Radial Revives 'A Haunting' With 16 New Episodes — SkimNews
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- Radial Entertainment ordered 16 new episodes of "A Haunting," to be produced by Jupiter Entertainment out of Knoxville, Tennessee, with delivery planned for September 2027 and a launch on the Paranormal Chronicles FAST channel in select territories.
- The A Haunting revival is the second franchise relaunch drawn from Radial's March acquisition of the New Dominion catalog — more than 600 hours of true crime, investigation, and paranormal content — following the earlier return of The FBI Files.
- Radial reframes "premium content" as any programming — regardless of genre, age, format, or star power — that drives high viewership and ad engagement, a definition Chief Investment Officer David Buoymaster says distinguishes the company from the rest of the industry.
- Radial's 75,000+ title library generates approximately 5 billion streaming hours annually, distributed across 50+ global markets, with the new Paranormal Chronicles channel having just launched on Google TV Freeplay, LG Channels, Plex, The Roku Channel, DISH Bonusview, Sling Freestream, and Amazon Prime Video.
- Oaktree Capital Management formed Radial last July by acquiring FilmRise and merging it with Shout! Studios, and the company has announced 20+ deals in 2026 with another 20-plus in the pipeline as it moves its Brooklyn offices to Midtown Manhattan.
Why it matters: Radial is making a direct bid for original programming on free, ad-supported streaming — a model it argues is now a primary viewing destination, not a pay-TV overflow lane — and is funding that push without traditional first-window paywall licenses. With 5 billion annual streaming hours, 50+ markets, and a redefinition of "premium" built entirely around engagement, the company is positioning Oaktree-backed FAST distribution as a viable alternative to prestige-TV economics.
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