Walter Presents acquires over 100 hours in Mediaset deal for drama

Non-English language drama VoD service Walter Presents has acquired more than 100 hours of programming from Italian broadcast group Mediaset.

Walter Iuzzolino

The streamer has ordered The Silence of Water, Rosy Abate, Codename Solo, Love and Sacrifice, and Winds of Passion.

The Silence of Water centres on the disappearance of a teenager that becomes the starting point of an investigation shining a light on the dark side of a small village by the sea.

Rosy Abate tells the story of Rosy, presumed dead in an explosion, but who is alive and living under a new identity. However, her new life is turned upside down when she learns that her son Leonardo is also still alive.

Finally, Codename Solo follows Marco, an undercover cop who has infiltrated the Italian Mafia in Rome.

Walter Iuzzolino, curator and cofounder of Walter Presents, said: “Mediaset have a long legacy of bringing popular and entertaining programming to Italian audiences, and with an ever-growing appetite for Italian content worldwide, I have no doubt that English-speaking audiences will eat up these five unique series.”

Claudia Marra, international sales manager of Mediaset Italy, said: “We are excited to start this new collaboration with Walter Presents, a true authority in the international series landscape and we are happy to have some Italian dramas spread in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is a good moment for Italian content to travel and we trust audiences will appreciate our taste.”