Keshet International Unveils New Roster of Format Shows, Foreign-Language Dramas (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIn the run up to MipTV, Keshet International has unveiled a raft of new shows, spanning factual and foreign-language dramas, including “Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism?” from the U.K., “Roomies” from Finland, “Storm Lara” from Belgium and “Family Dinner Date” from Israel. “Storm Lara” is a a real-time thriller produced by Belgium’s A Perfect View which has been commissioned by Flemish streamer Streamz and was part of this year’s Berlinale Series Market Selects. “Storm Lara” revolves around five people whose lives collide during a late-night radio show.Ordered by BBC One and produced by Flicker Productions, “Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism?” is a one-off documentary about British Paralympian Ellie Simmonds who travels around the U.K.

and the U.S. to examine a new drug that promises to increase the growth rate in children born with Achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. “Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism?” will premiere on BBC One on April 5. “Roomies,” which Keshet International bought for format and finished tape rights, is drama-comedy recently re-ordered by C More and MTV Finland for a second season.

The series follows widower Raimo who finds himself alone in the run-down family mansion and starts living with his granddaughter Amanda.