ITV Studios Sells ‘Litvinenko’ to 80-Plus Territories
variety.comLiza Foreman CANNES — The four-part drama “Litvinenko,” starring Scottish actor David Tennant, has sold to more than 80 international markets, ahead of its debut on the new ITV streaming service, ITVX in the U.K., and on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in the Nordics, Netherlands, Poland and the Baltics.
AMC Networks’ Sundance Now and AMC+ have acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to the drama, and Prime Video has taken the series in Canada.
In Europe, “Litvinenko” will air on M6 in France, ProSiebenSat.1 in Germany, and Sky Italia, amongst others. In the Asia Pacific region, Seven Network Australia, TVNZ (New Zealand), and Now TV in Hong Kong are amongst those to have picked up the rights, along with Viacom 18 which will make the title available on the Indian subcontinent.
BookMyShow will hold the TVOD rights in India, through its platform BookMyShow Stream, and M-Net has taken the drama for pan-Africa. “This fascinating, thought-provoking story would pique the interest of viewers globally at any point, but perhaps never more so than this current moment in time.
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