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Mediawan Acquires Leading German Production-Distribution Group Leonine (EXCLUSIVE)
European powerhouse Mediawan has acquired Leonine, a leading production and distribution group active in German-speaking markets.
The pan-European group’s iconic IPs and hits include “Call My Agent,” “Miraculous Ladybug,” “Rhythm and Flow France,” “Three Body Problem,” “The Agency,” “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “HPI,” “One Day” and “Bob Marley: One love.” The group has produced and co-produced internationally critical and commercial hits, including the Oscar-winning film “The Lives of Others,” the hit Netflix show “Dark,” “The Gryphon,” “Crooks,” “Juan Carlos-Downfall of The King,” “School of Magical Animals” and “The Cleaners,” as well as owns rights to blockbuster titles such as the “John Wick” franchise, “Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” “Knives Out,” and Oscar-winning movies “Everything, Everywhere All at Once” and “The Zone of Interest.” Under the pact, Leonine’s scripted banners will join a raft of award-winning production outfits that are already part of Mediawan Pictures, including Brad Pitt’s Plan B, France’s Chi-Fou-Mi, Chapter 2, Italy’s Palomar, the U.K.’s Drama Republic and Misfits Entertainment.
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