Berlinale Series Market Unveils 2020 Selection

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The BBC and TVNZ’s adaptation of Man Booker Prize winning novel “The Luminaries,” starring Eva Green, is among the scripted TV projects that will feature in this year’s Berlinale Series Market and …

Set during the 1860s gold rush in New Zealand, the Working Title and Southern Light Films-produced “” is based on Eleanor Catton’s prize-winning novel of the same name. FremantleMedia handles international sales.

They include the second series of atmospheric outback crime drama “Mystery Road,” sold by All3Media International, which will also world premiere at the festival itself. New Zealand transgender short form drama series “Rurangi” will also debut its first five episodes at the Berlinale Series Market, with distribution handled by Autonomous.

Eastern Europe is represented with HBO Europe drama “Sleepers” from the Czech Republic and Ukrainian crime drama “Hide and Seek,” which is sold by ZDF Enterprises. A highlight of The Wit’s Mipcom showcase, French drama “Stalk” is about a gifted engineering student who hacks into the cellphones and computers of his fellow students, and is sold by France TV Distribution.

So too does Hillary Clinton documentary series “Hillary” which debuted this week at the Sundance Film Festival.

 

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