Maneater (film series)

Maneater
Release date
2007–2011, 2013–

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007,[1] but due to a pre-licensing agreement,[2][3] the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[4]

RHI has continued adding new films to the series, most of which are shown first on Syfy before being released to DVD. In 2013, the website was shut down due to technical difficulties. The series was put on hold after 2011 because of RHI's financial problems but was then revived in 2013 with Scarecrow.[5] Two more films were released in 2015.

  1. ^ "RHI strikes Sci Fi deal". C21Media. 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  2. ^ Condit, Jon (2007-05-23). "Six Trailers to Chew On". Dread Central. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. ^ "Peace Arch Entertainment Signs Broad Multi-Picture Deal With Corus Entertainment's Movie Central". Market Wire (Press release). CNET Networks. September 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  4. ^ King, Randall (2008-08-23). "It's not every day you can buy a movie star's cast-offs". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  5. ^ "New MANEATER in 2014". Facebook. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-22.