Distribution360 Partners for Factual Titanic Series

Distribution360 (D360) has teamed up with Partners in Motion and Infinity Films to produce Titanic: Stories from the Deep, a new series presented by actor Victor Garber from James Cameron’s Titanic, and presales have already been secured.

The 4×1-hour series shoots in New York, Atlanta, Charleston, Phoenix, London, Liverpool, Southampton, Paris and Belfast this spring. The production has been granted exclusive access by EMG to artifacts salvaged from the ship’s wreckage and uses the objects to tell personal stories of the passengers aboard the doomed luxury liner.

Cable channel Hollywood Suite and BDHQ-TV, an unscripted YouTube channel, serve as commissioners out of Canada, with support from the Rogers Documentary Fund. D360 has secured presales with broadcast partners UKTV (U.K. and Ireland), Viasat World for Viasat History (Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa) and History on Foxtel (Australia and New Zealand). D360 is also featuring the series at this year’s MIPTV.

Ron Goetz and Shel Piercy will serve as executive producers, with Cynthia Chapman producing and Theresa Piercy story producing. Shel Piercy also directs. The series is set to air this summer.

“When Ron and Shel brought the concept of Titanic: Stories from the Deep to us, we knew they were onto something truly unique,” said Diane Rankin, senior VP of international at D360. “Most Titanic content is focused around conspiracies and the disaster itself, and this approach to tell personal stories and showcase the amazing items that were able to be recovered from the wreck was something we knew viewers around the world would want to see.”

Goetz said: “These stories come powerfully to life when told by those directly connected to a passenger forever impacted by the sinking of Titanic.”

Piercy added: “It’s as though history jumps off the shelf wielding an emotional punch that gives the sinking of Titanic an immediacy and power that helps us understand why the world remains fascinated by the story of this tragedy 107 years later.”