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The Last Party, the latest thriller from Clare Mackintosh, has been optioned by 5 Acts Productions.

The director of content on the changing nature of output deals and what she’s looking for from the international market.

Inter Medya has licensed TIMS&B’s The Trusted to TVN in Panama.

Story Films, the outfit behind The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, is prepping a four-part drama about the rise and fall of trader Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank. 

All3Media International has sealed deals in Australia, China, the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland for The Control Room, a new BBC One drama from Sherlock producer Hartswood Films.

Netflix has launched the family drama Country Queen, its first original Kenyan drama series, globally.

Lindsay Salt is exiting Netflix's U.K. commissioning team to become the director of drama at the BBC.

The Nordic noir classic The Killing has been adapted for MBC Group's Shahid streaming platform by Charisma Pictures.

Criminal Minds has officially been ordered to series at Paramount+, with original cast members Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster set to star.

On July 26, as Syfy rebrands as Sky Sci-Fi, the horror series From will make its U.K. debut on the channel.