{"id":15876,"date":"2021-11-10T09:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/viaplay-mgm-co-pro-development-deal\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T12:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:32:26","slug":"viaplay-mgm-in-co-pro-development-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/viaplay-mgm-in-co-pro-development-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Viaplay &amp; MGM in Co-Pro &amp; Development Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and MGM International Television Productions have inked a multiyear deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for the Viaplay streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>The six series will be shown exclusively as Viaplay originals throughout the Nordics, Baltics, Netherlands and Poland. MGM will handle distribution in the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership\u2019s first two projects will be <em>Billy the Kid<\/em> and <em>Last Light<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Billy the Kid<\/em> is an epic romantic drama series from Michael Hirst (<em>Vikings<\/em>), starring Tom Blyth (<em>Benediction<\/em>) in the lead role.\u00a0The apocalyptic thriller <em>Last Light <\/em>is based on Alex Scarrow\u2019s best-selling novel of the same name. It tells the story of a family fighting to survive in a world suddenly thrown into chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group&#8217;s chief content officer, said: \u201cViaplay will soon be available in at least 16 markets and unique storytelling is a key part of our expansion strategy. We are proud of our long-term partnership with MGM and that we are now working together to co-produce series with some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest names. Series like <em>Billy the Kid<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Last Light<\/em>\u00a0show the scale of our ambitions and will help put Viaplay on the map in our latest territories even faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rola Bauer, president of MGM International Television Productions, added: \u201cNENT Group\u2019s focus on developing premium, global stories through an international lens aligns perfectly with our mission at MGM International TV Productions. Strong narratives like the epic series <em>Billy the Kid<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Last Light<\/em>, which will entertain and also address important social issues, will capture audiences\u2019 attention worldwide, and our co-production partnership with NENT Group makes this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and MGM International Television Productions have inked a multiyear deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for the Viaplay streaming service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":15372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4750,2905,2703],"class_list":["post-15876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-mgm-international-television-productions","tag-nent-group","tag-nordic-entertainment-group","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viaplay &amp; 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