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Globo’s Determination to Deliver Globally Resonant Stories
Angela Colla, head of international sales at Globo, talks to TV Drama about the global value of a compelling story, the company’s new business strategy and cultivating relationships with partners.
At the heart of any successful scripted drama series that forges a connection with viewers and that broadcasters and streamers would be keen to add to their slates is a compelling story. “On any platform or window, content has never been more in-demand than it is today,” says Angela Colla, head of international sales at Globo. “And especially stories that connect deeply with the audience, that impact society’s behavior and generate conversations on- and off-screen; stories that are in the circle of people’s day-to-day conversations.”
On Behalf of God will premiere on RTL Crime in Germany
German broadcast group RTL has acquired On Behalf of God, a documentary series from Brazilian broadcaster Globo about a notorious sexual abuse case.
The six-part series looks at the crimes of a Brazilian faith healer known as John of God, who was found in 2018 to have abused women he had promised to cure.
The docuseries will premiere in Germany on pay network RTL Crime this year. It was made by Camila Appel, a journalist who followed the case up to the healer’s house arrest in March last year.