Steve Coogan’s ‘Chivalry’ Heads To U.S. Via New Free Streamer The Network
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Network is the latest free streaming service to launch in the U.S. The ad-supported service, which was set up by Aram Rappaport, founder of the creative ad-agency The Boathouse, is launching April 30.
However, the service, which has backing from BH Media Holdings, part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway empire, is not launching with a slew of library titles and movies.
Instead, it will focus on two originals at a time. It is launching with Chivalry, a comedy originally commissioned by the UK’s Channel 4 and starring Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani, and The Green Veil starring John Leguizamo.
Chivalry was written by Coogan and Solemani and is set in Hollywood, exploring the nuances, advances, and limitations of the entertainment industry in a post #MeToo era.
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