October Road
Drama Produced Under
Collaborative Programming Deal Between
GroupM, ABC and Touchstone Television
GroupM, the ABC Television Network, and Touchstone Television announce a partnership to produce six-episodes of “October Road,” a drama script from Scott Rosenberg, Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, to air on ABC. The deal marks the evolution of an unprecedented programming partnership that began in 2004 as a venture with ABC and GroupM, the leading media investment management firm. The collaborative asset exchange was announced jointly today by Peter Tortorici, president, GroupM Entertainment; Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment; and Mark Pedowitz, president, Touchstone Television and executive vice president ABC Entertainment Television Group.
“Investment in content opportunities is core to GroupM and we feel fortunate to have ABC and Touchstone as our partners in this terrific new series,” said Tortorici.
“GroupM has proven to be an excellent partner in organically connecting creativity with viewers and advertisers,” added Mark Pedowitz. “We were deliberate in choosing “October Road” for its compelling storyline that will resonate with the audience.”
“October Road” centers on a young, acclaimed novelist at a crossroads in life when he returns to his hometown to teach at the local university and face the family and friends he left behind. The series will begin shooting this fall as a joint production between Touchstone Television and GroupM Entertainment.
“October Road” stars Bryan Greenberg, Laura Prepon, Tom Berenger, Geoff Stults, Brad William Henke, Evan Jones, Jay Paulson, Warren Christie, Odette Yustman and Slade Pearce. The series is executive produced by Gary Fleder, Scott Rosenberg, Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec. Mr. Fleder directed the pilot.