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Beta Film Unveils Mipcom Slate: Epic ‘Rise of the Raven,’ New Pick-Up ‘Last to Brake’ and 288 Episodes of ‘The Beach’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Also set for Cannes content confab, ‘Patience,’ starring Breaking Bad’s Laura Fraser and ‘Bookish,’ from ‘Sherlock’s’ Mark Gatiss.
Beta Film, one of Europe’s biggest and most ambitious independents, has unveiled its Mipcom sales slate, led by 10-part epic “Rise of the Raven,” plus a new pick-up, “Last to Brake,” based on the true story of Finnish motorcycle racing great Jarno Saarinen, and now 288 episodes of Greek daily series smash hit “The Beach.” A trailer released by Variety in early September underscored the scale and ambition of the series as it tells in an 10-part epic the extraordinary real-life feat of Hungarian army commander Janos Hunyadi, who turned back the tide of the Ottoman Empire’s seemingly unstoppable advance into Europe winning the bloody Battle of Belgrade in 1456. “Helsinki Syndrome,” a Nordic Noir thriller series headlined by “Vikings” star Peter Franzén, has been renewed for a second season, as has Italian YA hit “Prisma,” about identical adolescent teen twins challenging gender norms.
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