Shows including Kamikaze, Beartown, and Beforeigners among shows originally ordered by HBO
Viaplay’s distribution division has picked up global sales rights to a raft of HBO shows that were subsequently acquired by NBCUniversal and Paramount streamer, SkyShowtime.
Dramas including Kamikaze, Beartown, Hackerville and Beforeigners are among the 20 SkyShowtime series added to Viaplay Content Distribution’s slate, with genres crossing thrillers, comedies and documentaries.
Other scripted series included in the package are: Success (Croatia), The Informant (Hungary), The Sleepers (Czech Republic), Foodie Love (Spain), Lust (Sweden), No Activity (Spain), Ruxx (Romania, Still Here (Poland), One Way or Another (Spain), The Winner (Slovakia), Tuff Money (Romania), Welcome to Utmark (Norway), and Dafne And The Rest (Spain).
Factual and docuseries content includes Pray, Obey, Kill from Sweden and travelogue Czech It Out.
The shows were originally commissioned by HBO Europe and HBO Max prior to Warner Bros Discovery’s decision in 2022 to pull out of originals in parts of Europe (a move that has since been partly reversed).
SkyShowtime subsequently acquired rights to the series in 2023.
“We’re proud to be working with SkyShowtime to bring some of Europe’s most creative talent and compelling stories to even more audiences around the world,” said Vanda Rapti, exec vice president of Viaplay Select & content distribution at Viaplay.
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