Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has boarded “Blanco,” a high-profile feature directed by Félix Viscarret (“Patria,” “Under the Stars”) about the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Basque politician Miguel Ángel Blanco by terrorist organization ETA. RTVE joins Netflix and Universal Pictures International Spain on the project, with Universal set to handle its theatrical distribution. The film
Reel Citrus has acquired North American rights to the Vietnamese period drama “Mesdames Thanh Sắc,” which will be released as “Madame in Saigon,” through a partnership with Ho Chi Minh City-based rights and production partner Live On. Directed by Thắng Vũ, “Madame in Saigon” is set in Saigon in the 1960s and follows dancer Cầm
Hulu’s crime drama “Furious” may be (loosely) inspired by the 1987 thriller “Black Widow,” but the series has several other, and frankly stronger, influences at play. After all, by swapping out a wealthy male serial killer whom she marries for money in favor of a child trafficking victim who attacks her former abusers, creator Elizabeth
Mark H. Rapaport’s new film, “Godhead,” is a master class in building tension. Shot in black and white with camera work that makes the audience feel like a voyeur uncovering wicked secrets, the film combines faith, sex, lies and discomfort in an unknowable dance between its protagonists. The premise begins simply: a rural Catholic priest
Writer George Kay certainly knows how to solve a mystery. The success of his Netflix series “Lupin” and his Apple TV drama “Hijack” (especially the first season) have proven his abilities. With his latest crime drama, BritBox’s “Gone,” loosely inspired by Julie Mackay and Robert Murphy’s true crime novel, “To Hunt A Killer,” Kay further
Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution rights to the independent LGBTQ comedy-drama “Actual Nobodies,” written and directed by Alex Wyse. S&R picked up the film at this year’s Cannes market. Germany’s Media Luna New Films has secured the rights for the rest of the territories. A US launch