‘A Wonderful Alternative to Nordic Crime’: DR Sales Closes Deal with Walter Presents for U.K. and U.S. on ‘Carmen Curlers’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga DR Sales has closed a deal with Walter Presents on the popular drama series “Carmen Curlers.” The company has picked up the show for the U.K.
and Ireland, as well as taking North American rights for PBS Masterpiece. Based on true events and kick-starting in the 1960s, the show chronicles the invention of the electric curler in Denmark.
It also focuses on its female workers, making their own money for the first time in their lives, and societal changes, already lurking around the corner. “I am absolutely delighted to welcome ‘Carmen Curlers’ in the Walter Presents collection of the very best international drama,” says executive director Walter Luzzolino, calling it “a warm, incisive, emotionally absorbing piece with a gorgeous vintage aesthetic and a truly remarkable script.” “I was not surprised to hear that it was such a massive hit in Denmark: a wonderful alternative to Nordic crime, this show takes us on a heart-warming emotional journey and I am sure viewers will fall in love with it as much as I did.” So far, “Carmen Curlers” has been also sold to Filmin (Spain), SBS (Australia), NPO (The Netherlands), RTP (Portugal) and ERR in Estonia.
Second season, currently in production, will be released in the fall 2023. “I have been fascinated by this story since I heard about it 12 years ago.
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