Disney’s ABC Renews Entire Slate; YouTube Crowned #1 TV Streamer; HBO Max Lands Carrie-Anne Moss Thriller; Studiocanal Bags McFadden’s ‘Divorce’ & More!

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has commissioned Warner Bros. ITVP Spain to produce a local adaptation of Talpa Studios’ gameshow format ‘The House of Hide & Seek’, locally titled ‘El Escondite’. Created by Talpa Studios, David Grifhorst, and FOX Entertainment Studios, this marks the format’s first international deal. The Spanish version will be filmed at Talpa Studios’ hub in the Netherlands. (🇳🇱 🇪🇸)

→ What other game show formats has Talpa Studios successfully licensed internationally?

Studiocanal has won a competitive bid to acquire film rights to Freida McFadden’s upcoming thriller novel ‘The Divorce’, to be co-produced with Working Title, with Studiocanal fully financing. The deal was spearheaded by Studiocanal Stories, its literary adaptation label. Rights were negotiated by Angela Cheng Caplan. The project reunites McFadden with Studiocanal, following ‘The Housemaid’ which grossed over $400 million worldwide. (🇫🇷)

→ Share Working Title Films’ recent co-production slate.

Disney’s ABC has renewed its entire scripted slate for 2026/27 — a first in the network’s history — including ‘Abbott Elementary’ (S6), ‘9-1-1’ (S10), ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (S2), ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (S23) and others. New spin-off ‘The Rookie: North’, starring Jay Ellis, produced by Lionsgate Television and 20th Television, debuts in 2027. All episodes stream next day on Hulu. (🇺🇸)

→ Share the full cast details of The Rookie: North.

Production has commenced on Season 14 of ARD crime series ‘Morden im Norden’ (‘Murder in the North’), with 12 new episodes filming in Lübeck and Hamburg. The season marks the show’s 200th case milestone. Produced by ndF Berlin for ARD, the cast includes Sven Martinek, Ingo Naujoks, Jonas Minthe, and Christoph Tomanek, with Tabita Johannes joining as new chief detective. (🇩🇪)

→ What are some notable German crime drama series filmed on location in northern Germany?

Cineverse has acquired North American rights to comedic thriller ‘Chapter 51’, directed by Tyler Shields and starring Abigail Breslin, Colman Domingo, Emily Alyn Lind, Charlotte Lawrence, and Connor Paolo. The deal was negotiated by XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers. Cineverse will release the film nationwide on VOD on June 23. (🇺🇸)

→ What films has Tyler Shields directed?

Jio Studios has acquired North India theatrical distribution rights for Ram Charan’s sports action drama ‘Peddi’, directed by Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Vriddhi Cinemas and Mythri Movie Makers, Jio Studios will release the film in both Hindi and Telugu across North India. The film, also starring Janhvi Kapoor, Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, and Divyenndu, releases worldwide on June 4, 2026. (🇮🇳)

→ What is Jio Studios’ current theatrical distribution portfolio?

Shudder has acquired Canadian supernatural horror film ‘The Voices of Our Mother’, written and directed by Mark O’Brien (‘Ready or Not’, ‘Arrival’), who also stars alongside Sheila McCarthy, Georgina Reilly, Carolina Bartczak, and Shawn Doyle. The film follows four estranged siblings who reunite to care for their mother, only to confront a supernatural evil awakening inside her. It streams on Shudder from June 19, 2026. (🇨🇦)

HBO Max (Europe), Foxtel Group (Australia) and Sky (New Zealand) have acquired Canadian supernatural mystery thriller series ‘Yaga’ from distributor Sphere Abacus. Produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures for Bell Media’s Crave, the series stars Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo, and Hudson Williams. The deals follow earlier acquisitions by AMC+ (USA) and Sky (UK & Ireland). (🇨🇦)

→ What is Blink49 Studios’ current slate of productions?

Hollywood Ventures Group (HVG) and Thirteenth Studios have formed an exclusive partnership to develop and expand Platinum Studios’ ‘Platinum Universe’ — one of the largest independent comic book IP libraries, featuring over 1,300 characters across sci-fi, action, fantasy, and horror. The deal, announced at Cannes, covers film, TV, animation, gaming, and emerging media. Moving Pictures Media Group represents Platinum Universe. (🇺🇸)

→ Which independent comic book publishers have struck major film/TV adaptation deals?

Paris-based Entourage Ventures has entered a strategic investment agreement with Mediawan-owned Our Films (Italy) to co-invest in European films produced under Our Films’ existing three-year partnership with MUBI, where MUBI distributes co-produced titles and The Match Factory handles world sales. Current projects under the Our Films-MUBI collaboration include Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cannes Competition title ‘Fatherland’, starring Sandra Hüller, and Felix von Groeningen’s ‘Let Love In’. (🇫🇷)

→ Which other directors has MUBI co-produced films with globally?

US Hispanic-focused media company Canela Media has announced the launch of Zully, an AI-powered free, ad-supported microdrama platform targeting bilingual audiences. Unveiled at its 2026 Upfront, Zully will debut in Fall 2026, blending AI-generated and live-action scripted vertical series in English and Spanish, targeting up to 30 original series per month. (🇺🇸)

→ Who are the major players in the FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) space targeting multicultural audiences in the US?

YouTube’s 2026 Brandcast Upfront positioned the platform as a direct rival to traditional TV, highlighting that YouTube is now the No.1 streaming service on TV screens in the USA for two consecutive years. The platform announced expanded creator-led original programming and emphasized its dominance in both connected TV and mobile viewing, pitching advertisers on its cross-platform reach over conventional broadcast and cable networks. (🇺🇸)

→ What is the history of YouTube’s Brandcast?