Buzzed-up heading into this year’s Mipcom and selected as one of Variety’s top titles at the market, ITV’s Mammoth Screen-produced “The War of the Worlds” has announced international pre-sales covering 80 territories.
Based on the classic novel by H.G. Wells, the series is set to be the first ever British made-for-tv adaptation of the story, produced for BBC One by ITV-backed Mammoth Screen. The company is right in the thick of it when it comes to high-end TV drama with a catalog boasting the likes of Jenna Coleman-led “Victoria” and the HBO miniseries “Parade’s End” staring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Territories sold include France – TF1, Spain – Movistar +, Italy – Laf via Sky Italy, Russia – Ruv, Australia – Foxtel, Canada – Blue Ant Media. A deal agreed to with M-Net will see the show distributed across 50 African territories.
The three-hour series stars Rafe Spall (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingfom”), Eleanor Tomlinson (“Poldark”) and...
Based on the classic novel by H.G. Wells, the series is set to be the first ever British made-for-tv adaptation of the story, produced for BBC One by ITV-backed Mammoth Screen. The company is right in the thick of it when it comes to high-end TV drama with a catalog boasting the likes of Jenna Coleman-led “Victoria” and the HBO miniseries “Parade’s End” staring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Territories sold include France – TF1, Spain – Movistar +, Italy – Laf via Sky Italy, Russia – Ruv, Australia – Foxtel, Canada – Blue Ant Media. A deal agreed to with M-Net will see the show distributed across 50 African territories.
The three-hour series stars Rafe Spall (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingfom”), Eleanor Tomlinson (“Poldark”) and...
- 10/15/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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