Jamie Stalcup

Disney+ has commissioned Playdate, a five-part psychological thriller based on Alex Dahl’s best-selling novel of the same name.

Dori Media Group and Yair Dori Holdings have started filming the new political action series Amia in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The U.K.’s BBC and Germany’s ZDF have commissioned The Famous Five, an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series, from Moonage Pictures (The Pursuit of Love) and Nicolas Winding Refn.

BritBox International and UKTV’s Drama channel have commissioned a third season, including a feature-length Christmas special, of Sister Boniface Mysteries from BBC Studios.

Star TV, in collaboration with OGM Pictures, has renewed Stickman for a second season, set to debut this fall.

The Turkish drama Asi, inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, is slated to premiere in the U.S. in Spanish on June 26 on Kanal D Drama.

Jimmy George, VP of sales and acquisitions at GoQuest Media, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the global appeal of the Polish crime drama Crusade.

A slew of top drama series from atv Distribution have been sold throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

Disney+ in Germany has acquired the historical drama Marie Antoinette, created and written by Deborah Davis (The Favourite), from Banijay Rights.

Showtime’s acclaimed drama series Billions is set to return for its seventh and final season on Paramount+ on August 11 and on Showtime on August 13.