Sundance Channel Global Scores More First-Run Originals

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International has made a raft of acquisitions for first-run original series and miniseries, in a bid to fuel the growth across Sundance Channel Global's linear and authenticated VOD and TV Everywhere services.

The programming includes the second season of the acclaimed series The Red Road, picked up from Entertainment One (eOne) as a first window for Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa and key European territories. It will debut within less than 24 hours of the U.S. premiere. Also part of the purchases is The Honourable Woman, acquired from BBC Worldwide to premiere as a first window in Asia (except a second-window run in Thailand). Also for Asia, the period drama The Great Train Robbery was picked up from Content Media. The first-run original Catastrophe was taken on from Avalon and Welcome to Sweden from eOne, both for Dutch Benelux.

Bruce Tuchman, the president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, said: “These new acquisitions further highlight our commitment to providing distinctive, compelling first-run original programming for Sundance Channel audiences worldwide. Alongside our other global hits from AMC Networks, this diverse range of series will help to increase the momentum of our successful international growth strategy. We’ll continue to offer exclusive original series combined with independent films and documentaries fresh from some of the biggest and most prestigious festivals around the world.”