Weird Creatures Launches in 40 New Territories

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has firmed up a range of international deals for the first two seasons of Icon Films’ Weird Creatures with Nick Baker, taking the series into more than 40 territories worldwide.

Season one has been picked up by Pro Plus (Slovenia), MediaCorp (Singapore), Slovenska Produkcna (Slovakia), Next Step (Thailand) and Asia Television Limited (Hong Kong). Koch Media (Germany) and Source Investments (the Netherlands) went for home-entertainment rights.

Television New Zealand, Yleisradio Oy (Finland) and Eidiseis Dot Com S.A (Greece) picked up both seasons one and two, as has the pacific regions Smithsonian Networks and Network Ten (Australia) picked up season two.

Icon Films’ head of business, Lucy Middelboe, said, “We are delighted with ITV Studios’ worldwide success with Weird Creatures, taking this great brand into 40 territories. It’s testament to Nick Baker’s enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge of these wonderfully bizarre creatures that it continues to attract audiences around the globe.”

The third season of Weird Creatures with Nick Baker will make its U.K. premiere on Animal Planet on February 11.