New eOne Thriller in Development

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt to develop The Reel, a new one-hour psychological thriller series.

The “found footage” mystery series features a young documentarian searching for evidence of the supernatural in the case of the last days of two teenagers and a serial killer, known as the Mirror Mask Killer, who uses psychological torment. The Reel is created and written by Adam D’Alba and executive produced by Anderson and Bolt, who collaborated on previous films such as the Resident Evil franchise. eOne’s John Morayniss (The Firm, Hung), Noreen Halpern (Rookie Blue, Call Me Fitz) and Michael Rosenberg (Hung, The Riches) will also serve as executive producers.

“Adam D’Alba’s vision for the show and the opportunity to partner with Anderson and Bolt, made it impossible not to jump on board this project,” said Noreen Halpern, the president of dramatic programming at eOne Television. “We’re thrilled to be involved with The Reel; it’s exactly the kind of strong, creative and compelling material we look for.”

“When we read Adam’s script we were genuinely disturbed by the story and fascinated by the idea of a found footage TV show,” said Anderson and Bolt. “We are very grateful to the innovative eOne team for turning the idea into a reality.”