Dori Media’s Shepherd Sells into Poland, Hungary

Dori Media Group has licensed 20 episodes of the first season of the crime drama Shepherd to WP TV in Poland and RTL in Hungary.

Produced by NTV Russia and distributed internationally by Dori Media, four seasons of Shepherd are available in total, with 108 50-minute episodes. In Russia, all four seasons have aired on NTV.

Shepherd follows an ex-homicide detective with a troubled private life who starts a private investigation bureau together with a German Shepherd dog he saved from being shot.

Nadav Palti, CEO and president of Dori Media Group, commented: “Shepherd was a tremendous hit in Russia and we expect its success to repeat across multiple territories given the format’s flexibility and appeal as a crime drama that has multiple strands running through its plot. We are pleased that two new territories have committed to its broadcast and we anticipate more to come as the show grows in popularity and as broadcasters look to fill increasingly interrupted schedules due to the impact of COVID-19.”

Timur Weinstein, NTV Broadcasting Company’s general producer, said: “We have worked together with Dori Media for several years now, and I’m happy that the international distribution of our super successful prime-time series Shepherd is handled by them of all others. For four seasons now Shepherd has simply thrashed content on other channels, to the extent that nobody risks to pitting any expensive prime-time premiere product against it. Moreover, Shepherd achieves great ratings not only for the first time on air but also in reruns. I think that the series’ success lies in a solid script, detailed character types, and in genre combination, making a crime story family friendly. And, of course, the language of man and dog communication is easy to understand in any country’s audience. Season five is in production now and will go on air soon.”