"Civil Servant"
GoQuest Media has struck a deal with Miami based Somos Next for Estonian espionage drama "Traitor" and the Serbian drama "Civil Servant" to be offered in Somos Next’s SVOD service FlixLatino.
Mikaela Perez, Sales - LatAm, Spain & US Hispanic at GoQuest Media said, "We are pleased to start the year off by celebrating our partnership with Somos Next, and with FlixLatino. ‘Civil Servant’ and ‘Traitor’ will bring to the FlixLatino Spanish speaking audience the brilliant work of the charismatic actors, Milan Maric and Tambet Tuisk, and the challenges of international conflicts, espionage, and homeland. We look forward to being Somos’ ally in curating the best content produced worldwide and taking the Spanish-speaking audience to exciting new locations".
Luis Guillermo Villanueva, COO of Somos Next, commented, “GoQuest’s series ‘Traitor’ and ‘Civil Servant’ represents an important addition to our catalogue. In Somos Next, and particularly for FlixLatino, we focus on first quality content, with good production values, plots, and attractive casting. Latinos have learnt to appreciate audiovisual content from different sources, as long as they deliver good entertainment. These criteria guide our acquisition policies and are responsible for our growth”.
AWARD-WINNING SERIES
"Traitor" (6x58’) is produced by multi-service provider Elisa Estonia and Estonian public broadcaster ERR, inspired by recent spy scandals in Estonia. The thriller begins in 2004 just before Estonia joined NATO and became a top target for Russian intelligence. Greed and the need for recognition leads recruit Alfred Vint (Tambet Tuisk) to cooperate with Russian intelligence, leading to a thrilling cat-and-mouse game with determined young Estonian counter-intelligence officer Marko Arrak (Veiko Porkanen) as they navigate the challenges faced in their personal lives.
"Civil Servant" (S01: 12 x 50’ & S02: 12 x 50’) is a spy thriller produced by Telekom Srbija and Film Danas that follows a young, ambitious Serbian Secret Service (BIA) agent, Lazar Stanojević (played by Milan Marić) as he negotiates the rules of the international spy game in the modern world. The third season of "Civil Servant" will air in Spring 2022 on Serbia’s most-watched TV channel Superstar TV.