Kristin Brzoznowski

BARCELONA: Spain's Mediapro is working with the Finnish pubcaster YLE on the thriller The Paradise, which transports the Nordic Noir genre to the Mediterranean.

MIAMI: NBC Universo is bringing Sons of Anarchy to Spanish-speaking cable audiences in the U.S.

LONDON: DRG has signed a new raft of deals from its international drama catalog, including securing a pact with France's Canal+ for the political and social thriller Nobel.

SYDNEY: Former Ten Network exec Claire Tonkin has been tapped by the Australian indie CJZ Group to lead drama development.

LONDON: DRG has renewed its first-look deal with Three River Fiction for a further two years, and is looking for new co-production partners for dramas in development.

LONDON: The series Call The Midwife has landed a three-season renewal from the BBC, taking the characters' stories into the mid-1960s.

BURBANK: Legendary has reached a deal with the Frank Herbert estate for the rights to adapt the novel Dune for potential film and TV projects.

ATLANTA: TNT has ordered a pilot for Snowpiercer, based on the award-winning movie by Bong Joon Ho.

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV’s December slate features a number of exclusive U.S. premieres of international dramas, including the new British thriller The Level.

LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed Westworld for a second season, as the show is averaging a gross audience of 11.7 million viewers, outperforming Game of Thrones and True Detective during similar times in their first seasons.