EXCLUSIVE: The thrill surrounding Steven Knight’s upcoming big-budget BBC struggle thriller Rogue Heroes has ramped up one other notch with patrons in Europe, Canada and Australia buying the drama.
As distributor Banijay Rights will get able to unveil the present at tomorrow’s London Screenings occasion, HBO Max in Europe, Amazon Prime Video in Canada and Australian community SBS have pre-bought the BBC unique, which is co-produced with Epix in North America. The present is titled SAS Rogue Heroes within the UK.
Starring Intercourse Schooling’s Connor Swindells, Sport of Thrones’ Alfie Allen and The North Water star Jack O’Connell, Kudos/Nebulastar’s six-parter relies on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling e book, giving a dramatized account of how the world’s biggest Particular Forces unit, the SAS, was shaped underneath extraordinary circumstances within the darkest days of World Conflict Two.
The present will probably premiere round Easter time on BBC One.
“From the get-go, Steven Knight and Kudos’ tour de power World Conflict Two drama has created ripples of pleasure from worldwide patrons, and we’re excited to develop this collection’ world footprint even additional,” mentioned Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne.
Deadline additionally revealed Banijay is unveiling a balloon-making format and Hunted spin-off from its Benelux division at its Screenings showcase, which takes place tomorrow at BAFTA.
The distributor will replace on tentpole codecs MasterChef, Lego Masters and Massive Brother and is pushing dramas corresponding to Knight’s Peaky Blinders and ITV’s upcoming Riches.
