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Sam Raimi Brands Katzenbergs NewTV Series 50 States Of Fear

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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Raimi will be the architect of one of the earl entertainment content shows for NewTV, the new short form venture that Jeffrey Katzenberg founded and Meg Whitman runs as CEO. Sources said that Raimi will be at the center of a new show called 50 States of Fear, with Van Tofflers company producing it. No other details were forthcoming at the moment, but this is an intriguing new lane for the director of such films as the first Spider-Man trilogy, producer of Dont Breathe and exec producer of such TV series as Hercules, Xena, Spartacus and Ash Vs. Evil Dead.

This comes as WndrCos NewTV announced that it brought aboard the mobile video startup the game changing trade editrix Janice Min to spearhead news programming. Katzenberg and Whitman confirmed over the summer they have raised $1 billion for the venture, which is aiming to launch by the end of 2019.

Investors from the studio realm include Disney, eOne, Fox, ITV, Lionsgate, MGM, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Viacom, and WarnerMedia. Technology investors include e-commerce giant Alibaba. Strategic partner investors include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Liberty Global and Madrone Capital, the last of which led the round.

The service will be a two-tiered subscription model similar to that of Hulu. The lower-priced version, at $5 per month, will have select advertising, and an ad free version will cost $8 per month. CAA reps Raimi.

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