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FMI announces success of Turkish Adaptation drama Wentworth

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LONDON – Following a deal between FremantleMedia International (FMI) and Limon Film, Avlu, the Turkish adaption of the hit prison drama Wentworth, launched on Star TV on 29th March, 2018 and has taken audiences by storm. Due to its incredible success, the Turkish broadcaster has announced it is extending the series, locking in even more episodes of the dynamic and hard-hitting drama. Avlu is a huge hit in Turkey and is one of Star TV’s most successful shows. The series has won up to 3.4 … [Read more...] about FMI announces success of Turkish Adaptation drama Wentworth

FremantleMedia secures Wentworth

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    Berlin – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced it had secured a deal with leading German-speaking PayTV platform, Sky Deutschland, for the award-winning and critically-acclaimed prison drama, Wentworth. The deal, which covers all five seasons of the dynamic Australian series, will mark the first time Wentworth will be available to German-speaking viewers. Season 1 will premiere on Sky Deutschland’s recently launched flagship channel Sky 1.   Set in the present … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia secures Wentworth

Flemish adaptation for Wentworth

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London– FremantleMedia Belgium has announced that the critically-acclaimed prison drama Wentworth has been commissioned by Vier (Flanders) for a local Flemish language adaptation (W/T: Gent-West). Co-produced by FremantleMedia Belgium and Marmalade Productions, the drama will consist of 10 episodes and launch on the channel in 2018. Prior to the broadcast on the free-to-air channel Vier, the drama will be shown on Telenet’s paid cable channels Play and Play More. … [Read more...] about Flemish adaptation for Wentworth

“Celblok-H” re-commissioned in Holland

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London – FremantleMedia has confirmed on May 7 that prison drama Celblok-H, the Dutch adaptation of the global Australian hit Wentworth, has been re-commissioned by SBS 6 in Holland for a second season on. SBS confirmed the second season earlier this week even before the final episode of the first season aired. Adapted from the hugely successful FremantleMedia Australia series, season one Celblok-H used the same scripts to tell the gritty story of survival, … [Read more...] about “Celblok-H” re-commissioned in Holland

Hit drama “Wentworth” goes to Holland

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London – FremantleMedia has confirmed that Holland will be the second territory to produce a local version of the global Australian hit prison drama Wentworth. Produced by FremantleMedia’s FourOne.Media, the Dutch-language remake, entitled Celblok-H, sees the faithful reproduction of all ten original scripts transported into a Dutch setting. SBS 6 has commissioned the show which will premiere in March 2014. Based on the … [Read more...] about Hit drama “Wentworth” goes to Holland

FremantleMedia seals first adaptation deal for “Wentworth”

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London – UFA Serial Drama, part of FremantleMedia’s German production arm UFA, and RTL, have revealed plans to produce a German-language adaptation of the Australian prison drama Wentworth. The commission will see ten episodes of a new German version which goes into production in Berlin in March 2014. Barbara Thielen, Head of Fiction RTL, said, "The stories and characters of Wentworth will polarise and initiate discussions among the audience. Many women … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia seals first adaptation deal for “Wentworth”