Jamie Dornan’s Australian Thriller Series ‘The Tourist’ Sells Widely
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia-set, Jamie Dornan-starring thriller series “The Tourist” has been widely licensed for broadcast in Europe and Asia.
Dornan stars as a man who, after an epic car chase in the outback, wakes in hospital with no idea of who he is. He is forced on a brutal, and often funny journey of self-discovery, while trying to stay one step ahead of the people trying to kill him.With All3Media International handling rights sales, the show has been licensed to NPO for The Netherlands, VRT for Belgium, RTE for Ireland, Cosmote for Greece, and France Télévisions (for its France 3 channel).
France Télévisions Outre Mer -1ere also acquired the rights in a multi territory deal covering French-speaking countries, while HBO Max acquired rights covering the Nordics, CEE, Iberia.
Middle Eastern multinational DBS provider OSN also acquired the rights. TVNZ acquired the series for New Zealand. BBC Studios signed a multi-territory deal covering Asia for BBC First, the corporation’s premium SVOD service.
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