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One of many biggest-budget Czech drama collection so far is getting a second run, with the concentrate on one other real-life rescue mission.
follows a Czech crew of brokers who work within the shadows to deliver residence folks being held captive overseas. Season one was impressed by the real-life case of two Czech ladies kidnapped in southwest Pakistan and the efforts to safe their launch.
The six-part collection was an authentic for Voyo, the streaming service that’s a part of the main Czech industrial community TV Nova. Keshet Worldwide swooped for distribution rights and is now taking it to market.
Throughout a session on the spy drama on the NEM Dubrovnik occasion in Croatia, co-creator and Voyo exec Lenka Szántó revealed the streamer is now engaged on a second season of the drama. Early scripts are in, she stated. It is not but clear which real-life incident the season will use for its inspiration, however Szántó advised Deadline it is going to be a case that made the headlines and Season 2 will see the crew of extractors tackle missions in Colombia, Libya, and Lebanon.
Szántó stated Extractors was Voyo’s prime present in 2023 and defined it was primarily based on occasions that had been making Czech newspaper headlines for years. It was shot on residence turf and in Turkey.
“There was an enormous public controversy in Czechia as a result of after they got here again one among them was nonetheless carrying the hijab and among the public was outraged,” Szántó defined. “We stated if we will clarify why that occurred, we now have a narrative.”
Voyo introduced in investigative journalist Jaroslav Kmenta and a real-life spy to behave as a guide and make sure the espionage story intently represented brokers’ work within the area. “We’re not taking part in James Bond or Jason Bourne, our goal was to be genuine,” Szántó stated.
Anke Stoll, SVP, Acquisitions and Coproductions at Keshet Worldwide, picked up the present for worldwide distribution. “I believed it was an amazing thriller and a really delicate portrayal of those two ladies, and you might see the funds and high quality behind it,” she stated within the NEM session, which was moderated by Deadline. “It is a spy thriller however extra about exhibiting what folks undergo and the way they react, so there is a human drama on the coronary heart.”
The present is now on Keshet’s slate. It shared a trailer with patrons on the London Screenings and can proceed the gross sales effort into MIPCOM Cannes and past.
