‘Ginger Snaps’ TV Series From ‘Killing Eve’ Producer Sid Gentle Films
‘Something’s wrong, like, more than you being female.’
Sid Gentle Films, the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning producers behind KILLING EVE, and Copperheart Entertainment, the producers of the GINGER SNAPS trilogy of cult horror films, will collaborate on the high-end television adaptation of the subversive and darkly comic tale of teenage sisterhood with television writer Anna Ssemuyaba.
Ssemuyaba was named by Deadline as one of the UK’s ten rising stars of 2020 and featured on the 2019 Brit List. After working on John Ridley’s Sky Atlantic series, GUERILLA, and Channel 4’s porn-industry drama ADULT MATERIAL, she has most recently written on Amazon and Greg Daniel’s series, UPLOAD and authored the short film I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS for ITV1’s ‘Unsaid Stories.’ Anna is represented by Casarotto Ramsay.
GINGER SNAPS will be executive produced by KILLING EVE’s Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris alongside Clark Peterson and Copperheart’s Steve Hoban, producer of the three GINGER SNAPS films. John Fawcett, co-creator and director of the original film and co-creator and executive producer of BBC America’s multi award-winning series, ORPHAN BLACK, will also executive produce. Endeavor Content will handle worldwide sales
The Iconic Teen Girl Werewolf
Sally Woodward Gentle, Sid Gentle Films Ltd, says; “I am so delighted to be joining forces on this extraordinary project. I have long been a fan of the brilliant original. It’s just the kind of twisted, provocative and wildly entertaining story that we love at Sid Gentle. It’s been 20 years since the world was introduced to the iconic teen girl werewolf and we can’t wait to re-introduce her to already devoted and eager new horror fans alike.”
“We love KILLING EVE, and its darkly comic tone and strong feminist outlook are very much in line with what we were doing with the GINGER SNAPS movies” says Copperheart Entertainment’s Steve Hoban. “And now, the combination of Anna, John and this incredible producing team, on both sides of the Atlantic, is the perfect alchemy to transform GINGER SNAPS into a stunning new series.”
John Fawcett says “Could it be more socially relevant in this day and age to launch the television series, GINGER SNAPS? For me, this is the ultimate follow-up to ORPHAN BLACK and I know those fans will find new love with the iconic Ginger and Brigette Fitzgerald. Anna Ssemuyaba is the perfect writer to help us bring our edgy, girl-power horror story to the small screen. I can’t wait for a big bite of this!”
Anna Ssemuyaba says “I have long loved GINGER SNAPS and its incisive portrayal of the agony, ecstasy, and unbridled rage that comes with being a teenage girl. I’m honoured to be reimagining it for a new audience.”
“Following the award-winning collaboration with Sid Gentle on KILLING EVE, and an ongoing and productive relationship with Copperheart, we are excited to team up with both of them to bring the GINGER SNAPS series, focusing on elevated, character-driven horror – the quintessential teen horror film – to TV audiences worldwide,” said Lorenzo De Maio, EVP, TV Advisory, Endeavor Content.
About Ginger Snaps
GINGER SNAPS is the story of sisters, Ginger and Brigette, who are self-imposed outcasts in their hometown. Inseparable and fascinated with the macabre, they make a pact to escape their sleepy suburban home by sixteen or else take their own lives. But on the night of her first period, Ginger is attacked and infected by a werewolf which unleashes a monstrous kind of puberty. Brigette can’t understand this new version of her sister who is violent and sexual. As a bloody trail begins to form in Ginger’s wake, Brigette must find a way to curb her sister’s new cravings or risk losing her forever.
Twenty years ago, in August 2000, GINGER SNAPS premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Word of mouth propelled the movie to be one of the most successful Canadian releases of 2001 before going on to attain international cult status that continues to this day. Spawning two sequels, it has been adored by horror fans and critics alike for its dark playfulness and unflinching feminist critique of the horror genre. Subverting usual conventions and setting the benchmark for leading female horror characters. GINGER SNAPS is featured on Time Out’s Best Horror Films of All Time and has been described as ‘the best teen werewolf film ever made’.
‘I’ve got this ache, and I thought it was for sex, but it’s to tear everything to f**king pieces.’
About SID GENTLE FILMS LTD.
Sid Gentle Films Ltd. was founded by Sally Woodward Gentle in 2013 along with Lee Morris and Henrietta Colvin with a focus to develop and produce innovative, original and ambitious television drama and feature films. Credits to date include: BAFTA nominated THE DURRELLS for ITV and Masterpiece, the highly acclaimed SS-GB for the BBC, Neil Gaiman’s LIKELY STORIES for Sky and the BAFTA and Peabody winning and Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated KILLING EVE for BBC AMERICA.
About COPPERHEART ENTERTAINMENT
Copperheart Entertainment is a Toronto-based producer of film and television. Feature films include the recent Stephen King and Joe Hill adaptation, IN THE TALL GRASS, for Netflix, SPLICE, BLACK CHRISTMAS and the GINGER SNAPS trilogy. The company’s first foray into television was the Netflix limited series, DARKNET. Currently in pre-production is the adaptation of William Gibson’s mind-bending novel, THE PERIPHERAL, with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films for Amazon. Series in development include THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN with Sony and Ronald D. Moore’s Tall Ship Productions and THE HUNGER series re-boot with Scott Free and director Vincenzo Natali
