Walter Presents secures ZDF Enterprises drama package for Australia

The dramas that have been hand-picked from around ZDF Enterprises’ catalogue by curator and co-founder Walter Iuzzolino include Grow, a fast-moving thriller about two brothers on colliding paths in life, produced by SF Studios Productions and Rocket Road Pictures for TV2 Denmark, Standing Tall, which follows a former policeman’s unofficial investigation into his son’s alleged suicide, produced by Publispei for Rai Italy, Filmlance’s TV4 / ZDF production Top Dog, focuses primarily on the clash between Stockholm business attorney Emily Jansson and Södertälje ex-con Teddy Maksumic.

Also part of the agreement are Sløborn, produced by Syrreal Entertainment in co-production with ZDF, Tobis, Nordisk Film and ZDF Enterprises, which mixes coming-of-age drama with pandemic thriller to tell the story of a group of islanders confronted with a fatal virus, FILM.UA’s first Ukrainian crime noir Hide and Seek about the issue of missing children as well as Belgian family drama Beyond Appearances, a tale of deception and betrayal produced by KAM&KA, with the participation of France Televisions and the CNC. The shows are scheduled to air on Stan as first-runs and exclusive to Stan.

Iuzzolino said: 'We are delighted to secure an incredibly rich and varied slate of some extraordinary productions from Italian psychological thrillers to German high concept mystery. This ZDF Enterprises deal will bring to Walter Presents in Australia an unmissable treasure trove of the best television drama from around the world, exclusively available on Stan'.

Robert Franke, VP ZDFE.drama, ZDF Enterprises, added: 'We are delighted to have sealed another exciting deal with our long-standing partner Walter Presents, who continue to raise the profile of foreign language dramas globally. Walter has selected some of the latest jewels in our catalogue and we are thrilled that they will soon be available to Australian connoisseurs'.