On one side, the company has secured international sales for “Irvine Welsh’s Crime,” while on the other, it has closed a series of agreements for the beloved cozy crime series “Whitstable Pearl.”
The extent of the agreement will be for a FAST channel and content package for the U.S. market. Love Nature and Homeful launch as dedicated FAST channels on Pluto TV in the U.S. Pluto TV licenses hundreds of hours of programming from Blue Ant Studios’ catalogue for VOD.
Michael Wright, head of MGM+, and Todd Komarnicki, showrunner and executive producer of “Earth Abides,” talked with Señal News ahead of the market, where the company will present the series.
Produced by UK-based Humble Bee Films, the series explores how the Moon impacts Earth’s wildlife and nature in mysterious ways. Blue Ant Studios oversees pre-sales and licensing outside of commissioning territories.
ZDF Studios has licensed the children’s title to Czech TV and RTV in Slovenia and Slovakia, as well as AMC and MTVA in Hungary. The series is currently airing in France (France Télévisions & Okoo) and the Netherlands (AVROTROS / Zappelin) and will launch in early 2025 in Germany (ZDF/KIKA).