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Show of the week
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Show of the Week: Thank You
Turkey’s Global Agency will be in Cannes this week with Thank You, a new feel-good…
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Show of the week: 5 Gold Rings
5 Gold Rings is the first format jointly developed by Possessed, the ITV Studios prodco,…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: Spies
Espionage has perhaps never been more relevant than it is in 2017, with fake news…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: Game of Clones
For Luci Sanan, global formats director at new-kid-on-the-block sales house The Story Lab, picking up…
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Show of the week: White Gold
Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick has swapped Hollywood for the Essex towns of Corringham and…
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Show of the week: Hidden Singer
NBCUniversal’s Asian office saw Hidden Singer when it was on air on the JTBC channel…
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Show of the week: Mary Kills People
Mary Kills People is both a cable series and a free TV series, and comes…
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Show of the week: Babylon Berlin
Germany is one of the more recent of the international markets to become a drama…
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Show of the week: Below the Surface
The Nordics are firmly established as international drama-producing territories, and buyers will soon have a…
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Show of the week: My Man Can – Showdown
My Man Can was a hit in its home German market and internationally, selling in…
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Show of the week: The Phone Secrets
This controversial concept hails from Italy as one of indie prodco Vivi la Vita’s first…
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Show of the week: The Stream
There have been few attempts to create new spins on the music competition format since…
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Show of the week: That Awkward Game Show
A 60-minute format that can also be adapted for the international market as a half-hour,…
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Show of the week: National Treasure
The titular national treasure in the new UK drama four-parter is Paul Finchley, one half…
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Show of the week: Meat & Greed
Asian content is becoming much more palatable for Western buyers, and, as such, is increasingly…
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Show of the week: Prisoners of War India
Keshet International’s Prisoners of War is one of the world’s most successful scripted formats. Besides…
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Show of the week: The Next Boy/Girl Band
A new talent competition from Talpa (creator of The Voice), The Next Boy/Girl Band, sees…
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Show of the week: Planet Earth II
The BBC debuted its groundbreaking wildlife series Planet Earth ten years ago, and the international…
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Show of the week: Planet Earth II
The BBC debuted its groundbreaking wildlife series Planet Earth ten years ago, and the international…
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Show of the Week: My Wife Rules
Global Agency’s hybrid format My Wife Rules mixes couples relationship format beats and cooking competition…
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Show of the week: The Paper
Parallels between HBO’s masterpiece The Wire and Croatian drama The Paper were first made in…
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Show of the week: Simon
Simon was generating heat at MIPJunior, becoming the most-screened kids show at the market. The…
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Show of the week: Mars
Mars will be one of the biggest new series in Cannes this year. Its production…
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Show of the Week: Ouro
Canal+’s original series come as a varied bunch: Versailles is an English-language period drama, The…
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Show of the Week: Paprika
Paprika marks Oggy and the Cockroaches prodco Xilam’s move into preschool, and will also be…
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Show of the Week: The Son
Pierce Brosnan’s return to television comes in the shape of AMC period piece The Son,…
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Show of the Week: The Fashion Hero
The world of TV is well-stocked with fashion series and formats, but where The Fashion…
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Show of the week: The Loud House
The Loud House has been making a lot of noise. The Nickelodeon show has fared…
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Show of the week: The Married Game
The international market is well-supplied with dating formats, but The Married Game seeks to stand…
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Show of the week: Operation Burma
Joe Simpson’s mountaineering exploits provided the foundation for hit feature doc Touching the Void, and…