Distributors weigh in on the current state of the format market and what genres are trending.

The director of formats and global network discusses the trends she’s seeing in the marketplace and how the company is serving the demand. 

The hit British comedy Plebs is being developed for the U.S., with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures (Preacher, Neighbors, Sausage Party) attached.

Studio Hamburg-owned Letterbox Filmproduction has licensed the rights for a German remake of the Sagafilm cult comedy The Nightshift, which is being adapted for ZDFneo.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has secured international distribution rights for the new music format The Launch, which wrapped up its inaugural season on CTV last night.

Global Agency's music reality show The Remix has been adapted for a local version to launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video India.

South Korea is getting its own version of the hit drama Luther, thanks to a deal secured by BBC Worldwide, which has also sold remake rights for The Office in India, among other format agreements.

BBC Worldwide has done its first format deal in Uruguay, where Canal 10 is putting on air El Gran Uruguayo, based on the U.K. series Great Britons.

Workpoint Group has licensed the paranormal format Secret of Numbers to ANTV, which has put on air an Indonesian version, titled Karma. 

The Story Lab has reached a deal with China’s 3C Media for youngest Media and 3C to co-produce Game of Clones for the Chinese market.