A+E Studios and ViacomCBS’s Ananey Studios have joined forces to produce a new eight-part supernatural thriller The Malevolent Bride (8X45’), which is due to begin filming in Israel later this year, where the series has been commissioned to air exclusively on KAN 11, Israel’s public broadcaster.
It is the first collaboration between US-based A+E Studios and Israel-based Ananey Studios, where the first will co-produce and secure global distribution for all territories outside of Israel. This modern supernatural thriller that follows the hunt for a vengeful spirit terrorizing an unsuspecting Hasidic community in present-day Jerusalem. A pair of unlikely demon-hunters—Hasidic psychologist MALKI PRICE and agnostic young physicist BE’ER—join forces to uncover the secret behind the malevolent spirit’s origins.
‘In a wise and talented way The Malevolent Bride navigates between modern and conservative, between realistic and metaphysical, between heresy and faith. It discerns insightfully at the demons hidden in a closed Orthodox community and in the souls of its protagonists’, underlined Ronny Perry, Head Of Drama at Kan 11. We are proud to invest in such courageous projects and are happy to enter a partnership with some of the best creators in Israel, A+E Studios and Ananey Studios’.
‘We are thrilled to be partnering with Ananey to produce this first local language production for us outside of North America. As we continue our rapid growth, it is our goal to produce high quality series for designated primary markets that will also appeal to worldwide audiences. Great storytelling knows no limits. We are identifying the best projects anywhere in the world with creative attributes that include dynamic settings, stories and characters. They serve to captivate their local market and viewers everywhere’, said Barry Jossen, President & Head of A+E Studios.
‘The series deals with issues of femininity, sexuality, community, religion and beliefs like no other show has dealt with before, all with suspense and drama and we’re excited to be partnering with A+E Studios to bring it to life’, concluded Orly Atlas Katz CEO Ananey and EVP ViacomCBS Israel.
‘We feel honored to be part of another sure hit from Noah Stollman, one of the most creative and talented writers in Israel and beyond. Above all, thank you to KAN 11 for believing in this project and for being such an amazing home for original content. Can’t wait for viewers everywhere to see it’, she concluded.
The Malevolent Bride is created, written and executive produced by Noah Stollman, Avigail Ben-Dor Niv and Israeli Television Academy Award-winning director Oded Davidoff, who will also serve as director. Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson serve as executive producers for A+E Studios. Katz and Osnat Saraga serve as executive producers for Ananey Studios. Lenore Entertainment Group‘s Adam Berkowitz brokered the deal between A+E Studios and Ananey and also serves as executive producer.
