Facebook Orders Drama Series for Watch With Kerry Washington Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
Facebook is continuing its push into scripted programming with an order for a drama series that boasts “Scandal” star Kerry Washington among its executive producers, Variety has learned exclusively.
Titled “Five Points,” the series is set on the South Side of Chicago and takes a look at high school students from five unique points of view. When a life changing event occurs, all of these different perspectives will be necessary to understand the truth. The cast currently includes “CSI: Cyber” alum Hayley Kiyoko and actress and model Madison Pettis. It will air on Watch, Facebook’s new platform for original shows.
The series was created by Adam Giaudrone, who will serve as writer and executive producer. Along with Washington, Jon Avnet and Jake Avnet of Indigenous Media will also executive produce with Indigenous’ Sage Scroope and Ben Fast will also producing. Rodrigo Garcia and Thomas Carter will also executive produce, with Carter also directing the 10-episode series. Indigenous Media is the studio.
“We are thrilled to have the incredibly talented Kerry Washington join our producing team,” said Jon Avnet, co-founder of Indigenous Media. “Her strong perspective coupled with Thomas Carter’s gifted direction will take ‘Five Points’ to the next level.”
Indigenous Media is repped by CAA and attorneys Tara Kole and Leigh Leshner. Washington is repped by CAA, Katherine Atkinson of Washington Square Arts, and attorney Gretchen Bruggeman Rush. Carter is repped by CAA, Industry Entertainment, and attorney Jamie Mandelbaum. Giaudrone is repped by Verve, Debbie Gruber and attorney Gregg Gellman.
Facebook is one of the more recent tech giants to get into the original content space. Among the shows that Facebook has rolled out on Watch are: “Ball in the Family,” a reality series that follows the family of NBA star Lonzo Ball; “Loosely Exactly Nicole,” a comedy series starring Nicole Byer; and “Humans of New York: The Series,” based on the popular Facebook page and social art project.
Watch is also home to a great deal of sports content, including three NFL shows: “NFL Game Recaps,” “Sound FX,” and “NFL Turning Point.”
These represent a small portion of the number of shows available on the platform, which officially launched in early September after a limited beta run.
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