New Raft of Whitstable Pearl Deals

Cineflix Rights has sealed a raft of deals for Whitstable Pearl, including in Canada, Spain and Japan.

Based on Julie Wassmer’s novels, all three seasons of the cozy crime series have been sold to Corus (Canada) for the French-language drama channel SériesPlus and RTS (Switzerland). Euskal Telebista-EBT (Spain) licensed seasons one and two. Warner Bros. Discovery acquired season one for its Italian service. NHK (Japan) picked up season two. SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark) and TV 2 (Denmark) all acquired season three.

BBC Worldwide snapped up season three for its services covering Benelux and Asia, and NBCUniversal International Networks also took on season three for its pan-Africa networks.

Tim Mutimer, CEO of Cineflix Rights, said: “Buyers can’t get enough of cozy crime as it remains one of the most in-demand drama genres. Whitstable Pearl delivers the perfect mix of quirky plots, loveable characters and a beautiful seaside landscape, really bringing Julie Wassmer’s novels to life for fans around the world.”