Boardroom, the media brand focused on the intersection of sports and business co-founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, has inked a film and TV partnership with SMAC Entertainment, the production company and talent management firm co-founded by Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini.
The companies already have three projects in development: Buckets: The Evolution (and Revolution) of the Scorer in the NBA, a 4-part docuseries that will take viewers on an immersive journey through the history of the scorer in the NBA, featuring the greatest scorers in NBA history as well as celebrities with ties to the game; Taylor Made, a documentary feature exploring the life, death, and enduring impact of Sean Taylor, one of the NFL’s most iconic players, executive produced by Taylor’s daughter Jackie and producing partners Gabriel Diaz and Johnny Sweet; and a documentary feature on the famed “Summer of Basketball” during the 2011 NBA lockout, produced in partnership with Josiah Johnson and Aron Phillips.
The two companies are both veterans of scripted and unscripted fare, with Boardroom having previously produced Netflix’s Two Distant Strangers and Apple TV+’s Swagger, and SMAC producing Max’s BS High and Prime Video’s Coach Prime, among other projects. SMAC is also producing the upcoming feature film about John Madden’s life and career.
“Boardroom has always been incredibly selective about the projects we choose to develop because we want to tell the stories that we know we can best tell,” said Boardroom CEO and co-founder Rich Kleiman. “These projects give us the opportunity to bring together Boardroom’s expertise and built-in marketing engine and SMAC’s incredible track record in filmmaking and TV will allow a best-in-class approach to creative development.”
“I’ve loved watching what Rich, KD and the entire Boardroom team have done over the last six years and teaming up together on these projects is a perfect fit,” adds SMAC co-founder and CEO Constance Schwartz-Morini. “We have such mutual respect for each other that we felt the time was perfect to combine forces to share these legendary athletes and impactful sports stories … this is just the beginning!”
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