Red Arrow International: Bell Media secures crime series Bosch for Canada

Red Arrow International: Bell Media secures crime series Bosch for Canada

Munich, November 24, 2014. Bell Media has secured rights to crime series Bosch in Canada. Produced by Fabrik Entertainment, Bosch is based on Michael Connellys book franchise, of which more than 55 million copies have been sold worldwide. The first season, which is currently in production for Amazon Studios, is directed by Jim McKay (The Wire, Boss, Rectify) and showrun by Peabody Award winner Eric Overmyer (Treme, The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Street). Hollywood veteran Titus Welliver (Argo, The Good Wife, Lost) stars as Harry Bosch in his first series lead role.

Overmyer, Connelly, Fabrik Entertainments Henrik Bastin, and Mikkel Bondesen are executive producers. Pieter Jan Brugge is co-executive producer, and Fabriks Tara Duncan is producer. Red Arrow International manages international distribution for the series. The supporting cast includes Jamie Hector (Max Payne) as Boschs partner Jerry Edgar; Annie Wersching (24), who seduces Bosch as police officer Julia Brasher; and Lance Reddick (The Wire), who plays Harrys nemesis, the LAPDs Deputy Chief, Irvin Irving.

Mike Cosentino, Senior Vice-President Programming, Bell Media, says: Bell Media has a long history of showcasing some of the most acclaimed crime television series in the world, making Bosch a perfect addition to our new SVOD service.

Caroline Kusser, Senior Vice President North America, Red Arrow International, says: Bosch is a must-see for crime lovers for 2015, with an extraordinary team behind the production and scoring top viewer ratings on Amazon for its pilot earlier this year. Im thrilled that Bell Media has picked it up and Im certain the Canadian viewers will be hooked!

About Bosch

With millions of fans around the world, LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch finally comes to television. In the first season, the plots of three novels (City of Bones, The Concrete Blonde and Echo Park) come together. Relentless, nothing will stop Bosch from bringing justice to victims of crime, even in the face of threats to himself and those he loves. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: Everybody counts or nobody counts.

About Bell Media

With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is Canadas premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canadas #1 television network; 35 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canadas most-watched specialty channels in English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super cran. Bell Media is also Canadas largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral Out-of-Home, one of Canadas most dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with a network of more than 9,500 advertising faces in Qu bec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with its innovative GO video streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO, and TSN GO; holds an equity stake in digital startup Hubub; is partners in Cirque du Soleil Media, a joint venture with Cirque du Soleil; and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canadas largest communications company.

Red Arrow International

Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format titles from Red Arrows global portfolio of production companies, outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners. In addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer and provides substantial production financing to a wide array of highly acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global highlights include: Bosch (Amazon), Lilyhammer (Netflix); Betty Whites Off Their Rockers (NBC), and The Taste (ABC). With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company has a global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories around the world. Led by Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes 13 production companies across 7 countries; Los Angeles based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and United Artists Media Group (Mark Burnett / Hearst). Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of Europes leading media groups.

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