Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix has greenlit season five of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with season four and marks the final chapter.

Screen Australia and Dynamic Television have launched the Dynamic Television Scripted Initiative, which will fund the development of up to four scripted TV projects.

Blue Lights producer STV Studios has appointed Sara Hamill as director of production, working across STV Studios Drama, Tod Productions and Two Cities Television.

Icebreaker, a Finnish supernatural thriller with horror elements, has won the MIPDrama Buyer's Coup de Coeur.

The crime drama Persona, starring Haluk Bilginer, is returning for a second season and has a French remake in the works.

The Turkish daily drama series Redemption has been renewed for a third season by Kanal 7.

Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) is on board for a series treatment of the Agatha Christie espionage thriller The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix.

Multihyphenate producer and creator Darren Star has inked a multiyear overall deal with Universal Television.

Golden Boy, which has been renewed for a third season by Star TV in Turkey, has been licensed by Eccho Rights in more than 120 territories worldwide.

Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Centre National du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) have strengthened their partnership with two new co-produced projects by Taiwanese and French companies, Fly and Flight MH370, highlighted at Series Mania.