‘Sherlock,’ ‘Death in Paradise’ Headline BBC Studios Content Partnership With Japanese Streamer Lemino – Global Bulletin

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Naman Ramachandran “Sherlock” Seasons 1-4, “Death in Paradise” Seasons 1-11, “Unforgotten” Seasons 1-4 and “Life Below Zero” Seasons 1-9 are among the series that will be available as part of BBC Studios‘ new content agreement with Lemino, a Japanese video-on-demand streaming service operated by NTT DoCoMo.

The deal, which comes into effect Nov. 15 will also see Lemino subscribers gain access to long-running British dramas like “Call The Midwife” Seasons 1-11 and “Father Brown” Seasons 1-10, period dramas “The Pursuit of Love” and “Sanditon,” as well as documentary series “Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change The World.” Cheryl Png, VP of distribution for Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan of BBC Studios Asia, said: “BBC Studios is known for our premium content, powerful storytelling and the ability to connect with a global audience.

We look forward to working closely with NTT DoCoMo to showcase the depth and breadth of our programmes that we are confident Japanese viewers will enjoy.” Following the appointment of Kate Oates as head of drama productions and the promotion of Deborah Sathe to creative director and Siân O’Callaghan as director of production, BBC Studios has hired two new recruits to join them. Roxanne Harvey joins as executive producer for the long running continuing drama series “Casualty” as well as leading on development in Wales.

Former Apple TV+ Europe commissioner Tom Williams joins in the newly created role of head of development drama across the entire BBC Studios drama production unit, reporting into Sathe.