IM Global revs up Superswede

NEWS BRIEF: US producer and distributor IM Global Television has picked up international rights to a biopic about Swedish Formula 1 driver Ronnie Peterson.

Superswede is the first original film to come from Nordic operator MTG and will be distributed worldwide by LA-based IMG. The show, produced by MTG’s Nice Drama, premiered in the Nordics in August and explores Peterson’s journey from small town Sweden to F1.