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Warner Bros International Television Production will sell three Magnolia Network series at MIPCOM, including 'Human vs. Hamster.'
All three shows will launch this fall on Max in the U.S. Roller Jam, produced by Nikki Boella and Brian Lando sees top roller-skating crews dance to win a major prize and donation to their local ice rink. A jury of buyers from Mediaset Spain, Sky, Movistar Plus+, SVT and Arte will select a winner, which will be announced at the Forum’s welcome drinks the next night, followed by a red carpet screening. Beaumont’s debut novel explores the possibility of a spy ring in Oxford and is billed as a “searing portrait of modern Britain in an age of cynical populism.” Set in 2022, its follows former spy-turned private sector worker Simon Sharman, who finds worrying information after being asked to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch.
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