Dori Sells The Road to Calvary into Greece

Dori Media Group has licensed the Russian drama The Road to Calvary to Greek public broadcaster ERT.

The 12-episode series was produced by NTV Broadcasting Company and Russian World Studios. The period drama, which is based on the famous Tolstoy novel, will air on ERT3.

Nadav Palti, CEO of Dori Media Group, commented: “We are delighted to see the sale of The Road to Calvary to Greece after its outstanding premiere last year. Not only is it a brilliant production, but it is also a rich educational content and a remarkably engaging format. It proves a tremendous potential to further deliver excellent ratings in Greece, as well as across the globe.”

Αlexandros Kanter Bax, director general of ERT3, said: “We are excited about the acquisition of this beautiful series, which has already received glowing reviews and is hitting strong ratings. Russian cinematography has always been very popular among the Greek audience. We believe the public will enjoy it and trust it will be a hit in our country as it was in Russia.”

Timur Weinstein, general producer at NTV, commented: “As one of the largest producer of action-packed dramas in Russia, NTV creates content that is in high demand on domestic and foreign markets. We at NTV are proud to be at the forefront of unveiling Russian stars and stories to the world. The Road to Calvary, one of our flagship products, symbolizes the new level of quality of our series production. It was no surprise that it had an amazing reception at the latest MIPCOM. Dori Media has told us there is a huge interest in the series, and we hope to see its success in Greece as well as in other countries in the upcoming months. We hope that the Greek audience will appreciate the atmosphere of the Russian revolution which marked the turning point in the country’s history.”