EXCLUSIVE: Canada‘s CBC is stocking its streaming service with dramas from Scandinavia and the UK.
CBC Gem will launch British comedy-drama Cheaters, Scandi co-pro comedy All and Eva and Danish drama Households Like Ours in coming weeks. All and Eva will lead off on Friday, November 1, adopted by Cheaters amon November 8 and Households Like Ours on November 22.
All and Eva, from Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Sweden for Viaplay, is a six-part collection by which a lady’s journey to find her sperm donor and their surprising relationship, regardless of his ignorance of his impending fatherhood. Viaplay Content material Distribution outlets it internationally.
It’s created, written and directed by Johanna Runevard (Vi Ceaselessly, Kaos) and stars Tuva Novotny (Annihilation, Eat Pray Love), Joachim Fjelstrup (The Dreamer – Turning into Karen Blixen, Tove’s Room), Sanna Sundqvist (Name Mother!, Thank You, I’m Sorry) and Bengt Braskered (Familjen, Sound of Noise).
Cheaters, the BBC drama from Child Reindeer maker Clerkenwell Movies, is premised on an unlikely one-night stand between two strangers in dedicated relationships. Earlier this yr, we revealed the present, which BBC Studios sells, was getting a second season. It’s written by Oliver Lyttelton (Marriage ceremony Season) and stars Joshua McGuire (Lovesick, About Time), Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes, Crazyhead), Callie Cooke (Britannia, The Stranger) and Jack Fox (Riviera, Sanditon).
Households Like These is a seven-part collection from Zentropa Entertainments for TV2 in Denmark, StudioCanal and Canal+. It’s is from Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg (One other Spherical, The Celebration) and envisions Denmark within the not-too-distant future, as a household copes with necessary evacuation because of rising water ranges.
It stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Riders of Justice, Angels & Demons), Paprika Steen (Applause, Okay) and Esben Smed (Bedrag, A Lucky Man), and premiered this fall on the Venice and Toronto Worldwide Movie Festivals and BFI London Movie Competition. StudioCanal has distribution rights.
“These three collection embody the recent storytelling, advanced characters and standout performances that we search out when increasing our assortment of premium worldwide collection on CBC Gem,” mentioned Jenna Bourdeau, Senior Director, Acquisitions, CBC. “We proceed to construct sturdy relationships with companions reminiscent of STUDIOCANAL, Viaplay Content material Distribution and BBC Studios to make sure that Canadians can expertise the most effective titles from all over the world.”
CBC Gem provides greater than 6,500 hours of stay and on-demand Canadian programming and purchased exhibits from all over the world. Its newest offers come forward of MIPCOM Cannes subsequent week, the place many distributors will probably be trying to get related offers over the road.
