Offering a rich catalog of popular and new programming.
Catalog features docs on paranormal, true crime, and Stan Smith; reality programming, a factual Nacelle title, and a thriller movie
GRB Media Ranch Co-Principals, Gary R. Benz and Sophie Ferron announced the acquisition of over 330 hours of new programs for their new international distribution catalog, to be offered at MIPCOM. The catalog features 300+ hours from the US network that embraces the vast spectrum of all things paranormal – The Dark Zone – as well as factual crime, a Lebron James and Maverick Carter executive-produced documentary, two new Nacelle factual titles, and a TV movie thriller. Their MIPCOM Stand is # R7. A16.
The Dark Zone paranormal programs consist of 10 series including Ghost Ship: The Queen Mary Experiment; Lizzie Borden Murder House; The Conjuring House: A Homecoming; The Paranormal Files; Paranormal Quest; The Witching Hour, featuring never-before-seen footage of well-known paranormal incidents.
Being presented at the market, along with The Dark Zone portfolio:
– Who is Stan Smith? The Sole of a Champion: The iconic shoe bearing the name and face of tennis legend Stan Smith graces the feet of everyone from John Lennon to Jay-Z, but many have no clue who he is. From executive producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter, go on a lyrical adventure through time and pop culture, charting the extraordinary life of Stan Smith, the tennis champion turned sneaker icon and humanitarian.
– scripted true crime series about what happens when friendships turn deadly: I Killed my BFF as well as a movie based on a trued story, I Killed my BFF: The Preacher’s Daughter
– a fictional thriller tv movie, Ruined, about a woman seeing a counselor to save her marriage. She is unaware that her therapist shares a secret past with her husband and is out for revenge. In this psychological thriller, no one can trust anyone, and someone may not survive.
– Paranormal doc: Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed exploring Apollo 11 footage revealing possible alien presence.
– Anew titles from partner Nacelle: Icons Unearthed: James Bond about the exciting James Bond spy franchise
– Magnolia’s Hope – a documentary about Rett Syndrome, a debilitating disorder affecting live female births, and a family’s struggle to deal with this disease while the Covid pandemic is raging around them.
– Boy Boy: a humorous documentary series offering viewers an insider’s look into Montreal’s gay porn industry, a major hub on the international scene. Meet the actors, cult filmmakers, specialists in sex health, and models’ entourage revealing all the secrets about the porn star life.
GRB Media Ranch’s principals had this to say:
Sophie Ferron stated: “GRB Media Ranch is thrilled to start our very first market as a JV with a broad variety of new programs – over 330 hours. We are offering a 360-degree approach with our factual, fiction, and format programming. Our motto at GRB Media Ranch is “…we’ve got stories”! And we certainly do, with over 5,000 hours in our catalog!”
Gary R. Benz added: “ We will make our initial market appearance with a rich catalog and a large, strong team. It embodies what we contemplated when we created our joint venture.”
