We Launched A Television Series
Ben Liebmann
Founder of Understory | Business of Culture: Media and Entertainment, Brands, and Hospitality
Hello from Hollywood.
As many of you know, we launched a television series yesterday.
'Omnivore' is now streaming on Apple TV+.
I hope you will take a look.
And I really hope you will like it.
What you will see is over ten years in the making. In fact, what you will see is something that I first heard about when I first met Rene in 2013, where he shared an idea to create the "Planet Earth of Food" and to look at the world through food with the same curiosity and wonder that David Attenborough looked at it through the animal or plant kingdom.
We are extremely proud and excited to be sharing it with you.
And we are extremely grateful to a village of extraordinary people around the world that have helped us realise it.
To Chris Rice, for taking a call from an Australian in Denmark with an idea to make something completely new, and to some completely crazy.
For your friendship and your support, thank you.
To the team at Apple, Molly, Colleen, Rose, Carlyle, Tracy, Janice, Dustin, Emily, thank you for being such wonderful partners. For believing in our idea and helping realise the vision.
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I’m happy to say that you were the only people we wanted to make this with, and honestly, in my mind you are the only ones that we could have made it with.
Thank you.
To our directors: Isabel, Drea, Nicola, Sami, Collin, David, Rintu, and Mateo.
To Cary.
And to every member of the production team. Thank you.
To Matt, thank you. Thank you for putting yourself into every word. For matching Rene’s care and curiosity every step of the way, and for helping us create something that stands on the shoulders of giants - from Planet Earth to Parts Unknown and Chefs Table, and many more - but feels completely original.
To Devin, our consulting producer but also a member of my team at Noma. It has been wonderful to see you grow and develop throughout the project.
And to Rene. For asking the questions. For pushing us to go deeper, to be better. And ultimately for being my friend.
Ok, that’s it from me.
'Omnivore' is out now on Apple TV+.
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3 个月Best of luck!
CEO Working Dog Productions
3 个月Congratulations Ben - it's a visual feast (couldn't help it) and can't wait to watch it all.
Managing Director | Media | Tech | Food | Start-Ups |
4 个月Ben Liebmann, this is truly exceptional. What's stood out for me so far, aside from the gorgeous cinematography, was that this not solely a food show. It's about people, our cultures, and our shared obsession with how we satiate ourselves. I love the pacing of the episodes and the incredible script for René's VO – the turns of phrase and storytelling is scintillating. Can't wait to make my way through all the episodes!
Strategy + Positioning + Insights + Impact
4 个月It’s such a beautifully filmed, interesting show! Huge congrats!!
Investor and Entrepreneur
4 个月Looks great. Congrats Ben Liebmann!!