Trancas International Television produces some of the most innovative, high quality programming for the domestic and international television marketplaces. Since its launch in 2006 by Executive Producers Malek Akkad and Bret D. McCartney, the company continues to create quality projects in all genres. Trancas’ primary focus in television is creating, packaging and producing hour-long dramas, situation comedies, alternative programming/reality shows, docu-series, network specials, mini-series and movies of the week. Malek Akkad and Bret McCartney are extremely well-versed in both creative and physical television production.

Furthermore, Trancas has numerous long-standing, global relationships with primetime networks, cable networks and pay TV networks. Additionally, over the last 20 years, Trancas has cultivated and maintained business relationships with A-list agencies and management companies such as; CAA, WME, Paradigm, Gersh, 3 Arts Entertainment, Industry Entertainment, UTA, ICM and APA, to name a few. Trancas International’s principals bring a vast knowledge and endless rolodex for conceiving and executing original shows ideas in the business of television.

In its short history, Trancas Television has developed several mainstream projects, two of which are currently in production. The first of two recent television projects includes SCAVENGERS, a high-concept, kids, animated series for Cartoon Network created by our management client, David Lee Fisher and the legendary Stan Lee. Trancas Television partnered with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, E1 Entertainment and Cartoon Network to produce this 30 minute never seen before style of 3D animated cartoon that airs on Cartoon Network domestically.

Additionally, Trancas Television packaged, developed, sold and is Executive Producing the reality show entitled CHILL, which chronicles the life of Joey O’Donohugh aka ‘the Salvador Dali’ of ice which Martha Stewart nick-named him. It also exploits Joey’s flourishing, stressful and dramatic, New York based, ice-sculpting company called ‘Ice Fantasies’. Trancas again partnered with E1 Entertainment to make this successful show, which airs on truTV. Trancas Television also maintains strategic distribution relationships with over 25 networks including, but not limited to; ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, TLC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, truTV, BET, VERSUS, Oxygen, Spike, Travel Channel, Bravo, Cartoon Network, MTV, VH-1, E1 Entertainment, Showtime, HBO, Starz, Engine Entertainment, Grosso-Jacobson Communications Corporation, Endemol, Freemantle and Granada.

Already an established feature and television production power-house in the United States, the company is rapidly expanding its footprint in the international television arena via strategic relationships with BBC, Channel 4, Engine Entertainment, and CiTV, to name a few. The company maintains working/production relationships with truTV, Cartoon Network and MTV2, among others. Trancas also has vast knowledge and the staff with uncanny expertise in exporting its programming internationally.

Contact: tv@trancasfilms.com