Team Behind Cult Classic Film The Boondock Saints Reunites For TV Series Reboot
Don Carmody Television (DCTV) today announced they have reteamed with The Boondock Saints creator Troy Duffy. The plan is to revive the cult classic film franchise for television. This begins with an exclusive fan-focused pre-order campaign of the newly reimagined installment – The Boondock Saints: Origins.
An American crime film written and directed by Duffy. The Boondock Saints first hit screens in 1999 and starred Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish immigrant fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus. The twins become vigilantes in order to rid their home city of Boston, Massachusetts of crime, evil and corruption. The film garnered more than $260 million in worldwide theatrical and DVD sales and has a robust social media presence of more than four million followers.
Exclusive Fan-Focused Pre-Order Campaign Kicks Off Today
The television reboot campaign officially kicks off today with the launch of a fan-driven pre-sales initiative at BoondocksBack.com. In addition to DVD and digital download pre-orders of the series, fans of the franchise will have access to experiences, merchandise and a limited edition subscription box. Fans purchasing the offering will also gain access to exclusive bonus and behind-the-scenes content.
“The Boondock Saints has become an irreverent cult brand that has resonated with loyal fans across the globe for almost 20 years”, said Don Carmody, Executive Producer and Chairman of DCTV. “We’re beyond excited to reward our fans with an unprecedented opportunity to go behind the curtain throughout the entire creative development and production processes via a myriad of exclusive material, outreach and sneak peeks”.
“A television series is the perfect medium for story telling inside the world of our beloved blue collar super heroes. The brothers have always been defenders of the people, justice, fairness and the city of Boston”, says Creator and Executive Producer Troy Duffy. “In this sensitive time of human rights unrest, government scandal and civil corruption, there couldn’t be a better moment to re-launch the brothers iconic brand of justice in the Cradle of Democracy”.
The Boondock Saints television series will be executive produced by Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day), Carmody and David Cormican of DCTV (ShadowHunters).
Carmody, a producer of the first two movies in The Boondock Saints franchise, saw success with the Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises. He was part of the academy award winning Chicago and Good Will Hunting. Recently he made the move in to producing television. He’s been part of the Emmy nominated The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe for Lifetime, ShadowHunters and Between and Tokyo Trial for Netflix.
Additional producers, production team, showrunner and production details and worldwide casting calls will be released in the coming weeks as the campaign engages fans. The revamped logo design and branding for the television reboot has been made in association with Imaginary Forces, Ryde Studios and the producers.
