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Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Netflix VP of Italian Originals Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta. The veteran exec was pivotal in bringing shows such as My Brilliant Friend to…

Italian broadcaster Rai has commissioned The Bride, a six-part 1960s-set drama series from Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Italy. Described as a “touching tale of redemption and liberation,” by Banijay, the series centers on Maria, a young woman who marries Italo by proxy, a widespread practice in Italy at the time. Set…

Nine global indies have joined together to form a Fremantle-backed alliance to create high-end drama series and films. The Creatives alliance kicks off with a three-year partnership with Fremantle to develop and fund high-quality international projects. The Creatives is comprised of the likes of France’s Haut Et Court…

EXCLUSIVE: Istituto Luce-Cinecittà is joining Rai and Palomar on the documentary about famous Italian resistance song Bella Ciao, which recently featured in Netflix series Money Heist. Bella  Ciao – The History Beyond The Myth now combines three of Italy’s leading production players. The team has begun filming in…

HBO has picked up another season of Italian drama adaptation My Brilliant Friend. The series, which is co-produced with Italian public broadcaster Rai and Fremantle, is based on Elena Ferrante's novels. The eight-part second season, My Brilliant Friend: The Story Of A New Name, debuted in the U.S. on March 16. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Reign's Toby Regbo is to star in the third and final season of Italian drama Medici. The series will air over four nights in a primetime slot on Italian broadcaster Rai from December 2 with Netflix airing it after its domestic launch in early 2020. It will be branded an original Netflix series in the U.S.…

HBO and RAI have ordered a second season of the critically praised series My Brilliant Friend. The eight-episode first season is based on Elena Ferrante's bestselling book of the same name, which is the first of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions. Season 2 will be based on The Story of a New…

SundanceTV has boarded The Name of the Rose, a limited international drama series based on Umberto Eco’s acclaimed novel, that stars John Turturro (The Night Of), Michael Emerson (Lost, Person of Interest) and Rupert Everett (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children). AMC Networks’ cable network as well as Sundance…

My Best Friend's Wedding star Rupert Everett and The Night Of's John Turturro’s Italian TV adaptation of Umberto Eco's crime novel The Name of the Rose has found an international distributor. Germany’s Tele Munchen Group has acquired international rights outside of Italy for the eight-part series, commissioned by…

HBO has partnered with RAI, Italy’s public broadcasting company, for My Brilliant Friend, an eight-episode original drama series from Saverio Costanzo (Hungry Hearts), based on the bestselling book by Elena Ferrante. In a rare move, the series will be filmed in Italian and will air with English subtitles on HBO in the…

Suburra is planned as a 10-episode drama made in partnership with Italy’s RAI. While Netflix has embarked on originals in France (Marseille), and elsewhere, this is the first time it’s moving into the space in Italy. A worldwide debut is set for 2017. Described as a dark and gripping organized crime series set on the…