Arte acquires Israeli comedy ‘Bloody Murray’

Bloody Murray (Source: Yes Studios)

France & Germany’s Arte has acquired Israeli comedy Bloody Murray, which it will launch under the title Dana & Murray on Arte.tv later this week.

Created and written by Stav Idisis and produced by Yes TV and Kastina Communications, the series, which debuts on 9 February, focuses on the relationship between best friends and roommates Murray and Dana, and their daily struggles as single, thirty-something women.

Dana is a gynaecologist and Murray a film lecturer specialising in romantic comedies. Their lives change when Murray flees the scene of a hit and run, and the man she crashed in to, Lior, shows up at her apartment – where he meets Dana and the two fall madly in love.

However, Murray soon realises that she has her own feelings for Lior. Lonely, and taking a cue from her work and the tropes of the romantic comedies she knows so well, Murray convinces herself that Lior is actually meant for her.

Bloody Murray also previously sold to CBC in Canada last year and a second season is in development following a re-commission by Yes TV in Israel. Yes Studios represents the completed series and format worldwide.

Sharon Levi, managing director at Yes Studios, said: “We are pleased to have extended our relationship with Arte by concluding a deal for this entertaining comedy. With its wonderfully drawn characters, light touch, and all the feelgood fun and wit of a romcom, we expect that this delightful series will prove a big hit with Arte audiences.”