Canale 5 has commissioned Banijay Italia to produce a primetime run of “Star in the Star”. This marks the first international adaptation of the musical guessing show, originally created by Banijay Germany’s Brainpool.
Independent distributor is working toge with partners ARD Degeto (Germany), Masterpiece (USA), ITV (UK), and NPO (Holland). Michele Buck is Executive Producer and Chris Murray returns as lead writer and showrunner.
The Nordic drama is a co-production between Dynamic Television, ZDF, ndF, Sequoia Global Alliance, and Danish broadcaster TV2. TV4 Sweden, TV2 Norway, and NPO Netherlands have signed on as pre-buy partners for the new season.
The Snowed-In production will air on NPO in the Netherlands, on YLE in Finland, DR in Denmark, VRT in Flemish Belgium, and Nove TV in Greece and Cyprus, following its recent AMC Networks deal.