{"id":5919,"date":"2016-04-06T04:29:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T08:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/british-drama-the-a-word-heads-to-sweden\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T17:11:10","slug":"svt-bringing-british-drama-the-a-word-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/svt-bringing-british-drama-the-a-word-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"SVT Bringing British Drama The A Word to Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CANNES: Keshet International has licensed the BBC One drama <em>The A Word<\/em>, which debuted in Cannes this week as one of the MIPDrama Screenings selections, to Swedish pubcaster SVT.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish deal follows an agreement with SundanceTV, which came on board as the show&#8217;s U.S. partner. <em>The A Word<\/em> will make its U.S. debut this summer. Its U.K. premiere on BBC garnered 4.7 million viewers. Co-produced by Fifty Fathoms and Keshet UK, the drama is based on the original Israeli series <em>Yellow Peppers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Henrik Palm, acquisitions executive for series at SVT Sweden, said, &#8220;<em>The A Word<\/em> is a heartfelt family drama and a moving depiction of life with autism. We feel proud to team up with Keshet International on this fine BBC One drama, a project which we have followed with interest since its first Israeli incarnation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keren Shahar, the managing director of distribution at Keshet International, said, &#8220;<em>The A Word<\/em> is a truly unique family drama, that can be seen in both the reception it has had from press and the impact it has had on viewers. 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