“Street Outlaws” Gears Up for New Season in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City – Pilgrim Media Group, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), is pleased to announce that production is underway in Oklahoma for the Discovery Channel series “Street Outlaws”.
Discovery’s hit “Street Outlaws” continues to take viewers on a wild ride through the underground world of street racing in Oklahoma with fan-favorite local racers like Farmtruck and AZN. The successful series has been a staple of programming for the Discovery Channel since first premiering in 2013. “Street Outlaws” is produced by Pilgrim Media Group, a Lionsgate Company, a leader in the unscripted space with credits including “American Chopper”, “Dirty Jobs”, “The Ultimate Fighter”, and “Ghost Hunters”.
“Oklahoma has been the perfect home for the “Street Outlaws” world since the show’s inception six years ago. Communities across the state have embraced us and made it possible to produce this phenomenal, high-quality series. We’re looking forward to expanding our relationship with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office and continuing to make great television,” said Sean Alvarez, Pilgrim Media Group’s SVP of Production.
“It’s been wonderful to build a relationship with Pilgrim Media Group, and we look forward to their commitment to continue filming ‘Street Outlaws’ in Oklahoma, as well as future shows for which Oklahoma can help set the scene,” said OF+MO Director Tava Maloy Sofsky.
“Street Outlaws” will utilize the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program administered by OF+MO for the first time with the filming of its latest installment. Principal photography began on July 24, 2019 and will intermittently film through next year.
For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program, visit okfilmmusic.org.
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About Oklahoma Film + Music Office
Created in 1979, the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) strives to share all that Oklahoma has to offer by welcoming filmmakers and music professionals to the state and by creating a network of support to develop Oklahoma’s film and music industries. For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program or the Oklahoma Film + Music Office please visit okfilmmusic.org.
About Pilgrim Media Group
Pilgrim Media Group, a Lionsgate company headed by Emmy®-winning producer Craig Piligian, produces a diverse slate of unscripted and scripted programming across all platforms. The company is behind hit series like “Ghost Hunters”, “American Chopper”, “Fast N’ Loud”, the “Street Outlaws” and “Wicked Tuna” franchises, “My Big Fat Fabulous Life”, “Misfit Garage”, “Garage Rehab”, “Aaron Needs a Job”, “Bring It!”, “Battlefish” and “The Ultimate Fighter”. Among Pilgrim’s feature documentaries are the award-winning films “Soufra” and “Tre Maison Dasan”, now streaming on Hulu and PBS.org respectively, as well as “The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story” for YouTube Premium. Global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a majority investor in Pilgrim.
