Beta Film Unveils Mipcom Slate: Epic ‘Rise of the Raven,’ New Pick-Up ‘Last to Brake’ and 288 Episodes of ‘The Beach’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Beta Film, one of Europe’s biggest and most ambitious independents, has unveiled its Mipcom sales slate, led by 10-part epic “Rise of the Raven,” plus a new pick-up, “Last to Brake,” based on the true story of Finnish motorcycle racing great Jarno Saarinen, and now 288 episodes of Greek daily series smash hit “The Beach.” Also brought to market are two Eagle Eye Drama shows: singular PBS and Channel 4 procedural “Patience,” starring Laura Fraser (“Breaking Bad”); and “Bookish,” created and starring Emmy Award winner Mark Gatiss (“Sherlock,” “Doctor Who”), as well as Internet troll redemption’s tale “A Better Man,” from public broadcast powerhouses NRK and ZDF.
Promising one of Mipcom’s biggest world premieres and billed by Beta Film as one of the most epic European TV productions of all time – which is something coming from Beta, the producers of “Babylon Berlin” and “Swarm” – “Rise of the Raven,” produced by the multi-prized Robert Lantos (“Sunshine,” “The Sweet Hereafter,” “Eastern Promises”) will world premiere, as announced, in the Grand Auditorium of Cannes Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, Oct.
22. A trailer released by Variety in early September underscored the scale and ambition of the series as it tells in an 10-part epic the extraordinary real-life feat of Hungarian army commander Janos Hunyadi, who turned back the tide of the Ottoman Empire’s seemingly unstoppable advance into Europe winning the bloody Battle of Belgrade in 1456.
Adding a modern edge to the series, as Hunyadi confronts the Ottoman forces, his first love Mara and wife, the redoubtable Erzsébet, suffer the sexual aggressions of other men.
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