ALL3MEDIA Racks Up International Sales on Accused

LONDON: The first round of international deals has been secured by ALL3MEDIA International for the new crime drama Accused, from Jimmy McGovern’s RSJ Films.

The 6×1-hour series recently aired on BBC One in the U.K. The drama is now headed throughout Australia and New Zealand via deals with ABC and TVNZ and in Canada on TVO. A number of channels in Europe also snapped up Accused, including DR in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, RUV in Iceland and YLE in Finland, as well as BBC Global Channels for Poland and Flemish-speaking Belgium. DVD rights have also been acquired in the U.K. and Australia via Acorn.

Louise Pedersen, the managing director at ALL3MEDIA International, commented, “Accused is a wonderful drama for international audiences, taking universal situations and moral dilemmas and presenting them in a unique and compelling format. We are delighted to announce this strong roster of initial deals—the drama has received great interest and feedback from broadcasters around the world and we look forward to announcing yet more international sales soon.”