Boat Rocker Studios has landed a slate of deals on its non-scripted slate, including placing Hidden Beneath the Cities with National Geographic for several markets, among them the U.S. and the U.K.
The ten-part series was greenlit from Toronto’s Shark Teeth Films. “Hidden Beneath the Cities takes viewers around the world, showcasing unseen and unexplored histories,” said Natalie Vinet, SVP of global distribution at Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to partner with National Geographic to bring this brand-new, eye-opening series to global audiences.”
Also from Shark Teeth, Secrets in the Sand was acquired by Hearst Network (U.K., Benelux, CEE, Africa), RTI (Italy), WBD (U.S,, Spain & Andorra) and JCG (South Korea). JCG also opted for two seasons of Shark Teeth’s Discovered by Disaster and Secrets in the Ice, plus Secrets in the Dark and Forté Entertainment’s How I Got Here. Blue Ant Media (Canada) also picked up Secrets in the Dark and Secrets in the Ice, plus Discovered by Disaster and Hidden Beneath the City for its T+E and Cottage Life channels.
Boat Rocker Studios has also widened the footprint of The Weather Channel’s library of originals. Weather Gone Viral sold to Disney (Poland, Hungary, Romania), Kino Polska TV (Poland), WBD (Italy, Monaco, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), and Mediacorp. Further, Fight or Flight Studios’ Fast Home Rescue and Weather Top Ten are headed to TVA (French Canada). Acquisitions for RTI (Italy) included Bigger Bang’s Prime Suspect: Earth.
In crime fare, Jupiter Entertainment’s Storm of Suspicion has landed on True Crime in the U.K. and Ireland.
WBD (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) secured Deep Water Salvage from Renowned Films.
Boat Rocker Studios also landed deals on Chuck & The First People’s Kitchen, produced by Trio Orange, with CBC GEM and TVB in Hong Kong.
Mediawan (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland) secured the first two seasons of Unexplained Caught on Camera, produced by Back2Back Productions.
