{"id":17149,"date":"2022-07-05T09:17:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/topic-picks-four-new-thrillers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T13:24:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T17:24:38","slug":"topic-picks-up-four-new-thrillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/topic-picks-up-four-new-thrillers\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic Picks Up Four New Thrillers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topic has licensed exclusive U.S. and Canada rights to four European series from Newen Connect, including the Sky Italia drama\u00a0<em>Christian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Christian<\/em> is a six-episode Italian thriller series that follows a resident of a crime-ridden neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome who apparently has the power of curing people with his hands.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode <em>Dough<\/em> is a Swedish crime drama about Malou, a divorced, financially strained mother in a Stockholm suburb who starts leading a double life when she accidentally finds 5 million euros from a failed robbery.<\/p>\n<p>The four-part miniseries <em>The Spectacular<\/em> is based on a true story. It follows team leader Jeanine Maes, an academic recruited for the criminal investigation into violent IRA attacks on British soldiers stationed in the Dutch region of Limburg.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode <em>White Sands<\/em> is a crime-based \u201cbeach noir\u201d about an undercover expert and a homicide detective secretly sent to a Danish seaside town to solve the murder of a young German man while pretending to be a married couple.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Liang, VP of programming strategy, acquisitions and sales at Topic, said: \u201cOur subscribers come to Topic for truly unique, well-crafted crime stories not found anywhere else. These four critically acclaimed series reinforce our goal to curate and deliver the best crime-themed offerings worldwide, and we\u2019re thrilled we get to partner with Newen Connect to deliver them to our viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leona Connell, executive VP of distribution at Newen Connect, said: \u201cWith these four hit series, Topic has acquired some of the best thrillers from our slate. These series represent what Newen Connect does so well\u2014distribute strong series from across Europe, each one presenting innovative and gripping storytelling. 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