Rodney Barnes Sets Scary Podcast Series ‘Run, Fool!’ With Ballen Studios, Eyes TV & Film Adaptations
31.10.2023 - 14:05
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EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from two seasons of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Rodney Barnes is moving to a slightly different court.
Barnes, who has also worked on Heels and Wu-Tang: An American Saga, has teamed up with Ballen Studios for Run, Fool!, a scary podcast series that already has one eye on being adapted for film and TV.
The series, which is produced in partnership with At Will Media, which produced Apple’s Wild Things podcast, and Chameleon producer Campside Media, will launch on November 14.
It is a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales, where Barnes will tell a new story each week, each of a different place and period, all equally frightening with immersive sound design.
Barnes and MrBallen, otherwise known as breakthrough podcaster John Allen, will exec produce with At Will Media CEO Will Malnati and VP of Originals Rosie Guerin, as well as Campside Media’s co-founder, Matthew Shaer.
It will come under the Ballen Studios umbrella, which also includes MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories, MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries, and Bedtime Stories.
The series has been specially developed for adaptation in television and film and UTA will represent in all areas. The agency reps Ballen Studios, Campside Media, At Will Media and Barnes.
You can listen to the trailer here.
“It’s difficult to convey how excited I am to be working with MrBallen and our entire producing team,” said Barnes. “I’ve loved horror my entire life, and I’m thrilled to share a new terrifying story with the world each week.”
“John and I have been huge fans of Rodney for a long time, along with Campside Media and At Will Media,” said Nick Witters, CEO of Ballen Studios. “The fact that we have the opportunity to