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Fremantle joins StarzPlay Mexican drama

Fremantle has come on board a recently announced original Mexican crime drama for StarzPlay and Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya as a coproduction partner.

Coty Cagliolo

Mexican drama Toda La Sangre was unveiled in August as part of a slate of Spanish-language projects for Lionsgate-owned global streamer StarzPlay.

It was originally announced as a coproduction with Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya – a joint venture between Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group – along with executive producer Zasha Robles from Latin American distributor Spiral International, a subsidiary of Etcetera Group.

Now European production and distribution giant Fremantle is boarding the project, producing through its Latin American division and handling international distribution outside the Americas.

The crime thriller series is based on the novel of the same name written by bestselling Mexican author Bernardo Esquinca and the third instalment in the four-book Casasola Saga.

The story follows Eugenio Casasola, a journalist trying to uncover the truth behind a series of visceral murders that resemble Aztec sacrifices in modern-day Mexico City.

The series is developed, produced and distributed by exec producer Robles from Spiral International, the creator behind the International Emmy winner Falco.

Fremantle’s Coty Cagliolo, head of production, and Manuel Martí, head of scripted development in Latin America, said: “We’re thrilled to partner with Spiral International on Fremantle’s first Mexican drama production. It’s an honour to be working with Starzplay on one of their first Latin American original series and with Pantaya in the US.

“We believe this ambitious project will help to confirm our status as a truly global drama studio.”

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