The King Is Dead

The King Is Dead is the development project named near the end of The Business of Heated Rivalry. Brendan Brady says it comes from Indigenous Canadian writer Tim Fontaine and is in development with Crave.

The project functions as the source’s future-slate signal. After [[HeatedRivalry|Heated Rivalry]] proves that a constrained Canadian show can travel internationally, The King Is Dead represents the creators’ hope that Canadian Television Financing, retained rights, and buyer interest can support more distinctive work.

Connections

• Tim Fontaine - writer named in the episode.
• Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady - production-company context.
• Constraint-Driven Media Production and Producer-Owned IP Upside - business concepts around the slate.