first-of-its-kind” agreement in Canada, with Vanguarde providing the creative talent and IP and former eOne Television chief John Morayniss’ Blink49 providing studio, production and distribution infrastructure.
Blink49, which is backed by Cj Enm-owned Fifth Season, will also provide development funding to help create a slate. It and Vanguarde will serve as co-producers on all projects developed, with Fifth Season taking a first look on international distribution rights.
The news comes shortly after Deadline revealed Vanguarde had set up a production arm, Vanguarde Pictures and hired former Saving Hope and Burden of Truth showrunner Adam Pettle, who’ll work to develop content alongside Co-Heads Tina Horwitz and Jay Horwitz.
“With a stellar client roster and a thoughtful,...
The pair has created a joint venture that will develop and produce content for the global market. The firms are billing the deal as a “first-of-its-kind” agreement in Canada, with Vanguarde providing the creative talent and IP and former eOne Television chief John Morayniss’ Blink49 providing studio, production and distribution infrastructure.
Blink49, which is backed by Cj Enm-owned Fifth Season, will also provide development funding to help create a slate. It and Vanguarde will serve as co-producers on all projects developed, with Fifth Season taking a first look on international distribution rights.
The news comes shortly after Deadline revealed Vanguarde had set up a production arm, Vanguarde Pictures and hired former Saving Hope and Burden of Truth showrunner Adam Pettle, who’ll work to develop content alongside Co-Heads Tina Horwitz and Jay Horwitz.
“With a stellar client roster and a thoughtful,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Saving Hope and Burden of Truth showrunner Adam Pettle has joined a newly formed content arm at Canada’s Vanguarde Artists Management.
Pettle, also an exec on CBC drama The Borough, will work alongside Tina Horwitz and Jay Horwitz at Vanguarde Pictures, which will be based in Toronto and focus on developing scripted content for cable, broadcast, streaming and podcasts.
Tina Horwitz, who founded Vanguarde Artists Management, will be Co-Head of Vanguarde Pictures alongside Jay Horwitz.
“This is a very natural progression for Adam and for us collectively,” said Tina Horwitz. “We’re lucky to have had some very rewarding relationships working with clients as producers, and we look forward to giving these efforts more oxygen.”
Along with managing clients, she has been executive producer on CBC and Netflix series Workin’ Moms, which is nearing the end of a seven-season run.
Pettle’s credits include showrunner on Corus and NBC drama Nurses,...
Pettle, also an exec on CBC drama The Borough, will work alongside Tina Horwitz and Jay Horwitz at Vanguarde Pictures, which will be based in Toronto and focus on developing scripted content for cable, broadcast, streaming and podcasts.
Tina Horwitz, who founded Vanguarde Artists Management, will be Co-Head of Vanguarde Pictures alongside Jay Horwitz.
“This is a very natural progression for Adam and for us collectively,” said Tina Horwitz. “We’re lucky to have had some very rewarding relationships working with clients as producers, and we look forward to giving these efforts more oxygen.”
Along with managing clients, she has been executive producer on CBC and Netflix series Workin’ Moms, which is nearing the end of a seven-season run.
Pettle’s credits include showrunner on Corus and NBC drama Nurses,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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Catherine Reitman’s mommy-comedy sitcom Workin’ Moms is set to end with its upcoming seventh season.
The daughter of the late Hollywood director Ivan Reitman writes, directs and stars in the sitcom that launched on the CBC network in Canada in 2017, before Netflix picked up the Canadian import two years later. The final season will debut on CBC and CBC Gem in winter 2023, followed by a release on Netflix elsewhere globally.
Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment is at work in Toronto on the final season, which will consist of 13 half-hour episodes.
“And so, it is with love and gratitude that I’m announcing season seven as our final season. The biggest thank you to our partners, CBC and Netflix, for getting behind a show that points a flashlight into the darkest corners of motherhood. To those of you who’ve stopped me on the street,...
Catherine Reitman’s mommy-comedy sitcom Workin’ Moms is set to end with its upcoming seventh season.
The daughter of the late Hollywood director Ivan Reitman writes, directs and stars in the sitcom that launched on the CBC network in Canada in 2017, before Netflix picked up the Canadian import two years later. The final season will debut on CBC and CBC Gem in winter 2023, followed by a release on Netflix elsewhere globally.
Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment is at work in Toronto on the final season, which will consist of 13 half-hour episodes.
“And so, it is with love and gratitude that I’m announcing season seven as our final season. The biggest thank you to our partners, CBC and Netflix, for getting behind a show that points a flashlight into the darkest corners of motherhood. To those of you who’ve stopped me on the street,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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