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A trio of Night Train Media titles will shop internationally via Sphere Abacus.
The statement will spot Bell Media-owned Sphere Abacus trading Sally Philips-starring cozy crime play The Hairdresser Mysteries, SkyShowtime play The Trio and Sky Arts doc Ian Fleming and nan Curse of James Bond.
Night Train antecedently distributed astir of its contented done Eccho Rights, but has branched retired unsocial aft a alteration successful circumstances. As we revealed successful March, nan institution sold its stakes successful Eccho, Curve Media and BossaNova Media, and has since dispersed its wings wider.
Of nan caller shows, The Hairdresser Mysteries is an upcoming six-part Mill Bay Media accumulation for nan BBC, stars Phillips (Veep, Bridget Jones’s Diary) arsenic an upmarket hairsbreadth stylist successful nan 1970s, “where small-town rumors leads to big-time sleuthing.”
Also starring Charlotte Jordan and Ben Castle-Gibb, it comes from Jim Cartwright, who co-wrote with David Semple and Mark Catley. Directors are Paul Gibson, Jermain Julien and Tracey Larcombe.
The Trio is simply a six half-hour play based connected nan bestselling caller by Johanna Hedman, made produced by SF Studios for SkyShowtime. The Swedish bid is billed arsenic “a communicative astir love, sex and passion – a reflection of nan meaning of life and nan relentless transition of time,” starring Felix Sandman (Quicksand, Last Light), August Wittgenstein (Das Boot, Faithless), Seth Manteus, Nina Zanjani and Rebecka Harper.
Ian Fleming and nan Curse of James Bond – shopped successful one- and two-part formats – is directed by Adam Low and produced by Embankment Films and Lone Star Productions. The Sky Arts doc looks to uncover nan story of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Connecting his novels, nan ‘Bond’ characteristic films and uncommon archive footage of nan precocious writer and his era, nan movie contains contributions from Ralph Fiennes, William Boyd, Kate Mosse, Nicholas Shakespeare and Marlon James, and readings by Helena Bonham Carter.
Sphere Abacus, cognize for trading Heated Rivalry and Leaving Neverland, already sells Night Train shows Deadline, Catch Me A Killer, Vikings: The Rise and Fall, Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall and Missile From The East.
Kloiber, CEO of Night Train Media, said: “Following nan caller restructures pinch Night Train Media, we are excited to beryllium moving erstwhile again pinch Sphere Abacus to bring some our caller and existing bid to nan world market. Their beardown way grounds and world scope make them nan cleanable distribution partner.”
Sphere Abacus’ Managing Director, Jonathan Ford, added: “We’re delighted to proceed our collaboration pinch Night Train Media. Their committedness and imaginative imagination for high-quality productions embody nan type of programming we represent.”
