GoQuest Sells Series into Bulgaria

GoQuest Media has finalized sales for three drama series with bTV Media Group’s VOYO streaming platform in Bulgaria.

Included in the deal is the Serbian spy thriller Civil Servant, which follows a young, ambitious Serbian Secret Service agent as he negotiates the rules of the international spy game in the modern world. He quickly learns that everything is not as it seems, but his sense of duty makes him stay to protect his nation, his family and himself.

Civil Servant is produced by Telekom Srbija and Film Danas and is created and produced by Predrag Antonijevic (Savior, Dara of Jasenovac). It is directed by Miroslav Lekic and Ivan Zivkovic and stars Milan Marić.

Also coming to VOYO Bulgaria is the crime thriller Rats, set in the world of the Czech-Vietnamese meth syndicates, which are led by an immigrant mafia, funded by cryptocurrency and monitored by the DEA. Nobody wants to end up as a rat for the DEA, but David cracked under the interrogation of Major Jan Blažek and spilled the secrets of the syndicate and betrayed his best friend, thinking it was his best chance to survive.

Rats is produced by Heaven’s Gate and is created and written by Miro Šifra (Rédl). It is produced and directed by Viktor Tauš (Vodnik, Clownwise, Dom) of Heaven’s Gate and Matěj Chlupáček (Terapie) of Barlette Productions in association with Česká televize and MD4.

Lastly, VOYO Bulgaria picked up the romantic drama Secrets of the Grapevine, which follows the rivalry and history of two wine-growing families—the Tomovics and the Smiljanics. Former lovers Vuk Tomovic and Vera Smiljanic rekindle their romance after 20 years and must make great sacrifices to fulfill a passion for a project they had dreamt of together many years prior. The series is produced by MetRo Production for Telekom Srbija.

“VOYO BG operates only in Bulgaria, allowing us to focus our acquisitions only on content that is preferred by our local audience,” said Anjela Georgieva, foreign acquisition manager at VOYO Bulgaria. “European content is one of the pillars of the service, especially content produced in our neighboring countries. It always brings a huge amount of interest and generates great viewership. Our market expertise helps us to select content that suits our local needs best.”

Jimmy George, VP of sales and acquisitions at GoQuest Media, added, “We’ve kicked off the new year by extending our relationship with VOYO into a new region. While Rats and Civil Servant continue to reach new audiences, we couldn’t be more excited for Secrets of the Grapevine making its debut in the international markets through VOYO Bulgaria. With this, we continue keeping our promise of introducing the best of international content to new audiences worldwide.”