Tag: L.A. Screenings 2018

PREMIUM: A look at the buzzy shows and big-picture trends that emerged from the Hollywood studios' screenings to international buyers.

PREMIUM: Buyers got to sample a full plate of new series over at the NBCUniversal studio lot during the week, with considerable enthusiasm for a new medical drama based on a bestseller about New York's Bellevue hospital called New Amsterdam.

The Rookie, a new drama starring Nathan Fillion from Entertainment One, led the social media buzz for ABC's new fall and midseason shows presented at its Upfront last week, according to analysis from The WIT.

The new shows on offer from CBS Studios International (CBSSI) are all solid and reassuringly broad in appeal, buyers indicated at the studio's screening sessions, something they've come to bank on from the supplier of top global performers like NCIS, Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-0 and Bull.

Among FOX's 2018-19 new pickups, the adaptation of Justin Cronin's The Passage generated the most buzz on social media, according to analysis from The WIT.

A quintet of strong dramas virtually all struck chords with a packed house of overseas program buyers at Warner Bros.'s first full day of screenings on its back lot Monday; as one major European buyer put it: "Nothing too dark, nothing too loud, but characters with a lot of heart and great visuals." 

Tracking YouTube trailer views, Facebook likes and Twitter activity, The WIT will be analyzing social media responses to the new U.S. network shows all week, beginning with NBC, where Manifest generated the most buzz.

PREMIUM: A surprise appearance by movie star Forest Whitaker to promote a brand-new series called Godfather of Harlem and a clever clip from the upcoming animated pic Ralph Breaks the Internet highlighted Disney's annual bash for foreign TV buyers on the studio's backlot in Burbank Sunday night.

The L.A. Screenings roster for Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) includes the new Murphy Brown, which sees Candice Bergen reprise her starring role as the eponymous broadcast news legend.

International buyers attending the L.A. Screenings will have the chance to preview Schooled, a spin-off of The Goldbergs, on the Sony Pictures Television (SPT) lot.