Walter Presents Takes U.K. to Russia’s Top TV Show, ‘Russian Affairs’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentWalter Presents, the expanding streaming service for non-English language drama, has acquired U.K. rights to “Russian Affairs,” a glossy drama about power, money, and sex in present-day Russia that is currently the number one TV show in its home country where the local title translates as “Gold Diggers.”The ensemble series, which is sold by Russia’s Yellow, Black & White Studios, was picked up earlier this year under the title “Russian Affairs” by Amazon Prime Video as an exclusive for Germany, France and the Netherlands.The deal with Walter Presents, which is a unit of the U.K.’s Channel 4, will mark the show’s debut on the Anglo-Saxon market.