Caledonia Productions signs first-look deal with Fremantle’s Passenger

Theater and film producer Patrick Daly and his production house Caledonia Productions has signed a first-look deal with Passenger. The two-year deal with Passenger, which now sits within Fremantle’s Global Drama division, will see Daly and Richard Brown, founder of Passenger, collaborate on select existing Passenger and Caledonia film and television projects in addition to building a new slate of projects to co-produce. Fremantle will handle global distribution.

“I have known, and admired, Richard Brown and Fremantle’s Christian Vesper for many years, so when this partnership opportunity arose, it really was an easy decision to make. Fremantle is the most exciting home for world class storytelling, and coupled with Richard’s superb taste, passion for writers, and ambition for Passenger, makes it the perfect place for Caledonia to expand its TV and Film capabilities. As we continue to bring bold and original work to the stage, we will be looking to do the same for the screen. The expertise, support and global infrastructure from this deal provides Caledonia with the springboard to do just that, and we eagerly look forward to seeing what we will cook up together,”  Patrick Daly said.

“I have been keen to collaborate with Patrick for a long time. He is a highly talented producer with excellent taste and invaluable creative instincts. Now that Fremantle has become Passenger’s permanent home, we have been looking for exciting opportunities to ramp up and expand our capacity to produce a growing number of quality film and TV projects. This deal with Patrick and Caledonia is a major step towards achieving that goal,”  Richard Brown added.

Christian Vesper, CEO of Global Drama at Fremantle, commented: “As we continue our successful drama and film journey, having likeminded partners like Patrick becomes of even greater importance. His work, and relationships throughout the theater, TV and film industry are admired along with his incredible ability for bringing his bold, intelligent, theatrical vision to the screen. We are honoured to welcome him into the Fremantle family.”

With over 15-years’ experience in producing theater in the United States and UK, Daly has produced a wide range of celebrated work for the stage, including Lucy Kirkwood’s "Chimerica," Katori Hall's Olivier Award winning "The Mountaintop," Nina Raine’s "Tribes" and Lucy Prebble’s "The Effect."