German production and distribution company Global Screen has 10 series in its C21 Digital Screenings playlist, comprising nine dramas and one children’s cartoon. Each of the shows caters to what viewers are demanding amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Alexandra Heidrich, head of acquisitions and international TV and SVoD sales at Global Screen.

“In the early days of the crisis, we saw a high demand for re-runs, as customers needed programmes quickly to plug the gaps left in their schedules by cancelled events such as the Olympic Games and UEFA European Football Championship. It quickly became evident, however, that people were really longing for feel-good programmes during this challenging time,” Heidrich says.

In line with this, Global Screen is offering Finest Fairy Tales (50×60’) in its playlist, a collection of 50 one-hour live-action adaptations of classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, produced by ARD Degeto.