NATPE Spotlight: Red Arrow International

MIAMI: Red Arrow International is looking to add to the international-sales roster that the cooking competition The Taste, which launches tonight in the U.S. on ABC, has already amassed.

The series, led by celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson, has already been sold into more than 130 countries, including France, India and Australia. Red Arrow International is looking to add to this at NATPE. “Its combination of thrilling competition and the essence of cooking—the taste—is ideal for online extensions like games or online forums, along with [sponsorships] and brand cooperation,” says Jens Richter, the company’s managing director.

One of the other properties being presented by Red Arrow is Jo, an 8×45-minute crime series about a police officer solving murder cases in Paris. Starring Jean Reno, Jill Hennessy and Tom Austen, Jo was created by René Balcer, who spent many years as showrunner on Law & Order. Guest stars will include Sam Waterston and Olivia D’Abo. Restless, inspired by William Boyd’s global bestseller, is a spy thriller led by Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling.