The first sales secured by Fifth Season for Jack Thorne's BBC Drama include France Télévisions in France, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in Israel, Antenna in Greece, NPO in Netherlands and Now TV in Hong Kong.
The show has been ordered by Seven.One Entertainment Group. Five episodes will be produced in Talpa’s production hub in the Netherlands by Cheerio Entertainment in collaboration with Talpa Entertainment Productions.
The Swedish comedy-drama airs on NPO3 and NPO Plus in the Netherlands, whilst One Gate Media have licensed the free TV rights for NDR Germany and the VOD rights for German-speaking Europe.
Streaming service SkyShowtime is now available to one million subscribers as part of their Ziggo subscription in the Netherlands, replacing the Movies & Series XL package.