FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Atlanta, GA: Sherrilyn McQueen who is better known as #1 New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sherrilyn Kenyon, and entertainment industry veteran Wes Harris have teamed up to launch the Atlanta-based film and TV production company Acheron Studios. With a planned slate of live-action and animated properties, they intend to bring fresh, original content to fans and garner a new era of entertainment to appeal to the new age of viewers who hunger for something different and innovative.

Sherrilyn McQueen writing as Sherrilyn Kenyon has more than 70 million books in print in over 100 countries. She’s one of the most popular and influential authors in the world in both adult, kids, and YA fiction. A regular at the #1 spot, she has legions of fans all over the world who proudly sport tattoos of her various series. She will act as Chief Creative Officer for Acheron Studios.

Wes Harris will serve as Chief Executive. He is currently CEO of transmedia entertainment studio Skyland Arts and previously served in executive roles at BOOM! Studios (2 Guns, Irredeemable), Meteor Entertainment (HAWKEN), VIZ Media (Naruto, Death Note), Magnetic Press, and White Wolf Publishing, the creators of the wildly popular World of Darkness universe of properties (Vampire: The Masquerade, Kindred, etc.).

Acheron Studios is well positioned to work on projects with global critical and commercial appeal, and is already at work on their first offerings.