DRG Scores Distribution Rights for Plebs

LONDON: DRG has become the international distributor for the comedy Plebs, which originally aired on ITV2. 

The series, produced by Rise Films, is about three desperate young men from the suburbs as they navigate life and life in Rome. It stars Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson. 

Jeremy Fox, the CEO of DRG, commented: “Plebs is a great British comedy success story, winning awards left, right and center, and represents our continued effort at DRG to invest in quality programming of all types.

“We have the necessary expertise within our team to help production companies maximize the potential of their content, which is even more important when it is their first foray into a format such as comedy, as it is in this case.”

Rise Films' Sam and Teddy Leifer added: “DRG have a fantastic track record in comedy and we’re excited to be working with Jeremy and his team. We’re sure that with them behind it, Plebs can become the true legacy of the Roman Empire.”