Peyton Manning and Omaha Productions have officially announced a partnership with Peter Chernin’s The North Road to invest in new content studios and opportunities in the entertainment space.
Beginning with the Netflix docuseries The King of Collectibles that debuted in April, North Road’s Words + Pictures and Omaha Productions are working on an Amazon Prime documentary about Rich Strike trainer Eric Reed. Rich Strike won last year’s Kentucky Derby and was the biggest longshot to win in over a century.
Omaha and Words + Pictures have also worked together previously to produce The ESPY Awards, the Places franchise, Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli and NFL Honors.
“Through Peyton’s relationship with Connor Schell and our team at Words + Pictures, we have been fortunate to collaborate with Peyton and Omaha on several recent projects and have witnessed first-hand the authenticity with which Omaha mixes humor, heart, and intelligence into all its stories,” Chernin said. “This partnership formalizes and strengthens that relationship and will support Omaha’s growth into new business categories. Peyton is committed to excellence, and we look forward to starting this new chapter together.”
“Peter has demonstrated throughout his career that he shares our passion for telling stories that unify and uplift,” Manning added. “We have had early success on the projects we’ve already worked on with Words + Pictures, and this new partnership, beginning with The King of Collectibles, will allow us to do even more together.”
