Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1

 
CONTINUE READING
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
Banijay Rights
Catalogue Vol.1
2019
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
Banijay Rights | 2019 Catalogue – Vol.1
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
Sales contacts

     London
     Gloucester Building        Chris Stewart                              Elliott Chalkley                       Marianne Ames
     Kensington Village         Commercial Director, Scripted              Vice President of Sales                Sales Coordinator
     Avonmore Road              +44 (0)20 7013 4565                        +44 (0)20 7013 4410                    +44 (0)20 7013 4181
     London, UK                 chris.stewart@banijayrights.com            elliott.chalkley@banijayrights.com     marianne.ames@banijayrights.com
     W14 8RF
     T: +44 (0)20 7013 4000     Andreas Lemos                              Samia Moktar                           Sam Lyons
                                Vice President of Sales (North America)    Sales Manager                          Sales Coordinator
                                & Acquisitions                             +44 (0)20 7013 4048                    +44 (0)20 7013 4105
                                +44 (0)20 7013 4412                        samia.moktar@banijayrights.com         sam.lyons@banijayrights.com
                                andreas.lemos@banijayrights.com
                                                                           Simon Subreville                       Marie-Julie Vuillermet
                                Andrew Sime                                Sales Manager                          Sales Coordinator
                                Vice President of Formats                  +44 (0)20 7013 4225                    +44 (0)20 7013 4054
                                +44 (0)20 7013 4098                        simon.subreville@banijayrights.com     mariejulie.vuillermet@banijayrights.com
                                andrew.sime@banijayrights.com
                                                                           Angie Wong                             Ester Catala
                                Alex Le Merle                              Sales Coordinator                      Sales Coordinator
                                Vice President of Sales                    +44 (0)20 7013 4097                    +44 (0)20 7013 4391
                                +44 (0)20 7013 4414                        angie.wong@banijayrights.com           ester.catala@banijayrights.com
                                alex.lemerle@banijayrights.com

     Copenhagen
     Mastiff                    Ole Steen Stolberg
     Vermundsgade 40 D          Vice President of Sales
     2100 København             +45 (0)40 37 32 41
     Denmark                    ole.stolberg@banijayrights.com
     T: +45 (0)35 550 550

     Paris
     23 rue Linois              Isabelle Queme                             Corentin Delcombre
     75015                      Vice President of Sales (French-speaking   Sales Coordinator
     Paris, France              territories) & Acquisitions                +33 (0) 1 53 10 91 31
     T: +33 (0) 1 53 10 91 00   +33 (0) 1 53 10 94 75                      corentin.delcombre@banijayrights.com
                                isabelle.queme@banijayrights.com

02                                                                                                                                                     03
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
Scripted contents

                                                                    Scripted
                                                          Scrip-
                                                          ted
DRAMA
Wisting              06   Juda                       27
Hierro               08   Bang                       28
Hidden: First Born   10   On The Edge                29
The Truth Will Out   12   Resistance                 30
Straight Forward     14   The Infiltrator            30
The Red Shadows      16   Shamed                     30
Public Enemy         18   COMEDY
The Restaurant       20   Baroness von Sketch Show   31
Black Lake           22   Idiomatic                  32
Versailles           24   Solsidan                   33
Couple Trouble       26   Don’t Worry Be Happy       33

04                                                             05
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                                         SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Wisting
Character driven crime thriller
series starring Sven Nordin and
                                           Starring:
                                           Sven Nordin (Lilyhammer, Valkyrien),
                                           Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix, Jessica Jones)
Carrie-Anne Moss
                                           Richie Campbell
Set in the unique and stunning landscape
                                           Creators:
of Norway, this series follows homicide
                                           Trygve Allister Diesen,
detective William Wisting as he wrestles   Kathrine Valen Zeiner
with the most challenging and shocking
case of his career: a wanted American      Directors:
serial killer living among them.           Trygve Allister Diesen

                                           Producers:
Meanwhile, Line – Wisting’s intrepid
                                           Anni Faurbye Fernandez,
journalist daughter – is chasing           Silje Hopland Eik
headlines, leading her straight into the
path of the serial killer.                 Cinenord and Good Company Films in
                                           co-production with Viaplay, Degeto Film,
Suddenly, an old case comes back to        TV3 Norway, Ripple World Pictures
haunt Wisting, and a dreadful accusation   With support from Creative Europe –
is hurled at him. How will Wisting         MEDIA Programme of the European Union
save other lives when he finds himself     and the Norwegian Film Institute
suspended and fighting for his own         10 x 45’ / 4 x 90’ + format
reputation, career and life?

Based on the best-selling books
The Caveman & The Hunting Dogs
written by Jørn Lier Horst.

06                                                                                                           07
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA   SCRIPTED | DRAMA

                                      Hierro
                                      A suspenseful crime thriller set on
                                      Hierro, one of the smallest and most
                                                                                   Starring:
                                                                                   Candela Peña, Darío Grandinetti
                                      secluded of the Canary Islands
                                                                                   Creator:
                                      A corpse with signs of a brutal murder is    Pepe Coira
                                      hauled out of the sea off the coast of the
                                                                                   Director:
                                      volcanic island, Hierro.                     Jorge Coira

                                      Diaz, a local entrepreneur with a shady      Producers:
                                      past, is arrested as the main suspect.       Alfonso Blanco, Domingo Corral, Ismael
                                      Candela, a forceful, temperamental           Calleja, Susana Herreras, Olivier Bibas,
                                                                                   Jimmy Desmarais
                                      judge, sanctioned and banished to
                                      Hierro, makes her first controversial
                                                                                   Portocabo, Atlantique Productions
                                      decision: releasing Diaz on bail. This       and Hierro Serie AIE for Movistar +
                                      very unpopular choice triggers the           and ARTE France
                                      islanders’ mistrust. Candela strongly
                                                                                   8 x 60’
                                      believes she must do her duty and
                                      follow the law above all else, even
                                      if it conflicts with her own instincts.
                                      Meanwhile Diaz is out to get the culprit,
                                      prove his innocence and find out who
                                      has set him up, no matter what it takes.

                                      Diametrically opposed but determined
                                      to uncover the truth, both sides set out
                                      on an emotional and physical journey
                                      to hell.

08                                                                                                                            09
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                                          SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Hidden:
First Born
 A dark urban fantasy thriller               Rooftop hunts, supernatural abilities,
 from the producers of Occupied              secret societies, car chases, warrior
 and Millennium                              clans and amazing energy fields, this
                                             is the story of a young man’s search for
 Nothing is quite what it seems in Hidden,
                                             his true origin. Stockholm will never be
 where dark secrets, unsuspected
                                             the same again...
 identities and supernatural forces
 converge against the captivating            Starring:
 backdrop of modern day Sweden.              August Wittgenstein (Das Boot, The Crown),
                                             Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye)
 Blending the paranormal with hard-
                                             Writers:
 hitting realism and psychological
                                             Jonathan Sjöberg, Björn Paqualin,
 drama, this suspense-driven series          Anoo Bhagavan
 deals with being an outsider. Drawing
 from Scandinavian culture and Nordic        Directors:
 myths, Hidden tells the story of those      Jonathan Sjöberg, David Berron,
 who do not fit into the mould of normal     Daniel Di Grado
 society and fall through the cracks.        Producers:
                                             Berna Levin, Georgie Mathew
                                             (Co-Producer)

                                             Yellow Bird for Viaplay
                                             8 x 45’

10                                                                                                           11
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA   SCRIPTED | DRAMA

                                                                  The Truth
                                Kanal 5 (Sweden) – #1 rating
                                drama series

                                Over 4 times the primetime
                                                                  Will Out
                                                                  A high-concept crime solved by a               Starring:
                                slot average                      team of misfit cops                            Robert Gustafsson, Ia Langhammer,
                                                                                                                 Louise Peterhoff, Christopher Wagelin
                                Up to 26% share for young demos   Detective Peter Wendel’s plan to set
                                                                  up an outstanding cold case team               Writers:
                                                                                                                 Aron Levander, Hans Jörnlind
                                                                  encounters a set-back when an
                                                                                                                 Based on an idea by Leif GW Persson
                                                                  unknown killer leaves a message for
                                                                  the police stating that Sweden’s most          Directors:
                                                                  notorious serial killer is actually a fraud.   Kjell-Åke Andersson, Lisa Farzaneh

                                                                  In order to uncover the truth, Peter has       Producer:
                                                                                                                 Søren Stærmose
                                                                  to pull his cold case group together
                                                                  quickly but is limited to the misfits of the   Executive Producers:
                                                                  police force who are the only officers         Søren Stærmose, Johannes Jensen,
                                                                  currently available in Stockholm. From         Line Winther Skyum Funch, Leif GW Persson,
                                                                  the outset his newly formed team find          Niclas Salomonsson, Jon Petersson,
                                                                  themselves at odds with the powerful           Fredrik Ljungberg, Lone Korslund
                                                                  group of people who had the serial killer
                                                                  convicted in the first place.                  Yellow Bird for Kanal 5 and Viaplay
                                                                                                                 8 x 45’

12                                                                                                                                                       13
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA    SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Straight Forward
                   An international tale of revenge,        Little does Sylvia know she then         enemy now determined to chase her to       Producers:
                   danger and redemption                    becomes part of a much bigger game       the end of the world.                      Philly de Lacey, Mia Marie Borup, Riccardo
                                                                                                                                                Pellizzeri, Bridget Bourke, Bo Mortensen
                                                            to win control of Denmark’s criminal
                   This crime drama is a sexy, dangerous                                             Starring:
                                                            underworld. When she is betrayed                                                    Executive Producers:
                   ride that travels from Copenhagen,                                                Cecilie Stenspil, Mark Mitchinson,
                                                            and captured by the police she quickly   Matthew Walker, Troels Lyby, Marie Boda,   Philly de Lacey, Line Winther Skyum Funch,
                   Denmark, to the spectacular setting of
                                                            realises that there are other greater    Vibeke Hastrup, John Callen                Mads Ulrick Holmstrup
                   Queenstown, New Zealand, where the
                                                            forces at play and now her life and
                   series comes to a bloody end.                                                     Writer:
                                                            that of her mother and daughter are in                                              Screentime New Zealand and
                                                            undeniable danger.                       John Banas                                 Mastiff Denmark for Viaplay and
                   Con-woman Sylvia Petersen seeks
                                                                                                                                                TVNZ in association with Acorn Media
                   revenge when Ravn, a notorious                                                    Directors:
                                                                                                                                                Enterprises and Acorn TV
                                                            Using her wits, she is able to escape
                   gangster, murders her father and                                                  Riccardo Pellizzeri, Charlie Haskell,
                                                            from her police captor Jacob,            Peter Burger                               8 x 45’
                   fellow fraudster Des. She decides that
                                                            humiliating him in the process, but
                   the best way to make Ravn pay is to
                                                            unfortunately creating an unyielding
                   steal 18 million krone from him.

14                                                                                                                                                                                     15
Banijay Rights Catalogue Vol.1
SCRIPTED | DRAMA   SCRIPTED | DRAMA

                                      The Red Shadows
                                      A woman presumed dead returns                Starring:
                                      home causing family conflict and             Nadia Farès, Manon Azem, Antoine Duléry,
                                                                                   Lannick Gautry, Raphaël Lenglet,             C8 (France) – strong launch,
                                      revelations of dark secrets
                                                                                   Mhamed Arezki, Rémi Pedevilla,               outperforming the primetime
                                      1993. Five year old Clara Garnier            Hélèna Soubeyrand, Eden Ducourant,           average by more than 50%
                                                                                   Joséphine Derenne, Vanessa Liautey
                                      is kidnapped. Her abductors are
                                      demanding a very high ransom in              Writers:
                                      exchange for her release. But the day        Manon Dillys, Sébastien Le Délézir,
                                      of the exchange ends in a bloodbath;         Stéphane Pannetier, Julien Vanlerenberghe,
                                      Clara’s mother is killed and the child       Xavier Daugreilh, Guillaume Mautalent,
                                                                                   Sébastien Oursel, Estelle Koenig,
                                      vanishes. Is she dead or alive?
                                                                                   Simon Rocheman, Denis Alamercery,
                                                                                   Nicolas Douay, Christophe Douchand
                                      The ongoing mystery causes much
                                      distress for her family and the local        Directors:
                                      community. 25 years later, Clara’s           Christophe Douchand, Corinne Bergas
                                      older sister Aurore, a police officer
                                      investigating a murder, uncovers clues       Executive Producers:
                                                                                   Alban Etienne, Cécile Grenouillet,
                                      to prove her sister is still alive. She is   Cyril Hanouna
                                      living under another identity in Italy
                                      without any knowledge of her own
                                                                                   H2O Fictions and Gétévé Productions,
                                      origins. Against her sceptical father        in coproduction and with the
                                      and brothers’ wishes, she persuades          participation of C8
                                      Clara to come back to her family to
                                                                                   With the support of the Région Provence-
                                      help her discover the truth behind the       Alpes-Côte d’Azur and CNC, of the
                                      kidnapping. But Clara’s return unravels      PROCIREP-Société des Producteurs,
                                      family secrets and triggers a series of      and of the ANGOA
                                      violent events.                              With the participation of the CNC
                                                                                   6 x 60’

16                                                                                                                                                             17
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                        SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Public Enemy
                                                       The return of the award-winning             Beranger, still confined in the custody of    As Chloe’s quest brings her closer than    Directors:
                                                       Belgian thriller                            the local monks, trades his assistance for    ever to finding her sister, she needs to   Gary Seghers, Matthieu Frances,
                   RTBF (Belgium) – series 1 was a                                                                                                                                          Gilles de Voghel
                                                                                                   more freedom from the abbey. The trail        confront her past and maybe her future
                   ratings hit with almost 30% share   Chloe Muller has just returned to the
                                                                                                   leads to the Toy Maker, a charismatic         as her relationship to young monk          Executive Producer:
                   throughout transmission             Federal Police when she is approached
                                                                                                   man who is keeping a group of girls           Lucas moves into unknown territory.        François Touwaide
                                                       by the parents of a young girl named
                   Winner of the Coup de Coeur                                                     captive on a farm allegedly to preserve
                                                       Jasmine who disappeared two years                                                         Starring:
                   Award at the inaugural                                                          their purity. Amongst them Jessica,                                                      Entre Chien et Loup in coproduction
                                                       ago. Chloe is their last hope. She pieces                                                 Stéphanie Blanchoud,
                   MIPDrama Screenings                                                             who hadn’t previously questioned her                                                     with Playtime Films, RTBF/FWB and
                                                       the clues together only to realise that                                                   Jean-Jacques Rausin, Clément Manuel,
                                                                                                   situation, realises the truth and befriends   Angelo Bison, Pauline Etienne,             Proximus. With the participation of
                                                       the disappearance is linked to her
                                                                                                   Jasmine to try to protect her from the        Antoine Bours, Gilles de Voghel,           Casa Kafka Pictures – Belfius,
                                                       sister Jessica. She has to find her and                                                   Matthieu Frances, Christopher Yates        Screen Brussels, Wallimage.
                                                                                                   Toy Maker’s brutality.
                                                       knows the only way is with the help of
                                                                                                                                                                                            Series 1: 10 x 60’
                                                       convicted child murderer Guy Beranger.                                                    Writers:
                                                                                                                                                                                            Series 2: 10 x 60’
                                                                                                                                                 Antoine Bours, Fred Castadot,
                                                                                                                                                 Gilles de Voghel, Matthieu Frances,
                                                                                                                                                 Christopher Yates, Chloé Devicq
18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19
SCRIPTED | DRAMA         SCRIPTED | DRAMA

“Detailed and
 outstandingly stylish”
Aftonbladet
                                             The Restaurant
                                             An impassioned family saga about             Outside the kitchen, waitress               Producer:
                                             love, conflict and betrayal                  Maggan lobbies to have more female          Susann Billberg
                                                                                          representation within the Trade Union,
“Huge, lavish,                               Season 2 begins in 1955, love stories
                                                                                          which sets the context for a changing       A Jarowskij production in coproduction
                                             bloom, high-risk plans are set in motion
 classic – everything                        and dark secrets come to light.
                                                                                          Sweden less driven by class divide and      with SVT, Viaplay, Film I Väst
                                                                                          more focused on becoming the social         Supported by Creative Europe
 is very well made”                          The Löwander family have been running
                                                                                          state that we know today.                   Media, Nordisk Film & TV Fond,
                                                                                                                                      Swedish Film Institute
Expressen                                    a high-end restaurant, Djurgårdskällaren,
                                                                                          Over the three series viewers will          Series 1: 10 x 60’
                                             in Stockholm for decades. Helga is
                                                                                          accompany the Löwander family and           Series 2: 10 x 60’
                                             the matriarch and tries to control the                                                   Series 3: 8 x 60’ (coming 2019)
                                                                                          their restaurant staff through several
                                             everyday lives of her two sons Gustaf,
                                                                                          decades of success and defeat, love
                                             Peter and her daughter Nina.
                                                                                          affairs and conflicts, all accompanied by
                                                                                          contemporary music and fashion.
                                             Following the breakdown of her                                                              SVT1 (Sweden) – season 2 launch
                                             marriage, Nina has a new lease of life       Creators:                                      outperformed season 1 gaining a
                                             putting energy into making the jazz          Ulf Kvensler, Malin Nevander and Johan         47% audience share
                                             club successful as well as rebuilding a      Rosenlind. Following an original idea by
                                             relationship with her daughter. Her love     Johan Rosenlind.                               Drew audiences of 1.8m viewers
                                             for Calle remains strong, meanwhile his                                                     an episode and a share of 46%
                                             culinary skills in the kitchen have been     Directors (Season 1):
                                                                                          Harald Hamrell, Molly Hartleb                  RTP2 (Portugal) – nearly doubled
                                             rewarded with a promotion. However
                                                                                                                                         slot average +85%
                                             other life factors still prevent them from   Directors (Season 2):
                                             realising their unrequited love. Despite     Anna Zackrisson, Andrea Östlund                Kristallen Awards – Best Drama
                                             Peter no longer working in the restaurant                                                   Series and Best Actress
                                             his dislike of his brother Gustav grows.     Starring:
                                                                                          Suzanne Reuter, Adam Lundgren,
                                                                                          Mattias Nordkvist, Hedda Stiernstedt,
                                                                                          Charlie Gustafsson, Hedda Rehnberg,
                                                                                          Peter Dalle

20                                                                                                                                                                          21
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                                                                                                                      SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Black
Lake
Self-contained prequel to the hit           Uno Leijon, where he runs a treatment       Starring:                                   Executive Producers:
                                                                                                                                                                                          TV3 (Sweden) – #1 programme
                                                                                                                                                                                          each week of broadcast, nearly
psychological thriller                      centre for addicts. He works on the         Hedda Stiernstedt, Filip Berg,              Iréne Lindblad, Lars Wannebo,
                                                                                        Alida Morberg, Bahar Pars, André Eriksen,   Mikael Newihl, Fredrik Ljungberg                      double the slot average
                                            premise of “breaking down and building
A small boat on the Stockholm                                                           David Nzinga, David Larsson,
                                            back up”. For two weeks lost souls have                                                                                                       BBC Four (UK) – launched with
archipelago drops a motley array of                                                     Anja Landgré, Ester Uddén                   Jarowskij for NENT / Viaplay
                                            to endure his methods, without any                                                                                                            ratings 79% above slot average,
people on an apparently deserted island.                                                                                            Series 1: 8 x 45’
                                            possibility of them leaving the island.     Writers:                                                                                          the #1 programme of the day
The island is called Kallskär and it has                                                                                            Series 2: 8 x 45’
                                                                                        Per Simonsson, Lovisa Milles,
a dark history. This is where cholera       Johan, Minnie, Vincent, Oscar, Isabell                                                                                                        Strong appeal for 16-34s in the UK
                                                                                        Moa Herngren, Peter Lindblom,
patients were transported in the 19th       and Amina have different reasons for                                                                                                          with audience share 2.5 times the
                                                                                        Richard Jarnhed
century, refugees from the Baltic states    being there. A trying time awaits them,                                                                                                       slot average
were held there during the war, and then    both physically and mentally. And the       Directors:
troublesome delinquents in the 1970s.       dramatic past of the island makes its       Richard Jarnhed, Per Simonsson                                                                    Series 1 sold to 46 countries
                                            presence felt. As the course of treatment   Producers:                                                                                        Format rights available
With its dramatic coastline, the island
                                            starts to fall apart, an old murder         Lotta Westberg
has always been an ill-fated place
                                            mystery is brought to light. Is history
dealing in matters of life and death, and
                                            about to repeat itself?
now it is the headquarters for life coach

22                                                                                                                                                                                                                             23
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                          SCRIPTED | DRAMA

     Sold to over 135 countries

     BBC Two (UK) – a big hit,
     consistently strong audience
     figures across all 3 series
                                                             Versailles
                                                             The return of the lavish 17th               Creators:                             A CANAL+ CREATION ORIGINALE
                                                             century drama                               Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft   Produced by Capa Drama, Banijay
     Ovation (US) – highest launch ever
                                                                                                                                               Studios France, Entre Chien et Loup
     on channel, audiences 3 times the                       In season 3, Louis XIV has solved the       Episode writers:
     slot norm                                               Poison Affair and won a war against         Andrew Bampfield, Tim Loane,          Coproduced by RTBF (Télévision Belge),
                                                                                                         Martha Hillier, Steve Bailie          Proximus and Zodiak Belgium
                                                             Holland. Nothing seems to be able to
     Winner of TVFI Prix Export                                                                                                                With the support of Centre National de la
                                                             counter his frightful ambition, to extend
     Fiction Award                                                                                       Directors:                            Cinématographie, Région Ile-de-France,
                                                             his Kingdom and impose his reign over       Richard Clark, Edward Bazalgette,     Creative Europe – Media Programme of the
                                                             Europe as a whole. But dreams have          Pieter Van Hees                       European Union, Wallimage (Wallonie),
                                                             a price. Anger is growing amongst the                                             Screen Flanders, Belgian Federal
                                                             people who no longer want to pay for        Starring:                             Government’s Tax shelter programme,
                                                             the King’s extravagance. Revolution         George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos,     Casa Kafka Pictures – Belfius
                                                             is near, Versailles isn’t safe and new      Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman,
                                                                                                                                               With the participation of the City of
                                                                                                         Anna Brewster, Catherine Walker,
                                                             challenges await the King.                                                        Versailles and the Château de Versailles
                                                                                                         Elisa Lasowski, Evan Williams,
                                                                                                         Jessica Clark, Maddison Jaizani,      Series 1: 10 x 60’
                                                             Madame De Maintenon, his new                                                      Series 2: 10 x 60’
                                                                                                         Steve Cumyn, Joe Sheridan,
                                                             favourite, drags him into implementing                                            Series 3: 10 x 60’
                                                                                                         Geoffrey Bateman
                                                             absolutism, causing conflicts in the
                                                             court. The king can no longer tolerate      Executive Producers:
                                                             any further dissension from his people,     Claude Chelli, Aude Albano,
                                                             the Protestants or the Pope himself.        Anne Thomopoulos, Simon Mirren
                                                             Meanwhile Phillippe’s investigation         and David Wolstencroft
                                                             into a mysterious prisoner, hidden
                                                                                                         Executive Producers:
                                                             behind a mask, is causing an                Fabrice Larue, Guillaume Bilard,
                                                             unknown threat to the King.                 François Touwaide

                                                                                                         Producer:
                                                                                                         Stéphanie Chartreux

                                                                                                         Line Producer:
                                                                                                         Yorick Kalbache

24                                                                                                                                                                                   25
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                                                                                                                  SCRIPTED | DRAMA

                                                                           TV3 (Sweden) – strong performance,
                                                                           35% above slot norm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Sales to Hulu (US), My5 (UK),
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     AMC (Spain)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Winner of the International Panorama
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Award at Series Mania 2017

Couple Trouble                                                                                                                                                    Juda
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     HOT (Israel) – one of the biggest ever
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     scripted series gaining 38% share

A warm, amusing and honest love story     Anders and Lise aren’t prepared to         Starring:                           Executive Producers:                     Vampires, cops and mobsters                  Facing a race against time she must       Starring:                                 Producers:
about a modern-day relationship           give up on each other though and           Esben Dalgaard, Ditte Ylva Olsen,   Kenneth Kristensen,                                                                   choose; exterminate Juda within eight     Zion Baruch, Amos Tamam, Mike Burstein,   Yoram Mokady, Mirit Toovi,
                                                                                     Rasmus Bjerg, Stephania Potalivo,   Nanna Mailand-Mercado,                   Juda is a low-life gambler hustling a                                                  Moris Cohen, Anastasia Fein,              Guy Levy, Efrat Dror, Uzi Karin
                                          together start seeing a counsellor.                                                                                                                                  days before his transition is complete
Anders and Lise are married, in their                                                Birthe Neumann, Marie Askehave      Fredrik Ljungberg,                       living in the murky depths of the criminal                                             Daniel Kapol, Rani Bleier, Ilanit Levi
                                          The two of them are forced to laugh                                            Mads Ulrick Holmstrup,                                                                and her own fate and that of her clan
30s, love each other and have a                                                                                                                                   underworld. Borrowing money from the                                                                                             United Studios of Israel for HOT
                                          and cry their way through the history      Writers:                            Christian Fuhlendorff                                                                 is endangered, or save him and risk
wonderful daughter. They’ve been                                                                                                                                  French mafia for a seat at a high-stakes                                               Created by:                               8 x 45’     + format
                                          of their relationship; the intense highs   Thomas Glud and Jacob Tingleff                                                                                            everything. What follows is a sweeping    Zion Baruch
together for seven years and now the                                                 Based on an idea by                                                          Romanian poker game he wins big, only
                                          of passion, romance and adventure;                                             Mastiff Denmark for TV3 and Viaplay                                                   tale of an unwilling hero’s journey
struggles of everyday life have started                                              Christian Fuhlendorff                                                        for his luck to run out when he is robbed
                                          and also the lows of affairs, jealousy,                                        with the support of the Public Service                                                to redemption, true friendship and        Writer:
to affect them so much they end up on                                                                                                                             and bitten by a seductive vampiress.
                                          disappointments and endless                                                    Fund at the Danish Film Institute                                                     forbidden love as Juda is hunted by       Zion Baruch
the verge of divorce.                                                                Directors:                                                                   Unbeknownst to her she has broken
                                          misunderstandings. Will the counselling    Michael Spooner, Jacob Bitsch,      8 x 45’                                                                               Romanian vampires, Israeli cops and
                                                                                                                                                                  the cardinal rule of her forefathers by                                                Director:
                                          help them and can they stomach             Parminder Singh                                                                                                           French mobsters whilst running from his
                                                                                                                                                                  drinking Jewish blood and begun her                                                    Meni Yaesh
                                          hearing the truth, allowing love to                                                                                                                                  own fate – what he could become…
                                                                                     Producers:                                                                   own path to mortality.
                                          return to their relationship?
                                                                                     Mia Marie Borup, Lea Løbger

26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        27
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                              SCRIPTED | DRAMA

Bang                                                                           On The Edge                                                                        Channel 4 (UK) – watched by
                                                                                                                                                                  1m viewers in a late slot across
                                                                                                                                                                  all episodes
A crime drama about blood, love
and human relationships                                                        A bold and uncompromising                      Starring:
                                                                               three-part anthology looking at                Chanel Cresswell, Wunmi Mosaku,
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, loner                                                                                       Alexandra Roach, Ria Zimitrowicz,
                                                                               life in Britain today
Sam has his life transformed when he                                                                                          Craig Parkinson, Nadine Marshall,
                                                                               These distinct but thematically linked         Carryl Thomas, Cyril Nri,
comes into possession of a gun and
                                                                                                                              Richard Harrington
starts to break the law. His ambitious                                         films shine a light on key perspectives
policewoman sister Gina is paid to                                             of the justice system – the story of a         Through The Gates
uphold it and makes it her mission to                                          criminal, a witness and a victim – and         Writer: Georgia Christou
find the owner of the weapon.                                                  serve up a raw slice of real life in           Director: Stella Corradi
                                                                               contemporary Britain.
                                                                                                                              A Mother’s Love
The family ordeal plays out against
                                                                                                                              Writer: Janice Okoh
an inquiry into the shooting of a local                                        Through The Gates:
                                                                                                                              Director: Anwar Boulifa
businessman that raises questions                                              Aimee has spent most of her youth
for Sam and Gina about their father’s                                          in and out of prison. Tessa is Aimee’s         That Girl
murder when they were young children.                                          disillusioned parole officer, living a life    Writer: Rose Lewenstein
                                                                               of organised chaos. Both are trapped in        Director: Dionne Edwards
Starring:                                                                      vicious cycles. Can they help each other
Jacob Ifan, Catrin Stewart                                                                                                    Executive Producers:
                                                                               find a way out?                                Ben Bickerton, Philip Trethowan
                                           From BAFTA award-winning
Scriptwriter:                                                                  A Mother’s Love:
                                           writer Roger Williams
Roger Williams                                                                                                                Blacklight for Channel 4
                                                                               The lives of young mum Josephine
                                           Nominated for Writers Guild of      and her 11 year old son Ishmael are            3 x 30’
Directors:                                 Great Britain Awards and New York
Philip John, Ashley Way
                                                                               overturned when he witnesses a
                                           Festivals TV & Film Awards          gangland crime on their estate and is
Producer:                                  2018 British Academy Cymru Awards
                                                                               asked to testify against the killer.
Catrin Lewis Defis                         – winner of Best Drama Series
                                                                               That Girl:
Executive Producers:                                                           Free-spirited Ashley refuses to grow up,
Roger Williams, Lee Haven-Jones,                                               enabled by sensible flatmate Becca.
Gub Neal, Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson,
                                                                               When Ashley is forced to confront a
Gwawr Martha Lloyd, Gethin Scourfield
                                                                               reality she tried to bury in her past, their
Joio and Artists Studio for S4C                                                faithful bond is tested.
8 x 60’

28                                                                                                                                                                                                   29
SCRIPTED | DRAMA                                                                                                                                                                    SCRIPTED | COMEDY

Resistance                                                     The Infiltrator                                             Shamed
After rebellion comes resistance…                              A tense psychological thriller                              In this timely single drama a 27 year old woman

                                                                                                                                                                                    Baroness von
                                                                                                                           exacts revenge for her teenage self
It’s 1922. Dublin Castle is in a permanent state of            40 year old Caroline lives an ideal life with a beautiful
lockdown and the rural communities are caught in the           house, a loving husband and an 11 year old son. A           Aged 17, Sarah Ivy was a happy, carefree teenager
crossfire of the Black and Tans and Flying Columns,            modern and dynamic woman, she works in a surgery            with a world of opportunity before her. Fast forward

                                                                                                                                                                                    Sketch Show
brutalized by both sides. It is a time of high tension, fear   treating mostly female and upper class patients.            10 years and with the help of her brother James, she
and anxiety, rife with double-agents and unreliable                                                                        has kidnapped two men, Nathan and Mani, and is
narrators. It’s a world of contrast too; the rooftops,         One day, on the same journey Caroline makes daily           holding them in a man-made prison cell. Neither of
cellars and rat-runs; the warm and opulent receptions          between her house and work, she sees a man who is           them believe they know Sarah, or what she would want
of the Butler’s household; the mean Dublin tenements           ready to jump from a bridge. He is so familiar to her.      with them, but Sarah knows. What happened to her?
where children are left to fend for themselves.                Why does she not call emergency services straight           What has led her to this? And what will be the fate of
                                                                                                                                                                                    A hilarious, fresh look at our                   concerns from the pretentiousness of      Director:
                                                               away? Why does she risk her own life to rescue him?         the two men? As the plot progresses the connection
                                                                                                                                                                                    contemporary culture                             ordering a fancy coffee, to office and    Aleysa Young
Resistance explores how the events of the Irish War            And why does she offer him therapy? Perhaps her life is     between Nathan, Mani and Sarah reveals itself. The                                                                                                                                      Multi-award winner at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     sexual politics, this sketch show holds   Executive Producers:
of Independence, culminating in Bloody Sunday                  not that ideal…                                             role social media has played in their lives becomes      Fast paced and irreverent, this critically-                                                                                    Canadian Screen Awards including
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     a fun house mirror up to modern life.     Jamie Brown, Carolyn Taylor,
changed peoples’ lives, their sense of themselves,                                                                         clear; it has been used to shame each one of them.       acclaimed and wildly funny comedy                                                                                              Best Variety or Sketch Comedy
their families and their society.                              Starring:Cecile Bois, Julien Boisselier, Gregoire Colin                                                                                                                                                         Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne,
                                                               Writers: Aurelie Belko
                                                                                                                                                                                    series, satirizes our daily lives, celebrating   Starring:                                                                     Programme Series
                                                                                                                           Starring: Faye Marsay, Nick Blood                                                                                                                   Jennifer Whalen
                                                               Director: Olivier Barma. Based on the novel ‘Reunion at                                                              the absurd and highlighting the                  Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill,
Starring: Brian Gleeson, Simone Kirby, Natasha O’Keeffe                                                                    Writer and Director: Anthony Philipson                                                                                                              Supervising Producers:
                                                               Red Paint Bay’ by George Harrar                                                                                      down-right embarrassing. The brilliant           Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen
Writers: Colin Teevan                                                                                                      Producer: Rachel Wardlow                                                                                                                            Graham Ludlow, Jeff Peeler
                                                               Producers: Jacques Salles, Floriane Cortes,                 Executive Producer: Colin Barr                           all-female cast draws upon 15 years
Director: Catherine Morshead                                                                                                                                                                                                         Writers:
                                                               Gaspard de Chavagnac, Alban Etienne                                                                                  of comedy experience and multiple
Producer: Catherine Magee                                                                                                                                                                                                            Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill,        Frantic Films for CBC
                                                               Executive Producer: Muriel Paradis
                                                                                                                           Minnow Films for Channel 4                               collaborations to present an insightful,         Jennifer Whalen, Jen Goodhue,             Series 1: 6 x 30’ + format
Touchpaper Television for RTÉ
                                                                                                                           1 x 60’                                                  emotionally grounded series capturing the        Dawn Whitwell                             Series 2: 7 x 30’
Series 1 (Rebellion): 5 x 60’                                  Mintee Studio and Gétévé Productions for France 2                                                                    banalities of just trying to get along in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Contributing Writers:                     Series 3: 10 x 30’
Series 2 (Resistance): 5 x 60’                                 1 x 90’                                                                                                              world. Offering a witty take on everyday         Monica Heisey, Mae Martin                 Series 4: coming soon

30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                31
SCRIPTED | COMEDY                                                                                            SCRIPTED | COMEDY
                                                                                                                        DRAMA

                                                                                                            A couple’s quest for happiness                                Starring:
                                                                                                                                                                          Lorànt Deutsch, Magali Miniac, Mathias Mlekuz,
                                                                                                            Comedy drama following the daily lives of soon-to-be          Jeanne Bournaud, Sébastien Castro, Jackie Berroyer
                                                                                                            parents Romain and Anna, who swap the glamour of
                                                                                                            Paris for Romain’s childhood home of Joilleux.                Writer:
                                                                                                                                                                          Anne Giafferi
                                                                                                            For Romain, the move is a return to his roots, a chance to    Directors:

                    Idiomatic
                                                                                                            reconnect with old school friends, Fred and Daniel, and       Anne Giafferi, Marie Hélène Copti
                                                                                                            to open his new practice as a psychologist. For feisty
                                                                                                            Parisian Anna, heavily pregnant with their first child, the   Producers:
                                                                                                                                                                          Gaëlle Cholet, Patrice Laurent
                                                                                                            move is a leap into the unknown. She’s unconvinced
                                                                                                            about the charms of suburban life, especially as her          Based on original series Solsidan. Created by
                                                                                                            mother-in-law seems to be omnipresent! Can she be             Felix Herngren, Ulf Kvensler, Jacob Seth Fransson and
                    A modern day romantic comedy series            Starring:
                                                                   Anna Paavilainen, Elmer Bäck,
                                                                                                            friends with Fred’s beautiful but superficial self-centred
                                                                                                            wife, Séverine? Can Romain help Fred negotiate a fairer
                                                                                                                                                                          Pontus Edgren. Produced by Jarowskij / FLX for TV4.
                                                                                                                                                                          Gazelle & CIE and Banijay Studios France
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Solsidan
                    Idiomatic follows the life and times of an     Mikko Penttilä, Ylva Ekblad,
                                                                                                            distribution of household chores? As financial pressures      with the participation of M6
                    urban, bilingual, environmentally conscious    Mats Långbacka, Kari Ketonen                                                                                                                                   Officially TV4 Sweden’s most popular comedy
                                                                                                            build, maybe a weekend visit from some intellectual           6 x 60’                                                 of all time
                    left-wing couple in their thirties: Aino,
                                                                   Writers:                                 Parisian friends, or a New Year group holiday to
                    who’s originally from Finnish Lapland, and
                                                                   Niklas Lindgren, Karoliina Lindgren,     Normandy, will help… or maybe not!                                                                                    Alex and Fredde grew up together in Solsidan, a
                    Swedish-speaking Micke. They are forced        Anna Brotkin, Kris Gummerus                                                                                                                                    particularly affluent part of Stockholm and, having
                    to move to an upper-class neighborhood,                                                                                                                  The French adaptation of Swedish                     attended university and travelled the world, they
                    into an apartment owned by Micke’s             An original idea by:                                                                                      comedy hit Solsidan                                  now find themselves, at forty, living once again in
                    wealthy parents, who also live next door.      Karoliina and Niklas Lindgren,
                                                                   Kris Gummerus                                                                                                                                                  the neighbourhood that was their childhood home.
                    In addition to Micke’s parents, his
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Their youthful hopes are dashed as they discover that
                    childhood friend lives in the same building.   Director:                                                                                                                                                      raising a child, maintaining a marriage and furthering
                                                                   Niklas Lindgren                                                                                                                                                a career is the same as it ever was. Their lives revolve
                    When Aino’s yokel brother moves into
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  around the same social events, the same arguments
                    their guest room, people from all walks        Executive Producer:
                                                                   Sari Lempiäinen                                                                                                                                                and the same problems as their parents did – just with
                    of life meet under the same roof: thirty-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  fancier electronics.
                    somethings and their parents, different
                    family cultures, country people, urban         Zodiak Finland for Elisa Viihde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Starring: Felix Herngren, Mia Skäringer,
                    people, Finnish and Swedish speaking

                                                                                                              Don’t Worry
                                                                   10 x 20’ + format                                                                                                                                              Johan Rheborg, Josephine Bornebusch
                    people, middle class and blue-collar                                                                                                                                                                          Writers: Felix Herngren, Ulf Kvensler,
                    workers, right-wingers and left-wingers,                                                                                                                                                                      Jacob Seth Fransson, Pontus Edgren
                    childhood friends who have lost touch,                                                                                                                                                                        Directors: Felix Herngren, Ulf Kvensler, Jacob Seth Fransson

                                                                                                              Be Happy
                                                                     Elisa (Finland) – #1 rated programme
                    and first and foremost, a couple who are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Jarowskij and FLX for TV4
                    still getting to know each other.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Series 1: 10 x 30’ + format     Series 4: 10 x 30’
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Series 2: 10 x 30’              Series 5: 10 x 30’
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Series 3: 10 x 30’

32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         33
For-
Formats contents

HIGHLIGHTS                          Cooking Box               55   DNA Detectives                   70
CATCH!                         36   Who Knows You?            56   Fake! The Great
Shipwrecked                    37   The Stats Of Life         56   Masterpiece Challenge            70
Temptation Island              38   4 Mammas                  57   In The Mind Of…                  71

                                                                                                                      Formats
Fully Booked                   39   Celebrity School          57   Street Food Battle               71

                                                                                                          mats
Family Or Fiancé?              40   Gotcha!                   58   Eat Well For Less?               72
Fan Wars                       41   Secret For A Million      58   Shop Well For Less?              72
Unbelievable                   42   Undressed                 59   Portrait Artist Of The Year      73
The Next Big Thing             43   The Best Singers          60   Landscape Artist Of The Year     73
ADVENTURE REALITY                   All Against 1             61   The Secret Life Of Four Year Olds 74
Survivor                       44   Big Fan                   62   PROVEN HITS
The Bravest                    45   Superstar Ding Dong       62   Wife Swap                        75
The Crystal Maze               46   It’s Only TV!             63   Ladette To Lady                  76
Stars On The Rocks             47   Nation’s Brightest        63   You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me      76
71 Degrees North               48   Wonderkids                64   Don’t Forget The Lyrics!         77
Fort Boyard                    48   Wild Things               64   Beat Your Host                   77
ENTERTAINMENT                       Tipping Point             65   Wanna Bet?                       78
The Duo                        49   Versus                    65   Popstars                         78
LIVE                           50   FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT          Killer Karaoke                   79
Child Support                  51   Taste It!                 66   Sing If You Can                  79
Date Night                     52   2 Star Restaurant         66   The Secret Millionaire           80
The Legacy                     53   Survival Of The Richest   67   Psychic Challenge                80
Yes Let’s Discover The World   54   Mind, Set, Go             68   How To Look Good Naked           81
Treasure Map                   54   The Fast Fix              68   Embarrassing Bodies              81
Strike!                        55   SAS: Who Dares Wins       69

34                                                                                                               35
FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                                                                                       FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS

                                                                                                                                    Sat.1 (Germany) – a further
                                                                                                                                    3 episodes commissioned and
                                                                                                                                    aired in March 2019

                                                                                                                                    First ever tag competition format
                                                                                                                                    on screen

                                                                                                                                    Scalable and adaptable with
                                                                                                                                    a variety of tried and tested
                                                                                                                                    games available

                                                                                                                                    Unique casting of celebrities
                                                                                                                                    and sport stars, men and women
                                                                                                                                    competing on equal terms

CATCH!                                                                                                                                                                     Shipwrecked
                                                                                                                                                                           The ultimate popularity contest              whatever it takes to win them over in a       In this fierce contest to be the most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  E4 (UK) – series increased 9pm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  slot share by 36% for 16-34 demos

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  All4 (UK AVOD) – most popular
Chase, tag, run – just don’t get caught!    champions of tag. The teams compete in      games change from week to week            Already a hit in Germany, one of         in paradise                                  bid to prove that they are the best island.   popular, friendships are formed,            programme on the platform
                                            fun, fast and spectacular games, putting    but the simple yet thrilling premise is   life’s most universal games has                                                                                                     romances blossom, and relationships
The world’s favourite playground                                                                                                                                           On two remote islands, two rival tribes,                                                                                               Catch up audiences exceptional –
                                            the players’ speed, agility, reflexes and   always the same – catch your opponent     finally been super-sized for super-fun                                                At the end of each episode the new            are tested to their limits.
game for children is now a primetime                                                                                                                                       the Tigers and the Sharks, battle against                                                                                              doubling overnight audiences for
                                            stamina to the test.                        before time runs out.                     family entertainment.                                                                 arrivals must decide which tribe they
entertainment hit – but this is anything                                                                                                                                   each other for new recruits. In this                                                                                                   all viewers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        want to join…but in Shipwrecked, anything     At the end of this incredible adventure
but child’s play… “tag” just got serious!   Throughout the high-speed rounds,           Each game can turn the competitors’       Brainpool for ProSieben Sat1             competition, only the biggest tribe wins.    can happen. Sometimes new arrivals            the biggest tribe wins a huge cash          High social media presence – over
                                            the teams get to play both defence          fortunes but only the top-ranking         90’ competitive entertainment                                                         must duel against each other to stay,         prize... but can they trust each other in
In CATCH!, teams of celebrity captains,                                                                                                                                    In each episode, new arrivals land                                                                                                     1m impressions on Instagram
                                            and attack, taking turns to chase and       teams will make it to the final and get                                                                                         tribes compete with each other to win         one final twist when it really matters?
sports stars and free-runners come face                                                                                                                                    ashore where they spend a day and
                                            escape. Teams win points under the          a shot at the title.                                                                                                            crucial advantages, or even switch sides.
to face in a bid to become the first ever                                                                                                                                  night with each tribe. Both tribes must do
                                            watchful eyes of pro referees. The                                                                                                                                                                                        Fizz (part of RDF Television) and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Motion Content Group for E4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      60’ adventure reality
36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    37
FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                                   FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS

Temptation             The ultimate test of faithfulness

                       Take four couples committed to each other
                       but at the crossroads in their relationships
                                                                      At night the host invites each group to a
                                                                      bonfire where they’ll be shown on video
                                                                      exactly what their partners have been up

Island
                                                                      to. For some it’s cause for relief; for others
                       and send them on the most amazing
                                                                      suspicion, anger or immediate revenge.
                       vacation in paradise, separated from their
                       partner. Although they are apart, they         After the ultimate test – a 24 hour
                       won’t be alone and will spend their days,      dream date with their favourite
                       and nights, in the company of attractive       single – the couples are reunited.
                       singles, all of them looking for love.         It’s time for emotional declarations,
                                                                      bitter recriminations, and the ultimate
                       For each of the couples it is now time
                                                                      question: will they go home together –
                       to face their doubts and answer the
                                                                      or go their separate ways?
                       question “am I really with The One or is
                       there someone better out there for me?”        A Rocket Science Laboratory format
                       In this perfect setting, life is filled with   for Fox Network USA
                       parties, romantic escapades and truthful       Owned by Banijay Group
                       conversations. In their search of clarity      60’ reality
                       will they play seduction games and
                       ultimately give in to temptation?

                                                                                                                                                           Fully Booked
                                            Adapted in 18 territories.         Mediaset (Spain) – brand new
                                            Multiple new commissions           territory, first ever commission
                                            in 2019.                                                                    The first restaurant competition
                                                                               VIJF (Belgium) – launch 4
                                            USA Network – 20% above            times the slot average on                show with 30 different judges!
                                            slot average, immediately          global demo                              Suitable to weekly standalone
                                            commissioned for a 2nd season                                               and daily stripped slots
                                                                                                                                                           It takes a crowd to judge a restaurant!      customer: from lovebirds to pensioners,      to each table? At each stop of this
                                                                               Canale 5 (Italy) – season 5                                                                                              gourmets to Instagrammers and of             delicious food journey, the panel will
                                            W9 (France) – returns after        delivered record ratings                                                    Why listen to one critic when you can get
                                                                                                                                                                                                        course the host’s table with a different     fill up two new rival restaurants before
                                            7 years off the air                                                                                            reviewed by a fully booked restaurant
                                                                               Successful VIP versions in
                                                                                                                                                                                                        celebrity guest each time. Each group        giving their winning verdict.
                                                                                                                                                           instead? This fun competition turns a
                                            RTL (Germany) – relaunched         Italy and the Netherlands –
                                                                                                                                                                                                        expects different things from their dining
                                                                                                                                                           panel of 30 diverse everyday Italians                                                     DRY Media for Nove
                                            after 18 years away. Also tx on    2nd seasons commissioned
                                                                                                                                                                                                        experience and will grade accordingly
                                                                                                                                                           into a panel of returning judges who                                                      60’ factual entertainment
                                            digital platform TV Now.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        – were the experts convinced by the
                                                                                                                                                           decide the fortunes of competing
                                                                                                                                                                                                        chef’s technique? Are the pensioners
                                                                                                                                                           restaurateurs. Our lovable yet
                                                                                                                                                                                                        pleased with the value for money? But
                                                                                                                                                           demanding jury is split into eight tables,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        most of all, was it really good according
                                                                                                                                                           each representing a different type of

38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          39
FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                                                                                         FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SBS (South Korea) – primetime
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ratings outperformed slot average
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                in every key demo

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Vote, promote, advise, impact, win:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                a competition with complete viewer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                engagement in its DNA

                                                                                                                                      OWN (USA) – successfully launched
                                                                                                                                      this year

                                                                                                                                      A transformative social experiment,

Family
                                                                                                                                      mending relationships

                                                                                                                                      High stakes and relatable reality

Or Fiancé?                                                                                                                                                                   Fan Wars
                                                                                                                                      Self contained episodes

Will their family stand in the way of       It’s a problem as old as time. Yet most   about their partners. All of them agree      Will prejudices, misunderstandings and    The first collaborative singing           10 singers, 10 celebrities, 10 fandoms       advising on song choices, clothes, style,
their future together?                      adult children are still desperate for    to spend three days under the same           grudges ultimately stop the wedding?      competition where viewers and             battle it out in a series of spectacular     choreography or strategy. The fans
                                            their parents’ approval of their          roof. Couples receive the guidance           Or will the couples get family approval   singers team up to win it all             shows filled with tension and surprises.     must also promote their new idol and
Parents eagerly await the day their son
                                            potential spouse.                         of a relationship coach to help them         in the climactic blessing ceremony?                                                 In this talent contest, viewers don’t just   recruit other fans, because in the end,
or daughter walks down the aisle with                                                                                                                                        In this breakthrough new talent show,
                                                                                      navigate their issues and the reasons                                                                                            watch and vote – they genuinely impact       only the biggest fandom wins.
the love of their life. But some families   The stakes are high in this episodic                                                   Bunim / Murray Productions for OWN        the fans of rookie singers compete head
                                                                                      for their families’ objections. Ultimately                                                                                       the show and compete against their rivals.
still stand in the way of the big day –     social experiment, as newly engaged                                                    60’ reality
                                                                                                                                                                             to head. Each fanbase, known as a                                                      An SBS and Banijay Group format for SBS
                                                                                      though, responsibility for resolving the
especially when they disapprove of          couples bring their families together                                                                                            “fandom”, also has a celebrity fan who    The fans have the power to engage with       90’ entertainment
                                                                                      crisis rests with the fiancés.
the suitor.                                 to try and change the way they feel                                                                                              acts as their public spokesperson.        their artists on an unprecedented level,

40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    41
FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS                                                               FORMATS | HIGHLIGHTS

Unbelievable                                                                                                                              LIMITED RIGHTS AVAILABLE

                                                                                                                                          Pro7 (Germany) – season 2
You won’t believe these questions, but                                                                                                    outperformed channel average on
                                                                                     Re-inventing the inventor’s genre –                  the main demo and even stronger
can you guess the answers?
                                                                                     with everyday products that could                    on the commercial target
“What was Pope Francis’ side job as                                                  change your life
a student? Was he a ventriloquist? A
                                                                                     The Next Big Thing is the lighthearted
bouncer? A stripper? Or a tattoo artist?”
                                                                                     prime time competition that’s on the
Who knows that?! And who doesn’t
                                                                                     lookout for the new products that will
want to find out?
                                                                                     make a difference in our daily lives.
In this hilarious new game show, a
                                                                                     Before a panel of celebrities and
duo of contestants compete against
                                                                                     experts, inventions are pitted against
a crowd of 100 people. To even the
                                                                                     each other in themed duels. Which
odds, all the questions are based on
                                                                                     is the smartest kitchen gadget,
surprising, absurd or bizarre stories
                                                                                     best new form of transport, or most
and little known facts. To build their
                                                                                     exciting fashion product? The panel
jackpot, the contestants have to answer
                                                                                     tests and comments on each product
unbelievable multiple choice questions.
                                                                                     but the winners of the duels are
But with every wrong answer they
                                                                                     decided by the studio audience.
lose part of their money to the crowd’s
kitty. In the final, the tables are turned                                           In the live final, the winning
and now the 100 audience members                                                     inventions are back to face the
have to answer 5 equally astonishing          Funny blend of quiz show and           ultimate test, as the nation’s
questions. If all of them give at least one   entertainment that is all about        consumers vote from home to elect
correct answer they split their collective

                                                                                                                              The Next Big Thing
                                              absurd and surprising trivia           The Next Big Thing and award the
prize pot and the duo wins nothing. But                                              lucky inventor a life-changing
if just one person in the audience gets       The contestants and studio
                                              audience compete head to head
                                                                                     cash prize.
all 5 questions wrong, the couple will go
home rich instead.                            for the cash prize                     Brainpool for Pro7
                                              No general knowledge required          120’ entertainment
Format created by John de Mol and
Fizz (part of RDF Television)
                                              Riveting final – the winner can
Produced by Talpa for SBS6
                                              change until the very last question
Executive Producer John de Mol
60’ game show

42                                                                                                                                                                          43
FORMATS | ADVENTURE REALITY                                                                                                                                   FORMATS | ADVENTURE REALITY

Survivor                      The original and best adventure
                              reality game show

                              Survivor is a show that tests the
                                                                            With an unforgettable twist every
                                                                            episode climaxes with the tense drama
                                                                            of the Tribal Council. The castaways
                                                                            gather to vote one of their group
                                                                                                                       One of the most-watched and
                                                                                                                       loved formats around the world        The Bravest
                              spirit of a group of ordinary, and yet
                                                                            off the island. The vote is by secret      Produced in more than 40 countries
                              extraordinary, people. Marooned on                                                                                             True courage is not the absence of
                                                                            ballot, and the castaways may have
                              an uninhabited tropical island, with little                                                                                    fear but the ability to overcome it!
                                                                            different motives for casting their        Just relaunched in Belgium
                              more than the clothes on their backs
                                                                            vote (resentment, jealousy or even a       and Russia
                              and their own animal cunning, every                                                                                            In this spectacular competition, a
                                                                            personality clash) but the result of the
                              second of their adventure as castaways                                                   After multiple seasons still airing   diverse group of people live together
                                                                            Tribal Council is final and one castaway
                              is recorded over several weeks.                                                          in France, Sweden, Denmark,           as they test their courage to the
                                                                            must be eliminated in each episode.
                                                                                                                       The Netherlands, Italy, Spain,        limits facing thrilling action-packed
                              As they catch their own food, build           Castaway Television Productions for SVT    Greece, Turkey                        challenges based on mankind’s
                              their own shelter and order their own                                                                                          fundamental phobias such as fear of
                                                                            60’ adventure reality
                              society, castaways must compete in                                                       Coming back soon in Romania           heights, water and confined spaces.
                              increasingly difficult tests of strategy,                                                                                      Each episode features two epic trials,
                                                                                                                       CBS (USA) – 38 seasons and still
                              guile and ruthlessness.                                                                                                        group challenges and duels, sending
                                                                                                                       attracting massive viewing figures.
                                                                                                                                                             the weakest contestant home one
                                                                                                                       2019 season launched with
                                                                                                                                                             by one until The Bravest is crowned.
                                                                                                                       8m viewers.
                                                                                                                                                             Everyone’s afraid of something, but only
                                                                                                                                                             the brave conquer their fear.

                                                                                                                                                             Mastiff Denmark for TV3
                                                                                                                                                             60’ reality

                                                                                                                                                                TV3 (Denmark) – tripled slot and
                                                                                                                                                                almost 6 times the average for
                                                                                                                                                                15-24 target demo

                                                                                                                                                                TV3 (Sweden) – especially popular
                                                                                                                                                                in the 12-24 target demo

                                                                                                                                                                TV2 (Hungary) – successfully
                                                                                                                                                                launched in 2018

                                                                                                                                                                A perfect mix of strategy, heroism
                                                                                                                                                                and spectacular challenges

44                                                                                                                                                                                                      45
FORMATS | ADVENTURE REALITY                                                                                                    FORMATS | ADVENTURE REALITY

The Crystal Maze                                                                                                               Stars On The Rocks
                                                                                                                               Two celebrities, castaway for charity        Miles away from the island, the host
                                                                                                                                                                            awaits the celebrities on a boat to take
                                                                                                                               Stranded on the shores of a mysterious
                                                                                                                                                                            them back to civilisation. At the end of
                                                                                                                               remote island, two celebrities embark
                                                                                                                                                                            the adventure our heroes need to build
                                                                                                                               on the adventure of a lifetime, pushing
                                                                                                                                                                            a raft and escape the island with the
                                                                                                                               themselves to the limit and all for a
                                                                                                                                                                            money they’ve won and reach the boat
                                                                                                                               good cause.
                                                                                                                                                                            before their time runs out.
                                                                                                                               Cut off from the world, the stars are left
                                                                                                                                                                            On the island, stripped of their fame and
                                                                                                                               to fend for themselves in the wild for
                                                                                                                                                                            status, the participants reveal who they
                                                                                                                               five gruelling days; but surviving is just
                                                                                                                                                                            are and what they are made of. Beyond
                                                                                                                               the start of it. In order to win money for
                                                                                                                                                                            the adventure, this is an authentic
                                                                                                                               charity they must follow the instructions
                                                                                                                                                                            and surprising encounter with the
                                                                                                                               of the ‘Rusty Radio’ and take on
                                                                                                                                                                            personality behind the celebrity façade.
                                                                                                                               challenges set in the elements that
                                                                                                                               surround them – the jungle, the sand         Adventure Line Productions for TF1
                                                                                                                               and the sea.                                 110’ adventure reality

The ultimate time-travelling game          In each zone a team of excitable
                                                                                                                                  TF1 (France) – #1 programme,
show adventure                             characters choose who will tackle a
                                                                                          Channel 4 (UK) – #2 entertainment       more than 30% over slot average
                                           variety of Physical, Mystery, Mental and
A team of five contestants, led by an                                                     series in 2018. Season 3 in             in the main commercial demo
                                           Skill games in a bid to win elusive crystals
eccentric Maze Master, journey through                                                    production.
                                           worth five seconds in the iconic show                                                  4 specials have now been produced
four fantastical time zones in this epic
                                           finale – the legendary Crystal Dome.           Popular with young adults – share
adventure game show.                                                                                                              A mix of challenging adventure
                                           The team use their time to collect gold        as high as 16.6% vs slot norm 6.5%
                                           tickets in a bid to secure a grand prize.                                              and genuine celebrity portrait
Set within an astonishing maze, each
                                                                                          Strong social engagement – shows        in a standalone structure
of the four time zones – Medieval,         Fizz (part of RDF Television) for Channel 4    regularly trend on Twitter during
Aztec, Industrial and Futuristic – is a
                                           Based upon the idea of Jacques                 broadcast
unique and visually stunning world that
                                           Antoine & Co. and original format of
challenges the team in different ways.     Adventure Line Productions, a Banijay
                                           Group Company
                                           60’ adventure reality

46                                                                                                                                                                                                                      47
FORMATS | ADVENTURE REALITY                                                                                                                                                FORMATS | ENTERTAINMENT

                                                           Fort Boyard
                                                                                                                                     Celebrating its 30 year
                                                                                                                                     anniversary in 2019

                                                                                                                                     More than 1,700 episodes made
                                                                                                                                                                           The Duo
                                                                                                                                     in 30 territories

                                                                                                                                     A proven hit in France (30 series),
                                                                                                                                     Sweden (17 series), Denmark,
                                                                                                                                     Russia, Germany, Canada, UK

                                                                                                                                     France 2 – in its 29th season and
                                                                                                                                     still a massive hit, doubling slot
71 Degrees North                                                                                                                     average in key demos

                                                                                                                                     A spin-off kids version has enjoyed
Extreme reality race to the Arctic Circle
                                                                                                                                     success in the US and UK
12 contestants set out on one of the most exciting and
dangerous journeys reality TV has ever seen: a race
from southern Norway to Nordkapp, at 71 Degrees
North. Temperatures drop as the competition heats
up, combining terrifying missions, intense rivalry and                                                                                                                     Good alone... great together!
spectacular scenery with the challenge of completing
a 2,000km journey on snow, ice and water.                                                                                                                                  The wonderful unpredictability of human chemistry is the essence of this             A singing format with emotion at
                                                                                                                                                                           entertainment format. Diverse singers are brought together in a brand new kind       its heart
Drama and action are at every turn. Each week, one                                                                                                                         of audition to discover one unique and surprising vocal partnership the nation
                                                         The legendary adventure game show
of the competitors is eliminated, and in the end only                                                                                                                      will fall in love with.                                                              A unique new device for
the strongest, most determined and smartest will         In Fort Boyard contestants face a plethora of physical and mental challenges in Napoleon’s magnificent marine                                                                                          blind auditions
reach 71 Degrees North!                                  fortress. This unrivalled primetime phenomenon is still at the top of its game thanks to successful relaunches    In each episode the singers cannot see whom they’ve been chosen to sing with.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Taps into the global demand for
                                                         and new commissions in many territories.                                                                          A giant curtain divides them, only when two voices combine to create one magical
Nordisk Film TV Norway for TV Norge                                                                                                                                                                                                                             musical collaborations
                                                                                                                                                                           sound is the curtain raised and the singers are revealed to each other. In that
60’ adventure reality                                    The action takes place in an imposing 19th century fortress built in the middle of the ocean – a truly unique     ecstatic moment the singers become a duo and move on to the next phase in the
                                                         and intimidating setting. It provides the perfect backdrop for strenuous against-the-clock physical challenges    episode. Once duos are formed they must perform for the first time together in the
Brand new base-camp version, suitable for smaller        and mind-boggling riddles which push contestants to their limits and beyond. They must also crack codes and       episode showdown. Can they reignite the spark that brought them together?
budgets, currently in production                         confront strange characters in order to reach the famous Treasure Room, which is guarded by tigers! Only the
                                                         fittest and most intelligent contestants can hope to conquer Fort Boyard.                                         The winner will be two individual voices brought together by fate to create one
TV Norge (Norway) – celebrating 20 years on air with                                                                                                                       unique and harmonious sound.
over 30 seasons                                          Based upon the idea of Jacques Antoine & Co
                                                         An original format of Adventure Line Productions, a Banijay Group Company                                         Mastiff Denmark
Locally produced in 7 territories                                                                                                                                          60’ entertainment
                                                         45’–100’ adventure reality

48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 49
FORMATS | ENTERTAINMENT                                                                                                                                                       FORMATS | ENTERTAINMENT

The search for the next great live artist   In this new entertainment show, two of        With live auditions we give the viewers     Who has what it takes to put on a
                                            Denmark’s biggest stars search for the        a feeling of being at a live concert, and   breathtaking show? Who will stun
Nothing compares with the excitement
                                            country’s next big live artist within three   it allows them to interact from the very    the audience and claim the big stage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Child Support
and emotion of live music. Nowadays,
                                            categories, girls, boys, and bands, to        beginning. With a simple swipe in the       for themselves?
incredible performers have changed
                                            find an act that can entertain, thrill, and   dedicated app, the viewers have
our expectations, and crowds around                                                                                                   Nordisk Film TV Denmark
                                            wow an audience.                              the power in their hands to decide
the world are filling arenas to be blown                                                                                              for DR1
                                                                                          who’s in and who’s out, throughout
away by ambitious live events. But                                                                                                    60’ or 90’ entertainment
                                                                                          the entire season.
who’s the next big live performer?

LIVE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The game show where your only               question by the comedian in a hilarious
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lifeline is a bunch of kids                 pre-recorded Q&A session. If the
                                                                                                                                        The first fully interactive music       ABC (USA) – launched with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                children also get the answer wrong, the
                                                                                                                                        talent show including live auditions    an audience of 4.4m, the most       Child Support is a studio-based game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                contestant leaves the game empty-
                                                                                                                                                                                watched unscripted Friday           show featuring adult contestants and
                                                                                                                                        DR1 (Demark) – launched with                                                                                            handed. But if even one of the five kids
                                                                                                                                                                                premiere in 8 years                 priceless interactions between
                                                                                                                                        ratings 30% above slot average,                                                                                         gets the answer correct, the contestant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    a comedian and a group of five
                                                                                                                                        +80% in the commercial demo and         An extended second season                                                       has been saved, and they continue on.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    unpredictable kids.
                                                                                                                                        +40% in the young 15-34 demo            launched in 2018
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kids say the most random things and in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Contestants are asked to answer
                                                                                                                                        Top ranking app and record-             A high stakes game show that will                                               this game, what they say could win you
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10 open-ended questions to earn the
                                                                                                                                        breaking engagement rate of 95%         also make you laugh out loud                                                    big money!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    top prize. If they answer correctly, they
                                                                                                                                        Dedicated app available                                                     move up the money ladder. If they           Banijay Studios North America for ABC
                                                                                                                                        for localisation                                                            answer incorrectly, the contestants         60’ game show
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    have a chance to be saved by the five
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    kids who have been asked the same

50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   51
FORMATS || ENTERTAINMENT
            ENTERTAINMENT                                                        FORMATS | ENTERTAINMENT

Date Night
Can they find love at first swipe?                                                 The Legacy
With the rise of dating apps, looking for    Nine Network (Australia) –                                                                         Rob your opponents but beware, the
love has turned into a spectator sport.      aired with strong ratings for the                                                                  Guillotine might slash your prize
In this daring, modern dating show, join     younger demos
everyday singles who look for love from                                                                                                         In The Legacy, six contestants compete in
the comfort of their couches with the help   The dating show with its own app                                                                   a variety of games to take home a hefty
of their hilarious friends and families.                                                                                                        cash prize. At the start of the game, the
                                                                                                                                                prize fund is split in equal shares between
Swiping through prospective suitors on                                                                                                          the players but harmony is short lived and
the show’s dedicated real-life app they’ll                                                                                                      soon the stealing starts!
laugh, cringe and squirm until they meet
the person of their dreams – or maybe                                                                                                           After each round, the weakest contestant
not. Follow our lovable cast on their                                                                                                           picks an opponent in an attempt to save
dates and back on the couches, as                                                                                                               themselves. The two of them engage in a
 from episode to episode they keep                                                                                                              deadly duel where the winner inherits the
flicking for Mr or Mrs Right.                                                                                                                   other’s legacy and sends them home.

Screentime Australia for                                                                                                                        This series of merciless knockouts
Nine Network                                                                                               RTBF (Belgium) – a local             culminates with the iconic money round
30’ or 60’ dating show                                                                                     adaptation launched fall 2018 and    – The Guillotine – that will decide the fate
                                                                                                           has been extended                    of the finalist. In this high stakes round
                                                                                                                                                the jackpot is halved for every wrong
                                                                                                           Adapted in 9 territories             answer, but the finalist can come back
                                                                                                                                                to fight another day and try to increase
                                                                                                           Rai 1 (Italy) – a TV phenomenon,
                                                                                                                                                their earnings.
                                                                                                           daily access primetime hit for the
                                                                                                           last 15 years                        Boasting a strong gameplay and over a
                                                                                                           TF1 (France) – boosting the daily    decade’s worth of games available, The
                                                                                                           mid-day slot since 2010              Legacy is a sure-fire winner adaptable
                                                                                                                                                to daily, weekly and primetime slots.
                                                                                                           Highly adaptable to daily, weekly
                                                                                                           and primetime slots                  Created by Marcelo Ferreo
                                                                                                                                                A Banijay Rights format
                                                                                                                                                40’ or 60’ game show

52                                                                                                                                                                                      53
You can also read