Red Arrow International’s crime series “Bosch” travels to Scandinavia and Italy

Munich, October 9, 2014. Premium television network HBO Nordic has secured pay TV rights to air Red Arrow International's "Bosch" in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. MTG has bought free TV rights for Sweden and Norway. The crime series will also go to Italy's Eagle Pictures. Produced by Fabrik Entertainment, "Bosch" is based on Michael Connelly's book franchise, of which more than 55 million copies have been sold worldwide. The first season, which is currently in production for Amazon Studios, is directed by Jim McKay ("The Wire", "Boss", "Rectify") and showrun by Peabody Award winner Eric Overmyer ("Treme", "The Wire", "Homicide: Life on the Street"). Hollywood veteran Titus Welliver ("Argo", "The Good Wife", "Lost") stars as Harry Bosch in his first series lead role. Overmyer, Connelly and Fabrik Entertainment's Henrik Bastin and Mikkel Bondesen are Executive Producers. Pieter Jan Brugge is Co-Executive Producer, and Fabrik's Tara Duncan is Producer. Red Arrow International manages international distribution. The supporting cast includes Jamie Hector ("May Payne") as Bosch's partner, Jerry Edgar; Annie Wersching ("24"), who seduces Bosch as police officer Julia Brasher; and Lance Reddick ("The Wire"), who plays Harry's nemesis, the LAPD's Deputy Chief, Irvin Irving. "At HBO Nordic, we are always looking for top content. We brand ourselves as The Home of Series and only the best is good enough for our subscribers. Based on the bestselling book franchise, and with people from iconic HBO Nordic classics such as The Wire, Deadwood, and Treme, 'Bosch' will without a doubt be an instant hit", says Line Mykland, EVP Programming, Operations & Technology, HBO Nordic. Jakob Mejlhede, Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Programming, MTG says "The 'Bosch' books are translated and widely read in Sweden and Norway, but the series will certainly appeal to a broad audience outside of Michael Connelly's loyal readership on our channels. We're very happy to have secured this promising series for our 2015 schedules." Silvia Tomasello, Director of TV Acquisitions and Sales at Eagle Pictures: "In the past, Eagle acquired 'CSI: Vegas' and many other series for distribution in the Italian territory. We were looking for a new crime series and we decided to invest in 'Bosch', with the idea of controlling all rights of an A level production that could be exploited from home video to TV with excellent results." Axel Böhm, Senior Vice President Sales, Europe at Red Arrow International says "Following the 'Bosch' pilot's top-rated reception on Amazon earlier this year - where over 11,000 people voted, scoring it an extraordinary 4.7 out of 5 stars - we are all beyond excited about its series delivery for 2015. It's a truly high quality production not to be missed!  I'm thrilled with this Europe-wide pickup, to be continuing partnerships with HBO and MTG, and to have found a new partner in Eagle Pictures!"

About "Bosch"
With millions of fans around the world, LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch finally comes to television. In the first season, the plots of three novels (City of Bones, The Concrete Blonde and Echo Park) come together. Relentless, nothing will stop Bosch from bringing justice to victims of crime, even in the face of threats to himself and those he loves. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: "Everybody counts or nobody counts".

HBO Nordic
As the first HBO branded Service in the Nordic region, HBO Nordic offers a premium Subscription Video on Demand Service, providing content directly to consumers via HBO Nordic's untethered, over the top platform, hbonordic.com, in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. HBO Nordic also distributes a high quality, 24-hour, advertising-free linear TV-channel via local partners. HBO Nordic offers its subscribers all seasons of the most popular TV series, from Game of Thrones and True Detective to Boardwalk Empire and Girls. Beloved classics like The Sopranos and Sex and the City intermingled also with brand new premieres from major broadcasters such as Showtime, Starz and the BBC, as well as an exciting selection of movies from Hollywood, international film studios, local distributors and independent companies. HBO Nordic is owned by Home Box Office, Inc., the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. HBO is currently the world's most successful pay-TV services with approximately 93 million subscribers. Internationally the HBO channel and subscription service reaches over 60 countries and HBO's programming has been sold to over 150 countries.
MTG
MTG (Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.)) is an international entertainment group. Our operations span six continents and include TV channels and platforms, online services, content production businesses and radio stations. We are also the largest shareholder in CTC Media, which is Russia's leading independent media company. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm ('MTGA' and 'MTGB').
Red Arrow International
Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format titles from Red Arrow's global portfolio of production companies, outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners. In addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer and provides substantial production financing to a wide array of highly acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global highlights include: "Bosch" (Amazon), "Lilyhammer" (Netflix); "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (NBC), and "The Taste" (ABC). With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company has a global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories around the world. Led by co-MDs Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes 15 production companies across 9 countries; Los Angeles based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and One Three Media (Mark Burnett / Hearst).

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