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Roach to star in own TV series
MANILA, Philippines - Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach will star in his own TV character-driven unscripted, or reality, series and the New York-based AMC network is preparing a pilot plus 12 episodes to air sometime next year.
Roach, 50, told The Star recently about 55 hours of footage have been compiled for the pilot alone with executive producer Peter Berg, known as the mastermind of “Friday Night Lights,” at the helm.
“Once, I woke up at 5 a.m. and the crew was at home ready to shoot,” said Roach. “They follow me around to film what I do every day.” Roach will reportedly be paid a five-figure talent fee for each episode. Roach’s agent, lawyer Nick Khan, is involved in the contract negotiations for the show.
AMC, originally known as American Movie Classics, will air the docu-series featuring “Roach’s work with boxers as he struggles to ward off the creeping symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.” AMC senior vice president for programming Jim Stillerman explained the basis of the show in the Hollywood Reporter website: “We want to find great character-based stories in a verite fashion that have a similar narrative framework to a drama series ... the shows are not about what they’re doing, they’re about who they are and there’s a narrative framework around the concept as opposed to anecdotal story-telling.”
Roach was a former prizefighter who turned to training fighters initially under the guidance of Eddie Futch. He has now worked the corners of over 25 world champions, including Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, Marlon Starling, Virgil Hill, Amir Khan, Israel Vazquez, James Toney and Gerry Peñalosa.
Now recognized as the world’s No. 1 trainer, Roach has captivated a global audience by plying his trade despite the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s syndrome, a similar disease afflicting Muhammad Ali.
Roach to star in own TV series
MANILA, Philippines - Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach will star in his own TV character-driven unscripted, or reality, series and the New York-based AMC network is preparing a pilot plus 12 episodes to air sometime next year.
Roach, 50, told The Star recently about 55 hours of footage have been compiled for the pilot alone with executive producer Peter Berg, known as the mastermind of “Friday Night Lights,” at the helm.
“Once, I woke up at 5 a.m. and the crew was at home ready to shoot,” said Roach. “They follow me around to film what I do every day.” Roach will reportedly be paid a five-figure talent fee for each episode. Roach’s agent, lawyer Nick Khan, is involved in the contract negotiations for the show.
AMC, originally known as American Movie Classics, will air the docu-series featuring “Roach’s work with boxers as he struggles to ward off the creeping symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.” AMC senior vice president for programming Jim Stillerman explained the basis of the show in the Hollywood Reporter website: “We want to find great character-based stories in a verite fashion that have a similar narrative framework to a drama series ... the shows are not about what they’re doing, they’re about who they are and there’s a narrative framework around the concept as opposed to anecdotal story-telling.”
Roach was a former prizefighter who turned to training fighters initially under the guidance of Eddie Futch. He has now worked the corners of over 25 world champions, including Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, Marlon Starling, Virgil Hill, Amir Khan, Israel Vazquez, James Toney and Gerry Peñalosa.
Now recognized as the world’s No. 1 trainer, Roach has captivated a global audience by plying his trade despite the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s syndrome, a similar disease afflicting Muhammad Ali.
