Variety’s picks of 20+ shows that will whet buyers’ appetites. “The Assassin,” (All3Media Intl.) “Bodyguard” and “The Good Doctor” leads Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore play a hit-woman now out to pasture on an idyllic Greek island reunited with her estranged son seeking answers about his father and mother’s past.
He soon gets some in no uncertain way when her past catches up with her. A series that ticks so many boxes: creators Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing,” “The Tourist”) repute; sun-drenched settings; a female-led action thriller; strong cast; robust anchor play on Prime Video, U.K./Ireland, and co-production bulwarking production values between Two Brothers Pictures with Germany’s ZDF, All3Media Intl.
and Australia’s Stan. “Beyond,” (New Regency) New Regency’s first European series acquisition, partnering with Bravado Equity, produced by CBS Studios, Berlin-based Syrreal Entertainment and ARD Degeto.
One of the standout recent TV hits in Europe, “Beyond” (aka “Oderbruch”) kicks off with the grisly discovery of the bodies and bones of 248 murder victims left in the desolate marshy expanse of Germany’s northern border with Poland.
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