Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix has come on board the immigration drama Stateless, produced by Matchbox Pictures and Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton’s Dirty Films for the ABC in Australia.

Sally Rooney’s critically acclaimed novel Conversations with Friends is being adapted for BBC Three, continuing the BBC’s relationship with Rooney and award-winning producers Element Pictures.

The Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde has ordered the thriller Summer of Sorrow, created by Jani Volanen (M/S Romantic).

ITV has commissioned the four-part thriller Hollington Drive, from screenwriter Sophie Petzal and All3Media's West Road Pictures.

RTVE and Amazon Prime Video have joined forces for the international co-production of Boundless, a four-episode adventure series that will take viewers on Elcano and Magellan’s first trip around the world.

ITV has commissioned the new thriller Trigger Point, starring Vicky McClure, written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television.

The Norwegian young adult drama series Delete Me has been lined up as the next original production from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group).

Jordi Frades, whose credits include La corona partida and La Catedral del Mar, has been appointed as director of Diagonal TV.

Netflix has ordered Painkiller, a new limited series about the origins of the opioid crisis, with Eric Newman (Narcos, Narcos: Mexico) attached as executive producer as part of his overall deal with the streamer.

ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft (NDF) have established a joint venture to launch FictionMagnet Produktions, targeting the scripted sector.