‘The Conners’: Lionsgate & Debmar-Mercury To Distribute ABC Sitcom In Deal With Werner Entertainment

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Tom Werner’s Werner Entertainment, the production company behind ABC’s popular comedy series The Conners, has signed a global licensing deal with Lionsgate’s Worldwide Television Distribution Group and Debmar-Mercury.

Under the agreement, Lionsgate’s Worldwide Television Distribution Group will handle global distribution, including SVOD, AVOD, basic cable and FAST rights, while Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury will shepherd domestic syndication for the Roseanne spinoff.

The deal covers all five seasons of the series as well as rights to future seasons following ABC’s first window. Roseanne, as well as the rest of the Carsey-Werner library, is being distributed by Carsey-Werner TV Distribution, which originally was set to also handle The Conners.

Looking for a global footprint, Werner opted to partner with Lionsgate before the show had been taken out. “Lionsgate’s global reach and success across all platforms makes us extremely confident they will successfully bring The Conners to audiences worldwide,” Werner said.