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Dear friend, 

During MIPCOM, Eccho Rights and Sony Pictures Television announced a partnership that sees 15 of SPT’s international drama titles join our catalogue. We are really excited by this collaboration with one of the world’s biggest entertainment brands, and the chance to represent an even bigger line up of wonderful series from all around the world.

Read on to learn more about these exciting series, and then let’s catch up soon!

 
 
 
 
 
Crane in the Sky
 
 
 
 

Crane in the Sky

Drama series: 12 x 45 min

Russia

Crane in the Sky is a drama of love and adventure set to the back drop of the fierce race between the Soviet and the West in launching the first hyper sonic passenger airplane in the 1960's. The series follows the life of Asya Solntseva, a teenage girl from a small town called Aviagrad, who falls in love with a handsome pilot Yury, but is subsequently blighted by tragedy as the men in her life flirt with danger in the pursuit of aeronautical supremacy during the space race and Cold War years.

 
 
 
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Rosario Tijeras
 
 
 
 

Rosario Tijeras

Drama series: 137 x 60 min

Mexico

Rosario is a young student who has been forced by fate to become a hitwoman. It all started after she was raped, and her best friend murdered. In her first taste of revenge, Rosario tricks Cacho, one of her rapists, to meet at her house, and after seducing him, she stabs him in the genitals, thus earning her the nickname Rosario Tijeras (Scissors). For Rosario, "Loving is more difficult than killing," caught in a love triangle with Emilio and Antonio, two friends whose desire for Rosario comes between them.

 
 
 
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Love Child
 
 
 
 

Love Child

Drama series: 36 x 45 min

Australia

1969, Sydney: a boarding house where unmarried, underage women live and work during their pregnancy, before being separated from their newborns. Insensitive male doctors, a stiff matron, a rebellious newcomer, a female doctor with a secret past, and an ensemble of female characters who are diverse in looks, life experience and attitudes populate this heartbreaking and relatable drama. Inspired by true stories of young women and men fighting an unjust system that are as relevant today as they were in the colourful  world of Kings Cross in 1969.

 
 
 
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Leverage
 
 
 
 

Leverage

Drama series: 16 x 60 min

South Korea

Tae-joon is an insurance fraud investigator  who con artists fear. But one day, he quits his job for the sake of his son who only has three months left to live. A doctor tells Tae-joon about a new drug that may save his son but as it isn’t available yet, he forms a team of thieves and grifters he once captured in order to retrieve the drug. But his planned heist fails and it turns out he was set up. Tae-joon is cornered and doesn’t make it in time to save his son. After his world is turned upside down, Tae-joon decides to fight injustice and swindle money from the corrupt and wealthy, while avenging his son’s death.

 
 
 
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El Comandante
 
 
 
 

El Comandante

Drama series: 63 x 44 min

Colombia

El Comandante is a fascinating tale inspired by the life of Hugo Chávez, a man of humble origin who, against all the odds, became the most powerful and controversial Latin American leader of his time. During his rule he controlled the largest oil reserves on the planet in Venezuela and challenged the First World while sparking controversy across the whole continent. This production, creates a powerful fictional story around this polarising figure. It stars Colombian actor Andrés Parra, who has previously played another infamous Latin American legend, Pablo Escobar.

 
 
 
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Friday On My Mind
 
 
 
 

Friday On My Mind

Drama series: 2 x 90 min

Australia

In 1964 when five young European immigrants met in a Sydney hostel and formed a garage band, little did they know that they would take Australian rock’n’roll to the world. The Easybeats were the first rock'n'roll act from Australia to score an international pop hit with the 1966 single "Friday on My Mind”. An incredible true story with powerful contemporary relevance, interwoven with a killer soundtrack, the series touches on themes of celebrity, damnation and redemption. Friday On My Mind is a captivating biopic that plays like a concert you don't want to end.

 
 
 
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Alejandra Guzman
 
 
 
 

Alejandra Guzman

Drama series: 59 x 45 min

Mexico

The series is inspired by the life of the iconic Mexican superstar Alejandra Guzmán, one of the most famous artists in all of Latin America. She has sold over 30 million albums throughout her career and is be considered the Latin “Queen of Rock'n'Roll”. 

Her journey to the top is marked by love and loss, adrenaline and addiction and a lot of rebellion - against the system, against prejudices and sadly also against her own family. Majida Issa stars as the incomparable singer in the performance of a lifetime.

 
 
 
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Stupid Love
 
 
 
 

Stupid Love

Drama series: 62 x 60 min

Colombia

Stupid Love follows the life of Cristina, a young, attractive, intelligent designer and entrepreneur who is supposed to have it all: a career, good friends and the perfect fiancé. However, her world comes crashing down when she walks in on her future husband with her best friend on the eve of their wedding. Questioning her own life and choices, she wonders if women can allow themselves to be authentic or if men truly prefer simple-minded women. The search for the answer leads her to meet Alejandro, a writer who is going through an identity crisis himself. And together they might just find the answers they are looking for.

 
 
 
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Metastasis
 
 
 
 

Metastasis

Drama series: 62 x 45 min

Colombia

Walter Blanco, is a chemistry teacher at a high school, who after receiving an untreatable cancer diagnosis, turns to desperate measures to secure his family's financial future. Following an encounter with his brother in law - a narcotics officer with the local police - he realises the potential in cooking crystal meth, a drug that is becoming increasingly popular. Metastasis is the Colombian remake of Breaking Bad, one of the most successful and critically acclaimed television series of all time. With local touches that add new elements to the legendary story, Metastasis ran for five hit seasons, just as the original.

 
 
 
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