Scripted


Showtime takes Denmark’s ‘Rita’ to US

US cabler Showtime has handed a pilot order to a remake of hit Danish drama Rita, with the original show’s creator attached as showrunner. The US version is being produced by Showtime and Liberty Global-backed producer Platform One Media, which is helmed by former Gaumont CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh. Christian Torpe, who was behind the […]

Sales round-up: Beta scores for drama trio; Wag TV inks 50-hour Polish deal

Germany’s Beta Film seals deals for drama trio Beta Film has struck a series of deals for dramas The Pier (pictured), Trigger and Hassel with the likes of German streamer Joyn, HBO Baltics and SBS Australia. Joyn – ProSiebenSat.1’s joint venture with Discovery – has acquired all three dramas, while in the Baltics, Spanish drama The Pier […]

Lionsgate strikes first-look TV deal with Mary J. Blige

Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with singer-actor Mary J. Blige and her fledgling Blue Butterfly Productions. The studio has partnered with the Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated artist to develop and produce TV series under her new banner. Blige – who has had a rich acting career, starring in films such as Netflix’s Mudbound and series The […]

Canada’s WAM Media Group opens scripted arm with Muse exec

Canada’s WAM Media Group, producers of Netflix and Investigation Discovery’s Real Detective, has formed a scripted arm led by Misha Solomon. The Montreal-based producer, which has worked in the factual and entertainment space for 20 years, has tapped the former Muse Entertainment exec to lead the business into scripted production. Solomon is to serve as […]

Wattpad strikes Mediaset agreement

Web-based storytelling platform Wattpad has struck its latest partnership, this time agreeing a first-look deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset. The arrangement will see Mediaset develop and coproduce TV shows from the community of writers on Wattpad, with the partnership marking the latter’s first Italian-language deal. Wattpad, which claims to have millions of users in Italy, […]

ITV orders honour killing drama

UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a two-part crime drama about an honour killing from the nascent production company launched by actor Keeley Hawes (pictured), who will also star in the show. Honour will explore the death of Banaz Mahmod, who was murdered by her family for falling in love with the wrong man. It is […]

TBI Weekly: Premium aspirations elevate global-facing LatAm drama

The appeal of scripted Spanish-language programming, with premium budgets and global-facing stories, was more apparent than ever at this week’s Conecta Fiction market in Spain, which hosted its most international edition to date. Close to 700 delegates from across 24 countries descended on Pamplona, where first-time representatives from the likes of Entertainment One (eOne) and […]

Russian crime thriller Silver Spoon picked up for South Korean remake

South Korean producer Supermoon Pictures has acquired remake rights for hit Russian crime thriller Silver Spoon. Supermoon has picked up the rights from Eccho Rights to the Channel One drama from producer Sreda. The deal marks the first time a Russian drama format has been picked up for adaptation in South Korea. Silver Spoon is […]

How can Canada’s golden age of comedy go global?

Jamie Brown, CEO of Baroness von Sketch Show producer Frantic Films, says more broad-appeal experimentation is required across Canadian comedies to make them more appealing to international distributors.  The late, great Jack Lemmon once quipped: “It’s hard enough to write a good drama, it’s much harder to write a good comedy.” I think many would add that […]

Viacom International Studios hunts “alliances” to bolster global roll-out

Viacom has made it crystal clear that its in-house global production banner is open for business and receptive to “any type of content, in any territory and in any genre”. Viacom International Studios (VIS) set up shop in Latin America last year and has begun replicating its production strategy for third parties and its own […]

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