‘The story of Ronnie Briggs, one of the U.K.’s most notorious and well-known criminals of the past century, will be … More
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Michael Caine’s ‘King of Thieves’ Bought by Saban Films for U.S.
‘Saban Films has bought U.S. distribution rights to James Marsh’s crime drama “King of Thieves,” starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, … More
DRG Announces Additional Pre-Sales on Jenna Coleman-led ‘The Cry’
‘Synchronicity Films this month scored the U.K.’s second-largest drama launch of the year with BBC One’s “The Cry,” and the … More
‘City’ Graphic Novel Adaptation at Snack & Screen Argentina!
“City” is one of the many productions pitching at Snack & Screen Argentina!, taking place Oct. 17 at Cannes’ Palais … More
Matias Varela and Julia Ragnarsson To Star in Swedish Thriller ‘Blinded’
‘Matias Varela and Julia Ragnarsson will star in “Blinded,” the much-anticipated Swedish thriller following a journalist on the trail of corruption … More
TM International Sells ‘The Name of the Rose’ to Multiple Territories Including BBC, Sky, and OCS
‘Tele München Group’s world sales unit, TM International, has sold its high-end television series “The Name of the Rose,” starring John … More
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Announces China Release Date
‘After weeks of speculation, “Crazy Rich Asians” has landed a release in China. The brash Asian-centric romcom hit is scheduled to … More
ITV’s Mammoth Screen ‘The War of the Worlds’ Announce Int’l Pre-Sales in 80 Territories
‘Buzzed-up heading into this year’s Mipcom and selected as one of Variety’s top titles at the market, ITV’s Mammoth Screen-produced “The War of the … More
Netflix Cancels Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’
‘Marvel and Netflix have announced that the maligned superhero drama, which courted a whitewashing controversy prior to airing and has received generally negative … More
Studiocanal Brings Riad Sattoufs ‘Esther’s Notebooks’ to Mipcom
‘One of the few graphs in the Eurodata TV study suggests that daily TV viewing by younger and older children … More
Carsten Jensen’s ‘We, the Drowned’ Being Adapted with Mikael Salomon to Direct
‘Carsten Jensen’s bestselling historical saga “We, the Drowned” is being adapted for TV, and prolific director and cinematographer Mikael Salomon (“Band … More
Federation Kids & Family Close UK Rights for ‘The Ollie & Moon Show’
‘Federation Kids & Family, the Paris-based premium family content distributor, has closed U.K. rights on “The Ollie & Moon Show” … More
Netflix Gives Series Order to Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith’s ‘Trinkets’
Netflix has given a series order to Trinkets, based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel. Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool, Tragedy Girls), Kiana Madeira (The Flash, Sacred Lies) … More
Hulu Picks Up WWII Drama ‘Das Boot’
‘World War II drama series Das Boot, co-produced by Bavaria Fiction, Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, has been sold to more than 100 … More
Magic Light Pictures Options Steve Antony’s ‘Mr Panda’ Series
‘TV production company Magic Light Pictures has optioned the Mr Panda picture series by Steve Antony. The books are published … More
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