Roger & Julie Corman Docuseries in the Works

Shout! Studios, Ace Film HK Company and Friendship Films have teamed up to produce Cormans’ Hollywood, a multipart docuseries about the filmmaking duo of Roger Corman and Julie Corman.

Cormans’ Hollywood was created, written and co-produced by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway. The series will explore the Cormans’ joint career journey, featuring a candid portrait of the pair and the backstories of their popular films. It was filmed over four months in Los Angeles and includes footage from the Cormans’ vast filmography as well as interviews with the legends themselves.

Shout! Studios and Ace Film produced Cormans’ Hollywood in association with Friendship Films. Shout! Studios will distribute the series in North America. Red Sea Media is handling international sales, excluding China, where Ace Film will handle distribution.

“It has been a rewarding and emotional experience to share some of the great moments and memories from so many of our films over seven decades,” said Roger and Julie Corman. “We have been privileged to work as independents in Hollywood that in a way has allowed us to bring our stories to the screen for audiences around the world. We have worked with some great actors, directors and writers, and this has been a great opportunity to revisit the creation and production of these movies as producers, director and distributor. Our hope is that audiences get as much pleasure and fun from this series as we had making these films.”

“Roger is undeniably one of the most prolific producers and directors in Hollywood,” stated Shout’s founders and CEOs, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos. “His movies entertained and stunned millions around the world. His and Julie’s ingenuity and independent spirit resonate far beyond the silver screen and today’s entertainment industry. It’s important that their insights and stories continue for generations to come.”

Robert Sidaway of Friendship Films commented: “Having always been a serious fan of Corman films and admired Roger and Julie’s mix of commercial impulses with social themes, it’s been wonderful to spend so much time in their company and record their personal creative drive, humor and passion that went into every one of their movies.”

Henry Luk, CEO of Ace, added: “Ever since Ace and Shout jointly acquired the Cormans’ New Horizon Picture library, we’ve been looking for additional opportunities to co-develop the library. This project with Shout and the producer team of Robert and Ashley Sidaway is the first, and we look forward to many more.”