Victor Webster (3/15 Rio Heat)
Deadline 3/3/15: Victor Webster
Jon Cassar To Executive Produce Brazil-Set Comedy Series ‘Rio Heat'; Victor Webster To Star
by Denise Petski March 3, 2015 5:48pm
Action comedy series Rio Heat, produced under a co-production treaty between Brazil and Canada, is described as a cross between Hawaii 5-0, Miami Vice, Magnum PI and Moonlighting. Emmy-winning 24 producer/director Jon Cassar will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the 13-episode series, which will be filmed entirely in Brazil. Rio Heat was co-created by Canadian TV producer Ken Gord and Dean Borenstein. Gord is the writer and executive produces with Borenstein. Antonio de Andrade, Raul Geyer Aguinara, and Eduardo Villela executive produce for Brazilian co-producer Filmes de Serro. Innovative Artists-repped Webster has worked on such series as Continuum, Mutant X and Charmed and the feature film franchise The Scorpion King. Stephen Campanelli will direct the two-hour pilot, which begins production March 7 in Rio de Janeiro. Campanelli just wrapped feature Momentum. The two-hour pilot will be launched theatrically by 20th Century Fox Brazil in multiple Latin American countries, starting with Brazil and Mexico. Fox Pay-TV Latin America has licensed the pay TV window in Latin America for the first 13 episodes. Global Genesis Group is the worldwide distributor outside of Latin America.
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Excerpt from Release Wire 3/4/15: Victor Webster
Jon Cassar and Victor Webster Turn Up the Heat in Rio
Agoura Hills, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/04/2015 -- Global Genesis Group has announced that Victor Webster is set as the male lead in the exciting new action comedy series Rio Heat, the first-ever Brazilian-Canadian treaty television co-production, from executive producer Jon Cassar. The charm and grit of Rio de Janeiro provide the backdrop to each week's case. Rio Heat is described as a cross between Hawaii 5-0, Miami Vice, Magnum PI, and Moonlighting. "I'm very excited to be working with Jon Cassar again on such an innovative project". " for all this to have come together in a place like Rio de Janeiro, is a dream come true. The Canadian born Webster, repped by Innovative Artist, is best known for his work on such series as Continuum, Mutant X and Charmed and the feature film franchise The Scorpion King
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Excerpt from Playback 3/16/15: Victor Webster
Cameras roll on Brazil-Canada copro Rio Heat
By Julianna Cummins March 16, 2015
Production is currently underway in Brazil on police drama Rio Heat, the first TV copro between Canada and Brazil to go into production under the countries’ new treaty. Rio Heat was co-created and written by Canadians Ken Gord and Dean (Hamilton) Bornstein of Tayrona Entertainment. Both serve as executive producers alongside high-profile Canuck John Cassar (24), who will also direct the bulk of the series, save the pilot, which is to be directed by Stephen Campanelli. Antonio de Andrade, Raul Geyer Aguinaga, and Eduardo Villela are executive producers on behalf of Filmes do Serro of Brazil. The series, while taking advantage of the newly inked Canada-Brazil copro treaty, will also be the beneficiary of a unique releasing strategy. The pilot episode is be released theatrically by 20th Century Fox Brazil in a number of Latin American territories, starting with Mexico and Brazil. Fox Pay-TV Latin America will be airing the first 13 episodes of the series. Super Channel will air the two-hour pilot as a movie. Worldwide distribution of the series outside Latin America is handled by Global Genesis Group. All 13 episodes will be shot in Brazil, including a two-hour pilot that started production on March 7.
The series stars Calgary native Victor Webster (Continuum), who is repped by Innovative Artist and Leland LaBarre. According to Telefilm’s coproduction directory, other countries currently with Brazil participation on copros include Breakthrough, Rhombus and Quebec’s Attraction Média.
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