HBO has cancelled its much-discussed music industry drama The Idol after just one season. The show was co-created by Sam Levinson (Euphoria), Abel Tesfaye (aka musician The Weeknd) and Reza Fahim, with Atlanta’s Amy Seimetz initially set to direct. She quit orior to production, however, and the show failed to find a sizeable audience. It […]
Canadian finance and production company Bron, which is behind shows such as HBO’s The Idol and Ten Percent for Prime Video, has filed for bankruptcy. The company has filed for creditor protection with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada and has also made a Chapter 15 filing in the US. Company co-founder and […]
AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’ US-based AMC+ has acquired three-part psychological thriller Anne Boleyn as an original series for its US debut on 9 December. Starring Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) in the titular role, the drama explores the final months of Anne Boleyn’s life, as she struggles to secure a future for her daughter and to […]
Former Disney+ exec Matt Brodlie and Sierra/Affinity’s Jonathan Kier have launched Upgrade Productions, a new LA-based prodco focused on the development and production of local language content for a global audience. The new firm has received backing from Germany’s Constantin Film and forged a strategic partnership with BRON. It is already working with creators and […]
Entertainment One picks up first French-language drama Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up international distribution rights to France 2 crime drama La Garçonne from Call My Agent! producers Mother Production and Gedesel. The deal marks eOne’s first French-language acquisition, and was brokered by Noel Hedges, EVP of acquisitions and international distribution for the studio. Set […]
The Bridge producer Lars Blomgren sits with TBI to discuss his preparation for an upcoming role as head of scripted for non-English language titles at Endemol Shine. You only have to look at Blomgren’s own hit drama The Bridge (Bron), and its successful international adaptations in Denmark, the US, UK and France, as well as […]
German SVOD platform Watchever has scored a deal with ZDF Enterprises for shows including Nordic noir series Bron (aka The Bridge) and teen series Wolfblood. The deal is for German-produced and international shows from the commercial arm of pubcaster ZDF. On the scripted front, Watchever gets Kriminaldauerdienst, which is about a workplace drama about a […]
Shine International will hope three is the magic number as it takes this new incarnation of the popular Nordic noir series Bron (aka The Bridge) to the global market. Where the original had Swedish and Danish detectives investigating a body carefully left between the two countries’ borders and 2012’s US version on FX paired Mexican […]
Fox International Channels has acquired the second season of US drama series The Bridge to launch in 125 territories. This comes after US net FX ordered Shine America to produce a second season of the show, which is base on Danish-Swedish drama Bron. FIC will co-finance the new season and has exclusive pay TV rights […]
Having restructured into four genre-specific divisions, ZDF Enterprises will launch new kids, drama, factual and entertainment shows at MIPCOM. The commercial arm of the German public broadcaster has also launched a new sales site to help buyers get details of its new shows. On the kids side the market highlight from ZDFE.junior is 26x26mins live […]
