NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW COMING-OF-AGE TEEN DRAMA, "CREW GIRL," WITH PRODUCTION STARTING IN SEPTEMBER
· Today, Netflix announced that Crew Girl, a new coming-of-age teen drama, is officially in production in Victoria, British Columbia. The series will be produced by Thunderbird Entertainment's scripted and unscripted live action division, Great Pacific Media.
· Showrunner/Writer/EP: Vivian Lin (SkyMed, The Lake)
· Executive Producers: Jeff Norton (Geek Girl, Finding Her Edge), Lindsay Macadam, Hillary Zwick Turner, Tony Chung, and Lori Massini
· Logline: A frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School. Warring rivals, messy romantic entanglements, and betrayed friendships spill drama both in and out of the boat. Not to mention her complicated relationship with her mom, Ella. The team's a mess, her life's a mess. Can she fix both and win?
· Cast:
o Miku Martineau (Bet, Kate, Star Trek: Section 31) as Teagan
o Jessica Paré (Seal Team, Mad Men) as Ella
o Samuel Braun (The Marshmallow Experiment, Time Cut, Bad Genius) as Josh
o Kyle Clark (Hello, Goodbye and Everything, The Baby-Sitter's Club, Riverdale) as Cam
o Thomas Cadrot (Scream, So Help Me Todd, Family Law) as Coach Hayden
· Studio: Thunderbird Entertainment's Great Pacific Media
About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.
Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. is a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with teams in Los Angeles and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for the world's leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters. The Company develops, produces, and distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella include Sidelined: The QB and Me, Boot Camp, Kim's Convenience, Mermicorno: Starfall, Super Team Canada, Molly of Denali, and Highway Thru Hell.
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