Daily Archives: March 25, 2025

Janus Metz on ‘Rescue’ and Saving Migrants in the Mediterranean With Partner Sine Plambech and Doctors Without Borders (EXCLUSIVE)

Danish filmmaker Janus Metz (“Borg vs McEnroe,” “Armadillo”), most recently attached to Season 2 of “Star Wars” series “Andor,” has his mind and heart fully-immersed these days not in a galaxy far, far away, but in real-life stories of human beings, risking their lives in

ABC Australia to Launch ‘Claire Hooper’s House of Games’ in April, Adapted from Richard Osman’s Popular U.K. Original

Australian audiences are about to have their trivia skills put to the test with ABC set to premiere “Claire Hooper’s House of Games,” a new quiz show hosted by Australian comedian Claire Hooper. The series will debut on April 21 on ABC TV and ABC

Amanda Seyfried Starrer ‘Long Bright River’ Sells Out Nearly All Major Markets Worldwide: ‘It’s Got Huge Star Power and Propulsive Storytelling’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marking out one of the hottest properties at this year’s Series Mania, the world can’t get enough of “Long Bright River” starring Amanda Seyfried, with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) securing multiple new markets with muscular regional or local distributors such as Max and Warner Bros. Discovery. 

BBC, ZDF Order Flirty Spy Thriller ‘Honey’ From ‘Killing Eve’ Producer

U.K. network BBC and German broadcaster ZDF have teamed up to order darkly comedic Cold War thriller “Honey,” described as “tender and flirty, slick and dangerous,” from Sally Woodward Gentle’s Sid Gentle Films, best known for “Killing Eve.” Fifth Season is handling global distribution. The

Banijay France Combines Shine Fiction and Banijay Studios France to Create Scripted Powerhouse

Banijay France has combined Banijay Studios France and Shine Fiction to create a scripted powerhouse, which will be known as Shine Fiction. The company, which will be led by chairman Dominique Farrugia and chief operating officer Guillaume Thouret, will concentrate on premium series for French

‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ Producers Board Brain Hemorrhage Survival Story ‘The Day My Brain Exploded’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Veteran producers Tabrez Noorani and Amar Butala have signed on for the film adaptation of Ashok Rajamani’s memoir “The Day My Brain Exploded.” The adaptation chronicles Rajamani’s extraordinary survival story as a first-generation Indian American who suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage at age 25 during

Spain’s Onza Distribution Appoints Erika Gómez as Head of Sales

Spanish content distributor Onza Distribution has named Erika Gómez as its new head of sales. Gómez, who has been with the company for three years as a sales manager, steps into her new role just in time for Series Mania, one of Europe’s premier audiovisual

Beta Film Boards Series Mania Standout ‘Cecilie Mars’ From ‘Warrior’s’ Christoffer Boe, Double Oscar Winner Zentropa (EXCLUSIVE) 

In one of the highest profile deals announced at Series Mania, European TV giant Beta Film has boarded crime series “Cecilie Mars,” created and helmed by Christoffer Boe (“Warrior,” “Face to Face”), rated one of Denmark’s best directors, and produced by Karoline Leth (“DNA,”“The Dreamer