Scripted


HBO Max preps 100 local originals in Latin America

HBO Max is preparing more than 100 local productions for its service in Latin America over the next two years, 33 of which are already in production. The slate includes shows in development and will see scripted series, documentaries, specials and reality programmes being ordered, all of which will be exclusive to the streamer. It […]

Deals round-up: Sky buys from Woodcut Int’l; Hong Kong’s TVB visits Harbour Rights; France welcomes NineTNine’s Tunisian sitcom

Sky buys from Woodcut Int’l Sky Germany has acquired a raft of true crime documentaries from UK distributor Woodcut International. The deal, which comes six months after Woodcut launched its sales division, includes Surviving A Serial Killer, The Killer Within, The Beverley Allitt Tapes, and season two and three of How I Caught the Killer. The shows will […]

NBCU’s Peacock links with Stan in Oz for Isla Fisher drama ‘Wolf Like Me’

NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock has partnered with Nine Entertainment-owned Stan in Australia on a six-part romcom. Wolf Like Me (6 x 30 minutes) has been written and created by Abe Forsythe (Little Monsters), with Josh Gad (Central Park) and Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers) starring. It is being produced by Made Up Stories, the firm launched in 2017 […]

Fox orders ballet drama ‘The Big Leap’, inspired by UK docuseries

US broadcaster Fox has ordered a drama that has been inspired by Big Ballet, a UK show that aired on Channel 4 in the UK seven years ago. The Big Leap is described as “a big-hearted, rowdy dramedy” that tracks a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining […]

Acorn TV, ITVS-owned Route 24 explore Italy with ‘Signora Volpe’

AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has ordered a detective drama starring Silent Witness’s Emilia Fox. Signora Volpe is from ITV Studios-backed production company Route 24 and has been created and written by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths (Midsomer Murders). The three-part feature-length drama features Fox as a disillusioned British spy-turned-detective living in Italy whose life changes […]

Peacock & C4 join up for cyber drama from ‘Wolf Hall’ team

NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has linked up with Channel 4 in the UK on a six-part thriller from Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall). The Undeclared War is being directed and co-written by Kosminsky, who will reunite with Wolf Hall producer Colin Callender and his production company Playground on the drama. Playground will co-produce with NBCUniversal International Studios, with […]

‘Suburra’ prodco Cattleya hires Netflix exec for Spanish expansion

ZeroZeroZero and Suburra producer Cattleya is launching a new Spanish arm and has hired a Netflix exec to head it up, with the division marking the first scripted interest in the country for parent ITV Studios (ITVS). Cattleya Producciones will specialise in the creation and production of drama for Spain and the global market, with its base in Madrid. The […]

Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands

Disney is closing 18 linear networks in Asia as it focuses its attention on nascent streamer Disney+. Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life and FX will all be shuttered in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in October, less than three years since the Mouse House acquired them through its purchase of 21st Century Fox. Kids networks […]

Red Arrow rejigs as distribution exec Carlo Dusi joins UK’s Endor Productions

Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) scripted exec Carlo Dusi has taken up a new role overseeing strategy at sibling firm Endor Productions. Dusi, who was most recently EVP of commercial strategy for scripted at Red Arrow’s sales arm, will become executive producer and strategy director at UK-based Endor, which was founded by Hilary Bean Jones and became […]

Newen takes majority stake in ‘El Cid’ prodco iZen Group

French producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in Spanish drama and factual outfit iZen Group. iZen was founded two decades ago by Jose Velasco and is home to companies including Zebra Producciones, Europroducciones, Boca a Boca, Hill Valley, Proima and Newco in Spain. The group also houses Imagic TV in the Middle East, […]