Karine Martin, CEO and Executive Producer at Starlings Entertainment
Starlings Entertainment acquired a stake in UK-based StoryFirst, creating a joint development fund. The development fund will cover premium drama and family entertainment, which includes “Sherlock’s Daughter,” a murder mystery exec produced by creator James Duff.
“This will allow us to tap into an additional pipeline of great projects on top of the tremendous success we have had to date with Starlings Television, further grow our ability to finance development and expand our respective networks,” said Karine Martin, CEO and Executive Producer at Starlings Entertainment.
“Our joint venture allows StoryFirst to expand our global reach with Starlings, which is very well positioned in the US and Canada. Karine and Chris bring us a depth of experience and contacts, and it has been a pleasure to work with them and their entire team on several projects. We believe this partnership will greatly benefit each company’s development potential and resources and see it as a great fit,” added StoryFirst’s founder, Peter Gerwe.
The film and TV producer-financier's global production and development catalog also includes second season renewal orders for Peacock’s Departure and The CW’s Pandora drama, "The Club". The premium drama is based on a hit South Korean format headlined by global Korean action superstar Don Lee and written by showrunner Jack LoGiudice from Starlings TV, Lee and his producing partner, Chris S. Lee, through their Gorilla 8 Productions; Sherlock’s Daughter with StoryFirst and a roster of TV movies starting with the thriller The Admirer, starring Roxanne McKee, distributed by Paris-based Mediawan.
"The Manager" is a semi-fictional account of life in the 1970s and ’80’s music business, inspired by the lives of Eric Clapton and other artists. “Sherlock’s Daughter” tracks the daughter of the world’s greatest detective in her search for her father and what she discovers along the way.