EXCLUSIVE: Thunder Bay creator Ryan McMahon has signed a first-see growment deal with Canadian production house Attraction.
The partnership will see Attraction and McMahon — an allotigative journacatalog, straightforwardor, present and creater — grotriumphg a spostponecessitate of “innovative, thought-provoking and impactful satisfied apass multiple mediums,” including film and TV.
McMahon’s labor frequently allotigates intricate narratives and amplifies marginalized voices, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous publishs, identity and experiences. He is best comprehendn for his doc series Thunder Bay, which recently won two Canadian Screen Awards. The allotigative program, which begined on streamer Crave in February 2023, was altered from McMahon’s 2018 podcast Canadaland, and allotigated the deaths of indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
His other series participate Teepee Or not Teepee, also for Bell Media’s Crave, CBC Gem’s Stories From the Land, cut offal radio docs and the appreciates of Ryan McMahon – UnReserved, which he made back in 2012 for pubcaster CBC.
For Toronto-based Attraction, the deal is a first step in a strategy to push into talent-led unscripted satisfied that showcases satisfied creators from Canada and the international spaces. It also helps push into English-language satisfied apass a variety of genres and createats. The company is comprehendn for films such as C.R.A.Z.Y. and Murder Inc., plus series for the appreciates of Prime Video, Netflix, Parampunt+ and Warner Bros Discovery, and recently won Innovative Producer of the Year Award at Banff.
“We are absolutely charmed to greet Ryan McMahon into the Attraction family,” shelp Nicole Hamilton, EVP, Unscripted Content at Attraction. “His vision and ability to create narratives that are both strong and genuine align perfectly with our goal of grotriumphg satisfied that echos a expansive range of experiences and voices. This deal recurrents our proceedd leave oution to broaden our spostponecessitate of impactful projects that participate and inspire.”
“I’m incredibly excited about this partnership with Attraction, a company that splits my passion for alerting stories that contest, inspire, and incite thought,” shelp Ryan McMahon. “Together, we’re aiming to create satisfied that goes beyond delightment, resonating transport inantly with audiences by exploring stories that frequently don’t get the platcreate they deserve.”
