UKTV Picks Up PBS Maigret in 114-Hour Banijay Deal — SkimNews
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- UKTV has acquired both seasons of PBS Masterpiece's Maigret reboot — starring Benjamin Wainwright as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, Stefanie Martini as Madame Louise Maigret, and Blake Harrison as Joseph Torrence — for its U&Drama channel and U streaming platform
- The deal between UKTV and Banijay Rights covers 114 hours of content, including Maigret plus the second season of A Remarkable Place to Die, Agatha & The Midnight Murders, Ambulance (Series 12 and 13), Lost and Found in the Lakes, Saving Lives at Sea (Series 9 and 10), and Tribe with Bruce Parry
- Maigret is a Playground co-production for Masterpiece in association with Banijay Rights, Windhover Films, and Georges Simenon Limited, with Hilary Strong and Patrick Harbinson among the executive producers and David Stern and Colin Callender producing for Playground
- Patrick Harbinson created Maigret for television and wrote the series, directing alongside Faye Gilbert and David Evans, with Tim Whitby producing
- Karin Marelle, Global Head of Acquisitions at UKTV and BBC Studios, called Maigret 'one of the most recognisable detective brands in the world' in announcing the pickup
- The acquisition lands ahead of next week's MIPCOM Cannes market, where Banijay Rights will showcase a new-look catalog incorporating All3Media International's content
Why it matters: UKTV secures a globally recognized detective IP — previously adapted for ITV with Rowan Atkinson in 2016 — for its U&Drama platform, while Banijay Rights lands a high-profile UK sale ahead of MIPCOM Cannes, where it will pitch an expanded catalog now incorporating All3Media International's library.
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