Roots Remake Sold into 50-Plus Markets

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has lined up broadcasters in more than 50 territories for its event miniseries Roots, which is set to air across five continents.

The eight-hour event is due to simulcast in the U.S. on HISTORY, A&E and Lifetime starting May 30. Following its World Premiere Screening at MIPTV, the miniseries has been sold to SBS (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand), THAI PBS (Thailand), D’LIVE (South Korea), Atresmedia (Spain, first-window premiere), HBO (Spain, SVOD for a second window), HBO Europe (Central and Eastern Europe), HBO Nordic (SVOD), RTL (Netherlands), Crave (Canada), and HISTORY in Japan, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and Africa.

“The incredible reaction we experienced at our World Premiere Screening of Roots was matched on the sales floor at MIPTV,” said Sean Cohan, the president of international and digital at A+E Networks. “I am thrilled that our company’s ambitious creative efforts, premium storytelling and betting on projects like this one continue to gain partners and scores of fans across the globe.”