‘La Storia,’ ‘Operation Sabre,’ ’30 Days of Lust’ Sold by Beta Film to SBS Australia (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent TV powerhouse Beta Film has closed a weighty deal with Australian public broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service. (SBS) Totalling nearly 200 hours of entertainment, the deal is led by RAI 2023 event series “Elsa Morante’s La Storia,” recently sold to the U.S.
and Canada (MHz Choice), Canneswinner “Operation Sabre,” made for Radio Television of Serbia, Seriencamp Audience Choice Award laureate “30 Days of Lust,” from German regional state TV SWR, and a second RAI title, “Cold Summer.” Set to air in 2025 on SBS Australia’s leading streaming platform SBS on Demand, the major deal underscores SBS’ status as one of the most avid buyers of upscale European scripted series sold on the open market.
It also suggests that very often than not these days the TV players backing these series are Europe’s public broadcasters. Directed by Francesca Archibugi (“Like Crazy”) and inspired by Elsa Morante’s epochal 750-plus page bestselling novel, “La Storia” bowed on RAI 1 to a record-breaking 24% share.
Boasting big period production values, “La Storia” stars Italian A-Lister Jasmine Trinca (“The Gunman”) as Ida, a half-Jewish single mother of two sons in an immersive tale of maternity, survival, persecution and poverty in WWII and post-war Rome which offers a female take on fascism.
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