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For the past two Mays, Hollywood's studio lots have remained quiet during the week they should be buzzing with the world's top international acquisitions execs, excitedly chomping down on In-N-Out burgers and squeezing into grand theater halls at the annual LA Screenings. Normal service will be resumed next week, as…

Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis Fremantle label Fiction Valley has struck a three-year deal with Netflix’s Dirty Lines creator and showrunner Pieter Bart Korthuis.  The agreement will see Fiction Valley, which is run by Annemike van Vliet, develop and produce a slate of…

Fremantle has struck a deal with Wattpad Webtoon Studios to develop a slate of European projects adapted from Spanish, Italian and English-language stories with existing global fandoms. The pair will work with the original authors to develop their web stories and co-produce the resulting shows for worldwide…

‘Trump In Tweets’ Producer Wonderhood Bolsters Senior Team Trump in Tweets producer Wonderhood Studios has bolstered its senior leadership team with the signing of The Apprentice indie Naked’s Head of Production and promotion of a Head of Factual and Head of Development. Fremantle-backed Naked’s Lianne Hickey will…

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Condon, who has exec produced series including HBO's Bored To Death and USA Network's Dare Me, has struck a development deal with Fremantle and has set her sights on her first couple of projects. Condon, via her Fair Harbor Productions banner, will work with the American Gods and The Mosquito Coast…

In another mega M&A deal, Fremantle has taken a majority stake in Irish The Favourite, Room and Conversations with Friends producer Element Pictures. The company, one of the most prolific and respected on the European drama circuit, joins Fremantle’s roster of drama producers including The Responder indie Dancing…

Fremantle-Owner RTL Group Boosts Revenues By 11.3% Fremantle-owner RTL Group increased revenues by 11.3% to €1.5BN ($1.6BN) in the first quarter of 2022, with streaming revenues for RTL+ and Videoland shooting up by 23%. Around 4.4% of the overall turnover boost was reported to be organic, coming in a quarter when…

American Gods producer Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with the film and TV arm of graphic fiction company AWA, whose backers include James Murdoch's Lupa Systems and his sibling Elisabeth's production firm Sister. AWA (Artists, Writers & Artisans) launched its content division last year with…

PBS Boards Adrian Dunbar Detective Drama 'Ridley' For North American Distribution PBS Distribution has taken North American rights to upcoming ITV detective drama Ridley, which stars Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, following a deal with All3Media International. Currently filming in northern England, the show follows…

EXCLUSIVE: Misha Osherovich, who starred alongside Vince Vaughan in Freaky, has co-created a drama series about the troubled-teen industry. Osherovich co-created and co-wrote Troubled with screenwriter Skylar Landsee, who has worked on The Americans and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. The series…

Ben Stiller's former production partner Nicholas Weinstock has struck a first-look deal with Fremantle. Weinstock's Invention Studios, which he founded at the back end of 2021, will develop and produce TV, new media and podcasts under terms of the agreement. Lorenzo De Maio, whose De Maio Entertainment counts…

Fremantle has turned its minority shareholding in The Responder maker Dancing Ledge Productions into a controlling stake. UK-based Dancing Ledge is best known for BBC1 ratings smashes The Responder, which stars Martin Freeman, and true-life Novichok drama The Salisbury Poisonings. The indie began life in 2016 with…