all3media international Inks First-Look Deal with 2le

LONDON: all3media international has signed an exclusive first-look distribution agreement with 2le media, a U.K.-based producer that was co-founded by Michael Livingstone and Tom Thostrup in 2011.

Through the partnership, all3media international will be given the first-look rights to future 2le media productions for an undisclosed term. 2le's first project being introduced to the international market is Asylum, a dramedy series produced for BBC4 as part of BBC's Taking Liberties season. The 3×30-minute show is about a government snitch who is trapped in a London embassy with a rich Internet entrepreneur.

Maartje Horchner, the head of acquisitions at all3media international, stated: "We're very pleased to confirm this exclusive deal with the team at 2le media. Michael and Tom have a fantastic background in producing innovative and entertaining comedy content and we're excited to be able to work with them on building the international potential of their upcoming projects. Asylum is a hilarious series to kick off our collaboration, centering on the truly 'odd couple' relationship played out by the talented Ben Miller and Dustin Demri-Burns, which we're confident will prove very popular across many territories and platforms."

Livingstone and Thostrup added: "It's great to be working with Maartje and the all3media international team who have a great record of taking British shows to the international market, and we hope very much to continue producing more content for them to launch."