{"id":5896,"date":"2016-04-05T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-04-05T02:15:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T06:15:01","slug":"scandi-thriller-the-bridge-gets-russian-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/scandi-thriller-the-bridge-gets-russian-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandi Thriller The Bridge Gets Russian Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
AMSTERDAM\/CANNES: The original scripted format The Bridge<\/em> has landed in Russia, with Endemol Shine Group partner Weit Media set to develop a local adaptation.<\/p>\n NTV Channel in Russia commissioned 20 episodes to run over two seasons. The show, based on Filmlance International and Nimbus Film\u2019s hit Scandinavian thriller Bron\/Broen<\/em>, begins when a body is found on the Narva Friendship Bridge between Russia and Estonia. Production will begin in June for a 2017 broadcast, with season two being filmed consecutively.<\/p>\n The format has to date been adapted in the U.S., French and U.K. markets.<\/p>\n Lars Blomgren, the managing director of Filmlance, said: \u201cThe Bridge <\/em>is a truly global format, marrying provocative themes with grounded storytelling and characters. By setting the central concept against the unique cultural and socio-political backdrop of the Russian\/Estonian border, it allows for a new and extraordinary story to unfold. I\u2019m extremely excited at the prospect of working with our colleagues at Weit Media and can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n Yulia Sumacheva, the CEO of Weit Media, remarked: \u201cThe Bridge <\/em>is an outstanding drama series and we are thrilled at this opportunity to produce the Russian-Estonian adaptation with it\u2019s extraordinary cast and are looking forward to working closely with Lars Blomgren.\u201d<\/p>\n Marina Williams, COO of international operations at Endemol Shine Group, added: \u201cThe Bridge <\/em>has huge resonance across a variety of markets and I am delighted that our team in Russia has the opportunity to develop this intelligent, ambitious adaptation. NTV is one of the key broadcasters in the Russian market and their involvement is a real testament to the quality of the project: we look forward to the series going into production and it\u2019s launch later in the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AMSTERDAM\/CANNES: The original scripted format The Bridge has landed in Russia, with Endemol Shine Group partner company Weit Media set to develop a local adaptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[696,606,697,155,698],"class_list":["post-5896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-bronbroen","tag-endemol-shine-group","tag-russia","tag-the-bridge","tag-weit-media","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n