ZDFE Notches Up Sales for Hide and Seek

ZDF Enterprises has licensed the Ukrainian crime noir Hide and Seek to broadcasters in North America and Europe.

The eight-part crime drama premiered in the U.S. and Canada on Walter Presents. European sales include Rai (Italy), FTV Prima (Czech Republic), Bonton Film (Czech Republic and Slovakia), Canal+ (Poland), ETV (Estonia), LRT (Lithuania) and Lumière (Benelux) as well as German pay TV.

The female-led thriller is produced by FILM.UA Group for ICTV Ukraine and OKKO Russia. It was a finalist at the last MIPDrama Buyers Summit and was showcased at festivals such as Berlinale, Seriencamp Munich, MIA Rome, Sweden’s Göteborg Festival and Séries Series in Fontainebleau.

Robert Franke, VP ZDFE.drama at ZDF Enterprises, said: “Hide and Seek has all the hallmarks of a quality thriller, an engaging plot, great acting and clever writing and with crime drama being one of television’s most popular genres, it comes as no surprise that this series has attracted interest across two continents.”