New York, NY, December 3, 2003 -- Weird things always happen to Zack Greenburg.  From science experiments gone wrong, to the supernatural, to the just plain spooky, 12-year-old Zack seems to attract unnatural forces like a magnet -- but why? Find out as Showtime FamilyZone presents 52 episodes of this sci-fi tween series beginning in December 2003.  The series was acquired from RCN Entertainment, which developed and co-produced "The Zack Files" with Decode Entertainment.

 

The TV series is based on the books by Dan Greenburg.  Nominated by the Director's Guild of Canada for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Television, the series follows Zack and his friends as they try to get to the bottom of the mysteries that haunt them in every episode, such as spirit possessions, time-travel, alternate dimensions and demon talismans.  The cast includes Robert Clark ("Black Hole High," "Prancer Returns") as Zack, Jake Epstein ("Degrassi: The Next Generation") as Cam Dunleavey, Michael Seater (Showtime's DIRTY PICTURES) as Spencer Sharpe and Katie Boland ("The Salem Witch Trials") as Gwen Killerby.

 

RCN Entertainment (RCNE), a wholly-owned RCN subsidiary headquartered in New York City, creates, develops and produces quality television programming and feature films for the entire family.  RCNE's library of award-winning programming ranges from Reading Rainbow (PBS) to Outward Bound (Discovery Kids) and the international co-production, The Zack Files.  In association with the United Nations, the company produces What's Going On?, which currently airs on Showtime.  RCNE is also developing a variety of projects based on award-winning novels including The Watsons, Monster and feature film The Giver, which partners four-time Academy Award®-nominee Jeff Bridges and his AsIs Productions with RCNE and Walden Media.

 

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc., owns the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL" and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME® TOO", SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE® and TMC xtra.  SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD®, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND". SNI operates and manages the premium television network SUNDANCE CHANNEL®, which is owned by SNI, Robert Redford and Universal Studios. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME® PPV.   Additionally, the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME EXTREME® is available in Spain through a joint venture with Media Park and the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME is available in Turkey through a joint venture with UK-based Zone Vision.