The eight-hour drama was acquired by NRK for Norway, YLE for Finland, SVT for Sweden, DR for Denmark, and RUV for Iceland ahead of its world premier at the Rome International Film Festival.
ZDF (Germany), NPO (The Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), SVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RÚV (Iceland) and NRK (Norway) announce New8, the biggest drama collaboration ever.
The animated comedy adventure series will make its way to China through a partnership between Paris-based Midolala, with Youku Kids, as well as Europe through Rai in Italy, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway and TV3 Catalonia in Spain.
The deals for the Irish thriller were brokered by Yi Qiao, Director Drama at ZDF Studios, who only recently has sold the series to TV4 for Sweden and MTV3 Finland.