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Crystal Lake, a prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise for Peacock, has been acquired by Sky for the U.K. and Ireland.

M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Split, Signs) and Brad Falchuk (Glee, American Horror Story, Pose) have joined Mattel Studios’ Magic 8 Ball live-action scripted series as co-creators and co-showrunners.

Anna Kendrick (Woman of the Hour, A Simple Favor) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos) are set to star in AGC Television’s six-part geopolitical action thriller Embassy.

Radial Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to Gaumont’s Emmy-nominated series Hemlock Grove.

All3Media International has inked a package deal that sees 110 hours of scripted content, including The English, Black Snow, The Tourist and Angela Black, heading to Kazakhstan’s Freedom Media.

Cineflix Rights has secured new sales for the eight-part comedic crime drama Sunny Nights in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland and Israel.

Martin Clunes will guest star on Best Medicine, FOX Entertainment’s remake of All3Media International’s Doc Martin.

A trio of thrillers from CJ ENM, including Missing: The Other Side, have premiered on Greece’s Nova through THEMA.

Fremantle has signed on to lead international sales for PCCW Media and SK Global’s The Season, with the support of De Maio Entertainment.

Ku’damm 77 will have its world premiere screening at MIPCOM tomorrow evening, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium, followed by a Q&A with showrunner Annette Hess, director Maurice Hübner, UFA Fiction EP Marc Lepetit and Dr. Markus Schäfer, ZDF Studios’ president and CEO.