Peter Chernin’s North Road Backs “The Next ‘Euphoria'” In Debut International Co-Pro Deal

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Peter Chenin’s North Road Company has struck its first international co-production deal – backing Euphoria creator Ron Leshem’s latest drama Bad Boy, which Leshem described as “the next Euphoria.” North Road will join with Israeli producer Sipur to co-finance the crime drama alongside original Euphoria backers Hot and Tedy Productions.

Leshem is creating with Bosch director Hagar Ben-Asher. Bad Boy tells the story of Dean, who is imprisoned in a cruel juvenile detention facility.

While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder. He also learns to harness his unique intelligence and creativity and, 20 years later, these traits define Dean as a star comedian, while his time in jail is a secret threatening to resurface and tear his life apart.

Leshem, whose Red Skies drama is in competition at this week’s Series Mania, is co-creating with Ben-Asher alongside Israeli comedian Daniel Chen, writers Moshe Malka and Roee Florentin, and Leshem’s longtime partners Amit Cohen (No Man’s Land) and Daniel Amsel (Euphoria).