Blackspace
The psychological thriller, set in an Israeli high school, was also picked up by RTL for Germany and NPO for the Netherlands in a series of deals by Federation Entertainment.
Netflix has acquired
Blackspace, a new Israeli thriller series set during a high-school shooting, for most of the world.
The 8-part series, written by Anat Gafni and Sahar Shavit and directed by Ofir Lobel, follows the police investigation into a massacre of four students at an Israeli high school carried out by anonymous masked figures. Key to the investigation is an app, Blackspace, that the school s pupils use to communicate with one another, sharing their secrets out of view of their parents and the adult world.
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Netflix Buys Israeli School Shooting Series Blackspace
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Viewpoint Presales in Nordics, Australia
Viewpoint to public broadcasters across the Nordics, as well as to ABC in Australia.
Pubcasters SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland), NRK (Norway) and DR (Denmark), as well as commercial broadcaster Sýn in Iceland, have acquired the five-part drama starring Noel Clarke (
Bulletproof,
Viewpoint ahead of its U.K. premiere on ITV on April 26.
Viewpoint is based on an idea by
Fleabag and Emmy Award-winning director Harry Bradbeer (
Killing Eve,
Safe House,
Manhunt) and directed by Ashley Way. It is produced by Tiger Aspect in association with Unstoppable Film and Television for ITV.
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Claire Jago, senior VP for the Nordics at Banijay Rights, said: “I’m thrilled that