Newen to Take Spanish Cop Thriller The Room Global

Newen Distribution has picked up the Spanish series The Room, which will be broadcast on Forta stations and HBO Spain in 2019.

Produced by Isla Audiovisual, Can Can Producciones and Funwood Media, the 8×45-minute cop thriller is written by Víctor García, Eduardo Villanueva and Manuel Sanabria. Francesc Garrido (El tiempo entre costuras, Sé quién eres) Goya Toledo (Maktub, Marsella), Natalia Rodríguez (Traición, Isabel) and Raúl Prieto (Que dios nos perdone, Sin identidad) star.

Juanjo Marrero, executive producer, said: “Jumping into international distribution is not easy, but we are convinced of its necessity as a natural answer to the current market. Having the best travel companion is essential and partnering with Newen International has been the best option.”

Malika Abdellaoui, managing director of Newen Distribution, added: “We are very pleased to welcome into our slate our very first Spanish series and to partner with Isla Audiovisual, Can Can Producciones and Funwood Media: The Room is an intense character-driven series that we look forward to presenting to the international market in 2019.”