All3Media International Secures Presales for Joan

All3Media International has secured presales for the upcoming drama Joan with broadcasters and platforms across six continents.

From Snowed-In Productions, the series stars Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Staircase) as the notorious 1980s jewel thief Joan Hannington. In addition to airing on commissioning broadcaster ITV in the U.K. and co-producer The CW in the U.S., the drama will debut across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America and Canada.

In Europe, it was picked up by Magenta TV (Germany), SVT (Sweden), NPO (Netherlands), DR (Denmark), NRK (Norway), Yle (Finland), CANAL+ (France and French-speaking territories), Blue Entertainment (German-speaking Switzerland and Lichtenstein), RTÉ (Ireland), Hellenic Telecommunications (Greece), Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (Cyprus) and RÚV (Iceland).

Joining The CW in North America, CBC will premiere the series in Canada, with BritBox holding a second window in the country. For South America, NBCUniversal acquired the show in a pan-territory deal.

For the African continent, Prime Video licensed the series in a pan-territory deal. Stan signed a deal to debut the series in Australia, and Sky Network Television picked it up for New Zealand. ABC Commercial took the home entertainment rights for Australia and New Zealand.

BBC Studios acquired the series in a pan-territory deal covering Asia, India and the India subcontinents for its SVOD drama channel BBC First and its SVOD service BBC Player. Also in Asia, Pumpkin Films licensed the series in China.

In addition, Israel’s HOT and Yes TV will broadcast Joan.

The series is created and written by Anna Symon (The Essex Serpent, Mrs Wilson) and directed by BAFTA award-winning Richard Laxton (Rain Dogs; The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe; Mrs Wilson).

Starring alongside Turner are Frank Dillane (Renegade Nell, Fear the Walking Dead, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince), Kirsty J Curtis (Rise of the Footsoldier, Harlots), Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (I May Destroy You, Top Boy) and Laura Aikman (Archie, Gavin & Stacey), among others.

“As proven by this strong global demand, Snowed-In Productions’ Joan delivers everything our international clients are looking for in a premium drama: a distinctive setting, complex characters and a powerful story inspired by real life, all brought to our screens by an acclaimed cast and creative team,” Louise Pedersen, CEO of All3Media International. “Our earlier coproduction agreement with The CW combined with this raft of new presales will ensure viewers around the world can experience Joan’s compelling story, and we look forward to signing more acquisitions ahead of–and beyond–the drama’s debut in the U.K. and U.S.”

Ruth Kenley-Letts, CEO of Snowed-In Productions added, “We are super thrilled with the raft of pre-sales All3Media International has achieved for Joan. It’s been a glorious journey for us working with such stellar broadcasters who have been so supportive to the show from the off alongside the brilliant team at All3. We can’t wait to unleash Joan to viewers all around the world.”