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eOne sells The Rookie into 160 territories
The police drama sold to M6 (France), Sky (U.K.) and RAI (Italy) among others ahead of its Oct. 16 broadcast premiere.
Deals: CBC, Gusto Worldwide, eOne
CBC inks deals for Barry Avrich’s The Reckoning: Hollywood’s Worst Kept Secret, Finding The Secret Path and Jessica Jessica, Gusto sells three originals, plus more.
In brief: NBCUniversal’s Hayu launches in Canada
Plus: eOne adds a new VP of development and signs a first-look deal, VIFF creates an award in Rob Stewart’s name, and more.
In brief: New Heritage deputy ministers named
Plus: eOne partners on a docuseries exec produced by Drake, while Pyewacket‘s writer/director has been tapped to direct season three of Slasher (pictured).
eOne takes international rights to Diggstown
Showrunner Floyd Kane’s upcoming legal drama starring Vinessa Antoine will premiere on CBC in winter 2019.
Christopher MacBride’s Education of Fredrick Fitzell underway in T.O.
The psychological thriller is produced by Lee Kim of Toronto’s Resolute Films and Entertainment and financially backed by Telefilm and eOne.
Ricky Zoom races onto TV
The new animated preschool series from eOne will premiere in spring/summer 2019 in France, Italy and LatAm.
Global greenlights eOne medical drama Nurses
The hour-long series, set to premiere next year, is produced in partnership with ICF Films and Piazza Entertainment.
Deals: CBC Radio-Canada, Cineflix Rights, First Run Features, JG Brothers
CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution lands Barry Avrich’s Prosecuting Evil, Cineflix Rights signs a first-look deal with Vancouver’s Mayhem Entertainment, plus more.
In brief: Nguyen’s Hummingbird Project to open VIFF
Plus: Spin Master, Kew Media and eOne all add to their teams, and WIFT-T names its Meridian Artists Agency Mentorship recipient.
Netflix revives Designated Survivor following ABC cancellation
This marks the second time this year that a streaming giant has picked up a Toronto-shot series after it was cancelled by its U.S. network.
eOne taps Zev Foreman to lead film production in L.A.
Foreman, whose production credits include Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club and Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal, will oversee development and production on eOne’s global slate.
WIFT-T Reception at TIFF - Director Gail Harvey with her daughter, actress and writer Katie Boland. Photo by Eduardo Pereira from Eddy Perez Photography.
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