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Following on the success of Hulu’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, the streamer is going straight to series with the author’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends.

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.

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and Miramax are joining forces to co-produce The Turkish Detective, based on the Cetin Ikmen crime novels by Barbara Nadel.

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.

Expectation has optioned Through the Leopard’s Gaze (Jacaranda), a new book from award-winning comedian Njambi McGrath.

Inter Medya has reached a new agreement for a number of Turkish titles in the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.

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

Executives from Fremantle, Banijay Rights, ZDF Enterprises and STUDIOCANAL participated in a video conference hosted by Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, about the current state of the international drama business.

Director Egor Anashkin on the magic that occurred behind the scenes making Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes.