The Whole Spiel — the new company co-founded by former NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy — and Red Bull’s Terra Mater Studios have teamed up to develop a slate of drama series. The projects include a reimagined “Tarzan” series, wildlife crime investigation “Rogue,” geopolitical drama “A New King” and true history drama “The Executioner.”
In collaboration with Shingle Media and Friendly Fire, the “Tarzan” series will reimagine Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic hero for a new generation. The plot will follow Tarzan and Jane defending their home against fortune hunters who come to Africa.
“Rogue,” created and written by National Geographic Explorer Derek Joubert, is a thriller series set in the underground world of illegal wildlife trading. It will follow a multi-billion-dollar global conspiracy in the heart of Africa that shatters lives while fueling the narcotics trade, arms dealing and terrorism. The series will be co-produced with Joubert’s Wildlife Films.
Set inside a wealthy aristocratic family, “A New King” follows a young couple who is thrown into an unexpected spotlight, facing enemies both inside and outside the palace as they attempt to use their new powers to save their lives and the planet.
“The Executioner” tells the tale of Nuremberg henchman Franz Schmidt and the diary he kept of the 350-plus people he tortured and executed. Set in medieval Germany, Franz and his wife struggle to survive at the bottom of society to free their children from their hereditary duty to be professional killers.
The Whole Spiel is an entertainment startup founded by Paul Telegdy and Stefan Telegdy, while Terra Mater Studios is a subsidiary of Red Bull.
