Access Entertainment Invests in Israeli Series ‘Red Skies,’ Co-Created by ‘Euphoria’s’ Ron Leshem (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga High-flying Access Entertainment, a division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries and equity investor in A24 and “His Dark Materials” producer Bad Wolf, is investing in “Red Skies,” one of the biggest titles set to world premiere at this year’s Series Mania, in main International Competition.
Blavatnik and Danny Cohen, Access Entertainment president, will serve as executive producers on “Red Skies,” a position they also hold one upcoming movies such as Beau is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest,” “Iron Claw,” starring Zac Efron, and “Conclave,” from Edward Berger, director of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” An eight-episode series, “Red Skies” will be broadcast on Reshet 13 later this year. “Red Skies” marks Access Entertainment’s first foray into Israeli television drama production.
It makes its bow on a series which involves a bevy of the prime movers on Israel’s international TV scene. Produced by Yoav Gross, Red Skies” is created by “Euphoria’s” Ron Leshem, Daniel Shinar, on whose best-selling novel the series is based, Daniel Amsel (“Euphoria”) and Amit Cohen (“False Flag”).
Leshem and Cohen co-created “No Man’s Land,” a standout title at Series Mania in 2020, as well as Traitor, on which Amsel served as a lead writer, On “Red Skies,” Alon Zingman, behind Netflix hit “Shtisel,” directs. “We’re proud to be involved in bringing Daniel Shinar’s novel ‘Red Skies’ to television screens around the world,” said Cohen, president of Access Entertainment.
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