Crime Thriller Dark Woods Sells Globally

Global Screen has secured a slew of sales for the crime drama Dark Woods, including in Japan, Poland and India.

The miniseries has notched up deals in Japan (NHK Enterprises), CIS (Mauris Film), Poland (Canal+), the Czech Republic (Česká televize), Slovenia (RTV Slovenija), Latvia (Latvian Television), Lithuania (LRT), India and sub-continents (BookMyShow) and French-speaking Switzerland (RTS).

Deals in the U.K., Australia, Scandinavia and Portugal are expected to close before MIPCOM. This follows sales into North America (Topic Media), France (Canal+) and Spain (Cosmo TV) already in place.

“We are thrilled to announce the next slate of deals for this highly original series,” said Julia Weber, head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen. “With its mix of crime and drama, the excellent acting and a unique, gripping atmosphere, Dark Woods is a perfect match for all clients looking for high-end European content. The outstanding ratings in Germany—it was the most-watched program in ARD’s catch-up TV in 2020—along with rave reviews tipped the scales in more than one negotiation.”

Maren Knieling, executive producer at Bavaria Fiction, added, “We are pleased to see this mini-series travel even further around the world. Dark Woods is event TV programming at its very best and a mini-series which we are extremely proud to have created as it gives victims of crime a voice. It is richly shot, suspenseful and totally engrossing as the storyline swings between different decades recounting one of Germany’s most gripping unsolved murder cases.”