Leading independent distributor All3Media International has announced all seven seasons of Company Pictures’ BAFTA-winning drama Skins will be available in India following a deal with VR Films.

Having successfully launched the first three seasons of Skins in India on OTT platform, VROTT, where the series has ranked as number one on the platform over the last year, VR Films has licensed all seven seasons of the teen drama phenomenon from All3Media International’s catalogue. Created by Company Pictures and Bryan Elsley, Skins follows a group of teenagers as they attempt to manage lives, loves, emotional highs and inevitable lows . Skins was a critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning series that was celebrated for tacking topical subjects such substance abuse, sexuality and mental illness and has since launched the careers of A-list talent including Dev Patel, Daniel Kaluuya, Kaya Scodelario and Nicholas Hoult.

In addition to Skins, VR Films has also acquired an impressive slate of additional thrillers, detective dramas and young adult series from All3Media International including Clique S2, following the success of Clique S 1, as well as The Ex-Wife, The Holiday, Too Close and Van Der Valk Season 3. These join relicensed dramas Baptiste S1 and S2, Deceit, The Deceived, Des, Innocent S1 and S2, Penance, Van Der Valk S1 and S2  and White House Farm.

Jaenani Netra, VP India at All3Media International commented “I’m delighted to continue to expand All3Media International’s scripted presence in India with our fantastic partners at VR Films. A particular highlight in this collaboration has been the success of Company Pictures’ iconic drama Skins. It’s humour, wit, charm, emotional core and fantastic ensemble cast delivers exceptional entertainment value that has evidently connected with audiences across the country and we look forward to bringing more of our iconic, high quality dramas to VROTT and VR Films’s dedicated audiences.”

Manish Dutt, Managing Director at VR Films says “We are very happy to associate with All3Media International as a content partner. Series acquired from their slate have been performing extremely well in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Season 1, 2 and 3 of Skins have been No.1 ranking on VROTT since last  year and continue to remain on the top. Additional dramas such as Clique, Van Ver Valk, Penance, Baptiste have been gaining a lot of attraction with very high consumption rate that place them in our top 10 category. We are delighted to acquire Skins S4, S5, S6 and S7, Clique S2, The Ex-Wife, The Holiday, Too Close and Van Der Valk S3 for the year 2024 onwards. We’re very confident these new acquisitions will help VROTT not only to retain but gain more subscribers and help us create a brand value with excellent content.”

Krishi Dutt, Director at VR Films adds “Quality content and high production value have been the hallmark of these UK based titles from All3Media International. Sabrina Duguet and Jaenani Netra and the entire team has been very supportive and provided excellent services to us, which makes us very proud of this relationship…not to forget the fantastic response to these titles from our subscribers. We eagerly look forward to more acquisitions in future.”