Comedy Central Latin America and leading independent distributor All3Media International have signed a deal for Waller-Bridge’s award-winning comedy "Fleabag". The show, which is written by and stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge (No Time to Die, Killing Eve), will premiere on Comedy Central Latin America in 2020, exact date to be announced.
Recent winner of the SAG Award, two Golden Globes, three Critics Choice Awards, and multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, "Fleabag" is a bittersweet confessional of a woman trying to make sense of the world. Produced by Two Brothers Pictures for BBC Three and Amazon Prime in association with DryWrite Productions and all3media international, it also stars Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Brett Gelman, Andrew Scott, Hugh Skinner, and Hugh Dennis.
Tiago Worcman, SVP and Brand Manager for Music & Entertainment Brands at ViacomCBS Networks Americas, said, “Comedy Central Latin America is always looking to offer the best comedy content out there, and Fleabag is unique on its own. We are thrilled to be welcoming this show to our programming roster and further reinforce our position as one of the best comedy destinations in the region.”
Janel Downing, VP of Sales for Latin America at all3media international, added, “We’re very pleased to add another key deal for Fleabag to its global success story, straight after its two honors at the Golden Globes earlier this month and its incredible six wins at the Primetime Emmys. As poignant as it is funny, Fleabag is one of the most talked-about and in-demand television series of recent years, and we know it will prove as popular with Comedy Central viewers in Latin America as it has with audiences around the world.”
Comedy Central Latin America is the latest international broadcaster to sign the series from All3Media International, adding to acquisitions in Japan (Wowow), Australia (ABC) and New Zealand (Sky New Zealand). Comedy Central Latin America is also set to premiere in 2020 the second season of Se Rentan Cuartos, the network’s first original Mexican sitcom, which was the highest-rated premiere in 2019 in Mexico.
Based on the award-winning Edinburgh Fringe play of the same name, Fleabag is a window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headfirst at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights, in this very modern mix of fatalism and hedonism. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the thoroughly disarming confessional of a woman so totally detached she’s utterly lost and ultimately wondering what the hell she ought to be doing in life, much like the rest of us.
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