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LONDON: Germany's ZDFneo has signed on as a co-production partner for the new drama series Below the Surface with SAM Productions.

LONDON: Eleventh Hour Films, the producer behind New Blood and Foyle's War, has brought in Mike Ellen to serve as head of development.

NEW YORK: Showtime is planning to release the Twin Peaks prequel film Fire Walk With Me, directed by David Lynch, ahead of the series' highly anticipated return later this year.

RICHMOND: The debut of Corp + Anam on the MHz Choice SVOD platform later this month will mark the first series in Irish Gaelic to be released in the U.S.

LONDON: Katie McAleese, who previously served as an executive producer at BBC Wales Drama and creative director for BBC Drama Production, has joined Big Light Productions as creative director.

The story of Nelson Mandela and his heroic journey to bring racial equality and democracy to the people of South Africa is told in the six-hour TV event.

LOS ANGELES: Insurrection Media and Keshet Studios are co-producing the paranormal drama The Dead Girls Detective Agency, based on the young-adult novel written by Suzy Cox.

ISTANBUL: Kanal D has licensed a package of Turkish series, including Wounded Love, to the Chilean network Mega.

KUALA LUMPUR: Emerald City, a new reimagining of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, has been licensed by the internet TV service iflix for viewers across Southeast Asia.

LONDON: The U.K. streaming service Walter Presents, dedicated to foreign-language dramas, is planning to launch in the U.S. this March.