Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS ANGELES: The autobiography The Devil's Defender: My Odyssey Through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre by John Henry Browne is being developed for television as an hour-long drama.

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: The action drama Strike Back is returning to Cinemax and Sky 1, revived with a brand-new cast.

LOS ANGELES: Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment is producing an English-language version of the hit NRK teen drama Shame for the U.S. and Canada.

LONDON: The Russian free-to-air broadcaster Channel One has acquired the Swedish-French drama Midnight Sun.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has entered into an output deal with Imedi in Georgia for a package of new drama series from the Turkish producer Ay Yapim.

SINGAPORE: BBC Worldwide has licensed the fashion-themed period drama The Collection to the Chinese internet giant Tencent.

SILVER SPRING: The Acorn TV SVOD service has lined up its January premieres, which includes the exclusive U.S. debut of Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution, starring Toby Jones and Kim Cattrall.

NEW YORK: Intersection stars Ibrahim Çelikkol, Belçim Bilgin and Alican Yücesoy met with World Screen Newsflash to discuss the series, the characters they portray and the allure of Turkish dramas in the international marketplace.

ISTANBUL: ITV Inter Medya has sold the hit Turkish drama Endless Love into more than 15 countries across Latin America, including deals in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia.

LONDON: STUDIOCANAL has licensed Harlan Coben’s hit original drama The Five into Asia, scoring a deal with Japan’s pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW.