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Our new series HUNTING MR. NICE: THE CANNABIS KINGPIN – the story of Britain’s most notorious drug smuggler Howard Marks - finally drops tonight at 9:00pm on BBC Two and BBC One Wales. A year in the making by a wonderfully inspired and hard working team. Enjoy! Series Produced & Directed by: Gwenllian Hughes, Nick Leader Production Manager: Matteo Mauroni Production Coordinator: William Hofman Producer: Craig Withycombe Director of Photography: Jim Incledon, Patrick Smith  Composer: Tom Fuller Graphics: Ed Emmerson Development Executive: Emily Jeal Archive Producers: Mel Timson, Filip L. Firlej Sound Post: Steve Castle, Greg Provan Picture Post: Emyr Jenkins, Mathew J. Rees, Kieran Williams Edit Producers: Ruth Nicklin, Natasha Zinni Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Julian Carey, David Hodgkinson, Tom Pullen Researcher: Imogen Pemberton Editors: Jake Martin, Derek Wilson, Matthew Dodd-Noble Legal and Business Affairs: Damian Kent, Johanna Pattersson Head of Commercial & Business Affairs: Amanda Bannister  Director of Production: Trevor Lopez de Vergara Head of Production: Charlotte Howard - van Gool Van-Gool Production Executive: Tom Cross Executive Producers: Hamish Fergusson, Kari Lia A PASSION PICTURES and Kailash Films production

Can you hear the hum? 🔊 THE LISTENERS centres around Claire, an English teacher who begins to hear a low humming sound that seemingly no one else can hear. But there are others… Based on the bestselling novel from Jordan Tannahill, #TheListeners stars Rebecca Hall. An Element Pictures Group production, directed by Janicza Bravo. Watch now on BBC iPlayer and tonight at 9pm on BBC One. #Drama #MadeByFremantle

Jens Richter from Fremantle is next in the hot seat for 'Behind the Screens - MIPCOM edition' sharing what success means for him in 2025. ⬇️ Hear from Jens below #MIPCOM #FAST #BehindtheScreens

Grab your popcorn, further casting has been announced for Film Club 🎞️ 🍿 Film Club is a witty and emotional show about love and family, about whether we should follow our hearts or heads, and being in love with a friend. Alongside BAFTA award-winning co-creator Aimee Lou Wood, who was previously announced as playing Evie, Nabhaan Rizwan, Suranne Jones, Adam Long, Liv Hill and co-creator Ralph Davis join the cast. A piercingly funny and utterly heart-warming writing debut from Aimee Lou Wood and Ralph Davis, #FilmClub is made by Gaumont for iPlayer and BBC Three. Fremantle is handling global sales. Read more 🔗 ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eeUuHGtt

Fasten your seatbelts, filming is underway on 'In Flight', a gripping new Channel 4 crime thriller from Buccaneer 🛫 Leading the cast is the award-winning Katherine Kelly (Mr Bates vs the Post Office) playing Jo Conran, a flight attendant whose life is turned upside down when she is blackmailed into drug smuggling after her son is arrested. Rebecca Dundon, Executive Producer at Fremantle, said, "In Flight is a surprising, propulsive standout - a high-stakes action crime thriller that combines the intensity of international drug smuggling with the emotional depth of a mother’s relentless quest to save her son. Set against the high-pressure world of global travel, this series offers a fresh, commercially powerful mix of suspense, sacrifice, and gripping drama. I couldn’t put the script down, and audiences everywhere will feel the same." Set across dynamic global locations including Bangkok, Bulgaria, Istanbul and London, filming is unnderway in Belfast with funding support from Northern Ireland Screen. Fremantle is handling global sales. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eQwUX3NX

Heist Academy is a certified hit 🏦 💥 The debut season launched last week on Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), captivating audiences across Norway and performing impressively across all key demographics. The action-packed reality competition series doubled NRK's primetime average audience for the 15-45 age group (+103%) and exceeded NRK1's primetime average audience by 90% for viewers aged 20-49. #HeistAcademy is the thrilling new competition reality format from Monster AS, in which ten celebrities compete to join three of Norway's best-loved comedians in staging the most spectacular bank robbery. In each episode they learn new skills to master the craft of high-stakes theft, face daring challenges and risk elimination. Go team Monster AS! Catch up now on NRK. #MadeByFremantle #Formats #TV

Srab Films Partners with Chapter 2 and Pathé Films for Ladj Ly's Dumas - Diable Noir. Srab Films has joined forces with Chapter 2 and Pathé Films on director Ladj Ly's latest film, Dumas - Diable Noir. The movie will depict the remarkable life of Thomas Alexandre Dumas, born into slavery in the Caribbean in 1762, who rose to become a general in the French army during the Revolution. Notably, he is also the father of the famous writer Alexandre Dumas. This powerful film will celebrate Dumas's journey from enslavement to military prominence, capturing his enduring legacy.

UFA expands its activities in Hungary 📺 Previously known as UFA Magyarország, the production division is now called UFA Produkció and has welcomed two new Co-Managing Directors: Emese Acs and Ute Biernat, who will take on the role in addition to her position as Managing Director of UFA SHOW & FACTUAL in Germany. UFA Produkció will focus on producing non-fiction entertainment formats and intends to diversify in-house development of these in the future. At the same time, UFA Produkció aims to increase international co-operation beyond the domestic market with the aim of offering a production hub in Hungary for international partners. Sascha Schwingel, CEO UFA, commented: “Following the recent foundation of UFA Mitte and the concomitant expansion of our activities in central Germany, we are now also setting the course for growth in Hungary. I am delighted that Emese Ács, a well-connected and experienced local expert, and Ute Biernat, who most recently played a key role in driving the growth of our Hungarian production subsidiary, will be taking on this new role together as a strong duo. I wish them both every success in their new or additional roles.” Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6YT8S8n

Welcome to the world of “Queer.” Luca Guadagnino, who pushed tennis-as-sex metaphors to thrilling heights earlier this year with “Challengers,” returns to the big screen with another big swing starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. For Craig, post-Bond and in the middle of his run as “Knives Out” sleuth Benoit Blanc, it’s a test of his star power. For Starkey, it’s an introduction: After showing promise as bad boy Rafe Cameron in Netflix’s teen drama “Outer Banks,” he gets the opportunity to share the screen with a movie star — and to prove he can more than hold his own.  In their Variety cover story, the two open up about the process of crafting the year’s most audacious love story. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gjWpKeaE 

Parthenope makes a spectacular debut at the Italian box office 🇮🇹✨ In its opening week, the latest feature from globally renowned and award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino has already surpassed €4.5 million, making the Cannes competition title the highest-grossing Italian movie of the season so far. In addition to the film’s cinema success, an unexpected local phenomenon called ‘Parthenopemania’ has emerged in Naples, where the film is set; statuettes, collectors’ items, and even Parthenope-themed pizzas can be found dotted around the streets of Sorrentino’s native southern Italian city. A huge thank you to our teams at The Apartment Pictures and our partners at Piper Film, Saint Laurent, and Numero 10, for making this an unforgettable launch. Coming soon to cinemas worldwide. 🎬 Read more in Variety ➡ https://lnkd.in/e-irZR_7 #Parthenope #MadeByFremantle #PaoloSorrentino