The six-part The Forsytes, commissioned by Masterpiece on PBS and currently airing on 5 in the U.K., has been acquired from ITV Studios by a raft of broadcasters and platforms worldwide.
Mammoth Screen’s new take on The Forsyte Saga has been acquired by ABC for Australia, TVNZ for New Zealand, Virgin Media Ireland for the Republic of Ireland, Movistar Plus+ for Spain and Andorra, SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, Tet for Latvia, HRT for Croatia, and HOT and YesTV for Israel. A pan-regional deal brings the show to Viasat World’s Epic Drama channel across 22 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Baltics. Virgin Atlantic boarded for the inflight entertainment premiere of the series. Season two was commissioned as season one was still in production.
Tom Clark, EVP of global sales and commercial strategy, global partnerships, at ITV Studios said, “We are thrilled to bring this bold, new reimagining of the celebrated Forsyte Saga novels to international audiences. From the brilliant creative team behind Poldark, The Forsytes is already generating significant buzz with U.K. audiences, and is proving to be another global hit.”
