Tuesday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Adir Miller’s Reset set for London

Keshet International is to launch comedy-drama Reset at this year’s London TV Screenings.

The 8 x 60-minute series has been created, written, directed and stars comedian Adir Miller, who was previously behind Traffic Light.

Reset centres on a 50-year-old man who - after being mistakenly diagnosed with a terminal illness - implodes his life by quitting his job, destroying his marriage and embracing reckless freedom.

When the diagnosis turns out to be wrong, Gidi is forced to confront the wreckage he’s left behind. It was produced for Keshet 12 by Artza Productions and distributed internationally by Keshet International.

Belgium’s Hotel Romantiek to open in Norway

NRK in Norway has ordered a local version of Belgian relationshiop format Hotel Romantiek following a deal with distribution outfit Primitives.

The public broadcaster has launched a casting call, with production set to begin later this year via Fremantle’s Strix. It is expected to air in 2027.

The format was originally created by Woestijnvis in 2016 and is into its sixth season on VRT 1. The dating show brings together a group of 60+ singles on a romantic getaway in search of companionship.

Hotel Romantiek has previously sold into Germany (Sat.1), the Netherlands (NPO) and Spain (RTVE), SVT (Sweden) and Denmark (DR).

Gaelic drama goes global 

BBC Alba’s biggest Gaelic drama series An t-Eilean (The Island) has landed a string of international sales ahead of its second series.

All3Media International has sold Black Camel Pictures’ 4 x 60-minute series - the UK’s first ever high-end Gaelic drama series - to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and multiple European territories.

It has agreed two pan-territory deals: one with Acorn Media in the US, English-speaking Canada and the Caribbean, and a second with Canal+ for France, Africa and French-speaking Europe.

Elsewhere in Europe, the Bafta Scotland-nominated series has been acquired by Antena TV (Romania), DR (Denmark), EITB (Basque Spain), Hellenic Telecommunications (Greece), RTBF (French-speaking Belgium and Luxembourg) and SVT (Sweden). The drama is also on SBS in Australia and Rialto Channel in New Zealand and Dazzler Media has acquired DVD rights for the UK and Eire.

HBO Max sets NZ launch date

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will launch HBO Max as a direct-to-consumer service in Aotearoa New Zealand from mid-2026.

The planned roll-out will be one of the final destinations for HBO Max, which has recently launched in Germany and Italy. A UK launch is slated for March.

Shows set to become available include A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Last of Us and The White Lotus, as well as Max originals such as The Pitt and And Just Like That….