Technicolor Secures New Broadcast Partners for ‘The Deep’

Technicolor has finalized several European broadcast agreements with Ketnet in Belgium, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden and YLE in Finland for the new CG-animated series The Deep, currently in production on 26 half-hour episodes. The announcement was made by Alison Warner, VP, IP Sales, Acquisitions and Co-Productions at Technicolor.

Technicolor serves as the exclusive international distributor (excluding Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and holds the worldwide licensing and merchandising rights for The Deep, managing the global broadcast rollout of the series and developing brand extension licensing opportunities. Additional international broadcast partners already secured for the series include The Seven Network and ABC3 in Australia and Super RTL in Germany.

The Deep—a co-production between Canada-based Nerd Corps Entertainment (recently acquired by DHX Media) and Australia-based A Stark Production, targets kids 6 to 12 years old and their families. The series is based on the international hit graphic novel series created by multi-award-winning best-selling comic book author and playwright Tom Taylor (Earth 2, Superior Iron Man, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Star Wars: Blood Ties), illustrated by James Brouwer (Justice League Beyond), and published by Gestalt Comics. 

“Our new best-in-class broadcast partners share our enthusiasm for The Deep, and recognize its unique aspects which transcend ages, melding undersea adventures and exploration with family dynamics aboard a state-of-the-art submarine,” commented Warner. “There really is no other property like it in the marketplace.”

The Deep follows the incredible adventures of the Nekton family, underwater explorers composed of the independent and fearless 12-year-old Antaeus (Ant); his analytical 15-year-old sister Fontaine, an astute navigator; their parents Will, an oceanographer, and Kaiko, a marine biologist; and, of course…Jeffrey, Ant’s pet fish! Continuing a long family legacy, the Nektons live aboard a state-of-the-art submarine, the Aronnax, while exploring uncharted areas of the earth’s oceans to unravel the mysteries of the deep sea.

Source: Technicolor