Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content Boards SkyNZ Murder Mystery ‘Good Bones,’ From Luminous Beast, Behind Intl. Emmy Winner ‘Inside’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Galvanized by pre-sales to France, Germany and Spain on awaited Icelandic crime series “Reykjavik Fusion,” Erik Barmack’s ahead of the game L.A-based Wild Sheep Content has boarded “Good Bones,” a New Zealand murder mystery series.
Wild Sheep by Barmack, a former Netflix head of international originals with oversight over “The Witcher,” “Casa de Papel,” “Kingdom” and “Sacred Games,” will co-produce “Good Bones,” with Luminous Beast.
One of New Zealand most in-demand new production companies Luminous Beast burst on the scene with Sky Originals series “INSiDE,” a 2021 International Emmy winner, and then “After the Party,” picked up by the U.K.’s Channel 4, and whose lead performance by Robyn Malcom was hailed by The Guardian as “among the best television portrayals in years, from anywhere in the world.” Backed by The Mediapro Studio, Wild Sheep will also handle international distribution. “Good Bones” is now funded by Sky New Zealand and Wild Sheep Content.
Set up in 2019, Wild Sheep quickly drew heat for its ability to place projects with global streamers, selling over 25 projects to twelve global partners over its four years of operation, playing off important IP, such as 2024’s SEGA vid game crime action drama “Like a Dragon, Yakuza,” produced with Amazon MGM Studios.
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