{"id":15360,"date":"2021-08-06T10:18:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T14:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/nent-group-wiip-enter-content-pact\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T11:35:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:35:03","slug":"nent-group-wiip-enter-content-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/nent-group-wiip-enter-content-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"NENT Group & wiip Enter Content Pact"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and the U.S.-based independent studio wiip have secured a deal to bring a raft of productions from wiip\u2019s slate to NENT Group\u2019s Viaplay streaming service.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur partnerships are among the streaming industry\u2019s most innovative, and this agreement with wiip shows once again that we partner with the best,” said\u00a0Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group\u2019s chief content officer. “We can now offer even more world-class Viaplay original storytelling to Viaplay viewers in multiple markets.”<\/p>\n
Per the agreement, the shows will join the Viaplay original pipeline in the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and the Netherlands. The first wiip title to join Viaplay will be The Uninhabitable Earth<\/em>, a climate change anthology series inspired by David Wallace-Wells\u2019 book of the same name. It is set to premiere on the service in 2022.<\/p>\n The Uninhabitable Earth<\/em> will comprise stand-alone stories covering a range of possible futures that could result from the rapid warming of our planet. The show is executive produced by Hyperobject Industries\u2019 Adam McKay (Succession<\/em>, The Big Short<\/em>) and Kevin Messick (Succession<\/em>), wiip\u2019s Paul Lee (Dickinson<\/em>) and Mark Roybal (Mare of Easttown<\/em>), Animal Kingdom\u2019s David Kaplan (It Follows<\/em>) and Andrea Roa (It Comes at Night<\/em>). Wallace-Wells serves as a consulting producer.<\/p>\n Wallestam said: “NENT Group\u2019s sustainability focus, which includes a commitment to become carbon net-zero no later than 2023, also makes wiip\u2019s The Uninhabitable Earth<\/em> an ideal first project together.\u201d<\/p>\n Matteo Perale, co-founder of wiip, commented: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that our shows will be enjoyed by audiences throughout the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and the Netherlands on Viaplay. NENT Group is a powerful brand with a legacy of delivering great stories to consumers and we\u2019re looking forward to this collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n Andreas Brosjo, broker of the deal, added: \u201cNENT Group\u2019s Viaplay streaming service is the perfect home for wiip\u2019s stream of award-winning content.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and the U.S.-based independent studio wiip have secured a deal to bring a raft of productions from wiip\u2019s slate to NENT Group\u2019s Viaplay streaming service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":15361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2703,4598],"class_list":["post-15360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-nordic-entertainment-group","tag-wiip","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n