Canal+, CBC, Prime Video and NBCU join early buyers of 'Snowed-In' jewel thief drama 'Joan' | News

The upcoming British drama series “Joan” has been pre-acquired by platforms and broadcasters including Canal+ for France and French-speaking territories, CBC in Canada, Prime Video in Africa and NBCUniversal (NBCU) in Latin America.

Produced by Snowed-In Productions for ITV in the UK and co-produced by The CW in the US, “Joan” is a six-part drama starring Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) in the role of the notorious real-life jewel thief Joan Harrington in 1980s London.

The other pre-buyers in Europe are Magenta TV in Germany, SVT in Sweden, NPO in the Netherlands, DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland and Blue Entertainment in German-speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Other pre-buyers include RTE from Ireland, Hellenic Telecommunications from Greece, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, RUV from Iceland and Hot and Yes TV from Israel.

In the Americas, BritBox has picked up a second window for Canada, while CBC has picked up the first window. In Asia, BBC Studios has picked up the series for BBC First and BBC Player, while Pumpkin Films has licensed it in China.

Pre-sales have also been agreed with Stan in Australia, Sky Network Television in New Zealand and ABC Commercial for Australia and New Zealand.

All3Media International is handling worldwide distribution of the series, which was created and written by Anna Symon. Symon is also an executive producer along with Richard Laxton and Ruth Kenley-Letts, CEO of Snowed-In, Jenny Van Der Lande, Creative Director, and Neil Blair, Chairman.

“Our previous co-production agreement with The CW combined with this flood of new pre-sales will ensure that viewers around the world can experience Joan’s gripping story and we look forward to securing further deals before and after the drama’s debut in the UK and US,” said Louise Pedersen, CEO of All3Media International.