Fremantle Acquires ‘This England’ & ‘True Detective’ EP Richard Brown’s Passenger
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Fremantle has acquired True Detective and This England exec Richard Brown’s Passenger, with Brown landing a role within the super-indie’s Global Drama division.
The highly-acquisitive RTL-owned outfit already has an exclusive overall agreement with Passenger, which has spawned the likes of This England, Sky’s recent retelling of the early days of the Covid pandemic and Boris Johnson’s government, penned by Michael Winterbottom.
Passenger, which launched when that deal was struck three-and-a-half years ago, will become a fully-owned Fremantle label, sitting within Christian Vesper’s Global Drama division.
The deal is one of a spate Fremantle has unveiled in recent weeks. Brown will continue running Passenger while taking on a creative role within Vesper’s team, helping drive Fremantle’s efforts in the development of both TV and film and building up talent relationships.
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