Amazon Freevee has released the teaser trailer to its first ever product. “High School,”The streamer will premiere on October 14th.
Based on the 2019 memoir of the same name by indie pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin, the eight-episode drama series revolves around the memories of the twin sisters while growing up in the ’90s and searching for their own identities. “High School”Stars TikTok creators Railey & Seazynn Gilliland along with Esther McGregor, Olivia Rouyre, Amanda Fix, Brianne Tju, Geena Mezaros, CJ Valleroy, Nate Corddry, and special guests stars Cobie Skulders & Kyle Bornheimer
The series is executive produced by Clea DuVall, Tegan and Sara Quin, Laura Kittrell and Plan B’s Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Carina Sposato. Kittrell and DuVall also serve as coshowrunners and writers, and DuVall directs several episodes. Amazon Studios and Plan B Entertainment produce.
“High School”The series will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Amazon Freevee will launch the first four episodes of the drama series on Friday, October 14. Freevee showed the trailer during its segment of the TV Critics Assn. Friday’s press tour
Below is the teaser trailer.
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White Label
White Label Productions announced Stephanie Wagner as its senior vice-president and head of production. Netflix alum Katie Judkins has also joined the company as White Label’s director of production. Under their respective roles, both Wagner and Judkins will focus on elevating the company’s production services for several series produced in the last year, including “Miss Universe 2021”FOX and the “Savage X Fenty Show”Amazon Prime Video. Wagner’s production management credits include USA Network’s “Barmageddon,” “The 94th Oscars Nomination Show,” “Lego Masters”And ABC’s “A Very Boy Band Holiday.” Prior to White Label, Judkins managed production services for Netflix’s “Selling Sunset,” “Love is Blind,” “Queer Eye” and “Car Masters: Rust to Riches.”
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has elected its newest board members to serve through July 2024, with Paramount Global’s Dan Cohen as chair of the DEG board. Vice chair Jonathan Zepp, PBS Distribution’s CFO Andrea Downing, secretary Rick Hack, Intel’s vice-chair, and Jim Wuthrich, chairman emeritus, are additional officers. Discovery. AWS is a new DEG member and Sony Pictures Entertainment is a returning DEG member. AWS is represented Chris Blandy while Sony Pictures is represented Jason Spivak. In addition, the directors have appointed Deloitte’s Robin Tarufelli as a special board advisor for the 2022-23 term, whose role is intended to provide a more diverse input from membership sectors and companies that may not be currently represented on the board.