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Banijay Rights has taken on distribution for the epic historical drama We, The Drowned, which comes from Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated director and cinematographer Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers, The Abyss).

The drama Falcon Crest is set to air on ATV in Turkey and international sales will be handled by ATV Distribution.

Sundance Now has picked up The Cry, starring Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Doctor Who) and Ewen Leslie (Top of the Lake: China Girl), which will begin streaming on the service in the U.S. and Canada starting November 8.

Endemol Shine Boomdog is working with the award-winning actor Mauricio Ochmann and his production company, A Toda Madre Entertainment, to develop the original drama series El Asesor.

Federation Entertainment is partnering with Ecosse Films and France Télévisions to co-produce the new period drama Josephine and Napoleon, which will co-star French actress Bérénice Bejo.

ITV has commissioned from 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content a new crime drama that will be toplined by Rob Lowe.

Facebook Watch has given a 10-episode order to Limetown, a new show starring and executive produced by Jessica Biel (The Sinner).

Hulu has placed a straight-to-series order for Wu-Tang: An American Saga, an upcoming drama inspired by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

Simon Maxwell, Channel 4's head of drama, is launching a new independent production company focused on premium scripted content for the U.K., U.S. and international markets.

The new event series Das Boot, co-produced by Sonar Entertainment, Bavaria Fiction and Sky Deutschland, has been licensed in more than 100 territories around the globe.