World Screen

NEW YORK: The TV Drama MIPTV Preview provides you with a number of useful services in one location.

Numerous distributors are looking to fill the gap in the procedurals market.

Jane Marlow hears from leading producers and distributors about the science, and art, of adapting book properties.

CANNES: Star Media’s Mata Hari is a 12-episode biographical drama about the life of the legendary woman Margaretha Zelle, better known to the world as Mata Hari.

NEW YORK: On the Tuesday of MIPTV, World Screen’s Anna Carugati will lead the panel Beyond the Hype: German Drama Series Going Global, featuring executives from ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, UFA Fiction and RAI Cinema.

CANNES: Three of Kanal D’s top-performing titles are For My Son, War of the Roses and Sunshine Girls, and at MIPTV the company will be looking to place these shows with more broadcasters globally.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash met with the stars of The Five, Sarah Solemani, Tom Cullen, O-T Fagbenle and Lee Ingleby, who talk about their characters and their experiences working on the drama.

LONDON: Sky Living has bolstered its slate of U.S. dramas with the acquisitions of Shades of Blue, starring Jennifer Lopez, and the fourth season of Nashville.

ISTANBUL: The historical drama Resurrection (Dirilis Ertugrul) has been a ratings hit in Turkey, and TRT—Turkish Radio and Television Corporation believes this success will help to drum up further sales with buyers at DISCOP Istanbul.

ISTANBUL: FOX is heading to DISCOP Istanbul for the first time and has a slate of Turkish dramas to offer, including Heart Never Forgets (Kalp Asla Unutmaz), In Love Again (Ask Yeniden), Cherry Season (Kiraz Mevsimi) and My Husband’s Family (Kocamin Ailesi).