Riese: Kingdom Falling Arrives on Syfy.co.uk

It was back in October 2009 that, thanks to my friend Lord Shaper over at The Furnace, I first came across the steampunk/fantasy adventure webseries Riese. The teaser trailer and promotional images really whetted my appetite and when the series launched the following month I thought it was fantastic.

As the creators of Riese concluded chapter 1 of their story and launched chapter 2 they announced the exciting news of a development/distribution deal for the series that, despite some anticipated - and inevitable - short-term delays would be great news for the longer-term future of the series.

Then last October news arrived that the series - now named Riese: Kingdom Falling - would be broadcast twice-weekly via Syfy.com with an international release following soon after.

For viewers in the UK that moment will soon arrive as Syfy.co.uk have recently announced that they will be premiering Riese: Kingdom Falling on Tuesday 29 March. In anticipation of next weeks premiere Syfy.co.uk have loads of background information, character bios and images from the series along with a new teaser trailer.

Syfy.co.uk is proud to present the award winning digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling. The story follows Riese, a wanted princess of the Kingdom of Eleysia that has been overthrown by a powerful society called The Sect. The evil empress Amara has proclaimed Riese a traitor, who must evade her pursuers with nothing but her wits and the help of her wolf companion, Fenrir.

Narrated by Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), the series also features a well known array of talent including Christine Chatelain (The Bone Collector); Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe); Ben Cotton (Harper's Island), Allison Mack (Smallville); Ryan Robbins (Caprica); Patrick Gilmore (Stargate Universe); Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) and Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary).

Read my previous posts about Riese: Kingdom Falling by clicking here and head over to Syfy.co.uk for loads more about Riese: Kingdom Falling.

Riese: The Series Returns as Riese: Kingdom Falling

There was some exciting, and much anticipated, news this week of the return of Riese: The Series - to be renamed Riese: Kingdom Falling - which launches towards the end of this month on Syfy.com.

Having been off-line since February of this year the steampunk fantasy adventure series returns with twice-weekly episodes which will initially be geo-blocked with international release following shortly after.

SYFY.COM WILL PREMIERE RIESE: KINGDOM FALLING, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING STEAMPUNK DIGITAL SERIES, BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26

NARRATED BY SANCTUARY’S AMANDA TAPPING

Stars Christine Chatelain (Sanctuary), Ryan Robbins (Caprica), Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe), Ben Cotton (Harper’s Island), Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) and Allison Mack (Smallville)

NEW YORK – October 13, 2010 – Marking a major expansion of its original content, Syfy.com will premiere the award-winning, steampunk digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling beginning October 26, on syfy.com/riese every Tuesday and Thursday, it was announced today by Craig Engler, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Syfy Digital.

The critically acclaimed Riese: Kingdom Falling is distributed by Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc. Each episode runs approximately seven to eight minutes.

Narrated by Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), the 10-part series stars a cavalcade of talent from the world of popular speculative drama including Christine Chatelain (The Bone Collector); Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe); Ben Cotton (Harper’s Island), Allison Mack (Smallville); Ryan Robbins (Caprica); Patrick Gilmore (Stargate Universe); Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) and Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary).

The series will also be available via Sony’s PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and Amazon.

Said Engler: “We saw Riese and thought they had done just an amazing job, and then we were able to give them some resources and bring Amanda on board to really help them take the series to the next level. I think new and existing fans will love the relaunch of the series onSyfy.com and enjoy all the new additions.”

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and fantasy that features anachronistic technology and design elements, often from Victorian-era Britain.

Riese:Kingdom Falling won the Streamy Award for Best Cinematography in a Web Series with a further three nominations for Best Sound Design, Best Foreign Series and Art Direction. The series was shot in Vancouver, BC, created by Ryan Copple and Kaleena Kiff, and produced by Galen Fletcher and Nicholas Humphries.

[click here to read the press release in full]

Links and sources:
Riese The Series
Syfy.com
The Furnace
NewTeeVee