FilmRise Nabs BuzzFeed Studios Library Series, Including ‘Hot Ones’

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FilmRise has picked a raft of BuzzFeed Studios content like the Hot Ones web series and the Unsolved franchise.

The New York City-based film and TV network and streaming platform picked up in all over 1,2000 hours of library content like BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime, BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural, Worth It, Sneaker Shopping and Full Size Run.

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Hot Ones, hosted by Sean Evans, gets A-listers like Charlize Theron, Michael B. Jordan and Taraji P. Henson to eat from a plat of spicy hot wings and became a YouTube sensation.

FilmRise has built its digital streaming presence by acquiring low-cost series like Forensic Files and the long-running true crime doc series Unsolved Mysteries and and The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Greatest American Hero and 21 Jump Street. 

“BuzzFeed and Complex carry a library of content that taps into the zeitgeist of today’s culture by taking an innovative perspective to traditional formats, whether that be the unique way Hot Ones approaches the classic talk show format or BuzzFeed Unsolved takes on the true crime genre. These titles already have a strong audience,” Jonitha Keymoore, vp of global content acquisitions at FilmRise, said in a statement as she unveiled the content deal with Nick Wang, senior vp of business development and partnerships at BuzzFeed Studios.

Besides licensing its own shows to third-party platforms, FilmRise also launched its own advertising-supported video-on-demand platform, as well as ad-supported thematic streams, known as FAST channels.

The library content deal was negotiated by Keymoore for FilmRise and Wang acting for BuzzFeed Studios, which is part of BuzzFeed, the parent company to Complex and HuffPost.

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