‘Whitstable Pearl’ Series With ‘After Life’ Star Kerry Godliman Expands Global Reach: “Buyers Can’t Get Enough Of Cozy Crime” — MIPCOM
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Cozy crime is hot and viewers in Canada, Scandinavia and Japan can get a fresh hit after Cineflix scored new international deals for Whitstable Pearl.
Based on the popular Julie Wassmer novels, the series stars Kerry Godliman (After Life) as Pearl Nolan. She divides her time between serving up seafood in her restaurant in the English seaside town of the title, and solving the crimes and murder brought in by the tide.
Howard Charles (The Musketeers) is a cop, Mike McGuire, and her on-off rival and love interest. The series is from Marcella producer Buccaneer and for AMC Networks’ Acorn TV, which has greenlit three seasons thus far.
Cineflix Rights handles sales. Corus in Canada has now bought all three seasons, Warner Bros. Discovery has season 1. NHK in Japan has snagged season 2.
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