By Mansha Daswani
Published: September 30, 2013
LOS ANGELES: The Black Box, which received a straight-to-series order from ABC, headlines Sierra/Engine Television's MIPCOM catalogue, with deals already in place with Tele München Gruppe and Modern Times Group.
TMG is a partner for German-speaking Europe, and MTG has taken the show for Scandinavia. The 13-episode production from Bold Films is a medical procedural starring Kelly Reilly, Vanessa Redgrave and Terry Kinney. It is directed by Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) and penned by Amy Holden Jones, who exec-produces alongside Anne Thomopoulos, Bryan Singer, Oly Obst and Ilene Chaiken.
Chris Philip, the CEO of Sierra/Engine Television, said, “As the show’s early presales demonstrate, today’s international marketplace is willing to get in on the ground level on a daring new U.S. network series with a tremendously talented group of people.”
Jakob Mejlhede, senior VP of acquisitions and programming for Modern Times Group, noted, “We are certain that a series with such a strong premise will attract many viewers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and are naturally happy to have acquired the rights at this early stage.”
Herbert L. Kloiber, Tele München Gruppe’s managing director, said, “The story line and all other creative elements of The Black Box are so intriguing that we decided to partner up with Bold Films at a very early stage of production. We are really excited about this project and eager to distribute the series in German-speaking Europe.”
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