DCD Rights has secured a slate of international sales of the Melbourne-set, high-end series "Love Me," Nicky Davies Williams, CEO, announced today. The romantic drama series has now been acquired by Viaplay in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the Netherlands, CBC in Canada for its streaming service, CBC Gem, Acorn TV in the UK, Spain, Portugal and India, Hot in Israel, yes-DBS in Israel and Pickbox in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. These sales are in addition to the formerly announced deal with premium streaming service Hulu in the US which recently premiered all episodes, with further sales to be announced.
The Warner Bros. International Television Australia Production for the Foxtel Group, with major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria, is adapted from the hit Viaplay Original "Älska mig," created by Josephine Bornebusch, Love Me is directed by multi-award-winner Emma Freeman and written by Alison Bell, Leon Ford, Adele Vuko and Blake Ayshford
The show follows the Mathiesons, who have it all. As Glen, his daughter Clara and son, Aaron reel from the shock death of Christine, they are all struggling to deal with their hurt in different ways. Glen is stalked by the loss of his wife, and the guilt he carries with him. Clara’s in a state of emotional ambivalence, the years of a fraught mother/daughter relationship have left damaging scars. Then there’s Aaron – he’s genuinely hurt. And unsure why the others aren’t seemingly as sad. According to the release, the title reveals how love can appear at the most inconvenient of times, as it does for Clara, Glen, and Aaron, who find themselves at an emotional crossroads following an unexpected event that changes their lives forever.
The six-part series stars Hugo Weaving, Bojana Novakovic, William Lodde, Sarah Peirse, and Shalom Brune-Franklin. “Beautifully written with an excellent ensemble cast, Love Me is a contemporary drama that deals with life as we live it today," Nicky Davies Williams said. "Poignant and uplifting, the series deals very cleverly with universal themes of love, loss, and getting back on the right track. We’re thrilled to see the growing international take up of the series across multiple territories and continents.”