Acorn/Sundance Acquire ‘The Drowning’ AMC Networks streamers Acorn TV and Sundance Now have swooped for the U.S.
and Canadian rights to four-part identity thriller The Drowning. Produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza’s All3Media-backed Unstoppable Film & Television, the series will premiere on the streamers on May 6 after becoming a hit in the UK, where it premiered to 2.8 million viewers on Channel 5.
Starring Jill Halfpenny, Jonas Armstrong, and Rupert Penry-Jones, it follows Jodie, who is convinced that a teenage boy is her missing son.
Sold by All3Media International, other deals include C More (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), Sky Network Television (New Zealand), and Hellenic Telecommunications (Greece).
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