Sierra/Engine Television Highlights Siberia

By Kristin Brzoznowski

Published: March 21, 2013

LOS ANGELES: Chris Philip, the CEO of Sierra/Engine Television, is working with the Oscar-nominated producer Michael Ohoven from Infinity Media on the seriesSiberia.

Sierra/Engine will be handling the international distribution for the series, which already has six completed episodes. Siberia joins the Sierra/Engine slate alongside Crossbones, a new series from NBC starring John Malkovich; The After, created by Chris Carter (The X Files); and Rescue 3, which stars Dolph Lundgren. The company also recently secured international distribution forGhostbreakers, which features Cheaters' Joey Greco, as well as the Korean revenge drama Cruel Temptation.

“Siberia is a timely and unique series that takes episodic suspense to a new level,” said Philip. “We’re very excited to be launching it internationally at MIPTV.”

The story in Siberia is set up as such: In 1908, a meteor struck deep into a remote Siberian territory. Now, more than 100 years later, a group of reality-show contestants head there, unaware of its mysterious past. Their safety is threatened and they must band together in order to survive.

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