French Crime Series ‘Bright Minds’ Hot Seller for France TV Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavar France TV Distribution is ratcheting up global sales for the hit Gallic crime series “Bright Minds,” with deals ranging from Japan to the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
In its third season, the show, which airs on France 2, follows a police detective who finds a brilliant partner in a young autistic woman with encyclopedic knowledge of criminal investigations who works in the police records bureau.
Together, they realize their complementary skills are the key to solving cases. France TV Distribution, which is presenting its current lineup this week at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous market in Biarritz, sold the show to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which has been airing it since July.
In North America, Walter Presents picked up U.S. rights; AMI-télé took Canada and AXN Channel acquired it for Latin America. “Bright Minds” has also sold across Europe, including to Cosmo TV and Atresmedia in Spain; Discovery Italy; RSI for Italian-speaking Switzerland; and VRT for Belgium’s Flemish-speaking region of Flanders.
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