Hit Italian Prison Drama ‘The Sea Beyond’ Finds North American Home After Breaking Local Ratings Record (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent “The Sea Beyond,” the Naples-set prison drama that has become a pop culture phenomenon in Italy, has been bought by U.S.
streamer MHz Choice for North America. Represented in international markets by Beta Film, all four seasons of the drama will premiere exclusively on MHz Choice, with the first season premiering this fall in the U.S.
and Canada. “The Sea Beyond,” which airs on public broadcaster RAI’s RAI Play streaming platform, follows Filippo (Nicolas Maupas) and Carmine (Massimiliano Caiazzo) as their resilience and loyalties are tested while serving time in a juvenile detention center on the Gulf of Naples.
As Variety reported earlier this year, the third season of the show scored record-breaking ratings just as previous installments played in more than 20 international territories.
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