Keshet International to distribute Quizzical Pictures’ “Paradys”

Keshet International is set to help produce and distribute Quizzical Pictures’ “Paradys.” The title has been selected as a finalist in Series Mania’s 2022 Co-Pro Pitch competition. “We have found the perfect partners in Keshet International, whose excellent taste and proven track record will be a huge boost for this project that we are all so passionate about,” Quizzical Pictures’ Producer on the project, Nimrod Geva, said.

 Produced by Quizzical Pictures with Nimrod Geva as producer, “Paradys” will be executive produced by Peabody Award-winning Harriet Gavshon, representing Quizzical Pictures, Anthony Kimble from Arrested Industries, Avi Nir from Keshet Media Group, and Alon Shtruzman from Keshet International. Other titles acquired by Keshet include “Furia,” Monster Scripted, and X-Filme Creative Pool’s 8x60’ thriller about a far-right attack on Europe for Viaplay and ZDF. It received its world premiere in competition at Series Mania and has since been sold into over 30 territories. 

With plans to shoot on location in South Africa, “Paradys” is written in English and Afrikaans by author, podcaster, screenwriter, and The Times’ columnist Darrel Bristow-Bovey, with John Trengove on board as director, who’s just come off directing Manodrome, with Jesse Eisenberg and Adrien Brody; and whose first film Inxeba was long-listed for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. Created by Darrel Bristow-Bovey and Anton Visser, “Paradys” is a tense character-driven murder mystery set in the racially exclusive desert town of “Paradys.” “We are thrilled to be representing ‘Paradys” and so happy it’s been selected for Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitch in Lille. Much like Furia and our docuseries Surrounded by Enemies, ‘Paradys’ feels incredibly relevant right now,” Geva continues. “By shining a spotlight on a community that is a homogenous cultural time-bomb, ‘Paradys’ is a compelling and entertaining examination of the scourges of institutional racism,” Geva continues.”

The eight-part series takes place in a small rural South Africa, except everyone is white. Inspired by a real place, Paradys shuns the vision for a “Rainbow Nation” shared by most South Africans. Its village elders claim to be simply protecting Afrikaner heritage. But a murder case brings this white enclave to the brink when two black cops are sent to investigate the crime. “Darrel and Anton have created a unique crime drama with a political message at its heart,”

“Surrounded by Enemies,” Monster Entertainment’s docuseries with Henrik Evertsson investigating right-wing extremist groups from within the movements; “Journey,” Glassriver’s comedy-drama road-trip across Iceland for Channel 2; and “Pørni,” Monster Scripted’s original comedy-drama created by and starring Henriette Steenstrup as the hard-working single-mum who puts everyone else’s needs first, which was recently recommissioned for two other series by Viaplay and has been sold by KI into over 45 territories to date.