SPI/FilmBox to Co-Produce New Steven Seagal Series

SPI International/FilmBox has secured multi-territory rights to the new Steven Seagal series General Commander.

General Commander is a new international action series starring Seagal and produced by Saradan Media. It is written by Bey Logan and Phillipe Martinez. The 12-episode series will start filming in Europe and Asia in September and is expected to premiere on FilmBox channels in 2018. Loni Farhi, the president of SPI International, will act as co-producer.

SPI’s rights cover Africa, Eastern Europe, CIS, the Baltics, ex-Yugo, Latin America, Portugal, Turkey and the Middle East.

“SPI is thrilled to co-produce General Commander and bring this action-packed series to FilmBox viewers,” said Farhi. “We have been expanding distribution of the FilmBox movie channel in the CIS, the Baltics, Middle East, Turkey, Africa and across CEE. We are now gathering content to launch FilmBox and FilmBox Action in Latin America, India and across other markets. Co-productions like General Commander and high-level content acquisitions are clearly showing our commitment to our channels and the new markets that we are entering.”

Martinez said: “We are very excited that SPI became part of this high-profile, cutting-edge production. Steven Seagal has huge worldwide appeal and we are confident that this new series will be an instant hit among his fans.”