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Sean Penn’s Ukraine Doc ‘Superpower’ Lands Sales, Including to HBO, History Channel (EXCLUSIVE)


The film, which sees Penn embed himself with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky following Russia's invasion, has scored more deals for Fifth Season.

“ Superpower,” the Sean Penn fronted and co-directed documentary following the Oscar-winner as he embeds himself with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the wake of Russia’s invasion, has scored new sales. “It’s a privilege to be involved with ‘Superpower’ — a profoundly moving and impactful project with incredible talent behind the camera, led by the formidable duo of Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman,” said Prentiss Fraser, Fifth Season’s president of television distribution. Kate Ward, Katie Peck, Andrew Freston, Bruce Dixon, Hozefa Lokhandwala, Subrata De, Susan Zirinsky, Terence Wrong, Anthony Gudas, Chad A. Verdi and Sasha Cherniavsky served as executive producers.

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