Red Arrow International secures distribution rights to Rubicon s Samurai Security

Red Arrow International secures distribution rights to Rubicon's Samurai Security

Munich, May 13, 2014. Red Arrow International has acquired the rights to distribute Norwegian comedy series Samurai Security. On air on the largest commercial television station in Norway and produced by Rubicon TV - the creators of international hit series and Gullruten winner Lilyhammer - Samurai Security outperformed TV2s channel average by up to 96 per cent.

Samurai Security introduces four dysfunctional mall cops from Oslo, Norway. Led by Afghanistan veteran Kato Haugen, they quickly realize they have no chance of being the best - so they must be the cheapest.

Anne Kolbj rnsen, Head of Scripted at Rubicon TV says Samurai Security has been a dream project for us. A fantastic script from Anne Bj rnstad, one of the creators behind Lilyhammer, great actors, two of which we know well from Lilyhammer, and a dedicated crew have created what has become a successful comedy for Rubicon and our broadcaster, TV 2. The Samurai-universe is warm-hearted, humorous, and completely catastrophic, as Kato Haugen struggles to crack the code of what makes a good mall cop.

Irina Ignatiew, Managing Director, Global Scripted Distribution at Red Arrow International says: Our first cooperation with Rubicon - Lilyhammer - was picked up in over 150+ countries and proved that our partnership was more than successful. I am thrilled to continue our relationship through their newest project Samurai Security, which is bound to leave no eye dry.

About Samurai Security

Kato Haugen is Head of Security at a midsized shopping mall in Oslo. The ex-soldier runs his dysfunctional crew of mall cops at Samurai Security just like a SWAT team.

Initially, Kato was looking forward to catching crafty criminals and violent drug addicts. But the team soon finds that the real enemy is in fact the customers, the employees and, last but not least, the Norwegian government, with its outrageous demands of authorization and payroll taxes.

Additionally, Kato quickly realizes that there are already many good security companies out there, so his goal is not to be the best security team - its to be the cheapest. As he says: It shouldnt cost the shirt off your back, to protect the shirt on your back.

He soon discovers that being the cheapest security company in Norway doesnt exactly bring the cash rolling in. As Kato struggles to keep the company afloat, his bumbling team take on duties far beyond that of a mall cop to save their jobs. Soon, they will do anything from delivering takeout food to stripping - anything it takes!

The mall cops may not be able to face up to the competition when it comes to quality, but nothing can stop Kato and his crew from maintaining law, order and their livelihoods.

About Rubicon TV

Rubicon TV is one of the largest production companies in Norway, and a part of Shine Nordics, owned by British Shine Group. Rubicon TV produce scripted and entertainment for all the big Norwegian media houses, as well as Netflix. Rubicon is behind great successes like Lilyhammer, Eternal Glory, Luxury Trap, The Amazing Race Norway, Golden Goal and Masterchef.

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 global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories around the world.

Led by co-MDs Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes: 15 production companies across 9 countries; Los Angeles based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and One Three Media (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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