Zdf Enterprises has sold the two-part drama “Ottilie von Faber-Castell” to broadcasters across Europe and to Globi, an up-and-coming AVOD streamer covering North America.
The miniseries, a story about a brilliant young woman navigating the pitfalls of 19th century business, family and forbidden love, has been picked up by Italy’s Rai 1, where it earned top ratings with an audience of more than 2.8 million. The show recently also enjoyed great success on Rtp in Portugal, where it performed higher than the average for the time slot.
Other licensees include Yle (Finland), Rtv (Slovenia), Rtvs (Slovakia), Ltv (Latvia), Network 4 (Hungary), Inter TV (Ukraine), Etv (Estonia) and Lrt (Lithuania).
Robert Franke, vice-president Zdfe.drama, Zdfd Enterprises, said: “Great storytelling travels and has the ability to win over audiences across different cultures, as witnessed by the success of ‘Ottilie von Faber-Castell’ in Iberia and these sales to a wide range of countries.
The miniseries, a story about a brilliant young woman navigating the pitfalls of 19th century business, family and forbidden love, has been picked up by Italy’s Rai 1, where it earned top ratings with an audience of more than 2.8 million. The show recently also enjoyed great success on Rtp in Portugal, where it performed higher than the average for the time slot.
Other licensees include Yle (Finland), Rtv (Slovenia), Rtvs (Slovakia), Ltv (Latvia), Network 4 (Hungary), Inter TV (Ukraine), Etv (Estonia) and Lrt (Lithuania).
Robert Franke, vice-president Zdfe.drama, Zdfd Enterprises, said: “Great storytelling travels and has the ability to win over audiences across different cultures, as witnessed by the success of ‘Ottilie von Faber-Castell’ in Iberia and these sales to a wide range of countries.
- 4/8/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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