The BBC, Element Pictures and Fremantle have revealed first-look pictures for brand new drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall (Christine, The Town, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire). Based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who has also written the adaptation, The Listeners is produced by Element Pictures (Normal People, The Favourite, Poor Things), a Fremantle company, directed by Janicza Bravo (Zola, Poker Face, Mrs America), and is coming to BBC One and BBC … [Read more...] about First-look pictures revealed for brand new BBC drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall
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All3Media International and Falcon Pictures signs first deal as three scripted formats head to Indonesia
Leading independent distributor All3Media International and Falcon Pictures, one of Indonesia’s biggest production houses, are collaborating for the first time in a deal that will see three scripted formats adapted for the territory. Currently in development are local versions of Two Brothers Pictures’ thrillers Liar and Cheat, as well as mystery thriller The Cry from the award-winning team at Synchronicity. The partnership with Falcon Pictures, which is based in Jakarta, is All3Media … [Read more...] about All3Media International and Falcon Pictures signs first deal as three scripted formats head to Indonesia
New broadcasters join the pack for APC’s Wolf
Boutique producer and distributor APC Studios has secured a raft of international sales for the brand-new crime thriller Wolf. An APC Studios (UK) originated co-production with award-winning Hartswood Films for the BBC and with the support of Creative Wales, Wolf premiered on BBC One, BBC Wales and BBC iPlayer this summer. Deals for the six-part series include Deutsche Telekom for Germany (Magenta TV), Blue Play for German-speaking Switzerland, CANAL+ for Austria, TVNZ for New Zealand, … [Read more...] about New broadcasters join the pack for APC’s Wolf
Hulu, Foxtel, and BritBox amongst partners for SISTER’s drama Better
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has secured a raft of international acquisitions for SISTER’s Better across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America and the U.S. Following the series premiere on commissioning broadcaster BBC One in the UK earlier this year, streaming platform Hulu becomes the latest international partner to launch SISTER’s five-part series with US audiences now able to watch all episodes. Following successful international deals the series has also … [Read more...] about Hulu, Foxtel, and BritBox amongst partners for SISTER’s drama Better
FIFTH SEASON scores global sales for Jack Throne’s breakout BBC Drama Best Interests
Global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON has inked the first wave of international sales for the highly acclaimed BBC One drama Best Interests (4 x 60’ / 6 x 45’). Created and written by BAFTA-winning writer Jack Thorne (Help, His Dark Materials, The Virtues), the series stars Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Quiz) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Together) and is produced by AC Chapter One in association with FIFTH SEASON. The series debuted on BBC One and iPlayer (UK) in June 2023. The first sales … [Read more...] about FIFTH SEASON scores global sales for Jack Throne’s breakout BBC Drama Best Interests
Keshet International acquires two more docs from Flicker Productions
Keshet International (KI) has picked up the international distribution rights to two timely documentaries commissioned for linear TV channels in the UK: Wayne Couzens: Killer in Plain Sight and Ellie Simmonds: My Secret Family, both produced by Flicker Productions for Channel 5 and ITV1 respectively. Kelly Wright, KI’s MD of Distribution says, “As a team, we are excited to have secured two additional high-quality documentaries from Flicker for our growing factual catalogue of English-language … [Read more...] about Keshet International acquires two more docs from Flicker Productions