Found footage isn’t just for the movies anymore. That’s already been proven with “The River” coming this winter, but now we’ve also got “The Reel” to look forward to. This one comes from Paul W.S. Anderson and his longtime producer Jeremy Bolt (both pictured above; we know you love them), as well as Entertainment One, which today issued a press release about the project.
From the press release:
Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has joined forces with the dynamic and innovative team of Paul WS Anderson and Jeremy Bolt to develop a new one-hour psychological thriller series for television, THE REEL. The series spec was brought to eOne by talented first-time writer, Adam D’Alba.
In this “found footage” series, a young documentarian searches for evidence of the supernatural. His first case concerns the mysterious last days of two teenagers and a serial killer, known as the Mirror Mask Killer, who uses various forms of psychological torment to exact bloody vengeance on its victims. THE REEL combines supernatural shocks in a case-per-week format that leads viewers through a season long mystery.
“Adam D’Alba’s vision for the show and the opportunity to partner with Anderson and Bolt, made it impossible not to jump on board this project” said Noreen Halpern, President Dramatic Programming, eOne Television. “We’re thrilled to be involved with THE REEL; it’s exactly the kind of strong, creative and compelling material we look for.”
“When we read Adam’s script we were genuinely disturbed by the story and fascinated by the idea of a found footage TV show,” said Paul WS Anderson and Jeremy Bolt. “We are very grateful to the innovative eOne team for turning the idea into a reality.”
Now we wait and see if a network picks up “The Reel”…
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