Keanu Reeves has
joined the anticipated new EPIX Original Documentary, Deep Web, as narrator. From director Alex Winter, the film
chronicles one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the
century — the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old
entrepreneur recently convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and
operator of online black market Silk Road. This is the first time Reeves and
Winter have worked together since 1993’s Freaked,
which followed their co-starring roles in the successful Bill and Ted films. Deep Web will make its World Television Premiere on EPIX Spring
2015.
“I'm honored to be
working with Alex Winter on his timely and vital documentary, Deep
Web” said Reeves. “The Silk Road and trial of Ross Ulbricht involve
many important and complex issues that impact the life of Mr. Ulbricht and us
all.”
Deep
Web seeks to unravel a
tangled web of secrecy, accusations, and criminal activity, and explores how
the outcome of Ulbricht's trial will set a critical precedent for the future of
technological freedom around the world. The film features exclusive interviews with the Ulbricht
family, including Ross’ parents Lyn and Kirk Ulbricht.
Deep
Web is
an EPIX Original Documentary written, directed and produced by Alex Winter with
Marc Schiller and Glen Zipper also serving as producers. Winter and Schiller
previously worked together on the documentary Downloaded, about the rise
and fall of Napster.
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