London – FremantleMedia International (FMI) has struck a deal with AbbottVision to take the outrageous new police procedural series No Offence to international buyers worldwide. Created by the acclaimed screenwriter Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play), No Offence is produced by AbbottVision for the UK’s Channel 4. The series is set to premiere in 2015. Paul Abbott Set in a close-knit policing unit located on the wrong side of Manchester, North West England. No Offence … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia International takes Paul Abbott’s ‘No Offence’
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FME and AbbottVision to adapt French series for English-speaking audiences
London – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired rights to adapt the successful French supernatural thriller series Les Revenants for the English language. The English adaptation, They Came Back (working title), will be produced by the multi-award-winning writer, creator and producer Paul Abbott and his company AbbottVision, with which FME has a first look deal. FME will distribute the English adaptation internationally. Les Revenants tells the story of a group of men and women in a … [Read more...] about FME and AbbottVision to adapt French series for English-speaking audiences
