German distributor Global Screen has announced the new titles on its slate for the inaugural MIPLondon. The lineup includes new drama Murder on the Inca Trail, and the second seasons of hit series Recipes for Love and Murder and The Palace. True crime mini series Murder on the Inca Trail (Mord auf dem Inka-Pfad, 4x45‘/2x90‘) leads the new lineup. Based on a true story, this gripping international crime thriller spans continents, from the remote heights of the Inca trail to the bustling streets … [Read more...] about Global Screen announces MIPLondon lineup of new and returning titles
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NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and its production affiliate NHK Enterprises, Inc., together with ZDF/ARTE and OceanX, conducted a 72-hour consecutive observation filming expedition, and have succeeded in capturing, in 8K, the world’s first-ever video images of a group of coelacanths and their behavior indicative of reproduction. NHK’s “Deep Ocean” team, which is known for its success in capturing on film the Giant Squid in 2012, has brought us various scoops from the deep sea. This time, teaming … [Read more...] about NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
Cottonwood Media, Coolabi Productions, ZDF Studios, along with BBC, ZDF, FTV announce live action kids series The Lady Grace Mysteries
Premium kids content producer Cottonwood Media, kids content creator Coolabi Productions, and ZDF Studios, along with leading broadcasters BBC, ZDF, and France Télévisions, are delighted to announce the new live-action tween detective series THE LADY GRACE MYSTERIES. With filming scheduled to take place in a British castle during spring 2025, THE LADY GRACE MYSTERIES is based on the best-selling children’s detective fiction series of the same name which first published in 2004. Their immense … [Read more...] about Cottonwood Media, Coolabi Productions, ZDF Studios, along with BBC, ZDF, FTV announce live action kids series The Lady Grace Mysteries
Gaumont unveils first sales of new series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Gaumont has announced the first sales of its comedy-action-fantasy series, Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (20 x 22’), to free TV channels ZDF/KiKA in Germany – premiering October 7 – and MTVA in Hungary. This Netflix original series, produced in CGI animation and aimed at children aged 8 to 12, is based on the popular comic book Usagi Yojimbo by award-winning author Stan Sakai. The adaptation follows the adventures of Yuichi Usagi, a descendant of the great warrior Miyamoto Usagi, on his … [Read more...] about Gaumont unveils first sales of new series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Cottonwood, ZDF, France TV announce animated series 20 Dance Street, greenlit for production
Premium kids content producer Cottonwood Media, along with ZDF, ZDF Studios, France Télévisions, and in partnership with Opéra national de Paris, are delighted to announce that the 3D CGI kids animated drama series 20 DANCE STREET (26 x 26’) has been greenlit for production, with pre-production starting this fall. Greenlit by broadcasters ZDF and France Télévisions (the latter as part of a pre-sale), 20 DANCE STREET was first unveiled when in development during Cartoon Forum 2023. The series … [Read more...] about Cottonwood, ZDF, France TV announce animated series 20 Dance Street, greenlit for production
Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore to star in Two Brothers Pictures’ thriller The Assassin for Prime Video, ZDF, and Stan
Prime Video will launch writing duo Harry and Jack Williams’ brand new drama series The Assassin in the UK & Ireland. The series is produced by award-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures (The Tourist, Boat Story, Fleabag) in association with ZDF who is the German co-production partner, All3Media International, and Stan in Australia. Starring in the 6x60” series, is Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Scoop), Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor, Bates Motel), who each serve as Executive … [Read more...] about Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore to star in Two Brothers Pictures’ thriller The Assassin for Prime Video, ZDF, and Stan
