{"id":9820,"date":"2023-07-10T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T12:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T13:37:46","slug":"by-the-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/by-the-script\/","title":{"rendered":"By the Script"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC Studios recently announced yet another version of its venerable comedy\u00a0The Office<\/em>, with an Australian adaptation featuring the format\u2019s first female lead. The universal appeal of relatable workplace dilemmas has seen the BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning cult comedy remade for audiences around the world, including France, Canada, Chile, Israel, India, the Middle East and Poland. The Australian version marks its 13th adaptation.<\/p>\n

Indeed, broadcasters clamoring for a bit of certainty these days bodes well for scripted formats. This is especially true for high-end dramas, according to Nadav Palti, CEO of Dori Media, which is producing in Israel (in Hebrew) and in LatAm (in Spanish). \u201cIn the past, it was hard to sell Hebrew-language content, but in the last few years, this has changed dramatically because of the streamers,\u201d he says. \u201cTherefore, we first sell the original and follow with the remake.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stories that travel best vary, Palti adds, highlighting the success of crime dramas, political dramas and dramedies. \u201cComedies are harder to adapt but I\u2019m happy to say that we also have success in this genre\u2014Little Mom<\/em>\u00a0has been remade in the U.K. as\u00a0Hullraisers<\/em>. If the story is good, and the production quality is high, clients will be interested.\u201d<\/p>\n

All3Media International\u2019s Sabrina Duguet, executive VP for the Asia Pacific, reports \u201cfantastic business\u201d for scripted formats in the region. \u201cThe opportunities are growing in terms of territories, and more territories have opened up. We have had over 12 scripted formats licensed in the region, including our first scripted format adaptation of\u00a0Liar<\/em>\u00a0in Malaysia. The opportunities now also include more diverse scripted format genres. We are now in discussion for crime series but also family drama, YA and comedy series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duguet emphasizes that the stories of interest for remakes are as diverse as the region itself. \u201cThe key crime series are still in high demand, but the genres requested are now quite varied, and any good scripted series, with a strong script and good track record (for the writers, the finished tape sales, etc.), can be a successful scripted format adaptation.\u201d<\/p>\n

India has been a particularly successful territory for All3Media International\u2019s scripted formats.\u00a0Masoom<\/em>, the Indian adaptation of the Irish drama\u00a0Blood<\/em>\u00a0on Disney+ Hotstar, ranked as the platform\u2019s number one Hindi series, and an award-winning Indian version of Two Brothers Pictures\u2019\u00a0Cheat<\/em>\u00a0launched as\u00a0Mithya<\/em>\u00a0on ZEE5, winning a Talentrack award for best actress.<\/p>\n

Another of Two Brothers Pictures\u2019 hit scripted formats,\u00a0Liar<\/em>, continues to go from strength to strength. There\u2019s a Malaysian version on Astro, in addition to adaptations that have aired in India, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Greece and Turkey.<\/p>\n

China is another territory where All3Media International has had success with its scripted formats, including with a Chinese adaptation of\u00a0Miss Fisher\u2019s Murder Mysteries<\/em>\u00a0produced for Tencent and co-commissioned by HBO Asia.<\/p>\n

BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions has brought to the U.S. the comedies\u00a0Call Me Kat<\/em>\u00a0(based on the British hit\u00a0Miranda<\/em>),\u00a0Welcome to Flatch\u00a0<\/em>(based on the BAFTA-winning BBC series\u00a0This Country<\/em>) and\u00a0Ghosts\u00a0<\/em>(based on the British sitcom).<\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach is quite similar to the process of adapting a novel for the screen,\u201d says Valerie Bruce, general manager of BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions. \u201cWe consider the format as our inspiration. Then we assemble a team of brilliant creatives who honor the original, and we give them the freedom to make it their own. That way, they can impart their own authentic voice and vision, grounded in the American cultural experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Ghosts<\/em>, U.S. showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman worked with the team of British creators to retain the DNA of the central concept behind the original and \u201cimbued it with an American perspective, tone and tenor,\u201d Bruce says.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting from the premise of the original, a whole array of new storylines were written based on American history and the U.S. cultural experience. Entirely new characters were developed based on time periods in U.S. history, including the flapper diva Alberta, the hippie Flower and the witty and sarcastic Native Sasappis, who \u2018live\u2019 with ghosts directly inspired by the original series, updated with distinctly American spins, including Boy Scout troop leader Pete, Wall Street trader Trevor and Revolutionary War captain Isaac.\u201d<\/p>\n

All3Media International\u2019s Duguet says the process for localization across AsiaPac varies. \u201cWe do believe it is important to give the local producers and broadcasters the freedom to localize the formats to suit the local culture sensibilities when required for the success of the series.\u00a0Liar<\/em>, for example, did need some adjustment in Malaysia to resonate better with the population. You can have a very strong format, scripted or non-scripted, where you keep the core of the story, the structure that brings the beats and the rhythm, but by changing very small aspects the story can also feel fully local. For a scripted format to be a success, in my opinion, you shouldn\u2019t notice it is an adaptation; it should stand by itself simply as a very strong local series. In the case of\u00a0Liar<\/em>\u00a0in Malaysia, we were so impressed by the strength of Double Vision\u2019s adaptation that we also acquired the rights to the finished Malaysian series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dori Media\u2019s Palti is of a similar sentiment. The main story and idea remain the same, he says, but the changes can be in the number and length of episodes. \u201cWe work very tightly with our clients and consult on the best way to adapt the title in the specific territory,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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