Daybreak

Hal Vogel & Ringside launch new firm Slate, as Daybreak co-founders exit

Daybreak Pictures co-founders David Aukin and Hal Vogel are leaving the Tinopolis-owned UK producer, with the latter launching a new company. Vogel’s Slate Entertainment will work on international scripted projects for both film and TV, and is being backed by Ringside Media, the investment arm of Ringside Studios. The latter was launched by ex-Channel 4 drama chief […]

Netflix brings in apocalypse dramedy Daybreak

Netflix is set for a new apocalypse dramedy, Daybreak, based on the graphic novel by Brian Ralph. The dark comedy finds 17-year old high school outcast Josh searching for his missing girlfriend Sam in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. Joined by a ragtag group of misfits including a pyromaniac 12-year-old Angelica and Josh’s former high school bully […]

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