April 23, 2018
Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser.
 |
|
April 23, 2018 |
Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser. |
|||||
|
||||||
|
Fabrik Takes TV Rights for Swedish Novel The Patriots
The story is set in Northern Chile and centers on a Swedish terrorist cell that attacks leading journalists from some of Sweden’s largest newspapers. Red Arrow Studios International will distribute the show globally.
Grey’s Anatomy Set for 15th Season
The show is ABC’s longest-running prime-time drama series. Only seven dramas in the history of U.S. television have had more seasons.
Aysha Rafaele Shifts from Factual to Drama at BBC Studios
Rafaele has been creative director at BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit for six years, most recently developing the landmark five-part social history series Thatcher for BBC Two that was announced last week. Before joining the BBC, Rafaele was a commissioning editor at Channel 4, where she ran the new director strand First Cut, and she spent 10 years as a documentary and drama director. Her last directing job was on the teen drama series Skins. DramaFever Execs Land Expanded Warner Bros. Roles Suk Park and Hyun Park have been tapped as co-heads of production and acquisitions for Korean drama TV series at Warner Bros. Entertainment. The pair joined the studio when it acquired the streaming platform DramaFever in 2016. In their expanded role, they will oversee the acquisition and production of content for the Korean market. They will also manage the licensing of Korean formats for the U.S. and are tasked with bringing select Warner Bros. TV formats into Korea, such as The Mentalist.
|
TV Drama Weekly MIPTV: The Week in Drama TV Drama Guide 2017/2018
|
|
VISIT TVDRAMA.WS Have a press release you want to submit? Please e-mail Kristin Brzoznowski and Mansha Daswani. For advertising opportunities, contact Ricardo Guise. This email was sent to you by World Screen.
To ensure that it is not labeled as spam, please add tv_drama_daily@worldscreen.com to your address book. If you would like to unsubscribe from TV Drama Daily, please go If you were forwarded TV Drama Daily and want your own copy, or would like to sign up for any of our other newsletters, please click here. For other subscription questions, please contact Dana Mattison. Copyright © 2018 World Screen. 1123 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. TV Drama Daily is a World Screen publication. No part of TV Drama Daily can be used, reprinted, copied or stored in any medium without the publisher's authorization.
|
Fabrik Entertainment has acquired the television rights for The Patriots (Patrioterna), the debut novel from Swedish author and journalist Pascal Engman.
ABC’s hit medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy has been picked up for another season, which will be its 15th.
Aysha Rafaele, currently creative director of BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit, is transitioning to a new role to set up a drama hub within BBC Studios’ scripted area.
