ITV Studios announced new sales across the US, Latin America and Canada, including the drama "Fifteen-Love". The deals were brokered on behalf of ITV Studios by Rob Kaplan, SVP, US and Latin American Sales and Craig Bohland, VP, Canada Sales. Next, let’s briefly review each of them.
In the US and Canada, World Productions’ "Fifteen-Love", starring Aiden Turner and Ella Lily Hyland, has sold to and is currently streaming on AMC Networks’ Sundance Now. In addition, SRC in French Canada has signed on for the six-part series, created and written by Hania Elkington ("The Innocents", "The Essex Serpent") and directed by Eva Riley ("Perfect Ten") and Toby MacDonald ("Ragdoll"), following Justine’s meteoric rise and tragic fall in the elite world of Grand Slam tennis.
Meanwhile, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV has secured US premiere rights for the tear-jerking six-part medical drama "Maternal", executive produced by BAFTA winner Patrick Spence ("A Spy Among Friends", "Litvinenko", "Adult Material") and Kat Pugsley ("The A Word", "Ralph & Katie"), as well as second-window rights in Canada. This comes after CBC signed a deal for first-window rights for the series last year.
Depicting the untold story of the nightclub manageress and convicted murderer who was the last woman to hang in the UK, "A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story" (Silverprint Pictures for ITV) has sold to BritBox in the US and Canada. The powerful drama "Until I Kill You" (World Productions for ITV) has also sold to BritBox in the US and Hollywood Suite in Canada.
PBS Distribution has extended its rights for the critically acclaimed and internationally renowned detective drama "Endeavour"(Mammoth Screen for ITV), the decadent period drama Victoria starring Jenna Coleman (Mammoth Screen for ITV), and the hit period drama Poldark (Mammoth Screen for BBC). Additionally, Janus Films and the Criterion Collection have opted to extend the rights to a package of 94 titles in the US and Canada, including iconic classic films "The 39 Steps", "Brief Encounter" and "The Lady Vanishes".
The award-winning European dramas "Blackwater" (Apple Tree Productions for SVT, ARD, RUV, YLE, NRK, DR) and "A French Village" (Un Village Français Tetra Media Fiction for France 3), set against the backdrop of "World War Two" have been sold to MHZ Choice. Along with "Piste Noire" (Macondo Productions for France 2), season two of the ratings-winning procedural "Petra" (Cattleya for Sky Italia) and the Italian crime drama "Carlo and Malik"(Cattleya for Rai Uno).
Meanwhile, Globo in Brazil has acquired rights to the diverse dating show "I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl" (TwoFour for BBC Three), "An Audience with Kylie Minogue" (Lifted Entertainment for ITV), and the dating game show "Ready to Mingle" (Potato for ITV).
Tom Clark, EVP, Global Sales & Commercial Strategy, Global Partnerships at ITV Studios referred to the deals: “We’re thrilled to deepen our successful partnerships with AMC, PBS, BritBox, the Criterion Collection, MHZ Networks, and TV Globo in Latin America. This just highlights ITV Studios' expanding influence in the US and Latin American markets, as we continue to deliver outstanding British drama, film and non-scripted hits that captivate audiences across the Americas," commented.
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