Netflix, Canal+ count on The Twelve

Dutch crime thriller Amsterdam Vice

International streamers and broadcasters including Netflix, SBS in Australia and France’s Canal+ have picked up a pair of dramas from Paris-based distributor Federation Entertainment.

Belgian series The Twelve (De Twaalf, 10×52’) has been picked up by Swiss broadcaster RTS, SBS, Canal+, Walter Presents in the UK, AMC Iberia for Spain and Portugal, NC+ in Poland and New Zealand’s Rialto, while Netflix has bagged the title for remaining territories worldwide.

The Twelve is a courtroom crime drama produced by Eyeworks and originally aired on Belgium’s VRT.

Meanwhile, Walter Presents, AMC, SBS, Portuguese broadcaster RTP and Russia Report have all acquired Dutch crime thriller Amsterdam Vice (8×52’). The show was produced by Millstreet Fims, with Rachel van Bommel and Hilde De Laere coproducing, and Arne Toonen and Lourens Blok directing.

Further sales of Amsterdam Vice in the US and other territories are close to being finalised and are expected to be revealed shortly.