‘The Crown’s Jason Watkins Main Channel 5 Cat-And-Mouse Thriller
The Crown star Jason Watkins is main his second Channel 5 drama of 2024, a cat-and-mouse thriller a few policeman haunted by a case he failed to unravel. Catch You Later [working title] additionally stars Robson Inexperienced and Sunetra Sarker. Watkins leads as Huw Miller, a detective haunted by a stalker who taunted his city, mercilessly toying along with his victims earlier than ultimately killing them. As Huw makes an attempt to settle into retirement, the case is rarely removed from his thoughts – and when new neighbour, Patrick Harbottle (Inexperienced) strikes in and utters the chilling phrase ‘catch you later’ – the log out the stalker used to taunt Huw in the course of the investigation – Huw is decided he’s lastly obtained his man. Channel 5 is re-teaming with Watkins after he led thriller Coma for the Paramount UK community earlier this yr. Clapperboard Studios, a long-time collaborator with Channel 5, is producing, whereas newly-rebranded Sphere Abacus is distributing. “Actually excited to do one other Channel 5 thriller, after the success of Coma,” stated Watkins, who performed Harold Wilson in The Crown. “This can be a completely different prospect however has all of the elements for one more thrilling trip.”
Mediawan Indicators Industrial Exec To Oversee Diversification
Mediawan is pushing into new areas with the rent of a supervisor overseeing diversification. Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti will study how Mediawan’s IP could be leveraged for podcasts, branded content material and immersive experiences, together with how finest to monetize digital content material. He was beforehand MD of enterprise tourism outfit Viparis and joins alongside Caroline Le Masne, who has turn into Common Counsel of the Plan B proprietor. Mediawan stated the appointments are a part of the expansion and innovation technique of the group and “illustrate its need to broaden into new territories.” The French main most recently partnered with LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Firm on a content material pact. Mediawan has been pushing deeper in to the English language house of late, having purchased Plan B and introduced motion pictures together with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wolfs.
Eccho Rights Takes International On Turkey’s ‘A Journey To Belong’
Eccho Rights has taken worldwide distribution on Turkey’s A Journey to Belong within the wake of MIPCOM. With Turkish exhibits set to play an enormous position at MIPCOM, the each day drama collection from Royal Footage for Kanal D can be on present on the Cannes confab. It follows the life-changing occasions that come after a knock on Mrs. Münevver’s door. Yasemin arrives along with her five-year-old sister, Mine, and declares that the kid will reside there to any extent further. Münevver, shocked, refuses till she notices a necklace round Mine’s neck and faints. “We’re actually excited for A Journey to Belong, a multi-generational household drama that can grip audiences day after day,” stated Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights. “The worldwide demand for each day drama collection with a premium really feel has been rising through the years, and this title completely matches the transient.”
