All3Media International closed new deals for feature-length drama Help across Europe, Australasia, and Asia.
Starring Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham, Help depicts the relationship between a young care home worker and a patient as their lives are changed forever by the onset of the coronavirus. The film was produced by The Forge.
Huanxi Media Group picked up the drama in China where it will be available on the OTT platform Huanxi Media.
In Europe, the film was acquired by Telefonica for Spain, NPO for the Netherlands, and Cosmote TV for Greece, and Estonia TV. HBO Europe picked up the rights for multiple territories, encompassing Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Kosovo and Slovenia.
Network Ten picked up rights to Help for Australia, while the film was secured in New Zealand by Rialto. RLJ obtained SVoD and DVD rights in Australia and New Zealand.
Maartje Horchner, EVP Content at All3Media International, said, “Once again the inimitably talented Jack Thorne and the gifted team at The Forge have created an immensely affecting and powerful drama. Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham are utterly compelling, and this outstanding combination of talent has created a vital piece of television, that captures one of the most tragic events in recent memory with biting social realism and immense compassion.”
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