The project, produced by Lonesome Pine Productions for BBC 2 in the UK and directed by Teresa Griffiths, will showcase a story attracting special offers from various networks around the world.
The deal, serving as the first of its kind to include a Spanish-language thriller series, forms part of a general company strategy that aims to garner a slate a dramas from various parts of the world.
The new South African kids’ show is set to debut on Disney JR, Disney+, and France Televisions. The show was produced by eOne, Triggerfish and Frog Box, in partnership with Disney Junior and France Télévisions.
Gopal, who worked as EVP of sales and joined the companu in 2017 to assume a MENA-focused sales role,will be replaced by Spyro Markesinis, who was most recently EVP of business & legal affairs at eOne.