Leaving a mark

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Amazon Studios’ head of international originals James Farrell talks home-grown Indian dramas, the streamer’s Italian adaptation of UK entertainment format Celebrity Hunted, release strategy and its deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Philippe de Schepper and Helen Perquy, co-founders and producers at Belgian prodco jonnydepony, discuss Blackout, their drama about a female prime minister whose daughter is kidnapped during a nuclear power shutdown. Loosely based on real events, the series was made for VRT-owned Dutch-language broadcaster Eén and is repped by Lagardère Studios Distribution.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Victoria Guerra discusses new Spanish-Portuguese coproduction Dry Water (Auga Seca), a six-part crime drama from Portocabo and SPi for Televisión de Galicia and RTP, in which she stars as a woman investigating the death of her brother. The series is distributed by DCD Rights.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Patrick Dempsey and Alessandro Borghi, stars of new Sky Italia drama series Devils, plus directors Nick Hurran and Jan Maria Michelini, discuss the financial thriller from Lux Vide, Orange Studio and Sky Studio, based on the best-selling novel by Guido Maria Brera and sold by NBCUniversal Global Distribution.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Laura Carmichael, of Downton Abbey fame, talks new Australian psychological drama The Secret She Keeps, in which she co-stars with Jessica De Gouw for Lingo Pictures’ Network 10 adaptation of Michael Robotham’s novel. The six-part thriller is distributed by DCD Rights.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Ken Watanabe discusses bringing Kazuo Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World to the small screen, with the celebrated actor taking the lead in Japanese public broadcaster NHK’s one-off adaptation of the novel, distributed globally by NHK Enterprises.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Max Conze discusses the German media giant’s joint-venture streaming service Joyn and the decision to double down on local major entertainment shows and put global production and distribution business Red Arrow Studios under strategic review.

THE C21 INTERVIEW: Mark Lewis Jones, Genevieve Barr and Adrian Scarborough talk about their roles in new Channel 4 and Hulu miniseries The Accident, the final instalment in writer Jack Thorne's trilogy preceded by National Treasure and Kiri. Also starring Sarah Lancashire, the show is produced by The Forge and distributed by All3Media International.