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12.10.2020 / 16:45
With ‘The Stand’ and ‘Walker,’ ViacomCBS is Bringing Beloved IP to Mipcom
Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSometimes IP is a bonus when selling a show, and sometimes it’s more crucial.Two key properties coming to Mipcom from ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group this year are new iterations of beloved stories: Josh Boone and Benjamin Cavell’s nine-part adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 post-apocalyptic tome “The Stand,” and Anna Fricke’s “reimagining” of the 1990s modern-classic law-enforcement drama “Walker, Texas Ranger,” now simply titled “Walker.” While