TORONTO — Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Studios company, today announced it is co-producing a new documentary series, World’s Most Scenic River Journeys, with BriteSpark East, part of London, UK-based Argonon Group.
The new series (6 episodes x 60 minutes) will be narrated by Golden Globe Award-winning actor Bill Nighy (above, Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). The series is an original commission for Channel 5 in the U.K. and will also air on Blue Ant Media’s Smithsonian Channel Canada. Global distributor Blue Ant International will oversee all international licensing outside of the UK and Canada.
As part of the partnership, Saloon Media will produce episodes featuring rivers in North America, while BriteSpark will cover rivers across Europe, allowing for completion of the series during travel restrictions due to Covid-19.
“Bill Nighy’s iconic voice will add an extra element of storytelling to this new and fascinating look at rivers, which combines history, engineering, culture and breathtaking natural history,” says Michael Kot, managing director of Saloon Media, in a press release. “Collaborating with BriteSpark on the international shoot gives our teams the resources and proximity we need during this global pandemic, to divide and conquer, in order to capture the most beautiful footage of these locations with our best-in-class production teams.”
“We’ve worked with Saloon Media previously and partnering together on this ambitious and lavish series provides a creative solution to the challenge of shooting in multiple international locations during a pandemic,” adds Nick Godwin, co-founder and creative director of BriteSpark. “This unique series offers the wonder, escape and discovery that audiences around the world are craving.”
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