SANTA MONICA, Calif. and
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Continuing to ramp up its premium unscripted business,
global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today
announced a partnership with Facebook to bring the nonfiction
series You Kiddin' Me to the social network's Facebook Watch
video platform. The ten-episode series, produced by Lionsgate, will
be executive produced by Kim Kardashian
West, Jennifer O'Connell,
Brian Tannenbaum, Peter M. Cohen, and Melissa Stokes.
Inspired by Kardashian West's own fun family antics, You
Kiddin' Me is a comedic prank series where the kids are in
charge and celebrities must do everything their own children say.
Highlighting the hilarity of unscripted and unfiltered comments
from kids of all ages, the new series peeks into the family
relationships of Hollywood stars
as children prank their famous parents and the unsuspecting
public.
You Kiddin' Me will be available via mobile, desktop and
Facebook's TV apps. Members of the Facebook community will be
chosen to participate in pranking their favorite celebrities. In
addition, the producers and the celebrity kids will crowdsource top
prank ideas from the Facebook community to be used in the show.
"I know from firsthand experience that children are wise beyond
their years and can come up with the craziest things, so imagine
how funny it will be to see them make all the decisions," said
Kardashian West. "I'm delighted to be working with the Lionsgate
and Facebook teams on this exciting new venture and invite viewers
to witness their favorite celebrity parents get pranked when we
launch the series on Facebook Watch."
"We're excited to be working with Kim on our first premium
series for Facebook Watch, led by a world-class creative team and
what promises to be a stellar cast," said Lionsgate EVP of
Alternative Programming Jennifer O'Connell. "We continue to expand
the range of our platform partnerships and look forward to
collaborating with the Facebook team in bringing viewers a
buzzworthy, high-quality unscripted series that taps into the fun
family dynamics that Kim knows best."
You Kiddin' Me joins a growing roster of premium
unscripted series that includes the recent launches of The Joel
McHale Show with Joel McHale on
Netflix and Music City on CMT as well as the upcoming
Kevin Hart: What the Fit for
YouTube.
The partnership was negotiated by Lance
Klein of WME and Brian Tannenbaum, SVP of Creative &
Business Affairs, Alternative Programming on behalf of
Lionsgate.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global
content platform whose films, television series, digital products
and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation
audiences around the world. In addition to its filmed
entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing
presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming,
virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies.
Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a 16,000-title film
and television library and delivered through a global licensing
infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with
original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special
emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the
Company's worldwide consumer base.
ABOUT FACEBOOK WATCH
Facebook Watch is a place to discover and enjoy shows on
Facebook. Home to a wide range of shows – from scripted comedy and
drama, to competition and reality series, to individual creators
and live sports – Facebook Watch is a video platform where episodic
content, community and conversation come together. This is a
personalized viewing experience, where you can discover new series
based on what your friends are watching, and catch up on the shows
you follow. Facebook Watch is available for free on mobile apps
across Apple and Android, on desktop, laptop and on TV apps listed
here: https://videoapp.fb.com/.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Cristina Castañeda
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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