Red Arrow International’s crime series “100 Code” goes to Scandinavia and Iceland
Cannes, October 13, 2014. Premium television
network HBO Nordic has secured Pay TV and SVOD rights to Red Arrow
International's "100 Code" for Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway.
Iceland's 365 Media has also acquired Pay TV rights for the series,
and MTG has bought Free TV rights for Denmark.
Developed by Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco ("Crash",
"Million Dollar Baby"), the series features Hollywood star Dominic
Monaghan ("Lost") as NYPD detective Conley who travels to Sweden to
investigate a string of shocking murders. In Stockholm, he is
paired with Swedish cop Eklund, played by Michael Nyqvist ("The
Millennium Series"). Moresco also directs several episodes.
"100 Code" has been developed by Red Arrow Entertainment's
LA-based scripted arm, Fabrik Entertainment ("The Killing"), and is
produced by 100 Code AB and Zen Productions ("The Bible Code").
Klaus Zimmermann serves as Executive Producer alongside Fabrik
Entertainment's Henrik Bastin and Mikkel Bondesen, and Moresco.
Joakim Hansson is Producer. The series is produced for Kanal 5 in
Sweden and marks Sky Deutschland's first co-production.
"We are very excited about '100 Code', and incredibly happy to
be able to present it as an exclusive premiere to our subscribers
across the Nordic countries. It is set in Sweden with a mainly
Swedish cast headed by excellent actor Mikael Nyqvist, but the US
writer Bobby Moresco (famous for feature film 'Crash') and the
American detective played by Dominic Monaghan lends a distinct
international flavor to the project and sets it apart from other
local series in this genre", says Line Mykland, EVP Programming,
Operations & Technology HBO Nordic.
Johanna Margret Gisladottir, director of TV at 365 Media: "365
Media is very excited to secure the rights for '100 Code' in
Iceland next fall, Icelanders are always interested in crime series
both American and Scandinavion so we believe '100 Code' will be a
great addition to our programming. "
Jakob Mejlhede, Senior Vice President Acquisitions &
Programming, MTG says "Both English and Nordic language crime is
very popular with Danish viewers. The plot has great potential and
both actors are instantly recognisable, so we're very delighted to
have secured it for our Free TV channels in Denmark."
Tim Gerhartz, Senior Acquisitions and Sales Manager for
Scandinavia at Red Arrow International says "'100 Code' is top
notch Scandi-crime with an American spin! With its outstanding
talent on and off camera, '100 Code' is absolute must see TV for
crime lovers - I'm really excited about the series launch in the
Nordics in early 2015."
About "100 Code"
New York. Stockholm. Over the course of the last 12 months, young,
blonde and blue-eyed women have been turning up dead in a field of
asphodel flowers. Through a special dispensation from the NYPD,
Detective Tommy Conley is given permission to observe and advise
the Stockholm PD. Upon his arrival in Sweden, he is paired with
Mikael Eklund, a by-the-book, Swedish cop with an aversion to
American grab-and-go culture. Both hate each other but as the
killings continue, they are forced to straighten out their
differences. A complex network of ruthless murderers is revealed as
the investigation unfolds, and Conley and Eklund come closer to
discovering who is pulling the strings behind the killings.
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.
365 Media
365 Media is a leading media company located in Reykjavik,
Iceland. Established and widespread media outlets form the basis of
365 Media with Stöð 2 or Channel 2 as the flagship channel.
Stöð 2 is a subscription television channel to which about
half the population typically subscribes. The channel strives to
offer premium programmes, both Icelandic and foreign, for all age
groups. In addition to Stöð 2, the radio station
Bylgjan, newspaper Fréttablaðið and the news and
entertainment website Visir.is, 365 Media runs the television
channels Stöð 2 Gull, Stöð 3, Krakkar, Popp TV, Stöð 2
Sport, Stöð 2 Sport 2, Stöð 2 Bíó, SVOD services
and Stöð 2 Fjölvarp, which offers a number of foreign
television channels, as well as the radio
stations FM957,X-ið 977, Léttbylgjan and Gullbylgjan.
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).
Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of Europe's leading media groups.
Contact:
ProSiebenSat.1 Group
Susanne Brieu
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-1137
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-91137
Email: Susanne.Brieu@ProSiebenSat1.com
Red Arrow International
Isabelle Fedyk
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-2322
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-92322
Email: Isabelle.Fedyk@redarrowinternational.tv
Press release online:
www.redarrowinternational.tv