Fremantle is merging two of its U.K. unscripted labels Thames and Talkback amid its global restructure. Talkback managing director Jonno Richards is leaving the company after five years in the role. He was at Talkback for nine years altogether. The new company will be called TalkbackThames and led by Thames managing director Charlie Irwin. Thames […]

Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights for “Mozart: Rise of a Genius,” a three-part docudrama from 72 Films. The show offers an in-depth exploration of the life and legacy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The series will premiere on Sept. 16 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Variety is debuting an exclusive clip, below. “The […]

Former Cinecittà Studios CEO Nicola Maccanico has been appointed to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group. Maccanico, who is a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec, had been spearheading the radical overhaul of Cinecittà for three years, but stepped down last June after Italy’s right-wing government decided to change […]

Some people claim you can’t touch anything Ingmar Bergman was involved in. Tomas Alfredson is not one of these people. “Not everything Bergman did was genius, but a lot of it was,” he tells Variety. Swedish director is behind new series “Faithless,” premiering in Toronto and based on the 2000 film directed by Liv Ullman and […]

There won’t be more seasons of Rebecca Hall BBC series “The Listeners,” says director Janicza Bravo. But don’t worry – it’s a good thing. “I think that miniseries or limited series are a great gift. ‘Make more!’: that’s the American model. But there’s something so sexy about saying it’s just this,” she tells Variety.    Over […]

Fremantle has laid off all the staff at drama producer Euston Films and documentary label Undeniable. “As part of ongoing strategic planning, we are continuously reviewing measures necessary for creating a more effective, coordinated and streamlined approach to our business to ensure it is in the best position for future success and growth, and to […]

The Network — the free ad-supported on-demand streamer behind John Leguizamo’s drama series “The Green Veil,” has secured its next program acquisition” “Kingdom of Dreams,” a docuseries that first aired in the U.K. on Sky in 2022, and will now be available in the U.S. for the first time. The four-part “Kingdom of Dreams,” which […]