THE NEW YORK-SET SEQUEL TO BE SIMULCAST WITH SYFY US ON 31 JULY
Singapore, 23 July 2014 – The sharks are back – and they have a global agenda. Universal Networks International, the international channels’ division of NBCUniversal, today announced that all Syfy channels across the world will premiere Sharknado 2: The Second One on Thursday, 31 July at 9:15am (SG/MY) in simulcast with Syfy US. A same day encore will also air at 10pm (SG/MY).
International Syfy viewers in 86 countries outside the US – including Australia, Asia, France, Germany, Iberia, the UK and Latin America – will all be able to tune in to the eagerly awaited Sharknado sequel from Syfy and The Asylum.
“Wherever possible we like to ensure that our international Syfy channels premiere big event programs alongside the US,” commented Steve Patscheck, Executive Vice President, Programming, Universal Networks International. “Based on the breakout success of the original – and the instant swell of enthusiasm on social media – we wanted to make Sharknado 2 a simultaneous experience for international Syfy viewers from Europe and Latin America to Asia Pacific.”
As previously announced, Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills 90210) and Tara Reid (American Pie) will reprise their roles as Fin and April while new cast members include Judah Friedlander (30 Rock), Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray lead singer), Kari Wuhrer (Sliders) and Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day). Previously announced cameos include Kelly Osbourne (Fashion Police), Judd Hirsch (Numb3rs) and Andy Dick (NewsRadio).
Anthony C. Ferrante will return to direct the sequel from a screenplay by Thunder Levin, who also penned the original telepic which chomped through social media in July 2013.
In Sharknado 2: The Second One, a freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites – and only Fin and April can save the Big Apple.
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About Universal Networks International
Universal Networks International, the international channels division of NBCUniversal, is one of the world’s premier entertainment portfolios, delivering quality content and compelling brands to over 176 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The brands in the portfolio include Universal Channel, Syfy, 13th Street, Studio Universal, E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network, DIVA Universal, Telemundo and Golf Channel. These unique brands deliver a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe.
Universal Networks International also operates Movies 24. Further, NBCUniversal News Group, one of the most influential and respected portfolios of on-air and digital news properties in the world, operate CNBC and NBC News internationally.
Universal Networks International is a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation. (Syfy. Imagine Greater.)
About The Asylum
The Asylum is one of the world’s leading brand-oriented motion picture and television studios. With a focus on high-concept, market-driven entertainment, like Sharknado, The Asylum finances, produces and releases 25 films per year through its direct pipeline to the nation’s top retailers and its network of international partners. Since its founding in 1997, The Asylum has released more than 500 films and has built a library of over 200 original productions, including top-rated movie premieres for Syfy, Lifetime, and Animal Planet networks. This year, The Asylum announces its first foray into series television with Z NATION, a 13-episode action-horror series premiering on Syfy.
Contacts:
Universal Networks International
Haikal Jamari, Marketing & PR, South East Asia
T: (+65) 6326 1891 / (+65) 8338 3719
E: haikal.jamari@nbcuni.com
Strategic Public Relations Group on behalf of UNI
Yvonne Phoo, Manager, Singapore
T: (+65) 6325 8276 / (+65) 9101 1583
E: yvonne.phoo@sprg.com.sg
Strategic Public Relations Group on behalf of UNI
Ivan Lau, Associate, Singapore
T: (+65) 6325 8278 / (+65) 9343 0768 E: ivan.lau@sprg.com.sg