Blue Ant International Sells Prison Around the World

Blue Ant International has inked deals with nine international broadcasters, including Discovery Networks Italy, across 82 territories for its series Prison.

The new deals see several broadcasters in Europe licensing Prison season one, including W9 (M6 Group) (French-speaking Europe), TV2 AS (Norway), RTL (Luxembourg), Polsat Poland and Autentic (German-speaking Europe). In the Oceania region, both Nine Network Australia and Sky (New Zealand) have bought season one of the series. In North America, Canada’s Bell Media acquired the season for its French-language services.

The new deals come after the previously announced sales of the first season to WELTN24 (Germany), TV2 (Norway), VRT (Belgium) RTL (Netherlands) and TV2 (Denmark) in January.

The distributor has also released Prison season two (3×60 min.), which will be available for presale for the first time at Content London this December. Originally commissioned by Channel 4, this new season deals with female offenders, whose terms range from a few weeks to decades, and the complex and powerful bonds with the officers and the prison itself. Whilst drugs and violence are inherent in the everyday life of the prison, the biggest challenges revolve around children, relationships (both within and outside of the prison), self-harming and depression.

“These new Prison sales for season one exemplify our commitment to bringing high-quality and thought-provoking programs to buyers and audiences internationally,” says Solange Attwood, executive VP of Blue Ant International. “We’re glad to have the chance to sell such a high-caliber series as Prison and we look forward to debuting Spring Films’ second season of the franchise for presale this month.”