Kristin Brzoznowski

Pasiones has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights for the Spanish-language premiere of the Turkish series Intersection (Kördügüm).

Kanal D International has licensed the drama series Leaf Cast, based on the classic novel of the same name, to Mega in Chile.

Gunpowder, a thriller based on the real-life 17th century events that led to Guy Fawkes Day, has been picked up by HBO for a December premiere.

According to Screen Australia’s 27th annual Drama Report, overall drama expenditure in Australia totaled nearly A$1.3 billion ($1 billion) in 2016-17, compared to the previous four years when the figure hovered between A$830 million and A$870 million.

Amazon has come on board the new ITV thriller White Dragon, which stars John Simm, Anthony Wong, Emilia Fox and Dervla Kirwan.

Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content are partnering to finance, develop and create scripted drama series for all platforms.

The Turkish series Mother, an adaptation of a Nippon TV scripted format, was one of three foreign dramas recognized at the Tokyo Drama Awards.

The Ink Factory has acquired the rights to Andrew Michael Hurley’s novel Devil’s Day for adaptation into a TV series.

Red Arrow International is handling the distribution rights, outside of Australia and New Zealand, for Australian Gangster.

Showtime is developing a television series adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle, executive produced by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda.