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Sakha Filmmakers & Korean Producers Guild Pact For Co-Productions

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EXCLUSIVE: The Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) and the Sakha Filmmakers Association (SFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at creating a direct route to international co-productions and professional exchange between the Korean and Sakha screen production sectors.

The Sakha Republic (Yakutia), in Russia’s Far East, has built one of the country’s most procative film industries, making films mostly in the Sakha (Yakut) language and developing a strong local theatrical audience. Its films have been drawing growing attention at festivals and markets across Asia and internationally.

The MOU with PGK was signed at the Sakha Filmmakers Association booth during the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, with the aim of starting a long-term industry partnership between producers from the two territories.

Under the agreement, PGK and SFA will establish a new framework for co-production between Korean and Sakha producers, aimed at developing projects together and sharing information on public financing available in both territories.

The partnership will include project showcases, producer-to-producer meetings and B2B sessions designed to identify projects with international potential and move them towards co-production.

The two organisations will also bring the partnership to major international markets, including ACFM, Hong Kong Filmart and the Cannes Marché du Film, creating new opportunities for Sakha projects to connect with the wider Asian and international industry.

For PGK, the agreement continues a programme of international partnerships built since the pandemic, alongside MOUs with the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Hong Kong Film Production Executives Association (HKFPEA), the Indonesian Film Producers Association (APROFI) and the Brazilian Audiovisual Industry Union (SIAESP).

PGK President Lee Dong-ha said: “Sakha cinema is one of the most distinctive voices to emerge in Asia in recent years, and it belongs in the conversation among Asian producers. Through this MOU, PGK and SFA open a direct channel between our two production communities – one that we intend to turn into actual co-productions.”

Stepan Burnashev, SFA’s Executive Director, said: “Sakha cinema grew from a small regional community into a strong local film culture because our filmmakers kept telling stories in our own language and from our own perspective.

“Korea is an important example of how a strong local identity can connect with audiences around the world. This agreement gives our producers a direct working relationship with the Korean industry. We want it to lead not only to exchange, but to projects developed and produced together, and to a lasting connection between our filmmaking communities.”

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Princess Diana Series With Unheard Audio Sells To Prime Video

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EXCLUSIVE: The hugely anticipated documentary series with unheard audio of Princess Diana is heading to Prime Video in the UK.

The streamer has scooped the UK and Ireland rights to the series, which it will launch as Diana: Her Secret Confessions. The three-parter’s original title is Diana Unheard, and it is being sold internationally with that moniker. Cineflix Rights is across distribution.

The series has created a stir ahead of its premiere because the producers have secured access to hours of tapes that the Princess recorded in conversation with her friend James Colthurst in 1991. The tapes, which Diana and Colthurst recorded in secret, were used in Andrew Morton’s explosive 1992 book ‘Diana: Her True Story’, which rocked the Royal Family and wider British establishment.

Excerpts have been heard before, notably in a 2017 Nat Geo doc about the princess, but Love Monday TV, which produced the series, worked with Colthurst, Morton and ‘Diana: Her True Story’ publisher Michael O’Mara to gain access to them in their entirety, about five hours of audio in all.

Viewers will hear Diana speaking about her relationship with her husband, now King Charles III, as well as his wife, the now Queen Camilla. She also talks about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, as well as her sons and family.

Speaking about the series, Love Monday TV’s Kerene Barefield previously told Deadline the female-led team at the producer wanted to change the narrative around Diana, almost three decades after her death.

In the wake of the Prime Video deal, she said: “Diana, Princess of Wales is often portrayed as a victim of her circumstances, with the narrative around her even today still being written and argued about by powerful men. By centring our series on hours of intimate recordings Diana made herself, Diana: Her Secret Confessions reclaims and reframes her own story, in her own words.

“Through exclusive access for the first time to the complete collection of these extraordinary tapes, together with interviews with those who knew her, audiences will hear Diana’s voice as never before, showing her not as a passive victim of events, but as a strong woman who is risking everything to take control of her own narrative.”

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‘Baywatch’ Sells To Italy’s Rai At MIPCOM

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EXCLUSIVE: One of the hottest shows at this year’s MIPCOM has revealed a big sale on day one of the market.

Italy‘s Rai has bought the Fox and Fremantle reboot starring Stephen Amell, Brooks Nader and Noah Beck after its first window deal with Prime Video Italy runs down. Distributor Fremantle is laying down a MIPCOM marker with the sale ahead of a glitzy premiere tonight. Prime Video already has rights across Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Canada, Latin America and India, while Sky has bought for the UK and Ireland, and Stan has Baywatch in Australia.

Coming decades after the original series aired, the rebooted Baywatch comprises 12 episodes, featuring the iconic red swimsuits and an all-new cast of lifeguards patrolling the world’s most famous stretch of sand, delivering high-stakes rescues, explosive drama, and plenty of beachside heat.

The series stars Amell in the lead role of Hobie Buchannon, alongside Jessica Belkin as Charlie Vale, Shay Mitchell as Trina, Hassie Harrison as Nat, Thaddeus LaGrone as Brad, Beck as Luke, and Nader as Selene. In recurring roles, David Chokachi reprises his original role as Cody Madison, while Livvy Dunne portrays Grace. Erika Eleniak, Michael Bergin, and Kelly Packard will also guest star in their roles as Shauni McClain, Jack J.D. Darius, and April Giminski, respectively.

Al De Azpiazu, SVP Distribution, French & German Speaking Europe, Italy, Spain & Portugal, International, Fremantle, said: “Securing a major second-window deal with Rai 2 for Baywatch, even before the series has launched, is a real testament to the strength of the brand and the huge appetite we’re seeing for it internationally. Baywatch is a true MIPCOM showstopper. It’s an iconic brand reimagined for a new generation, with all the scale, energy and entertainment value buyers are looking for. We’re incredibly excited by the response so far and the momentum building around the series.”

The new series, co-produced by Fremantle and Fox Entertainment, will debut on Fox in January 2027, with Matt Nix (Burn Notice, The Gifted) serving as showrunner and EP alongside executive producers McG, MichaelBerk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto and Mike Horowitz. McG (Charlie’s Angels) directs the series premiere episode. Fox Entertainment Global holds domestic distribution rights, and Fremantle manages all international sales.

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Buyers Move For German Crime Drama ‘SOKO’

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EXCLUSIVE: SOKO remains a big seller internationally, with a raft of buyers snagging the German crime drama.

As MIPCOM started in earnest, ZDF Studios shared news of recent international sales with Deadline. Long-running crime series SOKO has traveled to 12 broadcasters this year, including Walter Presents in the UK, RTL Croatia, Talpa in the Netherlands and Canal+.

As the market got underway, ZDF Studios said it has shopped over 500 hours so far in 2026 to buyers in over 20 territories. SOKO has been one of German pubcaster ZDF’s most successful crime drama series for many years. The latest Season premiered on 2 October.

In terms of established franchises, Mountain Medic and Alpine Rescue have gone to TV2 Denmark, Prima TV in the Czech Republic, and TVS in Poland while romance series Rosamunde Pilcher and Inga Lindström sold to Mediaset Italy, Nova TV Bulgaria and TV3 Baltics among others.

Distributor ZDF Studios has also been shopping younger-skewing fare to buyers ahead of MIPCOM. Vampire series Love Sucks has been licensed to Amazon, Apple, Disney Germany, Sky Switzerland and France Télévisions.

At MIPCOM, ZDF Studios’ scripted highlights include YA series High Valley, which featured in the Deadline Dozen roster of the hottest dramas at the Cannes market.

“The international demand for German scripted content remains very strong,” said Tim Gerhartz, Chief Commercial Officer, ZDF Studios. “Established brands such as Mountain Medic, Alpine Rescue, The Rosenheim Cops and the SOKO franchise continue to perform exceptionally well internationally, demonstrating their reliability and enduring appeal with broad audiences.

He added: “At the same time, we are seeing growing interest in a new generation of German series with a younger audience appeal.”

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