World Screen May 2023

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May 2023

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THE MAGAZINE OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

Film Distribution Trends / Lionsgate’s Agapy Kapouranis FOX Entertainment Global’s Fernando Szew

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CONTENTS

MAY 2023 WORLD VIEW By Mansha Daswani.

FOX ENTERTAINMENT GLOBAL’S FERNANDO SZEW The CEO of the FOX Entertainment division talks about its approach to partnerships, MarVista Entertainment’s continued innovation in the film market and plans for welcoming buyers back to the FOX studio lot.

Publisher Ricardo Seguin Guise Editor-in-Chief Mansha Daswani Editor-at-Large Anna Carugati Executive Editor Kristin Brzoznowski

LIONSGATE’S AGAPY KAPOURANIS As president of international television and digital distribution at the independent studio, Agapy Kapouranis has structured a broad range of complex global and regional licensing deals with digital and linear platforms around the world.

AT THE MOVIES Leading executives share their thoughts on the trends they’re keeping an eye on in the business of movie distribution, including the increasing demand from the AVOD and FAST sectors.

Associate Editor Jamie Stalcup Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari Production & Design Director David Diehl Online Director Simon Weaver Sales & Marketing Director Dana Mattison Sales & Marketing Manager Genovick Acevedo

TRENDING ON The most-viewed clips on our video portals for the last 30 days.

Ricardo Seguin Guise President Anna Carugati

PROGRAM LISTINGS Highlights from several distributors.

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BY MANSHA DASWANI

Bursting the Content Bubble Peak TV had already peaked before the 11,000-plus members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike this month. With negotiations at a standstill, Hollywood—and the global content community—is bracing for a protracted shutdown.

The landscape is far different today than with the last writers’ strike; back in 2007, audiences didn’t have a vast assortment of SVOD and AVOD platforms alongside broadcast and cable networks to fill their entertainment needs. So it may be a while before viewers feel the pinch. According to Ampere Analysis, the U.S. will start to feel the impact of a “content deficit” later this year, as the effects of the strike collide with the overall slowdown in commissioning from platforms looking to best manage their budgets amid a challenging economic climate.

Every challenge, of course, creates an opportunity. The 2007 writers’ strike in the U.S. helped lead to a renaissance in reality TV; unscripted producers are hoping for a similar impact this time around. And American audiences are far more open to international fare than they were back then, so distributors across the globe with compelling scripted series are likely to see a bump in their sales to the U.S. should the strike grind on. Meanwhile, Hollywood is functioning as best as it can right now, with the studios and indies all gearing up to host buyers from across the globe this month. Fernando Szew of FOX Entertainment Global and Agapy Kapouranis of Lionsgate shared with us their plans for the L.A. Screenings this year. We also hear from several film distribution executives about trends in that market in time for the Cannes Film Festival.

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UPFRONTS

Artist View Entertainment Get Away If You Can / Dream Chasers / Paradise Artist View Entertainment has an ongoing slate of made-for-TV movies and, in addition, is presenting its new thriller Get Away If You Can, starring Ed Harris. The company also has an inspirational soccer series, Dream Chasers, which recently wrapped its fourth season, and acquired Paradise, a feature based on a bluegrass musical that targets a more mature audience. In addition to looking for and acquiring projects, “we will continue to coproduce six new 2023 TV movies that fall into either the female-driven thriller or romantic comedy genres,” says Scott J. Jones, president.

Get Away If You Can

“Artist View will continue to look for and acquire projects that offer a unique marketing hook.”

—Scott J. Jones

FOX Entertainment Global Grimsburg / Krapopolis / The Christmas Break FOX Entertainment Global has a slate of new and catalog content from across the FOX linear and streaming portfolio. This includes Grimsburg and Krapopolis, part of the Animation Domination franchise, “which for more than three decades has brought the absolute best adult animation to viewers across the globe,” says Fernando Szew, CEO of FOX Entertainment Global and CEO of MarVista Entertainment. Meanwhile, The Christmas Break follows Jack and Caroline, who travel to Caroline’s native Ireland for Christmas and find themselves at a crossroads in their marriage.

The Christmas Break

“FOX is the home to many of the shows, characters and moments that have changed pop culture forever.”

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—Fernando Szew

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Inter Medya Deception / Tuzak / Another Chance From Inter Medya, Deception centers on a judge who discovers that her seemingly perfect family has been lying to her. Tuzak “explores the complex relationships between siblings and the web of lies that can unravel them,” says Beatriz Cea Okan, VP and head of sales and acquisitions. “With compelling characters and intense plot twists, this show is sure to captivate audiences and keep them on the edge of their seats.” Another Chance tells the story of a former bully who “tries to make amends for his past by becoming a teacher,” she says.

Deception

“With a talented cast and gripping storyline, Deception is a must-watch for fans of Turkish dramas.”

—Beatriz Cea Okan

Lionsgate Gray / Northern Lights / Nacho Leading Lionsgate’s slate, the thriller Gray centers on an agent who comes out of hiding after 20 years and must dodge officials who believe she is a traitor. In Northern Lights, two grieving strangers find love. The Lionsgate+ series Nacho tells the story of the people behind the adult film industry in Spain. “We’re excited to bring a diverse slate of incredible content to the market with our spring initiative that includes some of our newer series as well as our iconic evergreen films,” says Agapy Kapouranis, president of international television and digital distribution.

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Gray

“Our goal this spring is to always look for creative and strategic new ways to work with our partners.”

—Agapy Kapouranis

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MISTCO The Patriots / Bahar / Secrets of an Angel The MISTCO slate features a variety of dramas, including The Patriots, about Turkey’s elite special forces teams that carry out point-and-shoot operations in the country and abroad. Bahar tells the story of a young girl who witnesses her father’s murder and must try to prove that her stepmother is responsible. Secrets of an Angel is about the struggles of domestic violence victims but also offers a love story. “Turkish producers continue producing the best dramas, [and] we’ll follow the successful productions and add them to our catalog,” says Aysegul Tuzun, managing director.

“As every year, our goal is to increase the success of our series throughout the world.”

—Aysegul Tuzun

Paramount Global Content Distribution Series / Miniseries / Feature Films Paramount Global Content Distribution has an extensive slate, with CBS fall pilots, ready-to-air shows and films. This includes series such as Colin from Accounts, Poker Face and Fleeting Lies (Mentiras Pasajeras). “On the feature side, we are anticipating a huge summer at the box office for Paramount Pictures and several festival favorites from our revitalized Republic Pictures label,” says Lisa Kramer, president of international TV licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution. “The creative process of our studios includes a universal sensitivity and focus on global appeal.”

Poker Face

“Nothing is better than bringing our valued clients together and sharing heart-stopping, terrifying or laugh-out-loud, deeply entertaining content.”

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—Lisa Kramer

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VA Media Licensed Content Model / Services Model / IP Protection VA Media helps clients discover audiences and monetize content across social AVOD platforms.

One model involves curating licensed content on its YouTube channels. Another aims to build out channels and create social content formats for audience growth and monetization. VA Media also helps clients protect content. “VA Media works with 60-plus distributors and sales agencies to monetize their content via AVOD across over 100 global YouTube channels and has a proven and transparent way of monetizing your content on YouTube with minimal fuss,” says CEO Mark Ashbridge.

“We’re now in a position to give white-glove treatment to our current partners and develop meaningful and lucrative relationships with new partners.”

—Mark Ashbridge

The Six Continents Revealed

ZDF Studios The Swarm / Spellbound / The Six Continents Revealed The Swarm, an adaptation of Frank Schätzing’s bestseller on offer from ZDF Studios, follows scientists as they race to discover what is causing strange behavior in marine life. Spellbound sees a 15-year-old find her family’s spell book and unknowingly undoes a protection spell hiding her identity. The Six Continents Revealed explores how nature has affected the development of human societies and cultures. “This series reveals a rich treasure trove of remarkable findings that connect history, science and everyday culture,” says Dr. Markus Schäfer, president and CEO.

“The Six Continents Revealed is a compelling historicalcultural biography of the world we live in and boasts high production values.”

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—Dr. Markus Schäfer

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uyers from across the globe are heading back to the FOX lot as FOX Entertainment Global hosts its first-ever L.A. Screenings event. The new unit of FOX Entertainment was unveiled following its acquisition of MarVista Entertainment, marking the company’s return to the international distribution business. Led by MarVista founder Fernando Szew as CEO, FOX Entertainment Global will be showcasing to the assembled buyers a slate of comedies and TV movies while also reminding its clients that as an independent operator that doesn’t have an SVOD service to prioritize, it is open for partnerships across the globe. Szew talks to World Screen about FOX Entertainment Global’s positioning in the landscape today.

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By Mansha WS: Why was the sale of MarVista Entertainment to FOX Daswani Entertainment important for you and the company?

SZEW: It was the right moment for the evolution of MarVista. We found a great platform for us to catapult our further growth. I’m incredibly proud of the business we built at MarVista, how we completed the transaction and who we were able to complete the transaction with. Now that we are 18 months into it, I’m 20 WORLD SCREEN 5/23

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most proud of how well we’ve integrated into the FOX ecosystem. It was a transaction that allowed me, as the principal of MarVista, to bring along every single team member and, from there, create further opportunities for our growth as a business unit within FOX Entertainment and widen the lens and the tent. It’s been an incredible journey. Businesses evolve. MarVista was an independent that started with no capital and was able to find a strong niche in the marketplace and stay relevant and profitable for

“There’s a lot that we bring to the table to help the puzzle of content creation and distribution.”

close to 20 years, pivoting along the way but always staying true to our core values and our essence of how I formed it with my partners at the time and then as I took the sole leadership role myself.

WS: Tell us about how you’re positioning the company as a partner to platforms, broadcasters and producers across the globe.

SZEW: One of the key things about being a part of FOX is that we are strong yet independent, and we’re not beholden to the paywalls and the streaming strategies of the competitive landscape [that existed] when we launched at MIPCOM. Some things have shifted in the past six-plus months, but the thesis continues to be that we need partnerships. We need to be able to collaborate with others because we cannot be fully vertically integrated into 5/23 WORLD SCREEN 21

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FOX Entertainment Global is showcasing Krapopolis, a comedy created by Dan Harmon.

everything that we do. We come to the table with great value propositions, whether on the unscripted side, the scripted side, the animation side, on AVOD with Tubi, and the production capabilities of MarVista and the cost-effectiveness. There’s quite a lot that we bring to the table to help the puzzle of content creation and distribution. As we’re building more and more muscles here, we need to be able to amplify what we do in partnership with others.

By definition, that’s the open arms that we talked about. We’re not just out there selling; we’re not just pushing our content. We are looking to collaborate. Yes, we will trade, but we’re also looking at what’s incoming from different pockets. Michael Thorn [president of scripted programming at FOX Entertainment] recently announced the pickup of Doc, which is based on an Italian format.

Similarly, the work that Allison Wallach [president of unscripted programming] does at FOX Alternative Entertainment is hugely collaborative and global in scope. We talk about those things when we say we have open arms and embrace collaboration.

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than TV movies. How is the demand for these titles, which you had much success with at MarVista, today?

SZEW: We talked about the staying power and the relevance of MarVista. As we looked ahead, it was clear that FOX, with what they were building, including with Tubi, was a great strategic partner for our production capabilities and growth. It is clearer than ever that those easy-to-watch, easy-to-schedule, easy-topop-in, easy-to-have new originals—creating and curating new talent and existing talent—would be in high demand. We hyperfocused our capabilities on that early on, which is why we shifted away from the made-for-television movie. We stopped calling them that years ago. They weren’t made-for-television movies.

People still call them movies of the week in some corners. Funnily enough, that kind of terminology might come back because of the way that they’re being premiered on some platforms, which is a premiere a week.

But it’s very different from the monikers of the past when it was a network type of movie of the week or when TV movies were more meant for what ended up happening in the cable landscape. We knew the distribution platform was rapidly shifting, and we developed a wonderful relationship with the biggest AVOD platform in North America, Tubi.

FOX’s Grimsburg has landed a second season renewal.

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WS: What have you learned from that relationship about the AVOD and FAST markets?

SZEW: We’re still learning.

The projections of what we can learn are incredible when we have real-time data on how things are consumed, what the audience looks like and what piques the audience’s interest when they come in and out of content. I think it will help Joel McHale leads the cast of FOX’s Animal Control. shape the evolution of what MarVista has been known for, which is to custom-make the content for the audience. We’re getting closer to a B2C type of model. Those learnings will be great because you can further super-serve audiences. We can also experiment and iterate because you’re not beholden to a time slot or a strong and narrow brand dynamic. That allows for creative freedom. It’s allowed us to be at the forefront of pushing the envelope in some of the stories that we’re telling and how we’re telling them, which is why MarVista has thrived. We’ve been progressive in finding new audiences and different types of representation in front and behind the camera.

WS: What are some of your highlights for the L.A. Screenings?

SZEW: With FOX Entertainment, we have the legacy of the wonderful history of animation that came out of this lot and the partnership with Bento Box. We’re highlighting Krapopolis and 24 WORLD SCREEN 5/23

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Grimsburg. Animal Control has been very successful here on the network. We will continue to talk about the success of that show at the L.A. Screenings. We have a vast array of movies coming from the MarVista content pipeline for external parties and Tubi.

They’re not all cut from the same cloth as others in the “TV movie” marketplace. We still love our partners at Hallmark and Lifetime, but this is no longer just holiday movies that look like this or thrillers that look like this. The aperture of creativity has opened up, and our creative team is at the forefront of that.

“We have a vast array of movies coming from the MarVista pipeline for external parties and Tubi.”

WS: What are you focusing on as you navigate the company through an uncertain landscape?

SZEW: The culture of MarVista, which we’re very much transferring and translating into FOX Entertainment Global, has always been one of adaptability. Change is inevitable, and there is always uncertainty. The whole world learned that lesson because of the pandemic. We all were able to adapt. It does not make it less scary, but at least once you have those muscles organizationally, you resort back to them. Discipline was inherent in the modeling and launching of FOX Entertainment Global. We wanted to make sure that we were doing something adaptable, disciplined and with all the growth potential possible.

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Agapy Kapouranis Lionsgate s president of international television and digital distribution at Lionsgate, Agapy Kapouranis has structured a broad range of complex global and regional licensing deals with digital and linear platforms around the world.

She tells World Screen about the bespoke approach to taking Lionsgate’s programming across the globe.

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WS: What’s driving Lionsgate’s strategy for 2023?

By Kristin Brzoznowski KAPOURANIS: Lionsgate is one of the leading third-party suppliers of premium scripted series in the world, and we are agnostic to platform, so we don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

Our entrepreneurial nature enables us to be flexible and pivot when challenges arise.

This year, we will focus on continuing to open up new markets with existing platforms and those new to the international space. We closed a deal with Paramount+ for the streamer to acquire several of our shows, such as hit comedies Home Economics and Son of a Critch, for audiences in the U.K. and Ireland, and we will continue to create similar opportunities.

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In addition, Lionsgate has become one of the few studios with series on every one of the main free-TV broadcasters in the U.K., placing the Emmy Award-winning series Ramy on Channel 4, the hit anthology series Love Life on BBC and more. We are now replicating this successful strategy across other European markets, including France and Germany.

“Our entrepreneurial nature enables us to pivot when challenges arise.”

WS: What are buyers looking for?

KAPOURANIS: Buyers are always looking for premium content driven by strong storylines and acclaimed casts. We offer a diverse slate that includes some of our newer series, such as the CIA thriller Gray, starring Patricia Clarkson, and top films from our library, including The Hunger Games franchise.

We licensed a large package of premium films and series to support the European relaunch of MGM+, reaffirming the value of our content for buyers throughout the ecosystem. This deal made MGM+ the new home of Lionsgate and STARZ’s most popular series in key European countries, including the Power franchise, Mad Men, Nashville and Black Mafia Family, and hit movies ranging from Reservoir Dogs and Halloween to the John Wick franchises, Twilight and beyond. We are also now selling Power Book II: Ghost in Scandinavia and Japan and The Great in France.

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markets with plenty of optimism, despite the macroeconomic concerns plaguing the media industry at large.

“The demand for quality content never slows down,” observes Vanessa Shapiro, CEO of Nicely Entertainment. “What varies year to year in terms of market climate are price points and windowing expectations. Although it can be a bit hard to forecast in constantly changing environments, that makes our industry fun and allows smaller boutique distributors like Nicely to thrive. We can produce content very efficiently and have been able to provide great titles on tight turnarounds. As we remain nimble, we can pivot quickly when opportunities pop up or new rights categories take hold.”

Acknowledging the “belt-tightening” happening at the streamers amid strategy course corrections and slowing subscriber gains, Shapiro believes Nicely is well-positioned in a challenging landscape with its “quite reliable and low-risk” lineup. “We speak to a core need in the market: modestly budgeted genre films,” Shapiro says. “Our titles organically target female audiences and are very co-viewer friendly, making them perfect for advertisers, streamers and traditional broadcast outlets.”

The co-viewing-friendly TV movie market is one that Artist View Entertainment is also active in, co-producing six a year that fall into the always popular female thriller and rom-com categories.

But a widening pool of clients has also meant that Artist View has been able to expand its offerings with more eclectic fare.

Scott J. Jones, the company’s president, cites Paradise as an example, calling it “one of the Romance at the Vineyard is a new rom-com most unique projects that Artist available from Nicely Entertainment.

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View has represented. This musical offers outstanding vocal performances and a fun storyline that crosses religion with a whole lot of laughter.”

Amid a crowded and fragmented landscape, Jones highlights the importance of Artist View Entertainment is presenting Paradise. finding “projects that offer a unique marketing hook.” And discovering those compelling, breakout properties has not become any easier.

“The challenge for independent distributors is to find quality TV movies and libraries because producers are going directly to the leading streaming platforms,” says Arthur Schweitzer, CEO and president of Cinevest Interactive.

“We were happy to pick up titles licensed in North America and a few major territories because we could serve them to cable and regional streaming services in smaller territories. Those opportunities are drying up as streamers increase their global footprints worldwide.”

Schweitzer adds that one area of focus for him currently is acquiring a strong library that could be used for a FAST channel in the future. “AVOD and SVOD are providing a growing revenue source for TV movies in the streaming-dominated marketplace,” he explains.

And AVOD operators are turning to easy-to-produce, limited-budget movies to ramp up their original content aspirations. “At Nicely, we’re already having conversations with major entities about how to utilize cozy TV movies as a method of brand exposure,” Nicely’s Shapiro notes. “We’re excited about the growth of ad-based models, especially as the major U.S. AVOD companies continue their international expansion. AVOD has been a massive growth vehicle in the U.S.; although price points are lower in Europe and elsewhere, the numbers will calibrate, and it will be a major payday.”

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Get Away If You Can (Thriller, 1x85 min.) A troubled married couple hopes that sailing across the open waters might bring back the spark that’s been lost.

Night Train (Action/adventure, 1x95 min.) A single mom struggling to survive agrees to run black-market medical supplies in her legendary pickup “Night Train.”

Dream Chasers

The New Order (Action/adventure, 1x88 min.) An American detective travels to Ukraine to investigate the disappearance of his former mentor, and with the help of his mentor’s daughter, the pair uncover a sinister plot involving an ancient cult.

House of Lies (Thriller, 1x90 min.) After retreating to her lake house, a troubled widow learns of her recently murdered husband’s corrupt past and hidden fortune.

Paradise (Comedy/musical, 1x90 min.) Good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town.

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The Furry Fortune (Family, 1x85 min.) When twins discover their pet dog is shedding money, the fun begins until their parents find out and their nosey neighbor kidnaps the money-making canine.

Stay the Night (Romantic adventure, 1x94 min.) A failed work opportunity prompts Grace to pursue a one-night stand with a stranger. To her surprise, he’s a well-known professional athlete.

Looking for Dr. Love (Romantic comedy, 1x90 min.) Jenny, on a mission to reconnect with her college sweetheart, is shocked to learn that he is “Dr. Love,” the DJ she listens to on the radio.

Black Bags (Thriller, 1x90 min.) On a Greyhound bus, a chance encounter between two women with identical black travel bags sets off a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Dream Chasers (S1-4: 40 min. eps.) Each season follows 24 aspiring young athletes as they arrive in England with the same goal: to earn a professional contract in Europe.

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L.A. Screenings Suite: 1029 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Street Birds (Drama, 45 min. eps.) Five street kids discover a baby, Gülayşe, in the trash. Years later, as adults running a café, everything falls apart after a policeman comes looking for Gülayşe.

A Little Sunshine (Drama, 45 min. eps.) After his sudden death in a car accident, Elif discovers that her

husband was living a double life—including having a daughter, who she takes under her wing.

The Father (Drama, 45 min. eps.) A former secret service assassin fakes his own death after avenging the murder of his brother, but is drawn back to his old life and torn between two women.

A Little Sunshine

For My Family (Drama, 200+x45 min.) After the sudden death of their parents, Kadir and his siblings find themselves in a new life without any money in their pockets and no shelter.

The Ottoman (Drama, 321+x45 min.) The young and brave Osman will fight to defeat his enemies and empower the Kayı tribe in Anatolia.

CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Farah (Drama) Adapted from La chica que limpia, the story of an Iranian woman, struggling to live in Istanbul, who works as a cleaning lady to maintain her son’s medical treatments but becomes a mafia accomplice.

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epic two-part saga (D’Artagnan and Milady) that will dive the audience into a world of pure action and adventure.

Paradise City (Action) Bruce Willis and John Travolta face off in this action-packed thriller.

When bounty hunter Ian Swan is shot and preIndefensible sumed dead, Swan’s son, his ex-partner and a Twisted Lives (Action/drama) Korkmaz and Iskender local detective set out to find his killers. have been dear friends for 40 years, but an event involving their children turns them into enemies.

Indefensible (Drama, S1: 120x22 min., S2) A legal series that plunges us into the world of the LapointeMacdonald law firm and its criminal defense team.

Adela (Drama, 158 TV hrs.) Two sisters live with their parents in a slum near Bucharest. The secret identity of one will be revealed when her biological The Three Musketeers grandfather decides to repair his past mistakes.

Forbidden Fruit (Drama, S6: on-air; 415 hrs. Supercell (Action/disaster) A teenage boy runs total) Ender, a high-society woman married to suc- away to follow in the footsteps of his father, legcessful businessman Halit Argun, hires Yildiz Yilmaz endary storm chaser Bill Brody. to seduce her husband.

Deeply (Romance drama, 8 hrs.) The adventure of Deniz and Barış’s unbridled love spans ten years. CJ ENM O (82-2) 371-9338 Yeşilçam (Drama, 20 hrs.) Set in 1960s Turkey, it m heayyoung.na@cj.net tells the story of an ambitious producer. w watch.cjenm.com

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Three Musketeers (Action/adventure/history) From Alexandre Dumas’s masterpiece comes this The Time Hotel

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Limbo (Drama, 10x45 min.) A young heiress is forced to return to Buenos Aires after the death of her father and confront a complicated legacy that includes the family business, a rivalry with her two brothers and the discovery of an unknown side to her father.

Ringo (Drama, 7x45 min.) Seeking to revive his boxing career, Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, the most remembered heavyweight boxer in Argentina, arrives in Reno, DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT Nevada, in 1976. While chasing his dreams, he will LATIN AMERICA end up murdered in unclear circumstances.

O (1-305) 567-3700 Santa Evita (Drama, 7x45 min.) The story of w www.dmdcentral.com Eva Duarte de Perón after her death. The L.A. Screenings Suite: 933 embalmed body of Evita had a journey that lasted PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS for 22 years and was every bit as eventful as her El Encargado (The Boss) (Comedy, 11x30 min.) A 33 years of life. dramedy that narrates the adventures of Eliseo, a first-class building superintendent who, behind the back of the homeowners’ association that hired him, DORI MEDIA GROUP O (972-3) 647-8185 uses and abuses his power to surveil and meddle. m sales@dorimedia.com Impuros (Action/crime, 30x45 min.) In Rio de Janeiro w www.dorimedia.com in the 1990s, Evandro dreams of becoming a busi- L.A. Screenings Suite: 556 nessman, but tragedy alters his path and he finds his way into the criminal underworld, setting him on a col- PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS lision course with a self-destructive police detective.

Hammam (Drama, 6x45 min.) An enigmatic journey inspired by the Biblical story of Saul and David, taking place in an abandoned military base in the desert named Hammam.

Shtisel (Drama, 33x45 min.) A bachelor Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and his widow father share an apartment, a cynical humor and a quest for love and a little motherly warmth in the cold world of God. The Best of All (Game-show format) Is the average answer from a large group of people always closer to the right result than the answer of one?

Impuros PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT The Time Hotel (Game-show format, 10x90 min.)

At The Time Hotel, where “time” is the only currency used, participants must earn more time by winning daily games using their intelligence, physical abilities, alliances, wit and luck.

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Spy Date (Reality dating format) A former Mossad agent and a professional matchmaker use their specialties to manipulate two singles to meet “by chance” and go on a date.

EO CONTENTS GROUP

m elli_oh@naver.com w www.eocontentsgroup.com Shtisel

Ten Piedad de Nosotros (Mercy on Us) (Psychological crime drama, 6x30 min.) Two cops go after a serial killer who will make them pay for the sins of their pasts.

Power Couple (Reality format) Puts love to the test like you’ve never seen before as eight couples face extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other.

Corte y Confeccion (The Fashion House) (Talent/reality format) Seeks the best talent among the self-taught, amateurs, students and professionals in the fashion industry.

El Cielo Puede Esperar (Heaven Can Wait) (Ent.) Have you ever wondered how your own funeral would be? Some of the most-loved Spanish celebrities have been chosen to check it out.

Little Mom (Comedy, 51x30 min.) An internationally successful comedy that reveals the harsh truth of life after having kids.

Losing Alice (Psychological thriller, 8x60 min.) Alice, an ambitious 47-year-old female film director, becomes obsessed with 24-year-old femme-fatale Sophie and eventually surrenders all moral integrity in order to achieve power, success and relevance.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT The Saviour: Choice of Death (Crime/ mystery/thriller, 10x60 min.) So far, 73 people have been killed. Lee Woo-geom was caught. Society, a prosecutor and a defense attorney, must decide if he is a “murderer” or a “savior.”

The Saviour: Choice of Death

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L.A. Screenings: FOX Studio Lot PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Animal Control (Comedy, 12x22 min.) A workplace comedy following a group of animal control

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workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not.

Krapopolis (Animated comedy, 13x22 min.) A flawed family of humans, gods and monsters tries to run one of the world’s first cities in mythical ancient Greece without killing each other.

Animal Control

Grimsburg (Animated comedy, 13x22 min.)

Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever, but there’s one mystery he still can’t crack: his family.

The Christmas Break (Holiday rom-com, 1x90 min.) A couple travels to Ireland for Christmas and must confront their own marital issues while staying with their large, chaotic extended family.

Royal Rendezvous (Rom-com, 1x90 min.) An east L.A. chef receives an invitation to cook a royal banquet planned by an Irish lord who must convince his grandmother not to sell their manor.

Blood, Sweat, and Cheer (Thriller, 1x90 min.) A mother seeking to relive her glory days poses as her teen daughter to join a high school dance team.

Deadly Estate (Thriller, 1x90 min.) When a hotel manager is wrongly accused of killing the soon-tobe new owner’s son, she must use her hospitality skills to prove her innocence.

Killer Coworker (Thriller, 1x90 min.) When a spa employee is framed for the murder of a jealous coworker, she must uncover the culprit before she becomes their next victim.

Murder at the Murder Mystery Party (Thriller, 1x90 min.) When an aspiring actress realizes a murder has happened at a murder mystery party, she must uncover the culprit before she’s framed for it.

Twisted Date (Thriller, 1x90 min.) An aspiring actress must cover her tracks when her deadly web of lies starts to unravel.

HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP/SNAP MEDIA

O (1-305) 421-6399/(54-11) 4773-8826 w www.hemispheretv.com, www.snaptv.tv PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Por Amor al Money (Rom-com, 1x91 min.) Two days before his wedding, hotel manager Santiago has an affair with Dolores. When his fiancée discovers the infidelity, the wedding is canceled, he’s fired from his job, evicted from his home and framed as a drug trafficker.

Dragon Girl

Oscuro Veneno (Thriller, 1x80 min.) Helena returns for a second mission as a seductive undercover agent for a secret law enforcement agency.

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Hombres Hay Muchos (Comedy, 1x90 min.)

Raquel discovers her husband, Eugenio, is cheating on her. Tired of being underestimated, she travels to Cancún to catch him red-handed.

Dragon Girl (Family/fantasy, 1x82 min.) In the small town of Borington, 11-year-old Sara has an incredible encounter: a mythical dragon crashes into the house.

When an aspiring YouTube star finds them, Sara and her new friend seem to be in danger.

Help! I Shrunk My Friends (Family, 1x96 min.)

Felix learns how to shrink people so that he can protect the school founder’s magic collection.

Unfortunately, he fails to notice that he is playing into the hands of the evil Hulda Stingbeard.

Basta! (Comedy, 1x90 min.) Fed up with their boring and pointless jobs, four friends decide to risk everything for a dream.

Abusamos del Alcohol (Drama, 1x90 min.) Lucía and Gustavo’s marriage is collapsing. It will be rocked further when Lucía’s cousin comes to stay.

Felix and the Treasure of Morgaä (Animation, 1x84 min.) Convinced that his father, who disappeared at sea two years ago, is still alive, 12-yearold Felix embarks on a search for him in the company of a retired fisherman, a thieving one-legged parrot and a cat who acts like a dog.

Spy Dog (Family, 1x85 min.) Toby appears to be an ordinary dog but unbeknownst to his family, he has the ability to talk and moonlights as a secret government operative, Agent Toby Barks.

Frog Kingdom 2: Sub-Zero Mission (Family, 1x87 min.) When a kingdom gets cursed by OneEye, it’s up to Freddy, Frog Princess and Ababwa to make things right again.

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L.A. Screenings Suite: 555 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Deception (Drama) Güzide Yenersoy, a respectable family court judge living in Istanbul, has what could be described as the epitome of a perfect family. But when secrets are revealed, she confronts the reality that her life has been a lie.

Tuzak

Tuzak (Drama) The story of three siblings: Mahir, Umut and Umay, whose springs of life were taken from them.

Another Chance (Drama) Sadi Payaslı is a geography teacher who will balance his life and take care of five convicted students from a reformatory.

Hicran (Drama, 126x45 min.) Hicran believed she lost her baby at birth. Years later, she encounters a young girl named Melek and becomes her babysitter.

Melek and Hicran embrace each other with love, without knowing that they are mother and daughter.

Poison Ivy (Drama) A love story about two souls finding each other despite the whole world, even

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themselves. Everything stands in front of them but still, they meet. However, no one can illuminate another’s darkness.

The Girl of the Green Valley (Drama) Melissa Çelik was left without a mother and father when she was a baby. No one knows the truth about what happened to her family.

Scorpion (Drama, 91x45 min.) Ferda’s stubbornness and Perihan not wanting her lead to a great war between the mother and daughter.

Aziz (Drama, 91x45 min.) In 1934, Aziz, son of the prosperous Payidar family, must flee after killing French delegate Monsieur Pierre’s son Lieutenant Andre. Two years later, he returns and everything has changed.

The Trusted (Drama, 74x45 min.) Marashli is an ex-soldier who has left the special forces to open up a secondhand bookstore and spend more time with his sick daughter, Zelis. His life changes when the beautiful Mahur Turel walks into his bookstore.

Last Summer (Drama, 93x45 min.) An idealistic prosecutor agrees to protect Akgun in exchange for testimony from the young man’s father, an imprisoned mob boss.

Three Sisters

That Girl (Drama) Zeynep, who spends her days caring for her father and cleaning the home of Ozan, meets a businesswoman named Sitare, who will help her with her dreams of becoming a social media star.

Three Sisters (Drama, 101x44 min.) An adaptation of the bestseller by İclal Aydın. At the end of the ’90s, three sisters dream of a promising future.

Love and Hope (Drama) A story about growth, the conflict of generations, families falling apart and domestic feuds.

KANG CONTENTS

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L.A. Screenings Suite: 1054 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Farewell Letter (Drama) The paths of the Yıldız and Karlı families will cross again after 30 years; their fates now lie with Aslı and Mehmet.

K-School

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT K-School (Musical film, 1x120 min./13x10 min.)

The dreams, love and friendships of millennials against the backdrop of a fashion school.

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m hyewon@kbsmedia.co.kr w global.kbsmedia.co.kr PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT My Lovely Boxer, Kwonsook (Drama, 12x70 min.) A genius boxer and talented agent meet in this coming-of-age story of those who go through times of pain, but eventually find a shining hope during the journey.

My Lovely Boxer, Kwonsook

Pistol (Drama, 6x60 min.) Based on the memoir of Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones.

Paul T. Goldman (Docuseries, 6x30 min.) A genre-breaking, mind-bending true-crime/scripted hybrid. Over a decade in the making, the series tells an astonishing tale of betrayal and empowerment.

Welcome to Flatch (Comedy, 27x30 min.) When a mockumentary crew sets out to explore the lives of residents in a small American town, they stumble upon the midwestern town of Flatch.

Nacho (Drama, 8x60 min.) Inspired by the life of legendary Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal, who changed the rules of the game in the 1990s when he became an international superstar alongside a constant shifting of social and cultural norms.

LIONSGATE ENTERTAINMENT

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Gray (Drama, 8x60 min.) CIA spy Cornelia Gray is coming in from the cold after 20 years in hiding, dodging the government agents who suspected her of being a traitor. She returns to her old life just as it is discovered that there is a new mole within her old spy network.

Northern Lights (Drama, 6x60 min.) The worlds of two grieving strangers collide on a rainy night in Dublin. Revelations, confessions, secrets and lies envelop this darkly humorous and intimate series.

Wong & Winchester (Comedy, 6x60 min.) An unlikely partnership is formed between Marissa Wong, a bitter ex-cop turned private investigator, and Sarah Winchester, a young woman fresh out of university.

Gray

Leopard Skin (Drama, 8x30 min.) After fleeing a botched jewelry heist, a criminal gang is forced to hide out in a remote beachside estate.

The Freak Brothers (Comedy, 16x30 min.) After smoking a magical strain of weed and falling into a 50-year slumber, the Freak Brothers and their outspoken cat awaken in the 2020s.

Son of a Critch (Comedy, 26x30 min.) In Newfoundland in the 1980s, Mark, a boy much older

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inside than his 11 years, uses comedy and selfdeprecation to navigate starting junior high school, making friends and connecting with the small collection of people in his limited world.

ing the murder of her father, she tries to prove that her stepmother is responsible.

Secrets of an Angel (Drama) A drama about the struggles of all women who are victims of domestic violence that also offers romance through the love story between Zeynep and Halil.

MBC AMERICA Barbaros: Sultan’s Order (Historical drama) m rachelkim@mbc24tv.com Assigned by Suleiman the Magnificent to support the w content.mbc.co.kr/english conquest of Rome, Barbaros Hayreddin establishes a secret espionage organization. One of Rome’s most beautiful women, Mia de Luna, will help.

The Town Doctor (Drama, 107x45 min.) A town hospital brings together three idealistic doctors who do their best to help people.

The Blackboard (Drama, 64x45 min.) Years after Love Mafia being bullied by his school friends, Atlas returns to PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT his hometown as a mathematics teacher.

Love Mafia (Reality dating, 70x60 min.) A survival The Great Seljuks: Alparslan (Historical drama, S1: game that takes place between youngsters searching 91x45 min., S2) Tells the story of Sultan Alparslan, who for love and real-life couples trying to thwart them. opened the doors of Anatolia to the Turks.

An Anatolian Tale (Drama, S1: 110x45 min., S2: 126x45 min., S3) A young inventor in a small town MISTCO convinces a company to invest in an airplane he O (90) 21669-51300 built with his cousins. The engineer sent to look at m info@mistco.tv the invention is his childhood sweetheart. w www.mistco.tv

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Patriots (Action drama) Turkey created elite teams that carry out point-and-shoot operations within the scope of special forces in the country and abroad.

Bahar (Drama, 100x45 min.) The story of a young girl who is struggling to keep the goodness inside despite all the darkness around her. After witness-

Bahar

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The Shadow Team (Crime drama, S1: 44x45 min., S2: 114x45 min., S3) Seven patriots accept a challenging RECORD TV duty that requires them to leave their own lives behind O (55-11) 3300-4022 m dandrade@recordtv.com.br, and become ghosts among the crowd for their country. emendes@recordtv.com.br Balkan Lullaby (Drama, 85x45 min.) In Skopje, w www.recordtvnetwork.com hostile Turkish and Macedonian families are forced L.A. Screenings Suite: 656 to live in the same house under the same roof thanks to an Ottoman heritage house deed.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Kings (Biblical telenovela, 140x45 min.) Tells the story of the nation of Israel, from the moment the OGM UNIVERSE last judge, the prophet Samuel, is used by God to m ekinkoyuncu@ogmuniverse.com guide his people up to the pitiful fall of Jerusalem w www.ogmuniverse.com caused by the armies of Babylon.

L.A. Screenings Suite: 832 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Miracle of Love (Drama) A brave commander who fought in the Battle of Sakarya in 1921 is resurrected by the “water of life” and stops aging. In 2023 he meets a young and beautiful writer; will she be able to help him find the answers he has been searching for?

Kings

Genesis (Biblical telenovela, 221x45 min.) A super production divided into seven phases that is already making history in Brazilian television drama with more than 250 actors and seven great stories.

Stickman Moses and the Ten Commandments (Biblical Stickman (Drama) Tamer, a wealthy game developer, telenovela, 242x45 min.) Tells one of the most meets Peri, a successful private bank manager in her famous passages in the Bible: the life of Moses. early thirties who had a traumatic childhood.

Jesus (Biblical telenovela, 196x45 min.) For the Broken Destiny (Drama) After five years in a coma, first time, the trajectory of the man who changed Toprak wakes up to a family he doesn’t remember. humanity is told in its entirety.

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The Rich and Lazarus (Biblical telenovela, 187x45 min.) Based on the story, told by Jesus to his disciples, about two men who die on the same day. One of them goes to hell, and the other to heaven.

SATO COMPANY

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L.A. Screenings Suite: 724 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Big Boss (Action, 1x100 min.) Chen, a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at an ice factory, promises never to get involved in any fight.

When members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, he is forced to break that vow and take on the Big Boss.

Fist of Fury

Fist of Fury (Action/drama, 1x96 min.) Chen returns to his school in Shanghai when he finds out that his beloved teacher has been murdered. While investigating his death, he discovers that a rival Japanese school has a drug trafficking operation.

The Way of the Dragon (Action/adventure, 1x100 min.) When Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) arrives in

Rome to work at the restaurant of his cousins, he soon realizes that a criminal organization is pressuring the family to which the site is sold.

Game of Death (Action/adventure, 1x100 min.)

Bruce Lee is a famous martial arts master who stars in many films. After an attempted murder, he pretends to be dead, but he is just hiding, preparing his revenge.

Game of Death II (Action/mystery, 1x86 min.)

While investigating the death of his friend Chin Ku, Billy Lo is killed. His younger brother, Bobby Lo, investigates both deaths. His quest takes him to Japan, where he befriends Lewis, Master of Death Castle.

The Legend of Bruce Lee (Action/bio., 50x45 min.) The story of the legendary martial arts icon, following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his death at the age of 32.

Heartland (Family drama, S1-6) Set against the vistas of the Rocky Mountains, follows 15-year-old horse whisperer Amy, her older sister Lou and their grandfather Jack through life on a family-owned ranch.

Kamen Rider Franchise (Action/adventure, 12+ series & movies) A popular Japanese superhero franchise that began in 1971 with the debut of the original Kamen Rider TV series.

Ip Man (Action/history, 1x79 min.) Follows Ip Man’s journey as he encounters a series of challenges, including a rival martial arts school, corrupt local officials and a dangerous Japanese occupation.

Mulan (Action/war, 1x74 min.) Portrays Mulan as a brave and skilled fighter who disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army and fight against the invading Rouran forces.

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opportunity and the chance to use her power to climb to the very top.

SOMETHING SPECIAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT m praise.shin@sspecial.co.kr Taxi Driver II (Action/crime drama, 16x70 min.) w www.sspecial.co.kr The Rainbow Transport avengers have returned to pay back all the wrongs sleazy villains have been PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT committing against innocent people.

The Beatbox (Music game-show format, 9x60 min.) Everyday objects become music making instruments. Two teams are challenged to recreate well-known pop songs using ordinary objects.

Taxi Driver II

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Sifirinci Gün (Dia Cero) (Action, 8x45 min.) The story of a group of policemen who are dedicated to Agency investigating, chasing and capturing criminals.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT Behzat C., Hammer & Rose (Crime/suspense, Agency (Drama, 16x70 min.) A-In had been used 8x50 min.) Behzat Ç. is a rough, violent and morally for the sake of not making the first female executive ambiguous police officer who is the head of the the chairman’s daughter. Even in crisis, she sees an homicide department in Ankara.

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Love for Rent (Kiralik Ask) (Drama, S1-2: 202x45 min.) To rescue her brother, Defne is forced to accept an offer in exchange for money: make a wealthy shoe designer fall for and marry her.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (Action/comedy, 1x139 min.) A hilarious and bighearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.

Kandahar (Suspense, 1x90 min.) A CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission.

Talk To Me (Horror, 1x94 min.) When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an Wild Bees embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new Wild Bees (Drama, 125x45 min.) After their thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes father’s death, three sisters try to survive on their terrifying supernatural forces. own in a harsh and patriarchal society.

Sasmos (Drama, 170x45 min.) Two families in conflict. Between them, two young people experience love.

Enchufe.tv (Comedy, S1-12: 103x30 min.) A space for comedy dedicated to the Latin American audience.

Amor en tiempos de Likes (Comedy, 1x120 min.) Comedic film from Ecuador produced by Diego Ulloa and Alejandro Lalaleo.

TELEFILMS

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L.A. Screenings Suite: 954 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Orphan: First Kill (Horror, 1x99 min.) Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.

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Beau Is Afraid (Comedy/horror, 1x179 min.) A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

After Everything (Romance, 1x90 min.) The fourth installment in the After franchise finds Tessa and Hardin in a dilemma: should Tessa keep trying to save him and their relationship, or is it time to save herself?

13 Exorcisms (Horror, 1x100 min.) After participating in a séance, young Laura begins to behave

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strangely. Alarmed, her parents ask Father Olmedo, Superhero Academy (Junior live-action, 13x15 one of the few exorcists authorized by the Vatican to min.) Follow the students at this very unique boardintervene in cases of demonic possession, for help. ing school for future superheroes, where their challenges are as different as their powers.

Maari—Adventures at the Reef (Junior animaZDF STUDIOS tion, 20x7 min.) The squid Maari and her friends O (49) 6131-9910 team up whenever trouble arrives in the Blue Bay m info@zdf-studios.com Reef. They find solutions for every threat—be it w www.zdf-studios.com sharks or pollution.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Swarm (Drama/thriller, 8x45 min.) Based on Frank Schätzing’s bestseller; scientists delve deep within the Arctic Ocean in search of an unknown menace threatening mankind.

Clean Sweep (Crime/suspense, 6x52 min.) Shelly Mohan seems like an unassuming mom, but when a dark secret emerges from her past, she makes a fatal Feelings choice to prevent the truth from surfacing.

Dear Vivi (Crime/suspense, 7x45 min.) An emo- The Six Continents Revealed (History/bio., tional family drama and thriller mix that uncovers 6x50 min.) Around 200 million years ago, the the mystery behind the shocking murder of a wife primeval continent of Pangaea broke up and the and mother. continents began their journey to the places they Feelings (Drama, 10x20 min.) Relocated from the now occupy on the world map. city to a secluded village deep in a mystical forest, Bison—An American Icon (Wildlife/nature, 1x50 16-year-old social misfit Alva befriends the self- min.) Nothing says the “Wild West” like the profile assured Esma. Her hopes of a genuine connection are of a bison. By following one, we witness the spirit of overshadowed by strange goings-on in the forest. a survivor, an icon of America.

Spellbound (Junior live-action, 26x26 min.) Cece Cash or Trash (Docutainment format) A hugely Parker Jones’ teenage life at the famous Paris popular show, with more than 1,700 daily Opera Ballet School is turned upside down when episodes produced to date, that uncovers the price she discovers she’s a real witch. of the public’s treasures and hidden heirlooms.

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