A truly international drama, La Unidad combines locations across France, Spain and Morocco with a story that embraces contemporary themes involving terrorism, relationships and revenge. The series starts in the dead of night as officers from the Spanish, Moroccan and French police forces carry out a synchronized anti-jihadist strike. As retaliation looms, it becomes clear […]
Eleventh Hour picks up Chris Atkins’ rights Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-backed Eleventh Hour Films has optioned Chris Atkins’ prison diaries A Bit Of A Stretch for adaptation. The book, published by Atlantic Books, explores the documentary-maker’s experiences after he was sent to prison in 2016 after becoming embroiled in an illegal tax scheme to fund […]
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag for its pay TV service. The broadcaster has acquired up both 6 x 30 minute seasons of the hit series, which was written by and starred Waller-Bridge (No Time To Die, Killing Eve). The show was produced for BBC Three and […]
Germany’s Beta Film has expanded its scripted interests by taking a stake in UK-based drama producer RubyRock Pictures. Babylon Berlin producer and distributor Beta has taken a minority stake in the company, which was launched earlier this year by Zoë Rocha, who has been behind shows including Sky comedy Moone Boy and was MD at […]
Former Shine International and BBC Worldwide exec Dorit Schilling has re-emerged at Bantry Bay, the prodco behind the German reboot of The Red Band Society and The Valley. Schilling has been named head of formats and creative partnerships at Beta Film-backed Bantry Bay and Seapoint, which were founded by Jan Kromschröder and Stefan Oelze in […]
Franco-German network Arte has picked up crime series The Pleasure Principle from Germany’s Beta Film. The 10 x 60-minute series was produced by Apple Film Production in co-production with Canal+ Poland, Czech TV and the Ukraine’s Star Media and was directed by Dariusz Jablonski (Photographer). The show revolves around the murder of three young women […]
Beta Film in Germany has taken a majority stake in Finnish film and TV production company Fisher King and launched Swedish-based Beta Nordic Studios (BNS). The group will serve as an umbrella for Beta’s production activities in Scandinavia, consisting of Finnish production company Fisher King (Nymphs, Bordertown) and Dramacorp, the joint venture set up in […]
Beta Film’s non-fiction producer and distributor Autentic is rejigging the senior management team at its production and programme sales division, promoting a former Sky Vision exec and appointing a Bilderfest producer. Mirjam Strasser will become head of sales and acquisitions at Autentic Distribution from January 1, working from the company’s main offices in Munich. She […]
Nordic broadcasters TV2 Norway, DR in Denmark and MTV3 in Finland have all boarded Beta Film’s high-profile adaptation of Jan Guillou’s bestselling novels Hamilton. Agent Hamilton is from Dramacorp Pampas Studios and Kärnfilm in co-production with Sweden’s TV4, pan-Nordic streamer C-More, Beta and ZDF, in association with the German broadcaster’s commercial arm ZDF Enterprises. The […]
RTL doubles down in Spain German broadcaster RTL has picked up two original series by Spain’s Movistar+ as well as a French drama, after striking a deal with distributor Beta Film. Perfect Life (pictured) will be aired on free-to-air channel VOX and simultaneously streamed on RTL’s TVNOW, before becoming available on RTL Passion. The story […]
