{"id":8968,"date":"2016-07-21T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/kevin-spacey-narrated-race-for-the-white-house-set-for-netflix\/"},"modified":"2016-07-21T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:41:42","slug":"kevin-spacey-narrated-race-for-the-white-house-set-for-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/kevin-spacey-narrated-race-for-the-white-house-set-for-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey-Narrated Race for the White House Set for Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: DRG has landed its first round of deals for Race for the White House<\/em>, a docuseries narrated by Kevin Spacey, including a sale to Netflix.<\/p>\n The 6×1-hour CNN original series was also sold to Foxtel (Australia), Odisea\/Odisseia (AMC Networks International Iberia), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark), kabel eins Doku (Germany), Channel 8 (Israel) and Gibraltar Broadcasting Company. The series uses rare archival footage, interviews and stylized dramatizations, with each episode telling the story of one iconic campaign for president of the United States.<\/p>\n Noel Hedges, the executive VP of content and acquisitions at DRG, commented: \u201cWith its fast pace, natural drama, iconic political figures and fantastic narration from Kevin Spacey\u2014who brings a touch of Frank Underwood in relaying the twists and turns of each campaign\u2014it\u2019s no surprise that Race for the White House<\/em> reached 2.56 million viewers and became the highest-rated CNN original series when first broadcast in America.<\/p>\n \u201cRace for the White House<\/em> is a riveting watch and proves that drama, political conniving, back-stabbing and personal attacks are far from new in presidential campaigns. As we gear up for what promises to be a fascinating 2016 U.S. election I am delighted that so many broadcasters are already adding this informative and entertaining series to their schedules.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: DRG has landed its first round of deals for Race for the White House, a docuseries narrated by Kevin Spacey, including a sale to Netflix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":8969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[367,956],"class_list":["post-8968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-drg","tag-race-for-the-white-house","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n