New Doc on Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland

AMPLE Entertainment and Fremantle are working together on the documentary feature After the Fyre, which will follow infamous Fyre Festival founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland as he is released from prison.

After the Fyre, which has already started principal photography, accompanies McFarland as he re-emerges in the outside world after serving four years of his six-year prison sentence after scandalously defrauding investors, partners and attendees of the promised-but-botched luxurious music event that took place in 2017.

The original feature documentary will pick up where both Netflix’s Fyre and Hulu’s Fyre Fraud left off. It will accompany the disgraced entrepreneur as he launches his next business venture and attempts to pay back the $26 million dollars he still owes.

The film is directed by AMPLE Entertainment’s co-founders, Ari Mark and Phil Lott (The Invisible Pilot).

Harry Gamsu, VP of acquisitions at Fremantle, said: “After a considerable amount of time in solitary, millennial’s favorite conman Billy McFarland has re-emerged, energized and with an even more audacious plan than the last as he looks to clear his name and repay his debtors. This is the doc-sequel audiences have been crying out for, and we’re delighted to have partnered with Ample to make it happen.”

Mark commented: “As we continue to aggressively cultivate our library of films, we’re generating IP-driven, must-see content that will resonate with viewers. After the Fyre is the perfect example of an in-house AMPLE production that is both premium and broad.”