Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions Names Haroon Saleem President of Production
17 Juin 2019 - 08:52PM
Business Wire
Saleem to Develop Content Across All
Platforms and Genres
Viacom is a Day Zero Productions Partner and
Paramount Players is Developing a Feature Film Adaptation of Noah’s
Memoir
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) and Day Zero Productions today
announced Haroon Saleem as President of Production for Day Zero
Productions, an international production and distribution company
led by Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with
Trevor Noah." Saleem is based in Los Angeles and reports directly
to Noah.
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Haroon Saleem, President of Production,
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“Trevor is a transformative talent, and it is a privilege to
lead the charge with him,” said Saleem. "It has never felt more
necessary to create sophisticated, essential content for our global
audience, especially with, and for, marginalized voices. We will be
genre-agnostic, with an eye for scripted and unscripted stories
across a wide range of media platforms.”
“I could not be more excited and blessed to have Haroon join Day
Zero as president,” said Noah. “His vision, authenticity and
brilliance are the perfect attributes to help shape Day Zero into a
producer of engaging and original content across all platforms
except VHS.”
Viacom is a partner in Day Zero Productions and holds exclusive
first look rights on all projects developed by Noah and Day Zero
Productions across all media, including television, feature films,
digital and short-form video content.
As part of the relationship, Paramount Players is adapting a
feature film from Noah's memoir, "Born a Crime: Stories from a
South African Childhood," to which Academy Award-winner Lupita
Nyong'o is attached to star as Trevor's mother, Patricia.
With more than two decades of experience, Saleem most recently
served as executive vice president of production at Red Hour, where
he oversaw The Package for Netflix as well as the upcoming
Friendsgiving for Endeavor Content. He was an executive on films
and franchises including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Tooth Fairy,
Chasing Mavericks, The Pursuit of Happyness, Into the Forest, I Am
Legend and Hancock. Saleem also produced the pre-show for the 2010
Stand Up To Cancer telecast, founded The 008/Generation for Change,
which supported the 2008 Obama campaign, and created the non-profit
I VOTE in 2012, which promoted voter-driven social causes for young
professionals. Saleem was born on the Mediterranean coast of Libya
and raised in a small desert town in Southern California.
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