BAFTA-winning filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and his Revolution Films production company have signed an exclusive first-look deal with TV giant Fremantle.
The deal — done in collaboration with Richard Brown and his Passenger banner —will see Winterbottom, best known for film and series such as Welcome to Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People, The Trip and recent satire Greed and his regular collaborations with Steve Coogan, develop and produce scripted series and films with Fremantle co-producing and distributing the projects worldwide.
First out of the partnership's blocks is a U.K. political drama about Prime Minister Boris Johnson set against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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