Disney Plus, RAI Take Hit Ballet Series ‘Find Me in Paris’ – Global Bulletin
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Kids’ content distributor Federation Kids and Family and ZDF Enterprises have sold all three seasons of hit series “Find Me in Paris” to streamer Disney Plus as part of a worldwide multi-territory deal, while Italian state broadcaster RAI also picked up season 3 following on from its successful run of the first two seasons.Broadcast in over 80 territories, “Find Me in Paris” (78 x 26’) follows the story of Lena Grisky, a time-travelling ballet dancer from 1905 Russia trapped in modern day Paris, and the many dilemmas she faces finding her place between two worlds.
The series has also been a social media hit across all platforms, with the soundtracks registering 18 million streams across all music streaming platforms for 2020/2021 and its YouTube channel recording 46.1 million views to date. “Find Me in Paris” is produced by David Michel, Zoé Carrera Allaix, and Cecile Lauritano for Cottonwood Media and co-produced with ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, Be-Films and the Opera National de Paris.
Co-created and co-executive produced by Jill Girling and Lori Mather, with Leila Smith as executive producer, the series is directed by Matt Bloom (“Hank Zipzer”), along with directing team Ronan and Robert Burke (“Free Rein”).Meanwhile, “CONNECTED,” the first series under a co-production partnership between Japan’s Nippon TV and the U.K.’s Envision Entertainment, will launch worldwide format rights sales at the upcoming Series Mania Forum at Lille in March.
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