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Electric Entertainment hires Chamberlain as COO

Electric Entertainment, the US-based production and distribution company, has announcd that Barry Chamberlain, former CBS and Paramount executive, has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Chamberlain will lead day-to-day operations, manage department heads and staff, and provide strategic guidance, among other leadership responsibilities. Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment, commented: “Having Barry join our […]

September 11, 2024

Electric Entertainment acquires NA rights to Long December

Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles based production and distribution company, has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the full-length feature film Long December. Written and directed by Thomas Torrey, Long December received wide critical acclaim during its film festival circuit, including a win of the One in A Million Award for Narrative at […]

September 5, 2024

Electric Entertainment announces The Librarians: The Next Chapter for TNT

In a surprise development for fans of the celebrated TV series The Librarians, Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles–based production and distribution company, has revealed news of a spinoff, The Librarians: The Next Chapter, making a triumphant return to its roots at the original broadcaster TNT. Showrunner Dean Devlin commented: “Our comeback to TNT with this […]

August 23, 2024

Electric Entertainment acquires Year of the Fox film

Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the 2023 Seattle International Film Festival Official. The deal gives Electric Entertainment all media rights. Directed by Megan Griffiths (Sadie, The Summer I Turned Pretty) and written by Eliza Flug, who also produced alongside Lacey Leavitt Gray […]

February 26, 2024

Johnson named Director of Operations for ElectricNOW

Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, has brought on Michael Hyon Johnson as Director of Operations for ElectricNOW, the premium OTT app and FAST channel from Electric Entertainment. The announcement was made today by Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment. Johnson is no stranger to Electric Entertainment, as he spent two years as […]

January 8, 2024

Joel McHale returns to host 51st Annual Saturn Awards

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced that actor, comedian, and host Joel McHale (star of Animal Control and Community), will return as host of the 51st Annual Saturn Awards on Sunday, February 4, 2024at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. The Saturns will once again be live-streamed on Electric Entertainment’s premium OTT app and FAST channel, ElectricNOW, and will include exclusive interviews from the Red […]

January 3, 2024

Electric Entertainment acquires Archstone Entertainment titles

Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has acquired four feature length films from Archstone Entertainment, the distribution and sales arm of Archstone, focused on delivering high quality theatrical films to the world-wide audience. The films, headlined by “Adam the First” starring Oakes Fegley and David Duchovny, include “Futra Days,” starring Tania Raymonde, […]

December 20, 2023

Electric Entertainment to distribute One Big Happy Family

Two-time Golden Globe Winner, Tony Award winner, Emmy Award-nominee and Theater Hall of Fame inductee, Linda Lavin will star alongside Lisa Brenner in the feature film One Big Happy Family. Brenner is also the writer and producer of the film. The veteran singer and actress plays Lenore, Rachel’s (Brenner) mother, in the film that’s based […]

November 1, 2023

Electric Entertainment content deal with BluTV

Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, and BluTV, the SVoD platform for Turkish and Arabic-speaking audiences, have entered into an agreement to license five of Electric’s franchised series. The deal includes SVoD rights to the recently launched original SYFY series The Ark, Amazon Freevee’s original series Leverage: Redemption, the episodic crime series, Almost […]

October 16, 2023

Electric Entertainment acquires US distribution rights to Exile

The Canadian feature film Exile has been acquired by Electric Entertainment in the US, Vortex Media in Canada and Nicely Entertainment for international. The thriller, shot in Powell River, B.C., includes a haunting performance from Adam Beach (Power of the Dog, Suicide Squad) as Ted Evans, a father struggling with his past, alongside stellar performances […]

May 3, 2023