Fremantle Invests In Lis & James Murdoch-Backed AWA
deadline.comFremantle has acquired a minority stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans (AWA), the U.S.-based indie backed by Lis Murdoch’s Chernobyl producer Sister and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems.
AWA works across film, TV and graphic novels and Devil’s Highway – based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover – is the first fruits of its collaboration with Fremantle, which kicked off last year with a partnership to co-develop a TV slate.
Fremantle and Lupa co-led that investment round alongside new capital from long-term backers of AWA and a number of strategic investors.
The Fremantle investment revealed today will aid AWA’s film and TV arm AWA Studios with strategic input. “We are delighted to extend our successful partnership with AWA.
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