SkyShowtime Sets Slate Of European Originals During Cannes Showcase
21.05.2023 - 13:35
/ deadline.com
SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan led a market keynote at Cannes this afternoon, during which he shared the streamer’s forthcoming slate, including a series of original European-produced shows set to hit the streamer this year and into 2024.
The announced productions span Europe. In the Nordics, the streamer will debut Codename: Annika, its first original in the region. The Finnish-Swedish production, previously titled ID, is a crime-drama series that revolves around Finnish art-fraud investigator Emma, who goes undercover to infiltrate an auction house in Stockholm in order to investigate the firm’s connection to a notorious money launderer known as Blanko. The series will be available to stream later this year.
The Spanish SkyShowtime series Las Invisibles (The Invisible Ladies) will premiere in Spain on 5 June. Starring Lolita Flores, Maria Pujalte, Yoshira Escárrega, Paula del Río, Paula Mirá, Yaël Belicha, and Elena Irureta, the series follows what is billed as a “group of strong female characters” who, as maids working at a luxury hotel in the Mediterranean, work to restructure their own lives that are juxtaposed against those of the wealthy visitors at the resort.
Alongside original European projects, SkyShowtime will also debut US shows such as Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face and Benny Safdie’s comedy series The Curse, starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder alongside contemporary films such as Damien Chazelle’s Babylon. Previously announced projects set for the streamer include the Polish drama Warszawianka, which will be available on 19 June, as well as Czech and Slovakian comedy The Winner and Spanish original Mentiras Pasajeras (Fleeting Lies).
“SkyShowtime is dedicated to Europe and we are proud to be launching