Red Arrow to Present Scandi Thrillers, Docs & More at MIPCOM

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MUNICH/CANNES: Red Arrow International is prepping its slate for MIPCOM, where it will offer a range of titles spanning formats, factual and scripted, including the Scandi thriller Farang.

Among Red Arrow International’s scripted highlights, there is the eight-part drama Farang, produced by Warner Bros. for C More and TV4 Sweden. The series is about a former criminal whose cover is blown when his 15-year-old daughter comes looking for him. Red Arrow is also presenting Mata Hari, which tells the true-life story of the titular exotic dancer and infamous spy; the thriller The Romeo Section: Assassins; and Pregau.

The company’s formats slate features the brand-new social experiment Look Me in the Eye, the comedy format Streetlab and the dating show Kiss Bang Love from the creators of Married at First Sight.

In the factual realm, Red Arrow is offering Motive to Murder, which examines real-life murder cases that have made headlines around the world. Crimes of passion and opportunistic murders take center stage in the six-parter Man V. Viral.

Red Arrow International is also presenting the adult animated comedy The Cyanide & Happiness Show. From Explosm Entertainment and Studio71, it is based on the cult web comic that has become a hit on NBC’s Seeso.

Henrik Pabst, the managing director of Red Arrow International, said, “We have a diverse slate of new shows for Cannes this October, demonstrating our strength across multiple genres. The slate highlights our strategy to showcase the best content originating from both our growing network of in-house production companies and a stellar range of third-party producers.”