"The River", Chilling New US Series From Steven Spielberg, and Oren Peli, Creator of "Paranormal Activity", to Debut on Itunes Before its TV Broadcast

"The River", Chilling New US Series From Steven Spielberg, and Oren Peli, Creator of "Paranormal Activity", to Debut on Itunes Before its TV Broadcast

LONDON, January 31, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

The much-anticipated new US thriller series "The River", from Steven Spielberg, and
Oren Peli, the creator of "Paranormal Activity", is set to make its UK debut on iTunes
(http://www.itunes.co.uk/tv/theriver) on 8th February, just 24 hours after its US
broadcast on ABC. iTunes customers will be first in the UK to see this chilling drama
series. A Season Pass of all eight episodes of the much-anticipated show will be available
to pre-order from today, with episodes one and two launching on 8th February.

"The River" is produced by ABC Studios ("Lost", "Desperate Housewives") and Amblin
Films. It follows the story of world famous wildlife expert and TV personality Dr. Emmet
Cole (Bruce Greenwood - "Star Trek"). After Cole goes missing deep in the Amazon, his
family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him. Led by
his wife, Tess (Leslie Hope - "24"), and his estranged son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson - "The
Twilight Saga"), and filmed documentary-style by Cole's ex-producer, Carl (Paul
Blackthorne - "Lipstick Jungle"), the rescue mission will take them deep into the
unexplored reaches of the Amazon River. A place where nature is cruel, magic is real, and
nothing is what it seems. As the journey continues, the show will take audiences along for
a scary new mystery each week.

"The River", from Amblin's Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Television's Darryl Frank and
Justin Falvey, and showrunner/executive producer Michael Green ("Heroes"), is also
executive-produced by Oren Peli ("Paranormal Activity"), Zack Estrin ("Prison Break"),
Jason Blum ("Paranormal Activity" 1, 2 and 3) and Steven Schneider. Created by Oren Peli
& Michael R. Perry; Teleplay by Michael Green and Michael R. Perry; Story by Oren Peli
and Michael R. Perry. The pilot is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and produced by ABC
Studios.

Executive producer Oren Peli said: "Right from the start, we've had a global audience
in mind for "The River" - the show preys on universal human fears, and follows a journey
to an exotic, remote setting. I'm excited to be debuting the show on iTunes."

The River is available for pre-order from iTunes at
http://www.itunes.co.uk/tv/theriver. Once downloaded, the show can be enjoyed at the
viewer's leisure, either at home via home computer or Apple TV, or on the move with
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. A full Season Pass is GBP9.99 (SD) or GBP12.99 (HD), and
single episodes are GBP1.89 (SD) or GBP2.49 (HD).

Follow "The River" at:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheRiverABC

Twitter: @TheRiverABC

Source: Disney UK

Contact: Disney UK - Sarah Hird/Natalie Liechti +44(0)20-8222-1724/ +44(0)20-8222-3775, sarah.hird@disney.com / natalie.liechti@disney.com

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