BLACKPILLS partners with THEMA to develop its distribution worldwide
THEMA, Canal+ Group subsidiary and BLACKPILLS are thrilled and delighted to celebrate their new partnership as the premium scripted content production company has chosen THEMA to further its distribution notably in Latin America, North America, Canada, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Russia, Poland and UAE.
BLACKPILLS’ entertainment service is addressing as no other the young adults audience worldwide. Its high quality short-form series questioning society reflect global themes and authentic topics across several genres such as drama, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, animation, parody or adventure. With more than 50 shows already produced, mostly organized in 10 episodes of 10 minutes and designed for mobile devices and TV, BLACKPILLS’ original and disruptive series have been heavily acclaimed, reaching already 3 million users worldwide. Localized in 15 languages, BLACKPILLS “series and stories” manage to rise a distinct voice and fill a generational gap to attract wider audiences.
“BLACKPILLS is delighted with this agreement which allows it to approach THEMA’s extensive customer and prospect base of distributors around the world. This agreement once again strengthens the exposure of BLACKPILLS brand in territories where we had little or no presence and will quickly allow privileged access to our catalog of premium short form series, which are becoming essential for young adults” said Patrick Holzman, CEO of BLACKPILLS.
“We are very excited to welcome BLACKPILLS into THEMA’s growing portfolio of non-linear content propositions. Our aim is to bring BLACKPILLS’ distinctive short-form drama series, with their unique storytelling, to ever-engaged young adult audiences throughout the world” said Philippe Rouxel, EVP Distribution at THEMA.
About BLACKPILLS
Founded in 2017 by Patrick Holzman (formerly with Allociné and Canal+ International) and Daniel Marhely (founder of Deezer), with offices in Los Angeles, Paris and Tel Aviv, BLACKPILLS has already produced more than 60 series in less than 3 years. Among them: "Playground" based on an original idea by director Luc Besson ("Lucy", "La Femme Nikita"); "Junior", a teen drama directed by Zoe Cassavetes with Eric Johnson ("Fifty Shades Darker"); "Tycoon", a psychological thriller by director Louis Leterrier ("Clash of the Titans" and "Now You See Me"); as well as series developed and directed by international talents such as Jan Kounen, Jude Law, James Franco, Patrick J. Adams and Kev Adams. Since the launch of BLACKPILLS STUDIO in March 2019, BLACKPILLS has been developing and collaborating with international streaming platforms and production companies. In 2019, BLACKPILLS became the first production studio to produce an original series in short format for Netflix: Bonding. Becoming one of Netflix's most popular contents in just a few days, the series continues with Season 2 currently in post-production. In September 2020, BLACKPILLS signed a worldwide distribution agreement with YouTube for the distribution of the RESIST docu-series co-produced with Pulse and Patrice Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter. New projects are in development, including the Israeli series: The Sheriff of Terminal 3 created by Ron Ninio (the creator of Your Honor) co-produced with Wildbunch TV.
