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CANNES: Fredrik af Malmborg, the managing director of Eccho Rights, calls Phi a “really exciting and very revolutionary project.”

NEW YORK: On the Tuesday of MIPTV, World Screen’s Anna Carugati will introduce the special screening of Maltese, presented by ZDF Enterprises, with a conversation between the co-producers.

LONDON: Fulwell 73 is developing a new drama series loosely based on the exploits of superstar DJs Danny Rampling, Paul Oakenfold and Nicky Holloway, all of whom are attached to the project.

SILVER SPRING: Acorn has secured exclusive North American rights for two more seasons of the hit dramedy Doc Martin from DRG.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has licensed the original HISTORY drama Knightfall into a slew of global markets, including Australia, China and Israel.

CANNES: The story in Surviving Escobar, Alias JJ, on offer from Caracol Television, spotlights John Jairo Velásquez (alias JJ) after he became the last survivor of the Medellín cartel.

STOCKHOLM/ISTANBUL: Eccho Rights has signed a distribution deal with Turkey’s Surec Film for the comedic drama New Bride, which it will launch to the international market at MIPTV.

LONDON: all3media International has inked a prime-time drama deal with the French broadcaster TF1, which has picked up Two Brothers Pictures’ Liar and TXTV’s Innocent as presales.

NEW YORK/LONDON: AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos have announced a third season renewal for the sci-fi hit Humans, which will return with eight new episodes in 2018.

STOCKHOLM: Dramacorp and Isolani Pictures are working together on Rare, which is being written by Alex Haridi (Real Humans, Blue Eyes) and directed by Thierry Poiraud (France 2’s upcoming Zone Blanche).