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Rule ‘Britannia’: HBO, Other International Buyers Snap Up New Sky Drama (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sky has secured a raft of global buyers – including HBO and Starz – for its new original series “Britannia,” a “Game of Thrones”-like drama set in Britain under Roman rule 2,000 years ago.

 

The show was co-produced with Amazon, which will launch it Friday in the U.S. HBO has acquired it for several of its European services, including in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, and Spain, while Starz has it for the Middle East. The iFlix streaming service bought rights for Africa, and pay-TV platform Foxtel has it for Australia. Sony has home entertainment rights across multiple territories.

 

In all, distributor Sky Vision has sealed deals for the show in 124 territories.

 

The series is set in AD 43 and follows the Roman army in Britain as it seeks to crush both local tribes led by warrior women and druids who are seeking to channel forces from the underworld. The nine-part drama is the first TV work by celebrated playwright and “Spectre” scribe Jez Butterworth, and follows the battle between the druids, Celts, and Romans for Britannia.

 

For Vertigo Films, which made “Britannia” with Neal Street, the series is its entry into TV. As an independent film producer, Vertigo made such features as “Bronson,” “The Football Factory,” and “Monsters.” The company is now focusing on TV after an epiphany at the AFM five years ago, principals Allan Niblo and James Richardson told Variety.

I saw the first episode, and it was definitely worth the time. Though very dark since it is based on the Druids and how they controlled the people of the time.

Edited January 22, 2018 by Bosco685

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