Ovation TV Boards Viaplay & A+E Networks International Nordic Noir Spy Thriller Series ‘Red Election’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ovation TV has voted in favor of Nordic noir spy thriller series Red Election.The arts network has taken linear U.S.
rights to the ten-part drama after a deal with A+E Networks International, which co-produces the series with streamer Viaplay and Swedish drama producer Mopar Studios.
It will debut the series on August 6 at 7pm ET and run weekly through to October 8.Episodes will also be available on demand and through the Ovation NOW app.
The series — which stars Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Lydia Leonard (Gentleman Jack), and James D’Arcy (Homeland) — is set to the backdrop of simmering international tensions, as a newly elected British Prime Minister announces a referendum to decide the future of Scotland in the UK, as a shady foreign power seeks to influence the election from behind the scenes to unleash agents of chaos and upset the world order.
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