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Caracol Television’s super series Bolivar premiered on Dubai TV across the Middle East and North America this week.

From action-packed procedurals to lighthearted mysteries and romantic dramas, viewers are seeking out a dose of escapism, and these shows aim to deliver: LEONINE's Professionals—Danger Pays, ZDF Enterprises' Queens of Mystery and Calinos Entertainment's Forbidden Fruit.

Takis Candilis is returning to Banijay to help the company scale up its co-production and new IP opportunities in the scripted space, focusing on southern Europe.

SPI/FilmBox has clinched a deal for its Timeless Dizi Channel (TDC) to launch on Multichoice's DStv across Sub-Saharan Africa next month.

Amazon Studios has picked up the new drama series Lightyears, with Juan José Campanella set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes.

On the heels of its ratings success in Australia and the U.K., A+E Networks International's Miss Scarlet and the Duke is set to premiere in the U.S. as part of Masterpiece's 50th season on PBS on January 17.

Seb Shorr has been promoted to executive VP of commercial and business affairs for Fremantle’s scripted business.

Synchronicity Films, the outfit behind The Cry, is developing a limited series based on Andrew O'Hagan’s latest novel, Mayflies.

Disney+ has given the go-ahead to a Willow series, set years after the storyline of the 1988 George Lucas fantasy drama, with Jon M. Chu set to direct the pilot and executive produce alongside showrunners Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle.

HBO has given a series order to The Son, a new limited series based on the Jo Nesbø novel that will star and be executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal.