BBC, Stan Acquire Three-Part Belfort Documentary — SkimNews
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- BBC and Stan acquired the three-part Paramount+ documentary The Real Wolf of Wall Street from Hat Trick International for the UK and Australia.
- Hat Trick International launched the program at MIPCOM Cannes earlier this month.
- The Real Wolf of Wall Street combines unreleased footage, thousands of internal FBI documents and archival interviews that include former wife Nadine and former employee Donna Schlessinger.
- Jordan Belfort led a team of brokers at Stratton Oakmont in the 1990s, pleaded guilty to fraud and stock market manipulation, served 22 months in jail, then became an FBI informant and gave evidence against others involved in his scheme.
- Maxine Productions, part of Sony Pictures Television, co-produced the series with Bloomberg and See It Now Studios for Paramount+.
- Sarah Tong, HTI's Director of Sales, said the series features real participants telling what happened for the first time, and cited strong buyer interest in its material beyond the feature film.
Why it matters: For BBC and Stan, the three-part acquisition adds a document-heavy, first-hand account of Jordan Belfort rather than another recap of the feature film. Its clearest differentiator is access to thousands of internal FBI documents and interviews with Nadine and Donna Schlessinger; Hat Trick International reports strong buyer interest.
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