Manori Ravindran International EditorHBO Max has picked up streaming rights in the U.S. to BBC One drama “The Trial of Christine Keeler.”The deal marks the latest sale of the six-part drama for Keshet International, which helped to finance the series with its KI Content Fund and distributed globally.
Endeavor Content handled the show in the U.S.Produced by Ecosse Films and Great Meadow Productions, the drama brings to life one of the most controversial political sex scandals in the U.K.
Known as the “Profumo Affair” of the 1960s, it saw the attempted cover-up of an affair between a British minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) that threatened to destroy the government.The show — which premieres on HBO Max on Dec..
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