Saloon Media Boards World’s Most Scenic River Journeys

Saloon Media has signed on to co-produce the new documentary series World’s Most Scenic River Journeys, narrated by Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), with BriteSpark East.

Saloon Media will produce episodes featuring rivers in North America while BriteSpark East will cover the rivers in Europe, allowing completion of the series during travel restrictions due to COVID-19. The series is an original commission for Channel 5 in the U.K. and will also air on Smithsonian Channel Canada. Blue Ant International will oversee all international licensing outside of the U.K. and Canada.

“Bill Nighy’s iconic voice will add an extra element of storytelling to this new and fascinating look at rivers, which combines history, engineering, culture and breathtaking natural history,” said Michael Kot, managing director of Saloon Media. “Collaborating with BriteSpark on the international shoots gives our teams the resources and proximity we need during this global pandemic, to divide and conquer, in order to capture the most beautiful footage of these locations with our best-in-class production teams.”

“We’ve worked with Saloon Media previously and partnering together on this ambitious and lavish series provides a creative solution to the challenge of shooting in multiple international locations during a pandemic,” says Nick Godwin, co-founder and creative director at BriteSpark East. “This unique series offers the wonder, escape and discovery that audiences around the world are craving.”