Midnight Sun Makes Its Way to Russia

LONDON: The Russian free-to-air broadcaster Channel One has acquired the Swedish-French drama Midnight Sun.

Russia’s leading network, with more than 250 million viewers worldwide, secured the eight-part thriller to air in January 2017. This adds to a roster of deals already secured by STUDIOCANAL for the drama that includes Sky in the U.K., ZDF in Germany and NRK in Norway.

Katrina Neylon, the executive VP of sales and marketing at STUDIOCANAL, said, “I’m very pleased to announce another brand-new deal for Midnight Sun, brokered by STUDIOCANAL sales manager Elise Woolfe, which represents Channel One’s second acquisition of a Création Originale drama following sci-fi thriller Section Zéro earlier this year. Midnight Sun is an original and absorbing drama exploring real issues such as racism and the environment, which, backed by stellar ratings and critical acclaim, is proving a huge hit with our global clients.”