Fox UK will broadcast Matt Dillon-fronted thriller Wayward Pines after its parent company acquired all international rights to the series.
Executive produced by The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan, the 10 x 60-minute drama follows Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Dillon), who moves to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, Idaho to find two missing federal agents.
It is based on a novel by Blake Crouch and also stars Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard, Toby Jones and Juliette Lewis.
The show will launch on Fox in the US and the company’s Fox International Channels (FIC) division has struck a first-window deal in 125 territories around the world.
“This series has all the makings of an international hit—a spectacular, world-renowned cast, thrills crafted by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan, and a global Fox launch platform reaching more than 350 million viewers,” said Hernan Lopez, president and CEO of FIC.
“We are also excited by the early interest the show is generating with potential buyers, and confident that these partnerships will amplify the scale and impact the series will have around the world.”
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