Wednesday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Fabula lands Disney+ drama in Spain

Disney+ has started production on four-episode Spanish drama, Un Perfecto Extraño (aka A Perfect Stranger).

The series stars Patricia López Arnaiz, Lola Dueñas, and Alberto San Juan, and is directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca (Caníbal), who is making his TV debut.

The show explores the story of a 17-year-old boy who reappears after having been missing for five years, without offering any explanation.

Filming is taking place in Jaén, Spain, with Fabula, the company founded by Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín, attached to produce.

ITV extends George Kay's Gone

George Kay-penned drama Gone has landed a second series for ITV.

The six-parter is co-produced by Kay’s Observatory Pictures and New Pictures and will see Eve Myles return as ‘tenacious’ detective Annie Cassidy to investigate a new case.

She will be joined by Keeley Hawes who plays pre-eminent paediatric surgeon Ruth Manning, who comes into the crosshairs of Cassidy when it becomes apparent that, for the good of her patients, she could be hiding the dark truth about a series of historical crimes.

According to ITV, the first series of Gone eclipsed all streaming records on the broadcaster’s streamer ITVX and is one of the biggest new drama launches with 31m streams.

BossaNova reveals Energy UK content deal

Serafin Media-backed BossaNova Media has unveiled its first pilot digital partnership, with a deal involving trade association Energy UK.

The production-distribution company will create shortform content based on footage and/or access from Energy UK and its members, exploring topics such as what happens when a light is turned on.

The Paul Heaney-led firm will work with Neil Francis-led London and Istanbul-based YouTube firm Klik Studios on the shorts. Klik Studios is a sister firm to BossaNova, and was previously known as Night Train Digital.

BossaNova said the initiative is part of a strategy to increase digital sales revenue in partnership with Klik, with further plans to increase collaboration between the Serafin group.

C4 orders hormonal doc

Welsh indie Little Bird Films is producing an hour-long single for Channel 4 about the impact our hormones have on our overall health.

In The Hormone Fix, actor, author and wellbeing champion Davinia Taylor will explore the role hormones play in our everyday lives, from sleep and stress to mood, appetite and energy levels. She will meet with leading experts and contributors with first-hand experience to learn how hormonal health can affect our health, as well as spotlight practical insights and new wellness methods that can be applied to our lives day-to-day.

The Hormone Fix was commissioned by senior commissioning editor, Clemency Green, and director of commissioning, nations and regions, Jo Street. Tammy Kennedy and Catherine Welton serve as exec producers, with Ellie Merz as producer and director and Jane Philips as producer.