Fugitive, the content development, financing and executive producing company run by Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross, has partnered with Alex Holder’s Rogo Productions, with the former taking international distribution rights to feature doc Keep Quiet, about a far-right Hungarian radical who discovers he is Jewish, series Conflict Of Interest, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Empty Planet, a fast-turnaround Covid-19 series being shot entirely using drones during the pandemic. Fugitive will also become a development and distribution partner on Abby, a multi-part drama series about Abby Stein, a young transgender person from New York who used to be an ultra-Orthodox Rabbi.
HBO Go has launched in Japan, teaming with cable operator Taiwan Broadband Communications (Tbc). Existing subs to Tbc will have instant access to the service, with additional fees. The platform will feature U.S. shows including Westworld, as well as WarnerMedia’s Taiwanese original productions such as The Teenage Psychic and its sequel,...
HBO Go has launched in Japan, teaming with cable operator Taiwan Broadband Communications (Tbc). Existing subs to Tbc will have instant access to the service, with additional fees. The platform will feature U.S. shows including Westworld, as well as WarnerMedia’s Taiwanese original productions such as The Teenage Psychic and its sequel,...
- 4/8/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Fugitive, the production and financing company run by Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross, has picked up international distribution rights to four new projects from Rogo Productions, including transgender Jewish drama “Abby” and a high-profile doc series about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Fugitive has also formed an exclusive partnership with the London-based production company, run by Alex Holder, producer of feature doc “Keep Quiet,” which has played on Netflix.
The deal will also see Fugitive take international distribution rights to “Empty Planet,” a new fast-turnaround Covid-19 series, as well as “Keep Quiet.”
Drama “Abby” is based on the true story of Abby Stein, a young woman from New York, who used to be an ultra-Orthodox rabbi. Seven years ago, she was Yisroel Stein, a Jewish rabbi in Brooklyn with a young wife, a small child and and rising star on the rabbinical circuit — until he shocked his community and came out as Abby,...
Fugitive has also formed an exclusive partnership with the London-based production company, run by Alex Holder, producer of feature doc “Keep Quiet,” which has played on Netflix.
The deal will also see Fugitive take international distribution rights to “Empty Planet,” a new fast-turnaround Covid-19 series, as well as “Keep Quiet.”
Drama “Abby” is based on the true story of Abby Stein, a young woman from New York, who used to be an ultra-Orthodox rabbi. Seven years ago, she was Yisroel Stein, a Jewish rabbi in Brooklyn with a young wife, a small child and and rising star on the rabbinical circuit — until he shocked his community and came out as Abby,...
- 4/8/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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