One of many biggest-budget Czech drama collection thus far is getting a second run, with the give attention to one other real-life rescue mission.
follows a Czech crew of brokers who work within the shadows to carry dwelling individuals being held captive overseas. Season one was impressed by the real-life case of two Czech ladies kidnapped in southwest Pakistan and the efforts to safe their launch.
The six-part collection was an authentic for Voyo, the streaming service that’s a part of the main Czech business community TV Nova. Keshet Worldwide swooped for distribution rights and is now taking it to market.
Throughout a session on the spy drama on the NEM Dubrovnik occasion in Croatia, co-creator and Voyo exec Lenka Szántó revealed the streamer is now engaged on a second season of the drama. Early scripts are in, she stated. It isn’t but clear which real-life incident the season will use for its inspiration, however Szántó instructed Deadline it is going to be a case that made the headlines and Season 2 will see the crew of extractors tackle missions in Colombia, Libya, and Lebanon.
Szántó stated Extractors was Voyo’s prime present in 2023 and defined it was based mostly on occasions that had been making Czech newspaper headlines for years. It was shot on dwelling turf and in Turkey.
“There was an enormous public controversy in Czechia as a result of once they got here again considered one of them was nonetheless carrying the hijab and a number of the public was outraged,” Szántó defined. “We stated if we are able to clarify why that occurred, we’ve got a narrative.”
Voyo introduced in investigative journalist Jaroslav Kmenta and a real-life spy to behave as a advisor and make sure the espionage story carefully represented brokers’ work within the discipline. “We’re not enjoying James Bond or Jason Bourne, our intention was to be genuine,” Szántó stated.
Anke Stoll, SVP, Acquisitions and Coproductions at Keshet Worldwide, picked up the present for worldwide distribution. “I believed it was a fantastic thriller and a really delicate portrayal of those two ladies, and you possibly can see the finances and high quality behind it,” she stated within the NEM session, which was moderated by Deadline. “It’s a spy thriller however extra about exhibiting what individuals undergo and the way they react, so there’s a human drama on the coronary heart.”
The present is now on Keshet’s slate. It shared a trailer with consumers on the London Screenings and can proceed the gross sales effort into MIPCOM Cannes and past.
