k7 world drama report

K7 WORLD DRAMA REPORT
July 2014
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Emerging Trends
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Italy
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Mexico
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UK
United Arab Emirates
USA
Venezuela
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
Introduction to the K7 Scriptlist
The following fourteen titles are featured in this month’s K7 Scriptlist. The K7
Scriptlist is a video clip compilation of the latest scripted formats with remake
and acquisition potential.
The showreel is available as part of your monthly subscription to the K7
package of services, and is delivered separately.
6. China
AGAIN!! (Japan) 10x60’
7. Colombia
Japanese high school romance. Teenage nobody Imamura Kinichiro finishes
high school with nothing to show for it: no friends, no treasured memories. After
the graduation ceremony, he falls down a flight of stairs, bumps his head and
wakes to find himself mysteriously flung backwards in time to relive high school
again. This time, however, he catches the eye of head cheerleader Usami
Yoshiko and it seems his fortune may be different second time around.
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
First Series Tx. – 20 July 2014
Produced by MBS. Distributon TBC
EXTANT (USA) 13x60’
17. Mexico
Academy Award winner Halle Berry stars as Molly Woods, an astronaut recently
returned from a 13-month mission alone aboard a space station. When it turns
out that she is pregnant, despite being apparently infertile, the news not only
turns her life upside down but threatens to change the whole world.
18. South Africa
First Series Tx. – 9 July 2014
19. Spain
Production Company – CBS Television Studios, Amblin Entertainment.
15. Korea
16. Philippines
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Distribution Company Format and Finished
Tape – CBS Television Distribution
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
FINDING CARTER (USA) 12 x 42’
This coming of age drama follows Carter, a teenage girl who unexpectedly
discovers that she was abducted as a small child, and the woman she believes
is her mother is actually her kidnapper. She returns to her biological family, and
must come to terms with a new school, new parents and a twin sister.
First Series Tx. – 8 July 2014
Production Company – MTV
6. China
Distribution Company Format – TBC
7. Colombia
Distribution Company Finished Tape – Viacom International
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
THE HONORABLE WOMAN (UK) 8x60’
Maggie Gyllenhaal makes her TV drama debut in this international coproduction from BAFTA-winning writer/director Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line).
Gyllenhaal plays a young woman who turns her assassinated father’s Zionist
arms empire into a philanthropic communications company in the hope of
bringing Israel and Palestine closer together. However, when the Palestinian
winner of a key contract apparently commits suicide, she finds herself
pursued by intelligence forces from every side of the conflict. Andrew Buchan
(Broadchurch) and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) co-star.
First Series Tx. – 3 July 2014
Production Company – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks Productions,
SundanceTV
19. Spain
Distribution Company Format and Ainished Tape– BBC Worldwide,
SundanceTV (US)
20. Turkey
Distribution Company Finished Tape – BBC Worldwide, SundanceTV (US)
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
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IDIOTSITTER (USA) TBCx30’
3. Australia
A neurotic young jobseeker believes she’s being interviewed for a babysitting
role, but ends up working for a dysfunctional wealthy LA family, as the courtmandated guardian to their obnoxious and needy sociopathic adult daughter.
4. Canada
First Series Tx. – TBC
5. Chile
Produced by CC:Studios. Distribution TBC.
2. Emerging Trends
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
THE LAST SHIP (USA) 10x60’
A US Navy destroyer emerges from a four-month radio silence to discover that
the world has been swept by a deadly pandemic that has killed most of the
population and infected the rest. When the ship picks up the one scientist who
may be able to find a cure, it finds itself under attack from multiple factions
looking to exploit the situation.
First Series Tx. – 22 June 2014
Production Company – Channel Road Productions, Platinum Dunes.
Distribution Company Format – TNT Original Production
Distribution Company Finished Tape – Turner Network Television
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
THE LEFTOVERS (USA) 10x60’
Based on the novel by Tom Perrota, The Leftovers takes place after a
mysterious event causes a significant proportion of the world’s population to
simply disappear. As the title suggests, the drama follows those left behind
in a small suburban town as they grapple with the loss of loved ones and the
existential implications of the event.
5. Chile
First Series Tx. – 29 June 2014
6. China
Production Company – Adventure Corps, Warner Bros. Television.
7. Colombia
Distribution Company Format and Finished Tape– Warner Bros.
International Television Distribution
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
MATADOR (USA) 10x60’
22. United Arab Emirates
Antonio “Matador” Bravo is a world famous soccer star, but his fans and family
are unaware that he also leads a double life, using the privileges of his sporting
fame to work as a covert CIA agent. His first mission: to take down the corrupt
owner of his football club, LA Riot.
23. USA
24. Venezuela
First Series Tx. – 15 July 2014
Production Company – K/O Paper Products, FactoryMade Ventures.
Distribution Company Format – eOne
Distribution Company Finished Tape – TBC
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NESTE SOMMER (NEXT SUMMER) (Norway) 10x30’
3. Australia
Eva and Per Ivar head to to Eva’s parents’ cabin for a summer getaway, hoping
to have a quiet relaxing time. However, their family and friends soon turn up,
bringing complications and stress.
4. Canada
First Series Tx. – 9 March 2014
5. Chile
Production Company – Feelgood Scene Film & TV
6. China
Distribution Company Format and Finished Tape – TV Norge
2. Emerging Trends
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
POWER (USA) 8x60’
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson produces and co-stars in this glossy tale
about a New York drug kingpin who is torn between his old criminal ways and a
legitimate new life running a high class nightclub.
First Series Tx. – 7 June 2014
Production Company – CBS Television Studios.
Distribution Company Format and finished Tape – Starz
THE STRAIN (USA) 12x60’
An airliner lands in New York with no signs of life on board. When the Center
for Disease Control sends in specialist Ephraim Goodweather to investigate, he
discovers almost all the passengers are dead - and the ones who have survived
are infected with a strange parasite.
First Series Tx. – 20 July 2014
Production Company – FX Productions
Distribution Company Format and Finished Tape – 20th Television
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
TYRANT (USA) 9x60’
Adam Rayner stars as Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed , a young man who has lived
in California in self-exposed exile for 20 years because his father is the dictatorial
ruler of a war torn Middle Eastern country. When Bassam reluctantly agrees to
take his family back to his homeland for a family wedding, he finds himself drawn
into political and military conspiracy.
5. Chile
First Series Tx. – 24 June 2014
6. China
Production Company – FX Network, Keshet Media Group, Teakwood Lane
Productions
7. Colombia
8. France
Distribution Company Format and Finished Tape – Fox International,
Keshet Media Group
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
XI HUAN - YI GE REN (PLEASANTLY SURPRISED)
(TAIWAN) Ongoing 75’
Taiwanese star Puff Guo plays Du Kai Chi, a comic book loving single woman
working as a sous chef in an upmarket French restaurant. When her new next
door neighbour, Fu Zhi Jie, turns up in her kitchen she and her co-workers
assume he’s a new apprentice. In actual fact, he’s the son of the restaurant
owner and a classically trained chef freshly returned from France. Romantic and
professional rivalries ensue.
First Series Tx. – 23 May 2014
Production Company – SETTV
Distribution Company Format – SETTV
Distribution Company Finished Tape – TBC
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
YOU’RE THE WORST (USA) 10x30’
Venomous publicist Gretchen and selfish author Jimmy are both toxic
narcissists with a history of questionable life choices. Despite this, the
commitment-phobic pair somehow find themselves turning their sexually
charged one night stand into an ongoing relationship.
First Series Tx. – 17 July 2014
Production Company – FX Productions. Distribution TBC
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
EMERGING TRENDS
2.1 TREND: Telenovelas continue to dominate
The telenovela format, so popular in Central and South America, is arguably
now the most popular scripted format in the world. In the US, ten years ago
there were 14 Hispanic TV stations. Today, over 100 are on air or preparing
for launch. Hispanic audiences are highly sought after. For obvious reasons,
much attention is paid when The CW remakes Juana la Virgen as Jane the
Virgin, Lifetime picks up Devious Maids, based on Ellas Son...la Alegría del
Hogar, or ABC Family turns Terminales into Chasing Life. Yet the sea change is
happening at a much wider level.
As US network drama becomes increasingly based around short run, high
concept stories, the long, complex storylines of telenovelas are becoming more
popular around the world. Hit titles are not being sold to the US networks or
other Spanish-language markets, but also emerging drama markets such as
Africa and the Middle East. This is a format that travels very easily, and has
almost unprecedented cross-cultural appeal.
17. Mexico
Does the secret lie in the nature of the traditional Hispanic audience?
Statistically speaking, Hispanic households are both younger and larger than
non-Hispanic households. More than 90% of Hispanic viewing is live, and
families not only tend to watch communally as a family but also are more
accepting of different genre content. It seems highly likely that in adapting to
serve this specific audience, telenovela producers have struck on a mix that is
18. South Africa
naturally universal and lends itself well to addictive daily stripped viewing.
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
2.2 TREND: The slow death of traditional ratings
FX has become the first major US channel to break away from the traditional
ratings model in a market increasingly skewed by catch-up viewing, either
by DVR or VOD. On July 18 2014 FX announced in a press release that the
network “will no longer issue releases, analysis or comments related to ratings
on a Live+Same Day basis”. In other words, those venerable old overnight
figures are now obscuring the true picture of a show’s popularity. FX believes
that the traditional ratings metric misrepresents the actual audience by not
taking into account the multiple data streams and platforms upon which
entertainment content is consumed. The current best alternative, Live+3,
measures viewing for three days after broadcast, a method which still does not
measure the total audience, but is a significantly more accurate metric. The
first FX show to benefit from this new approach was horror thriller, The Strain.
Judged by traditional Live + Same Day ratings, the premiere episode attracted
2.99m viewers. Gauged via Live+3, that total jumps to 4.73m, of which 2.43m
were in the coveted 18-49 demographic. Now that FX has stood its ground, and
with the likes of Netflix not even offering viewing figures, it’s only a matter of
time before other networks follow suit and the system is forced to evolve to suit
the current market.
15. Korea
2.3 TREND: Binge watchers are driving innovation
16. Philippines
There is a daily battle between traditional content companies, distributors and
now technology companies for control of the viewing experience and that is
driving innovation in business models. Netflix’s well-publicised experiments,
such as House of Cards and Arrested Development are an early foray into a
different kind of relationship that talent is enjoying with distribution partners.
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Amazon’s recent posting of pilots is driving innovation by shifting control of what
gets greenlighted from programming executives to audiences. Inviting users
to vote brings the audience from the living room into the content providers’
operation. In the future, expect that consumers will get even more involved on
many platforms - tomorrow’s shows will push social interaction much further
than anything we’re experiencing today.
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
AUSTRALIA
3.1 BANISHED
7x60’
Status: In development (BBC First, debuts 2015)
Production: RSJ Productions, See Saw Films
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
From the pen of Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, Accused) comes this historical
18th Century epic about the British Empire’s use of Australia as a penal colony.
Russell Tovey (Being Human), MyAnna Buring (Ripper Street) and David
Wenham (Lord of the Rings) head the cast. The series will be used to launch
new premium drama channel, BBC First. The channel will debut in Australia
before being rolled out worldwide. Banished will also be carried on BBC2 in the
UK.
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CANADA
2. Emerging Trends
4.1 KILLJOYS
3. Australia
10X60’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
Status: In production (Syfy/Space, debuts 2015)
Production: Temple Street Productions, Bell Media, Syfy
Distribution: Universal Cable Productions
Hannah John-Kamen (Viva Forever), Aaron Ashmore (Smallville, Warehouse
13) and Luke Macfarlane (Brothers & Sisters) play a team of intergalactic bounty
hunters in this new action adventure series, which has just entered production in
Toronto. The hard-partying team is determined to avoid emotional involvement
or political entanglements as they ply their trade tracking down fugitives in The
Quad, a space sector on the brink of war. The show will debut in 2015 on Space
in Canada and Syfy in the US.
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
CHILE
5.1 NEWS: US indie Intrigue picks up remake rights for
Pushovers
Intrigue, a US-based indie production company that specialises in developing
foreign formats, has signed the rights to Chilean crime comedy Pushovers
from Latin Media Corporation. The story follows a hapless group of workers
who decide to rob their boss when they lose their jobs. Unfortunately, they learn
that the real owners of the business are gangsters, and find themselves forced
to work for the criminals to pay off their debt.
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CHINA
2. Emerging Trends
6.1 GU JIAN QI TAN (LEGEND OF THE ANCIENT SWORD)
3. Australia
50x45’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
Status: On air (Hunan TV, debuted 19 June 2014)
Production: Huanrui Century Pictures, Enlight Media, CITVC
Distribution: China International Television Corporation
10. Hong Kong
Epic martial arts fantasy, or wuxia, set during the Tang dynasty and based on a
2010 computer game. Young martial artist Baili Tusu (Li Yifeng) joins forces with
immortal goddess Feng Qingxue (Yang Mi) and warriors Ouyang Shaogong
(Qiao Zhenyu) and Fang Lansheng (Ma Tianyu), to find a jade ornament that
will help him save his mother from an enchanted sleep. After waking her, Tusu
discovers that his mother is in danger and that he must fight with the power-
11. India
hungry Shaogong to save the world.
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
6.2 MISHIDAE (V LOVE)
30x45’
14. Japan
Status: On air (QQ.com, debuted 21 July 2014)
15. Korea
Production: Mei Tian
16. Philippines
Distribution: Metan Development Group, WBITVP
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
The Chinese adaptation of Gossip Girl, this romantic comedy drama follows
six students at Shanghai University as their secrets are revealed by a mystery
blogger. Much has been made of a guest starring role for Korean heart throb
Kim Bum, and the parade of fashion logos during the closing credits suggests
the producers know exactly what the appeal of this format is. Gossip Girl
was hugely popular among Chinese teens who discovered it online, though it
remains to be seen what impact government oversight will have on this version.
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Kim Bum
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
COLOMBIA
7.1 NEWS: La Ronca de Oro sold to Thailand
Caracol TV Internacional has announced that it has sold telenovela La Ronca
de Oro (The Voice of Freedom) to Thai TV. The 60 episode series tells the life
story of Helenita Vargas, who overcame poverty and misfortune in the 1950s
to become a famous singer. The series aired in its native Colombia earlier this
year, and now airs daily in Thailand at 7.00pm.
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Kim Bum
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
FRANCE
8.1 NEWS: Endemol takes three French dramas to US
Endemol has announced plans to produce remakes of three French dramas for
US networks. An English language version of France 2’s 2013 thriller La Source
is being developed for USA Network by writers Veronica Becker and Sarah
Kucserka (Ugly Betty), and features the secret service recruiting a nanny to spy
on the family that employs her. Also from France 2 is Les Hommes de l’Ombre
(The Shadow Men), the US version of which will air on AMC under the title
Kingmasters. Canal+ crime drama Spiral is also to receive a US remake.
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
GERMANY
11. India
9.1 NEWS: ZDF to deliver Betty’s Diagnosis
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
ZDF has placed a 12 episode order for medical dramedy Betty’s Diagnosis.
The series, now shooting, stars German Comedy Award winner Bettina
Lamprecht as Betty, an outspoken nurse working the nurse’s station in a busy
hospital. Despite her lack of seniority, Betty is determined to do what she
feels is best for her patients, even if it means butting heads with the hospital’s
lumbering bureaucracy. The show is expected to air later this year.
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10.Hong Kong
HONG KONG
10.1 HAN SHAN QIAN LONG (GHOST DRAGON OF COLD
MOUNTAIN)
30X45’
Status: On air (Jade, debuted 30 June 2014)
Production: Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB
Distribution: TVB
Daily stripped period mystery drama set during the Northern Song dynasty. Chu
Cheung Sing is a brilliant apprentice detective who abandons his calling after
falling out with his mentor. Ten years later, he is called back into action by three
new apprentice constables and together they solve bizarre and unusual cases
for Tin Kei Agency.
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
10.2 JUNG GAN YUN (BLACK HEART WHITE SOUL)
30X45’
23. USA
Status: On air (Jade, debuted 14 July 2014)
24. Venezuela
Production: Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB
Distribution: TVB
Legal thriller. Tam Mei Ching (Kristal Tin) takes the blame for a crime her
boyfriend committed. After serving her sentence, her loyalty and low morals
mean she is taken on by corrupt lawyer Ko Zit Hang (Roger Kwok), who was
left confined to a wheelchair during a botched operation by rookie cop Cheung
Lap Guen (Ron Ng). Hang and Ching use this leverage to bend the law to
their advantage, but when their schemes are revealed the guilt-ridden Cheung
reluctantly hides them from the police.
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INDIA
2. Emerging Trends
11.1 FANAAH: AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE STORY
3. Australia
TBCx22’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11.India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Status: On air (MTV India, debuted 21 July 2014)
Production: Lost Boy Productions, BBC Worldwide India
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide’s Indian arm is the production company behind Fanaah: An
Impossible Love Story, a new supernatural drama produced for MTV India
and aimed at a tween audience. The show, screened every weekday evening at
6.00pm, is described as a Desi version of The Vampire Diaries and follows the
romantic entanglements of five teenagers in a modern day world of vampires
and werewolves. Over half of India’s population is under 25 years old, leading to
a drive for more youth-skewing TV series.
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12.Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
ITALY
12.1 NEWS: Rai preps romantic drama E’ Arrivata la
Felicita
Filming is expected to begin in the autumn on E’ Arrivata la Felicita, a
romantic drama from Publispei for Rai Fiction. The 12 episode series follows the
relationship between Orlando, a man left to raise his two children when his wife
leaves him, and Angelica, a widow who has twins.
12.2 NEWS: De Angelis Media developing immigration
drama, Lampedusa
De Angelis Media and journalist Andrea Purgatori are collaborating on a new
miniseries about Italy’s immigration service. The title, Lampedusa, refers to the
Sicilian island which acts as a common gateway for African migrants entering
Europe. The lead characters will be a harbour master responsible for stopping
illegal landings, and the head of the non-government agency which runs the
immigration centre. The drama also promises to show the process from many
other perspectives, including those of migrants, local residents, politicians and
health workers. Purgatori will direct and co-write the script. Filming begins in the
autumn.
12.3 NEWS: Virna Lisi heads up Ares Film family drama
Virna Lisi (Il Bello Delle Donne) is the lead for E La Mia Famiglia (It’s My
Family), a new 8-episode drama series produced by Ares Film for Channel 5.
Lisi stars as a widow struggling to maintain the family business following the
death of a young relative. Shooting is underway this summer.
12.4 NEWS: Raoul Bova stars in Mediaset action show
Task Force
Production starts in October on RBProduzioni’s Task Force, a “men on a
mission” action drama series starring Raoul Bova and Marco Bocci as soldiers
stranded in the desert. As their squad makes its way across the sand, they must
deal with the fact that one of the group is an Al Qaeda spy. Bova and Bocci
made headlines in Italy earlier this year after playing a gay couple in the movie
Sorry If I Exist.
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13.Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
INDONESIA
13.1 NEWS: Vision 2 picks up Turkish drama, Karadayi
Indonesian broadcaster Vision 2 has struck a deal with Eccho Rights to run the
first two series (199 episodes) of Turkish drama, Karadayi. The saga follows
Mahir, who steps up to become the patriarch of his family when his father is
wrongly jailed for murder. Mahir begins to track down the real killer, bringing
his family into conflict with gangsters, and also complicates matters further
by becoming romantically involved with the judge who sentenced his father.
Karadayi is Turkey’s top rated show, with a third season on the way from
production company Ay Yapim. Eccho Rights has sold the series to 40 countries
worldwide. “Karadayi continues to be popular with territories around the world
simply because it’s a great quality drama,” says Gary Pudney, head of the Asia
Pacific office at Eccho Rights. “We are seeing increasing momentum in sales
across Asia at the moment, which is illustrated by this second drama deal with
Televiva.”
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3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
JAPAN
14.1 NEWS: Studio Ghibli preparing first animated TV
series
Celebrated Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has announced it is
to step back from theatrical production but will make its serial TV debut in
October with the launch of Sanzoku no Musume Ronia (Ronia the Robber’s
Daughter). The series is adapted from the 1981 children’s novel by Swedish
author Astrid Lindgren, and follows the forbidden friendship between Ronia,
daughter of a robber chieftan, and Birk Borkason, who comes from a rival
band of thieves. Ghibli will share production duties with Polygon Pictures. Goro
Miyazaki, son of legendary animator and Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki
(Spirited Away), will direct.
11. India
14.2 RASUTO DOKUTA (LAST DOCTOR)
12. Italy
TBCx47’ (90’ Pilot)
13. Indonesia
Status: On air (TV Tokyo, debuted 11 July 2014)
14.Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Production: TV Tokyo
Distribution: TV Tokyo
Medical crime drama. Yoshizaki Kaoruko, a precocious trainee clinician at
a university hospital, is sent to work for Dr. Akita Shinya, Tokyo’s gruff but
eccentric medical examiner, to gain more experience. While there, she uses
her wits and insight to help Akita solve the most mysterious deaths filling up
the morgue. In the feature length opening episode, the police believe a young
model committed suicide but Akita has other ideas.
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14.3 HENSHIN (METAMORPHOSIS)
2. Emerging Trends
Status: On air (WOWOW, debuted 27 July 2014)
5x60’
3. Australia
Production: WOWOW
4. Canada
Distribution: WOWOW
5. Chile
Naruse Junichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a humble factory worker who lives a
simple hand-to-mouth life with his girlfriend. While buying an engagement
ring for her, he is caught up in a robbery and suffers a serious head injury. To
save his life, and without his knowledge, he is given the world’s first complete
brain transplant. After being discharged, he finds himself succumbing to violent
moodswings and must fight to become the man he used to be. Based on the
million selling 1991 novel by Higashino Keigo.
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14.Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
14.4 TSUI NO SUMIKA (HOUSE OF MISTAKES)
2x49’
Status: Broadcast (NHK BS Premium, debuted 20 July 2014)
Production: NHK, Ax-On
Distribution: NH
Mystery miniseries. Asakura Tomoko is a rookie reporter who is struggling to
advance her career as her bosses resent her getting her qualifications in the
US, and feel she isn’t able to grasp the human element of stories, only the
factual details. In order to prove them wrong, and following the death of her own
grandfather, she sets off to write a story about the lives of elderly people living
in a care home. However, when three residents die suddenly after being visited
by the same doctor, Tomoko finds herself at the heart of a very different story.
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KOREA
2. Emerging Trends
15.1 JOSEON GUNMAN
3. Australia
20x60’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
Status: On air (KBS2, debuted 25 June)
Production: Gunman in Joseon Co. Ltd., KBS Media
Distribution: KBS Media
A historical action drama set in the 19th century Joseon dynasty. As the modern
age begins to impact Korean society, Park Yoon-Kang is the son of the best
swordsman in the country. When his father and younger sister are killed, YoonKang abandons his traditional sword and takes up the gun to get his revenge.
10. Hong Kong
15.2 CHEONGDAM-DONG SCANDAL
11. India
100 (TBC) x 35’
12. Italy
Status: On air (SBS, debuted 21 July 2014)
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15.Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
Production: SBS
Distribution: SBS
A new daily soap opera set amongst the high society of Cheongdam-dong,
Seoul’s most fashionable and upmarket district. As the title suggests, the
ongoing plotline concerns an “ugly scandal” which threatens to tarnish the
glamorous lifestyle of the cast. The series is broadcast in the breakfast 8.30am
slot, and has got off to a solid start, ranking in the nation’s top 10 shows.
19. Spain
15.3 IT’S OKAY, THAT’S LOVE
20. Turkey
20x60’
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Status: On air (SBS, debuted 23 July 2014)
Production: GT Entertainment, CJ E&M Film Division
Distribution: SBS
Romantic comedy drama. Jang Jae-yeol is a famous author and radio DJ
being treated for obsessive–compulsive disorder. Ji Hae-soo is a student just
embarking on her studies to become a psychiatrist at the clinic where Jaeyeol is resident. The series follows the ups and downs of their relationship, as
they fall in love while trying to deal with Jae-yeol’s mental illness. Complicating
matters is the fact that Hae-soo’s boss is also her former lover, and the
presence of Jae-yeol’s jealous girlfriend. The first episode rated very well in
Seoul, but proved less popular across South Korea as a whole.
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15.4 LOVERS OF MUSIC
2. Emerging Trends
Status: On air (KBS2, debuted 23 June 2014)
TBCx60’
3. Australia
Production: JS Pictures
4. Canada
Distribution: Korean Broadcasting System
5. Chile
Romantic comedy following the relationship between two mismatched musical
collaborators. Choi Chun Hee is a talented singer who dreams of escaping from
the drudgery of everyday life and following the footsteps of her mother, who
sang traditional Korean pop music known as “trot”. Jang Joon Hyun is a serious
and successful musician who hates trot music, but finds himself working with
Chun Hee. Despite their differences, love blossoms. The series is a remake of a
2008 Taiwanese format.
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15.Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
15.5 HI! SCHOOL: LOVE ON
20x60’
Status: On air (KBS2, debuted 11 July 2014)
Production: High School Co.,Ltd
Distribution: Korean Broadcasting System
Magical romantic fantasy. Lee Seul Bi (Kim Sae Ron) is a female angel who
becomes trapped on Earth as a mortal and must navigate the ups and downs of
high school, after she is forced to save the life of handsome but cold heart throb
Shin Woo Hyun (Nam Woo Hyun). However, Woo Hyun’s best friend, Hwang
Sung Yeol (Lee Seong Yeol), also falls in love with Seul Bi, causing friction.
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PHILIPPINES
2. Emerging Trends
16.1 ANG DALAWANG MRS REAL
3. Australia
Ongoing 30’ – 45’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16.Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Status: On air (GMA Telebabad, debuted 2 June 2014)
Production: GMA Entertainment TV Group
Distribution: GMA Network
This new telenovela follows Anthony Real, a bigamist who secretly marries both
his lovers. Millet Gonzales-Real is a successful career woman who is prepared
to quit her job to be with Anthony. Shiela Salazar-Real is strong-willed and
adventurous, but shares her vulnerabilities with her unfaithful husband. The
drama revolves around Anthony’s attempts to keep his double life secret, and
the fallout once his lies are revealed.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
MEXICO
17.1 NEWS: Telemundo begins production on Señora
Acero
Production has begun in Mexico City on Señora Acero, the latest crime
telenovela from Telemundo. The series stars Blanca Soto as Sara Águila
Bermúdez, a young widowed mother whose police commandant husband was
murdered by drug smugglers. When she discovers he had amassed a secret
fortune of $3m, she uses it to set up her own criminal empire and get revenge
on the men who killed him. The series has been developed by Campanario
Entertainment, Guirnalda Studios, Argos Comunicación and Miami-based
Telemundo Studios.
17.2 HASTA EL FIN DEL MUNDO (UNTIL THE END OF THE
WORLD)
12. Italy
Ongoing x 45’
13. Indonesia
Status: On air (Canal de las Estrellas, debuted 28 July 2014)
14. Japan
Production: Televisa
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17.Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Distribution: Televisa
Based on Argentine format Dulce Amor, Televisa’s latest telenovela Hasta El
Fin Del Mundo follows the personal fortunes of three sisters who inherit a
chocolate company. Lead character Sofia is engaged to an ambitious man who
treats her badly, and begins an affair with Salvador, a racing car driver who
has fallen on hard times. Together, Sofia and Salvador try to find success while
fulfilling their dreams.
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SOUTH AFRICA
2. Emerging Trends
18.1 SAINTS & SINNERS
3. Australia
13xTBC
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18.South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Status: On air (Mzansi Magic, debuted 3 August 2014)
Production: Penguin Pictures
Distribution: DSTV Media Sales
An armed robbery leads to a tragedy which tears two South Johannesburg
families apart in this new domestic drama. The Khumalos are wealthy and
willing to do anything to stay that way. The Moloiswa family, on the other hand,
is altruistic and trying to make their community better. Both must confront hard
questions about their assumptions and lifestyle choices when a single terrible
act of violence binds them together.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
SPAIN
19.1 NEWS: TVE to set up The Ministry of Time
TVE has commissioned sci fi adventure series El Ministerio del Tiempo
(The Ministry of Time). The series revolves around a secret history-hopping
organisation responsible for keeping the spacetime continuum in good working
order by preventing people using time travel to change their future for the better.
Indie company Cliffhanger is handling production.
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19.Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Rodolfo Sancho will star as the protagonist
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TURKEY
2. Emerging Trends
20.1 GÜLLERIN SAVAŞI (WAR OF THE ROSES)
3. Australia
4x120’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
Status: On air (Kanal D, debuted 8 July 2014)
Production: Medyapım
Distribution: Medyapım
Romantic drama following Gülru, the son of a gardener who works at a wealthy
mansion. As a child, Gülru fell in love with the daughter of the house, and when
their paths cross in adult life he tries to win her heart.
20.2 OTEELL DIVANE (HOTEL DIVANE)
3x120’
11. India
Status: On air (Show TV, debuted 17 July 2014)
12. Italy
Production: Saner Film
13. Indonesia
Distribution: Saner Film
14. Japan
Wacky comedy about a mental hospital that is turned into a hotel, with the
patients and doctors still working inside.
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20.Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
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20.3 YILANLARIN ÖCÜ (REVENGE OF THE SNAKES)
2. Emerging Trends
Status: In production (Show TV, debuts September 2014)
TBCx120’
3. Australia
Production: Koliba Film
4. Canada
Distribution: Koliba Film
5. Chile
7. Colombia
A new adaptation of Fakir Baykurt’s classic novel about an unwanted pregnancy
in a remote rural village, and the moral and social issues that the community
must confront as a result. The story was previously filmed for the cinema in
1962, and again in 1985. This is the first time the story has been adapted for
8. France
Turkish television, and expectations are high.
9. Germany
20.4 DIĞER YARIM (THE OTHER HALF)
6. China
10. Hong Kong
11. India
8x120’
Status: On air (ATV, debuted 21 June 2014)
12. Italy
Production: NTC Medya
13. Indonesia
Distribution: NTC Medya
14. Japan
The twin daughters of a messy divorce, separated since early childhood and
raised by each parent unaware of their sibling, are reunited as young adults in
Istanbul having been raised in very different ways. They vow to confront their
mother and father and demand an explanation. The series is rating very well
with Turkish audiences.
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20.Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
20.5 HERKES DÜŞMANINI TANIYACAK (EVERYBODY
WILL KNOW HIS ENEMY)
TBCx120’
Status: On air (Star TV, debuts September 2014)
Production: Reaksiyon
Distribution: Reaksiyon
Tense political period thriller about competing intelligence and state services.
Ibrahim Celikkol stars as a soldier discharged from the army and ordered to
infiltrate the “maroon beret” special forces. The plot will reportedly use real life
incidents as its backdrop, such as the 2001 crash which saw a Turkish military
plane explode in mid-air during fighting with Kurdish rebels.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
UK
21.1 NEWS: Strong international sales for Happy Valley
Red Productions’ Happy Valley has sold to seven countries around the world,
distributor BBC Worldwide has announced. The hard-hitting 6x50’ kidnap
drama starring Sarah Lancashire has been picked up by ABC (Australia), YLE
(Finland), , RÚV (Iceland), TVNZ (New Zealand), NRK (Norway) and SVT
(Sweden). CANAL+ in France will also carry the series, after parent company
Studio Canal took a majority stake in Red last year.
8. France
21.2 NEWS: Con Air director prepping 1960s rock drama
9. Germany
Simon West, director of action movies such as Con Air and The Expendables
2, has announced he is developing Mods and Rockers (w/t), an eight-episode
TV drama set in the world of 1960s British rock music. ScreenDaily reports
that West is in talks with Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend of The Who to coproduce and oversee the music for the series.
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21.UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
21.3 NEWS: Charlie Brooker launches new prodco, House
of Tomorrow
Charlie Brooker, newspaper columnist, TV commentator and writer of Dead Set
and Black Mirror, has teamed with business partner Annabel Jones to launch
a new production company. House of Tomorrow will develop both comedy
and drama projects, and will be part of Endemol UK. The company is in active
development on formats for both the UK and US.
21.4 NEWS: BBC announces Viking epic, The Last
Kingdom
The BBC has announced The Last Kingdom, a new historical action drama
based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories novels series. BAFTAnominated Stephen Butchard, (Good Cop, Five Daughters, House of Saddam)
will adapt the books, which take place in 872 AD and focus on King Alfred the
Great fighting to prevent Vikings from taking control of the kingdom of Wessex.
Cornwell’s writing previously gave rise to the hugely popular Sharpe series
starring Sean Bean. Carnival Films will produce.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21.UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
21.5 NEWS: Red Union, Pinewood and IM Global dive into
The Killing Pool
Red Union Films, Pinewood Pictures and IM Global have announced a threeway co-production deal that will bring Kevin Sampson’s crime novels to
television. Described as “Liverpool noir”, The Killing Pool is an 8x60’ thriller
following DCI Billy McCartney, a specialist in tracking and documenting the
drugs trade. Production will begin in early 2015.
21.6 NEWS: Amazon Prime finds a home for Mad Dogs
The US remake of Sky 1’s dramedy Mad Dogs has finally found a home on
Amazon Prime. The show will find a quartet of middle-aged American men
visiting an old friend in Belize, where they become embroiled in local criminal
activity. The adaptation was previously set up at FX, but will now be used as an
original production to drive US customers to Amazon’s streaming platform. Cris
Cole, creator of the UK original, will write and co-produce the new version with
Shawn Ryan (The Shield). Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television will
share production duties.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
21.7 NEWS: BBC Worldwide strikes King Bert deal
King Bert, the comedy production company co-founded by producer Jo
Sargent and writer-performers David Walliams and Miranda Hart, has struck
a development and distribution deal with BBC Worldwide. The company
is adapting Walliams’ novel The Boy In The Dress along with a sitcom for
upcoming comedy double act Max and Ivan. A second series of Big School,
which stars Walliams, is also in the pipeline along with two sitcom projects for
Channel 4 and a new entertainment format. BBC Worldwide will help to fund
production in exchange for international distribution rights.
8. France
21.8 IN THE CLUB
9. Germany
6x60’
10. Hong Kong
Status: On air (Completed, debuts 5 August 2014)
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
Production: Rollem Productions
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
The latest ensemble drama from award-winning writer Kay Mellor (Band of
Gold, The Syndicate) follows a group of expectant mothers who meet while
attending childbirth and parenting classes. Characters include a middleaged woman who has had trouble conceiving, a woman going through an
ugly divorce, and a pregnant midwife working at the hospital. Another is in a
lesbian relationship, while one is a 15-year-old schoolgirl. The cast includes Jill
Halfpenny, Hermione Norris and Katherine Parkinson.
21.9 OUR WORLD WAR
3x60’
20. Turkey
Status: Completed (BBC Three, debuts 7 August 2014)
21.UK
Production: BBC Productions
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
One of the BBC’s many programmes commemorating World War One, this
factual drama is based on personal testimony, memoirs and interviews with
soldiers who fought in the war. It recreates 1914 battlefield scenes using the
technology more commonly associated with modern combat photography –
first-person helmet cameras, night vision etc - to put the conflict in a more
relatable context for BBC Three’s younger audience. The opening episode
follows a rifle company in the first battle of the war. The second focuses on
a single soldier from training through to the Battle of the Somme. The final
episode tells the story of a tank crew in enemy territory.
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21.10 WALTER
2. Emerging Trends
Status: Completed (BBC One, debuts 8 August 2014)
1x60’
3. Australia
Production: ITV Studios
4. Canada
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
5. Chile
Adrian Dunbar stars as Detective Inspector Walter Gambon in this light-hearted
drama. Walter is a respected detective, but he’s facing bankruptcy and is
struggling to keep a roof over his teenage daughter’s head. When one of his
colleagues falls under a train, Walter inherits his caseload – including a drug
sting where nobody on the force knows the identity of the undercover officer,
still embedded with a gang. The crime is serious, but the characters – such
as clumsy Detective Constable Anne Hopkins, and nice but dim Detective
Sergeant Mark Minorsky – approach the work with a comedic tone. This one-off
pilot is being broadcast before a full series is commissioned.
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
21.11 CHASING SHADOWS
13. Indonesia
4x60’
14. Japan
Status: Completed (ITV, debuts September 2014)
15. Korea
Production: ITV Studios
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21.UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23. USA
24. Venezuela
Distribution: ITV Studios Global Entertainment
Crime thriller based around a missing persons unit charged with tracking down
serial killers who prey on runaways. Reece Shearsmith (The Widower, League
of Gentlemen) plays DS Sean Stone, the eccentric and socially awkward team
leader whose unorthodox methods have left his career hanging by a thread.
Alex Kingston (Arrow, Upstairs Downstairs) is the analyst who offers him
stability and insight. Noel Clarke (Doctor Who) co-stars.
21.12 OUR ZOO
6x60’
Status: In production (BBC One, debuts September 2014)
Production: Big Talk Productions
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
Set in the 1930s, this family drama series tells the true life story of the
Mottershead family, who gambled on their dream, bought a rundown manor
house and built what would eventually become Britain’s famous Chester Zoo
in its grounds. The series portrays the early days of their venture, and the
objections the local community had to the presence of exotic animals in their
midst. Lee Ingleby (Inspector George Gently), Liz White (Life on Mars) and Ralf
Little (The Royle Family) head the cast.
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21.13 EVERMOOR MANOR
2. Emerging Trends
Status: In production (Disney Channel, debuts Autumn 2014)
4x22’
3. Australia
Production: Lime Pictures
4. Canada
Distribution: Disney Media Distribution
5. Chile
Disney Channel’s first UK production, Evermoor Manor tells the story of
Tara Crossley, an American teenager who relocates to Britain and uncovers
a supernatural mystery in her new home. The series has been developed
specifically to adapt to the demands of international markets, and will air as
four episodes in some territories, including the UK, and as a single TV movie in
others.
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
21.14 THE CASUAL VACANCY
11. India
3x60’
12. Italy
Status: Filming (BBC One, date TBC)
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21.UK
22. United Arab Emirates
Production: Bronte Film and Television
Distribution: BBC (UK), Warner Bros Television (Worldwide)
Based on the novel by JK Rowling, this drama concerns the intrigue and friction
beneath the surface of the seemingly peaceful English market town of Pagford.
Long-simmering tensions are released when the death of a local councillor
leads to the political vacancy of the title, and a rush of rivals hoping to fill it.
Location shooting began on 7 July in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Michael Gambon,
Rory Kinnear and Keeley Hawes star.
21.15 TATAU
8x60’
Status: Pre-production (BBC One, shoots in September 2014)
Production: Touchpaper TV, South Pacific Pictures
23. USA
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
24. Venezuela
Two young men from London set off to see the world. One of them gets a Maori
tattoo, but when their travels bring them to Cook Island in the South Pacific, he
discovers the markings may have supernatural significance and have allowed
him to foresee the murder of a local girl. Production company Touchpaper
TV has shown it has an eye for genre properties with Being Human, and this
international co-production may well repeat that success.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
2. Emerging Trends
22.1 SEERAT HOB (STORY OF LOVE)
3. Australia
30x60’
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
Status: On air (OSN HD Yahala, debuted 29 June 2014)
Production: OSN
Distribution: OSN
An Arabic remake of 2003 Argentine telenovela Resistiré (Forever Julia), this
drama stars Cyrine Abd Al Nour as a woman who discovers that her wealthy
businessman husband is a ruthless terrorist. The series is currently broadcast
daily in the United Arab Emirates as well as Egypt and Saudi Arabia. OSN plans
to expand the series to other African and Middle East markets. A second series
of 60 episodes is already planned. The original Forever Julia has sold to more
than 20 countries worldwide.
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22.United Arab
Emirates
23.USA
24. Venezuela
USA
23.1 NEWS: David Simon returns to HBO for Show Me A
Hero
Incendiary journalist turned screenwriter David Simon is to return to HBO for
Show Me A Hero, a new 6x60’ mini-series exploring local politics and racial
friction. It will be familiar territory for Simon, best known for The Wire, as well as
Generation Kill, The Corner and Treme, all for HBO. Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn
Davis) stars as the young mayor of Yonkers, NY, who finds his attempts to build
low income housing in comfortable white neighbourhoods unearth deep-seated
prejudice and resentment. Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich) co-stars
and Paul Haggis (Crash) directs.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
23.2 NEWS: MTV renews Teen Wolf for fifth season
MTV has confirmed that hit romantic horror drama Teen Wolf will return for a
fifth season. The season will feature 20 episodes, and will be broadcast in two
halves. The show is currently drawing 1.6m viewers for a 0.7 rating in the 1849 demo, but was recently ranked second most popular TV drama for second
screen and social media activity, coming in just behind ABC Family’s Pretty
Little Liars.
6. China
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Germany
10. Hong Kong
11. India
12. Italy
13. Indonesia
14. Japan
15. Korea
16. Philippines
17. Mexico
18. South Africa
19. Spain
20. Turkey
21. UK
22. United Arab Emirates
23.USA
24. Venezuela
23.3 NEWS: The CW cancels Backpackers after two
episodes
The CW has pulled road trip comedy Backpackers off air after just two
episodes, following poor ratings. The series was developed by digital incubator
CW Seed, and began life as a web series about an American college student
and his best friend travelling around Europe.
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2. Emerging Trends
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Chile
6. China
23.4 NEWS: Walking Dead creator producing exorcism
drama
Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead comic book which inspired
AMC’s hit series, has entered production on the pilot for his first self-penned TV
adaptation. Outcast is based on Kirkman’s latest comic and is in development
at Cinemax. It follows Kyle Barnes, a young man whose childhood experience
of possession may hold the secret to a demonic threat that endangers
the entire world. Circle of Confusion and FIC are the production partners.
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23.5 NEWS: Gaza conflict disrupts production on USA’s
DIG
Location shooting in Jerusalem for USA Network’s DIG has been halted as
the violence between Israel and Gaza intensifies. The shoot will relocate back
to the US and finish off in the New Mexico desert. Jason Isaacs stars as an
FBI agent investigating a murder during an archaeological dig that seems
connected to a conspiracy dating back to biblical times. The six-episode event
series, created by Tim Kring (Heroes) and Gideon Raff (Homeland) is produced
by Keshet on behalf of Universal Cable Productions.
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23.6 NEWS: eOne prepares to wield Sharp Objects
eOne has announced its intention to develop Sharp Objects, a one-hour
drama series based on the debut novel from Gillian Flynn. The author is hot
property right now, as another of her novels, Gone Girl, is the subject of a highly
anticipated big screen adaptation coming later this year from director David
Fincher and star Ben Affleck. Sharp Objects, first published in 2006, follows
Camille Preaker, a reporter released from psychiatric care who returns to her
home town to investigate a double murder. In the process she must confront
her own dysfunctional family issues. Production company Blumhouse (Sinister,
Insidious) will develop the project with Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Mad Men, Glee) as showrunner and writer, and Flynn in a producer capacity.
eOne will handle sales. No broadcasters have been attached as yet.
23.7 NEWS: Universal Cable Productions signs three
comic book properties
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is getting in on the comic book adaptation
game. The company has announced three deals to bring independent comic IP
to TV. The first is an as-yet-untitled collaboration with acclaimed comic author
Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority) and Valhalla Entertainment
(The Walking Dead). IDW’s horror comic Night Mary is also up for a live action
series. The story involves a teenager who uses her father’s sleep clinic to enter
the dreams of a serial killer. Finally, Image Comics title Five Ghosts is also
on the slate with Black Mask Studios producing. It features treasure hunter
and adventurer Fabian Gray, who can call upon the powers of five literary
characters, popularly believed to be Merlin, Robin Hood, Dracula, Sherlock
Holmes and Musashi the Samurai.
23.8 NEWS: CBS to take a trip to James Patterson’s Zoo
CBS has ordered a 13-episode debut season of Zoo, a thriller based on the
2012 novel by James Patterson. The story revolves around a mysterious
escalating series of animal attacks on humans around the world, and the battle
by an outcast biologist to find the source of the violence. The series will be both
produced and distributed in-house by CBS. The series will be exec produced by
Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, a quartet
of young movie scriptwriters who have combined their efforts to get a first look
deal at the network, and are responsible for hits such as Amazing Spider-Man 2
and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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23.9 NEWS: MTV orders 10-episode fantasy series
Shannara
MTV is following up the success of Teen Wolf with another fantasy drama. The
network has placed a 10-episode order for Shannara, based on the popular
book series by author Terry Brooks. The 25 novel saga debuted in 1977 and
features the genre’s staple diet of elves, dwarves and magic, but with a postapocalyptic twist: the stories take place thousands of years in the future,
after nuclear war has mutated mankind into entirely new races. The TV show
will take its inspiration from the second book in the series, The Elfstones of
Shannara, with Brooks acting as executive producer alongside Jon Favreau
(Iron Man). Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville) will write and also produce
the series, with Jonathan Liebesman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) directing
the first two episodes. The series will be a co-production between Sonar
Entertainment and MTV.
23.10 NEWS: Christopher Walken hooks up with NBC’s
live Peter Pan
Christopher Walken will play the villainous Captain Hook in NBC’s festive live
broadcast of the stage production Peter Pan, the network’s follow-up to 2013’s
live performance of The Sound of Music which attracted 18.62 million viewers.
In true pantomime tradition, the role of Peter Pan will be played by a woman –
in this case, Allison Williams (Girls). This particular production has history with
NBC: Peter Pan debuted on stage in 1954 to enormous acclaim, and NBC first
broadcast a live version in 1955. This new staging, produced by Craig Zadan
and Neil Meron (Hairspray), will take place on 4 December.
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23.11 NEWS: AMC orders martial arts drama Badlands
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AMC has placed a straight-to-series order for Badlands, a 6x60’ martial arts
drama loosely inspired by the Chinese folk tale, Journey to the West. The series
is the creation of writers Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville). Stacy Sher and
Michael Shamberg, best known for their work with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp
Fiction and Django Unchained, will produce along with Hong Kong filmmaker
Stephen Fung and Daniel Wu (Tai Chi Zero). Badlands is expected to air in late
2015 or early 2016. eOne will handle international distribution.
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23.12 FINDING CARTER
2. Emerging Trends
Status: On air (MTV, debuted 10 July, 2014)
12x42’
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Production: MTV Networks
4. Canada
Distribution: MTV Networks
5. Chile
As featured in the July K7 Scriptlist. Carter Stevens is a teenage girl faced
with a terrible truth: she was stolen as a child, and the woman she grew up
thinking was her mother is actually her kidnapper. She is returned to her
biological family, but the change causes friction not only for her, but for her birth
parents and the brother and sister she never knew she had. The show marks
MTV’s latest foray into scripted drama, and launched to 1.6m viewers – a solid
performance, but considerably below similarly teen-skewing rivals such as ABC
Family’s Pretty Little Liars. It is currently drawing around 1.2m viewers.
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23.13 MATADOR
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13x60’
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Status: On air (El Rey, debuted 15 July, 2014)
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Production: K/O Paper Products, FactoryMade Ventures
Distribution: Entertainment One
As featured in the July K7 Scriptlist. Created by Star Trek and Sleepy Hollow
writer-producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Matador stars Gabriel Luna
as a covert CIA operative working undercover as an international soccer star. El
Rey, the Texas-based cable channel set up by film director Robert Rodriguez,
was so happy with the show that it ordered a second season before the first had
even launched. El Rey previously scored a hit with From Dusk Till Dawn, based
on Rodriguez’s cult 1996 movie.
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23.14 MANHATTAN
2. Emerging Trends
Status: On air (WGN America, debuted 27 July, 2014)
13x42’
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Production: Lionsgate Television, Skydance Television, Tribune Studios
4. Canada
Distribution: WGN America
5. Chile
Following the success of Salem, its first venture into scripted programming,
WGN America has now launched a second drama. Manhattan takes place in
1943, and is centred on “Shangri La”, a secret town in New Mexico where the
scientists, soldiers and civilians working on America’s atomic bomb project are
housed. Due to the classified nature of the work, there is conflict between the
government and the scientists, as well as between husbands and wives. Hulu
snapped up the streaming rights before the first episode had been broadcast,
and will make the entire series available to subscribers once it has finished
airing on WGN.
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23.15 PARTNERS
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10x22’
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Status: Completed (FX, debuts 4 August, 2014)
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Production: Debmar-Mercury, Grammnet NH Productions, Lionsgate
Television, You Go Boy Productions
Distribution: FOX International Channels
Kelsey Grammer returns to his sitcom roots with this new “odd couple” legal
comedy, co-starring Martin Lawrence. The pair play Chicago lawyers from very
different backgrounds who decide to work together after each suffers a personal
setback. Grammer’s Allen Braddock is fired from his father’s illustrious law firm,
while Lawrence’s Marcus Jackson is a community lawyer being divorced by
his wife. The show falls under FX’s 10/90 system, in which an initial 10 episode
series triggers an additional 90 episode order if ratings targets are met.
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23.16 OUTLANDER
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Status: Completed (Starz, debuts 9 August, 2014)
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16x45’
Production: Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining and Supply Company,
Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television
Distribution: Sony Pictures Television
Based on the 1991 novel by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander tells the story of Claire
Randall, a married nurse from Scotland in 1945 who is mysteriously thrown
back in time to the 18th century. There, she finds herself betrothed to romantic
young warrior Jamie Fraser, and must decide whether to remain in the past or
try to return to her life in the present. Starz promoted the series by making the
first episode available online a week before broadcast. The 16 episode season
will be split in half, with the first eight episodes running to September, and the
final eight returning in early 2015.
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23.17 FRANKENSTEIN, M.D.
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24xVarious
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Status: In production (Online, debuts 19 August, 2014)
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Production: Pemberley Digital
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Distribution: PBS Digital Studios
PBS’s first venture into scripted digital drama is this collaboration with
Pemberley Digital, the transmedia company that scored huge viral hits
with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. Just as those online
series reimagined the classic literature of Jane Austen in the modern day,
so Frankenstein, M.D. takes Mary Shelley’s gothic classic and updates it
for today’s teen viewers. The lead character is now Victoria Frankenstein,
a promising medical student whose determination to stand out in a maledominated field leads her to meddle with unnatural forces. The series will be
made up of 24 online episodes, ranging in length from five to eight minutes. The
series launches with three episodes on 19 August, with new episodes uploaded
twice weekly thereafter.
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VENEZUELA
24.1 NEWS: Venevision developing Secret Love
Venevision has announced plans to develop a modern remake of the classic
1991 telenovela Inés Duarte, Secretaria. The original series ran for 238
episodes and revolved around a timid secretary who is in love with her recently
widowed boss. The new version, titled Secret Love, will also add new storylines
and characters.