HAT TRICK INTERNATIONAL MAKES GLOBAL PRE-SALES FOR "BLOODLANDS"

Hat Trick International’s  "Bloodlands", the first drama series from newly formed production company Hat Trick Mercurio Television (HTM), has been pre-sold to an extensive line-up of international free to air broadcasters and subscription platforms ahead of its highly-anticipated launch on BBC One later this year.

Sarah Tong, Director of Sales, Hat Trick International comments, “We are continuing to find strong demand for new, high-end drama from our international clients.  With its strong creative credentials, both in front of and behind the camera, 'Bloodlands' is an intense and thrilling series which will have wide appeal globally.”

Starring James Nesbitt ("The Missing", "Cold Feet"), created by new writer Chris Brandon and executive produced by acclaimed showrunner Jed Mercurio,  "Bloodlands" (4x60’) has been acquired by SBS Australia, VRT Belgium, C-More Scandinavia, NPO Netherlands, TV2 Norway, and TV4 Sweden.  As announced last week, AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV has secured the series for the US and Canada.

"Bloodlands" follows Tom Brannick’s obsessive campaign to identify and unmask the semi-mythical figure behind these events – a figure code-named Goliath, after the giant shipyard cranes, Samson and Goliath that dominate the Belfast skyline. It’s a case that comes from the dark past.

Starring James Nesbitt ("The Missing", "Cold Feet"), created by new writer Chris Brandon and executive produced by acclaimed showrunner Jed Mercurio,  "Bloodlands" (4x60’) has been acquired by SBS Australia, VRT Belgium, C-More Scandinavia, NPO Netherlands, TV2 Norway, and TV4 Sweden.  As announced last week, AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV has secured the series for the US and Canada.

Joining James Nesbitt in the drama are Lisa Dwan ("Top Boy", "Trust"), Lorcan Cranitch ("Fortitude", "The Dig"), Charlene McKenna ("Ripper Street", "Vienna Blood"), Ian McElhinney ("Derry Girls", "Game Of Thrones"), Lola Petticrew ("My Left Nut", "Come Home"), Chris Walley ("The Young Offenders", "1917"), Michael Smiley ("Luther", "Death and Nightingales"), Kathy Kiera Clarke ("Derry Girls", "The Pale Horse") and Susan Lynch ("Happy Valley", "Save Me").

Produced by HTM Television for BBC One, "Bloodlands" is directed by Pete Travis ("Omagh", "The Go-Between") and produced by Christopher Hall ("The Durrells", "Critical") Executive Producers are Jed Mercurio, Mark Redhead, and Jimmy Mulville for HTM Television and Tommy Bulfin for The BBC. The series was commissioned for BBC One by Piers Wenger and Charlotte Moore.