Tag: Fremantle

Fremantle has tapped Kirk Ellis to write for its new TV series Bibi, based on the personal and political life of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel.

The Franco-German network ARTE and Spain’s Movistar+ have licensed the crime drama Baghdad Central from Fremantle.

The Chinese platforms iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video have licensed My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name, the second season of the Italian-language drama based on Elena Ferrante’s best-selling book series, from Fremantle.

UKTV’s VOD service, UKTV Play, has secured the exclusive rights to the police procedural drama The Bill in a deal with Fremantle.

Raffaella de Angelis, international literary agent and partner at WME, is joining Fremantle to head up literary acquisitions for its global drama division.

Fremantle has secured deals for The Last Wave, a supernatural French drama from scripted producers Kwai.

StarzPlay has partnered with Fremantle to bring a collection of new dramas to viewers in the MENA region.

Kristin Brzoznowski explores the continued demand for non-English-language drama.

Fremantle has appointed Manuel Martí to the newly created position of head of scripted development for Latin America, based in Mexico City.

Actress and writer Natalie Dormer is launching a new London-based production company, Dog Rose Productions, which has a first-look deal in place with Fremantle.