Prior to launching it to market at MIPCOM 2023, Keshet International (KI) has sold the hotly anticipated thriller Trust No One (9x60’) to Netflix in a landmark multi-territory deal that will see the global streamer premiere the Israeli drama co-exclusively in Israel and exclusively in 19 key territories worldwide. Produced by Shenhar Productions and co-created by an all-star team - including Ron Leshem (Euphoria, Valley of the Tears, The Gordin Cell), Amit Cohen (False Flag, The Gordin Cell, … [Read more...] about Keshet International sells Trust No One to Netflix
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Alon Shtruzman to step down as CEO of Keshet International
After 10 years as the CEO of Keshet International (KI), Alon Shtruzman announced he will be leaving the global content producer and distributor owned by Keshet Media Group (KMG) at the end of 2022. KMG’s activity outside the Israeli borders began in the early 2000s, when the company started to export its formats and IP around the world under the Keshet Formats banner. Strong relationships were forged around … [Read more...] about Alon Shtruzman to step down as CEO of Keshet International
Keshet Studios closes deal to develop ‘The Awoken’ for TV
Keshet Studios, the US studio of Keshet International, has pre-emptively acquired the television rights to develop Katelyn Monroe Howes’ debut novel, The Awoken, as a returning drama for the US market. Published this week from Dutton, Penguin Random House, The Awoken is a “high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled" romantic story about “a chilling, all-too-plausible future” that sees a woman with terminal cancer undergo cryogenic preservation as her only hope for a second chance but leaving behind … [Read more...] about Keshet Studios closes deal to develop ‘The Awoken’ for TV
Israeli viewers renew their love affair with ‘The Baker And The Beauty’ S3
The Baker and the Beauty is officially Israel’s most-watched returning drama since 2017, with the season finale of Assi Azar’s third instalment scoring consolidated figures of 23.6% rating and 35.1% share for Keshet 12, performing 42% above average rating with 546,000 viewers. Once again created and written by Assi Azarand directed by Oden Ruskin, this third season of the captivating drama premiered weekly from 12 October 2021 and continued the trend established by the first in 2014, when it … [Read more...] about Israeli viewers renew their love affair with ‘The Baker And The Beauty’ S3
NBC orders ‘Ties That Bind’ script from Keshet Studios and Universal Television
NBC has put in development Ties That Bind, a drama based on Seven Studios’ Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, from writer Deirdre Shaw (Bluff City Law), Keshet Studios, and Universal Television. Written by Shaw, Ties That Bind is based on the Seven Studios-produced Australian miniseries Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, which itself is based on Elizabeth Coleman’s stage play inspired by her book of the same name that premiered on Seven Network. Keshet International distributes both the format and … [Read more...] about NBC orders ‘Ties That Bind’ script from Keshet Studios and Universal Television
Asia’s Next Rising Star
Keshet Media Group’s global distribution and production arm, Keshet International (KI), headed by CEO Alon Shtruzman, is specifically tasked to expand its operations worldwide. Early this year KI opened its new office in Mexico City as it seeks to expand its local production capabilities for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. KI has also earmarked Singapore as its next launch pad to the rest of Asia. Kelly Wright, Head of Latin America and Executive Advisor for Asia-Pacific said the … [Read more...] about Asia’s Next Rising Star