Kristin Brzoznowski

Fremantle, Passenger and Revolution Films are collaborating on a drama series about an extraordinary period in the life of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his government and his country: the coronavirus pandemic.

MBC is presenting SF8, an original sci-fi anthology series produced in collaboration with Wavve, Korea’s largest OTT platform, and DGK (Directors’ Guild of Korea).

The Sommerdahl Murders series creator and head writer Lolita Bellstar spoke to World Screen Newsflash via video conference about adapting the books for the small screen.

Endemol Shine India has optioned Damyanti Biswas’s best-selling crime novel You Beneath Your Skin to develop as a multipart drama series.

Netflix has become the new home of Cobra Kai, the series continuation of the classic The Karate Kid film franchise.

Red Arrow Studios International has licensed the thriller Dignity, which centers on a mysterious Germanic cult established by a former Nazi soldier in Chile, to HBO Nordic.

The second season of Doom Patrol is to bow on CTV Sci-Fi Channel in Canada on June 25.

Spotify, Warner Bros. and DC have aligned for a new multiyear deal to produce and distribute an original slate of narrative scripted podcasts.

Banijay Rights has licensed the crime thriller We Got This to AMC Networks in the U.S., Canada and U.K. for its streaming service Sundance Now.

Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for Dopesick, starring and executive produced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Michael Keaton (Birdman, Spotlight).