Roku Channel Picks Up eOne’s ‘Operación Marea Negra’ – Global Briefs – Deadline

Roku Channel & Others Pick Up eOne’s ‘Operación Marea Negra’

eOne has licensed Operación Marea Negra, its first Spanish language series, to 60 countries including The Roku Channel in the U.S. and Mexico. The drama based on real-life events depicting the first narco-submarine intercepted in Europe recently wrapped on its second season. Others to have picked up the license include Australia’s SBS, New Zealand’s TVNZ, AMC Networks International for Latin America and the Fox channel in Spain. In addition to the scripted drama, a companion docu-series, Operación Marea Negra: The Suicidal Mission, is also available to license. Season one of Amazon Prime Video/Ficción Producciones show stars Álex González (3 Caminos) as Nando, the ex-boxer and leader of the pack who turns to trafficking when his other financial options dry up.

TikTok Trainspotting Star Francis Bourgeois Secures Channel 4 Celebrity Show

TikTok train star Francis Bourgeois has secured a Channel 4 digital show about trainspotting. Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois will see the host, whose many TikTok videos at train stations using a fisheye lens camera have led him to become a social media sensation, offer a unique perspective on the British pastime. He’ll be joined by UK celebrities including football player Jesse Lingard, rapper AJ Tracey and This Way Up star Aisling Bea for trainspotting adventures across the UK. Untold Studios is producing the series for Channel 4’s YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok channels. “When I started making videos about my hobby I never thought anything like this would happen,” said Bourgeois. The series was created and exec produced by Jonathan Levene and Iona Goulder at Untold Studios and commissioned by Charlie Hyland in Channel 4’s Digital Commissioning Team.