Mediawan Talks Power Of IP As ‘Zorro’ TV Series Follows Palais Premiere With European Deals — Mipcom Cannes
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere tonight, the Zorro TV series adaptation has landed a trio of European deals, as Mediawan Rights leans further into big-ticket IP.
M6 Groupe in France, Mediaset in Italy, DPG Media’s TVM channels in Flemish-speaking Belgium and RTL Klub in Hungary have acquired the series, which is a Secuoya Studios production for Amazon Prime Video in the U.S, Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Andorra.
Other deals are in negotiations. The ten-part series premieres tonight at the Grand Auditorium in the Palais des Festivals, with the screening of the the iconic franchise’s reinterpretation followed by a Q&A with actors Miguel Bernardeau (Elite), Renata Notni and Dalia Xiuhcoatl and executives including Secuoya Studios’ Sergio Pizzolante.
Mediawan has been pushing into louder and more expensive scripted IP over the past few years, and has supercharged its efforts after striking a $100M+ funding deal with Entourage Ventures. “It’s not just the questions of the size of the catalog but the ambition,” said Mediawan Rights Managing Director Valérie Vleeschhouwer “The screening is a real chance to introduce Zorro to all the delegates,” she added. “It’s great exposure for the show.” Secuoya Studios made Zorro for Amazon Prime Video in the U.S, Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Andorra in early 2024 with Mediawan Rights holding global distribution rights elsewhere.
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