L.A.-based film and TV studio Happy Accidents is teaming up with New Zealand-based Kevin & Co on The Sanctuary, a new comedy series about an eccentric American billionaire living in hiding Down Under, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
Developed with Warner Bros. Discovery Nz, the eight-part series follows Hunter, a U.S. tech billionaire who sells off an innocuous app, only to discover the buyer is a Russian-affiliated private military company looking to weaponize his technology. Terrified, he goes into hiding in New Zealand, and finds himself caught between the FBI, Russian assassins and New Zealand’s most passionate bird conservationists.
“Hunter decides to transform his luxury island retreat into a Department of Conservation (D.O.C.) sanctuary for the birds,” a plot synopsis reads. “But as his private paradise becomes overrun with both birds and bird lovers, he discovers that being a billionaire on the run isn’t...
Developed with Warner Bros. Discovery Nz, the eight-part series follows Hunter, a U.S. tech billionaire who sells off an innocuous app, only to discover the buyer is a Russian-affiliated private military company looking to weaponize his technology. Terrified, he goes into hiding in New Zealand, and finds himself caught between the FBI, Russian assassins and New Zealand’s most passionate bird conservationists.
“Hunter decides to transform his luxury island retreat into a Department of Conservation (D.O.C.) sanctuary for the birds,” a plot synopsis reads. “But as his private paradise becomes overrun with both birds and bird lovers, he discovers that being a billionaire on the run isn’t...
- 10/10/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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