Bret Easton Ellis-directed series coming to Fullscreen's new SVOD service
Fullscreen is preparing for its SVOD launch on Tuesday by announcing even more content.
At an event in New York City on Monday, the digital entertainment company said that author Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) will make his directorial debut on the platform with a new series called The Deleted.
The thriller is about "the disappearance of three seemingly unconnected people from Los Angeles triggers a collective paranoia among a group of twenty-somethings, all of whom escaped from a cult several years back."
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Also making its way to the platform: A daily sketch show called Party in the Back, featuring Twaimz, Josh Leyva, Rachel Scanlon and Brandon Armstrong. It will give customers a "behind-the-scenes look at their efforts to create new programming while working at Fullscreen."
There will also be three new "fresh" talk formats, including one from Anna Akana and Brad Gage called Explain Things to Me, an "outrageous sleepover" called Slumber Party with Alie & Georgia, and a comedic series called Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, starring brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal.
“We created a new kind of entertainment experience which merges the things we love about premium content and social media,” George Strompolos, Fullscreen founder and CEO, said in a statement. “We look forward to creating, learning and evolving at Internet speed.”
Fullscreen, which launched in 2011, helps a network of 75,000 YouTube, Facebook, Vine and Instagram monetize their content and reach fans. They collectively have 600 million subscribers, who help generate more than 5 billion video views across Fullscreen's global network each month. The company's talent roster includes popular creators Grace Helbig, The Fine Bros., Andrea Russett and Jack and Jack.
In 2014, the company sold a majority stake to Otter Media, a joint venture between the Chernin Group and AT&T.
In addition to the newly announced content, Fullscreen will also provide anticipated originals — including Legendary Entertainment and Fullscreen's reboot of the 1970s TV series Electra Woman & Dyna Girl — as well as a handful of "throwback" offerings such as the film Cruel Intentions and popular '90s series Saved By The Bell.
In all, the subscription service will feature more than 800 hours of content and will be available on www.fullscreen.com and via iPhone, iPad, select Android Phones and Chromecast for $4.99 per month. Fullscreen will also offer a 30-day free trial to encourage consumers to sample the platform.
The company also plans on celebrating the launch day with a nationwide pizza party called "Fullscreen Pizza-fy Me." Fans can tweet selfies to win the opportunity to get a pizza delivered directly to them.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
