Amazon Freevee Greenlights Coming-of-Age Sports Docuseries "God. Family. Football."
Pastor and former National Champion quarterback Denny Duron returns to coach the
Evangel Christian Academy Eagles
CULVER CITY, California - October 13, 2022 - (NASDAQ:AMZN) - Today, Amazon Freevee greenlights God. Family. Football., an unscripted, coming-of-age docuseries following former football player and high school football coach Denny Duron. He has come out of a 30-year retirement to lead the football program he founded at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana back to national prominence. With the perennial high school football powerhouse - 14 State Championships in the last 20 years - coming off their worst season in school history, redemption is everyone's goal. As the team faces struggle and triumph both on and off the field, they are united by Coach Denny's formula for success: "God first, family second, and football third."
God. Family. Football. will feature the rich and diverse personal stories of Evangel's players, coaching staff, and the broader Shreveport community, all set against the dramatic backdrop of the 2022 Louisiana high school football season. The series is produced by Propagate, Watershed, and Ascending Media Group.
Evangel Christian Academy is a small private high school in northwest Louisiana, that has sent more football players to the NFL and NCAA Division 1 college football programs than any other high school in the state. Although the Evangel Eagles have a legacy that includes winning a National Championship and 29 District Championships, their combined 2020 and 2021 record of 3-16 represents their worst losing stretch in school history.
"When it was clear that we had entered a season where we were literally starting over as a football team, I could not resist the opportunity to be a part of it... it felt just like 1989 when we started the first time," said Coach Denny. "I believe God called me then, and I believe He is calling me again."
"High school football is a transformative experience for 16,000-plus teams and towns across the country, with wins and losses felt not just by the coaches, players, and parents, but the community as a whole," said Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD Original Content and Programming at Amazon Studios. "Coach Denny developed a winning strategy for the Eagles over three decades, leading by example through faith, family, and football. We look forward to sharing the team's comeback story and that familiar Friday-night camaraderie with our Freevee audience, as the Eagles' emotional and inspirational football season unfolds."
God. Family. Football. hails from Propagate and is executive produced by Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, and Drew Buckley. The series was created and executive produced by Aaron Benward of Watershed. Jared Goetz of Ascending Media Group also serves as executive producer. Rob Gehring serves as showrunner and executive producer. Gehring created the visual storytelling style for Hard Knocks and directed five seasons of the Emmy-winning series.
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About Propagate
Founded in 2015 by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, who pioneered the global-format business in the late 1990s, Propagate has offices in Los Angeles, New York and Paris. Propagate's documentary credits include the Emmy-nominated Hillary for Hulu; LFG for HBO Max in partnership with CNN Films; the Untold franchise; November 13: Attack on Paris; Haunted; the recently announced Anna Nicole Smith documentary for Netflix; Burning and Lore for Prime Video; recurring true-crime series City Confidential for A&E Network; and Notre Dame: Our Lady of Paris for ABC. Unscripted series include American Song Contest for NBC; an adaptation of the iconic Eurovision Song Contest; Go-Big Show for TBS; In Search Of and Kings of Pain for History Channel; Million Dollar Wheels for Discovery+; Baking Impossible; Prank Encounters; and the upcoming Latin music competition series La Firma for Netflix. Scripted credits include Rebelde Way for Netflix; Charmed for The CW; Blood and Treasure and Broke for CBS; and Let's Be Real and Our Kind of People for FOX, starring Yaya DaCosta and Morris Chestnut. Propagate also created and produced the original podcasts An Oral History of The Office with Spotify; The Office Deep Dive with Brian Baumgartner, and XOXO with Jessica Szohr with iHeartMedia. Propagate's expanding portfolio of companies includes Electus (You vs. Wild, Running Wild With Bear Grylls, Jane the Virgin, Fashion Star), Big Breakfast (Adam Ruins Everything, Hot Date), Notional (Chopped franchise), and talent management firms Artists First, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Select Management.
About Watershed
Founded in 2018 by Aaron Benward, Cody Bess, Scott Brignac, and Cliff Young, who collectively bring experience from all aspects of the entertainment industry. Award-winning music endeavors, Fortune 500 advertisers, high-fashion photography, and screenwriting all contribute to shaping the vision of Watershed. Watershed's credits include Playing God (Hulu), Award-winning short film Boys, Speechless, Where We Go From Here, and upcoming feature Chasing Oslo starring Jordan Fisher. Watershed's documentary credits include Holding on to Hope, The Millers, and upcoming Man Alone: The Arthur Medina Story. Clients have included History Channel, Vh1, Religion of Sports, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, MTV, Sony Music, Cover Girl and Google. For more information on Watershed, click here.
About Ascending Media Group
Founded in 2019 By Jared Goetz, has been a leader in content distribution for over 27 years. Over that time frame, he has generated over $11 billion in revenue from every kind of platform, network, or channel, in every deal structure imaginable. During his tenure at Disney and then at Lionsgate, he has represented everything from some of the biggest brands or franchises in entertainment, to small independent films. Ascending Media Group's focus is on content creation, distribution, and industry management consulting. With the goal of placing the right content on the right platform, Goetz and Ascending plan to ensure maximum engagement and value for the content creator, producer, and licensee. For more information on Ascending Media Group, click here.
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