The scripted feature is a first for Omaha, which Manning launched after retiring from the NFL in 2016.
Earlier this week, Deadline was thefirst to report on the companys first foray into scripted comedyat NBC.
Peter Chernin-backed non-scripted specialist Words + Pictures is also a producer of the documentary project.
Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and Prime Video are developing twin film projects about 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike.Courtesy of Coady Photography
I am so excited that Peyton and Omaha Productions will help me share this story with the world.
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Reeds story lent itself to a narrative telling even before last years breakthrough.
What we talk about at Omaha is to unify and uplift, he said.
We want to create things that celebrate community and family.
The Rich Strike story attracted interest from multiple parties.
(Reed is managed by Beth Fryman and Omaha is repped by WME.)
On a Zoom conversation, Manning recalled, he and Reed had good chemistry.
We stopped talking about Rich Strike and moved on to other things they have in common, he said.
It was important to him that the story be told right.
Its not just the race, its everything they overcame to get there.
He hasnt been since moving to Denver a decade ago.
The fact that I had been there, I certainly had an appreciation for the atmosphere, he said.
As he does every year, he will also put $100 down on the No.
18 horse, in honor of his jersey number.
In retrospect, the decision to go into TV and film production wasnt an obvious one, Manning said.
Interactions between Manning and Kobe Bryant wound up shaping the ex-quarterbacks thinking about his future.
it’s possible for you to be the coach on the sidelines.
The experience offered Manning clarity about the opportunities in production.
