Paramount+ to order 150 international shale by 2025 for new slate

Paramount Global’s streaming service Paramount+ continues to invest in original content pulled from international markets, releasing seven new titles on Monday, mostly from the series, which is set to debut worldwide, and says it plans to release 150 international originals by now. 2025

The new international-origin show, which includes a show about the wife of former Mexican drug addict El Chapo and former American teen beauty queen, producer and producer John Leguizamo, will be produced by VIS, Paramount International Studios, which makes part of the entertainment program. A portfolio of conglomerate studies spanning over 20 countries.

The list of originals includes projects from Germany, Italy, France and Mexico. The Slate news came ahead of the launch of Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland on Wednesday.

Paramount’s subscriber VOD service previously announced an ambitious commitment to plant 50 internationally scripted originals by 2022, with titles announced in the past including similar ones. the sexy beast (From UK), The chemistry of death. (Germany), Bose (Spain), ფალაჩ (Italy), Influence (France) and those sent (ambassadors) (Mexico), by the way.

The merger of global franchise and local fees is a key ingredient to Paramount+’s success as it continues to enter global markets, said Marco Nobile, who has just been promoted to CEO, International General Manager of Paramount+. THR. “As we expand to more markets, including South Korea (last week), the UK and Ireland from time to time later this year, we will not only be bringing our global hits to those countries, but also developing a lot of content. Explained. Paramount+ also noted that it “offers an extended lineup of locally sourced premium programming in addition to its global content that caters to all types of audiences in all markets where the service is available.”

In addition to introducing new originals, Paramount+ also revealed previously announced cast details on Monday. The chemistry of death., a psychological crime series based on Beckett’s bestselling novels that will debut in all Streamer international markets. The show will feature Harry Tradeway (penny is terrible, Star Trek: Picard) As forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter with Katie Leung (Peripheral, the wheel of time), Jana Gurso (barbarians), Nick Sangue (Close to me, MARVEL AGENTS SHIELD), Amy Nutal (low abbey), David Hayman (top boy) and Hardy Kruger Jr. (apercut, Stauffenberg). Filming for the six-episode series began in mid-May and runs through the end of August.

“Paramount’s story began with the oldest studio in Hollywood, and today we’re covering our product studios across the globe, creating hits for viewers around the world who now live in one place: Paramount+,” Nobel said in a statement. communicated. “As the service continues to expand around the world, content is a tremendous opportunity for content to travel the world, opening up opportunities for talent and creators, while offering incredible value to subscribers. from Paramount+.

Closer to home are the titles that make up the new list of international originals published this Monday.

First Lady of Sinaloa (Mexico)
Produced by and starring John Leguizamo, the series tells the story of (former Mexican drug lord) El Chapo, the girlfriend of the infamous beauty queen Emma Coronelli, the daughter of an innocent farmer who became the wife of one of the most horrific crimes. In Mexico. .” Producer Frida Torresblanco (labyrinth bread, The murder of Richard Nixon) He also directs a show described as “a story of love, sex, drugs and danger”.

Produced by VIS in conjunction with Braven Films, the series has been greenlit for development and is set to “premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in Latin America and all international markets”.

one must die (Mexico)
A suspense thriller about seven people who are kidnapped and suddenly find themselves part of a deadly game. “When the clock strikes the hour, seven survivors must choose one to die and the chosen must agree,” reads the story description. With Manolo Cardona, Maribel Verdu, Carla Adele, Juan Carlos Remolina, Adriana Paz, Dagoberto Gamma and Fernando Besseril in the project.

Made by VIS with 11:11 Films, the project will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in all international markets.

Sheik (The plan) (Germany)
Inspired by real events, the series tells the story of a kind of crook. Ringo (Bjorn Meyer), a simple man who was derided as a village idiot in his hometown, is reimagined as the heir to an Arab estate. “With nothing but great stories and a fictitious bank statement of $8 billion, it is becoming every Swiss investor’s dream, bringing the Swiss political and economic system to the brink of a national crisis,” the statement reads.

The tragicomic series is made by X Filme Creative Pool and VIS, created and written by award-winning filmmaker Danny Levy (All in Zucker!, The Kangaroo Chronicles), directed by Johannes Naber (curve ball, Zeit der Kannibalen). With Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Sylvester Groth, Carol Schuler, Philip Graber and Pascual Aleard.

Thin line (Germany)
“Young ‘activist’ twin sisters Anna (Saskia Rosendall) and Benny (Hannah Hillsdorf) are inseparable in exposing environmental wrongdoing by any means necessary,” the report reads. “But when her hacking into a government server leads to a police raid, Anna is caught and Ben disappears underground. When it becomes clear that Ben is lending his skills to a radical new terrorist group that doesn’t shy away from violence against the state and corporations, the sisters suddenly find themselves on the opposite side of the question: Which line do they want to cross? ? for something. You believe? “

Producer Weydemann Bros. Serial Drama, along with VIS, will premiere the show exclusively in all international Paramount+ markets.

Circus (Italy)
The show tells the story of the aftermath of a crime known as the “Circus Massacre” that swept through Italy in the 1970s after two teenage girls were found naked in the trunk of a car in Rome, wrapped in blankets. Soaked in blood. One was dead, the other alive. Focusing on the trial and the only surviving victim, Donatella, “the series describes a watershed moment on the path to the emancipation of Italian women that demands (and ultimately achieves) a major overhaul of sexual violence laws.” It says in the transfer summary.

Circus The screenplay was written by Flaminia Grace, Viola Rispol and Lisa Nour Sultan and directed by Andrea Molaiol. Produced by Cattleya in partnership with VIS for Paramount+ and Rai in Italy, the series is also composed by Paramount+ in France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Mask: Serial Killer Marie Antoinette (France)
This eight-hour YA horror thriller is based on the 2013 novel Marie Antoinette, serial killer Developed by Katie Allander and co-executive produced by Beth Tapper and Mitch Watson with Leila Smith (Block, Hitman, meet me in paris) He is also an executive producer. The series tells the story of four American girls on spring break in Paris. “Exploring the hustle and bustle of the city, they find themselves in the midst of an almost supernatural murder mystery that soon becomes very personal,” the report concludes. “Could the killer be the ghost of the late Queen Marie Antoinette? And why do you follow him?

The series is currently in advanced development and is produced by VIS and Cottonwood Media. It is planned to debut exclusively on Paramount+ in France and in all Streamer international markets.

The Murder of a Banker of God (International)
The four-part documentary series tells the story of the murder of a fugitive Italian banker, Roberto Calvi, whose body was found dangling from a London bridge. “While his death was initially ruled a suicide, it was later revealed that many wanted Calvi dead,” the show’s description reads. He directed the collapse of a major Italian bank whose biggest shareholder was none other than the Vatican. This revelation covers the secret world of the Vatican’s financial system, a world inhabited by priests, mobsters and neo-fascists. What seems like a simple story about a dead banker is turning into an international intrigue.

Produced by CreativeChaos in conjunction with VIS, the show will debut on Paramount+ in all its international markets.