EXCLUSIVE: Paramount International simply added one other buzzy crime drama to its LA Screenings slate.
Paramount International Content material Distribution has picked up rights to Peacock‘s Miami narcotics-dealer household drama M.I.A., which is from Ozark co-creator Invoice Dubuque and MRC and stars Shannon Gisela. Patrons shall be launched to the sequence over coming days.
A whole lot of acquisitions execs are anticipated on the Paramount lot, the place different reveals comparable to Boston Blue and Sheriff County are additionally among the many wares on supply following final week’s Upfront pick-ups.
As for M.I.A., it’s going worldwide after Peacock gave it straight-to-series order final yr. Synopsis reads: “Working medicine is a household affair for Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon), however when the household enterprise is threatened, Etta is thrust right into a life she by no means anticipated, forcing her to make use of her wits to outlive as she navigates Miami’s felony underground.”
M.I.A.‘s forged additionally consists of Dylan Jackson, Brittany Adebumola, Cary Elwes, Alberto Guerra, Gerardo Celasco, Maurice Compte, Marta Milans and Danay Garcia.
Dubuque, who co-created Netflix’s MRC-produced drama Ozark with Mark Williams, is the creator and exec producer, with Karen Campbell serving as showrunner and govt producer. Alethea Jones will direct the primary two episodes and likewise function an govt producer.
Given Ozark‘s themes round a household unit concerned in drug dealing, M.I.A. sees Dubuque treading acquainted floor. Final yr, Williams’ newest challenge, the drug smuggling-themed European drama Protected Harbor, launched at MIPCOM and was additionally display on the London TV Screenings through Eccho Rights.
Paramount and MRC have beforehand teamed on the worldwide distribution of reveals comparable to The Nice and Poker Face.
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