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Trending content deals in Film and Television – April 2023
Top In Demand Film and Television Shows – April 2023
Quick Answer
In-demand film and television content is determined by viewership data, critic response, social media conversation, and platform performance metrics. Key drivers of content demand include genre trends, talent attachments, cultural moment alignment, and platform investment strategies. Understanding what content is in demand guides acquisition decisions, co-production commissioning, and content library development strategies.
Vitrina’s global entertainment supply chain platform tracks global film and TV content that’s in demand. This intel is near real-time. Acquisition and distribution companies use this information to stay on top of trending content to procure licensing rights to the best shows around the globe. At the same time, content service providers within the entertainment industry rely on the intel to generate actionable business leads
For April, take a look at some of the in demand film and television Shows. These are just a few of the hundreds of deals tracked by Vitrina for April 2023.
Top In Demand film and television shows
Dogman 🇫🇷
English, Drama – Post Production
A boy, bruised by life finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
Land of Bad 🇦🇺 🇺🇸
English, Action · Thriller – Post Production
When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.
10 Lives 🇬🇧
English, Animation – In Production
Beckett is a pampered and selfish cat who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt. All that is about to change, however, when he carelessly loses his ninth life.
Joika 🇳🇿
English, Biopic – In Production
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow’s infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.
Latest Projects in Development
Fast & Furious 11 🇺🇸
English, Action, Crime – Planned
The eleventh and final instalment in The Fast Saga.
El Cuco de Cristal (W/T) 🇪🇸
Spanish, Mystery, Thriller – Book Adaptation (Development)
Cora Merlo, a first-year medical resident, suffers a sudden heart attack that forces her to have a heart transplant. Still recovering, she is visited by a strange woman with an enigmatic offer: to spend a few days in Steelville, a small inland town, to learn about the life of her son Charles, the donor of her heart. Cora thus delves into a home full of secrets, into a mystery that spans twenty years and into a hermetic town where, just on the day of her arrival, a baby disappears in a public park.
Latest Avails
Pure Unkown 🇮🇹 🇸🇪 🇨🇭
Italian Documentary – Released
Also known as:Sconosciuti puri
The act of burial is a primal human ritual that delimits life from death. But what happens to the corpses of migrant persons drowned at sea, those “pure unknown” who have been denied the possibility of a better life? No one now seems to care about their right to a dignified death. No one except Dr. Cristina Cattaneo, who is bravely and determinedly fighting for their cause.
Inland 🇬🇧
English, Drama – Released
A young man, of Romani descent, returns to his hometown of Gloucester. He is met by local garage mechanic, Dunleavy. They embrace, smiling. But what past does the young man carry with him? What awaits him back amongst people he doesn’t really understand and who don’t understand him? And what lurks in the forest, watching, silent, old as the trees?
Latest Season Renewals
The Good Doctor 🇺🇸
English, Drama – Returning Series (Season 7)
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital’s surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy 🇬🇧
English, Documentary – Returning Series (Season 2)
Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing destinations.
Formats travelling abroad
Undercover Boss (Indian Version) 🇮🇳
English, Reality – Returning Series
Country of origin: 🇬🇧
Undercover Boss is a British reality television series. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first series, consisting of two episodes was aired in 2009 followed by a second series consisting of six episodes one year later. This original series sparked the Undercover Boss franchise.
Localised versions of the show format are currently being produced in the United States, Australia, Germany and Canada and soon to be in Denmark, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands and Israel.
Lego Masters (Japanese Version) 🇯🇵
English Reality · Family – Returning Series
Country of origin: 🇬🇧
British version of the reality contest where some of the most skilled brick fanatics do battle to be crowned LEGO Master.
Latest Licensing Deals
Neck 🇯🇵
Japanese – Planned
Also known as:首
Based on the real-life Honno-ji Incident, in which famed warlord Oda Nobunaga was assassinated at a temple in Kyoto in 1582.
Anselm - Das Rauschen der zeit 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹
Recent Acquisitions
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse 🇰🇷
Korean, Drama · Comedy – Returning Series
The series is about an incident that takes place when the owners of the boarding house called ‘Guest Summer Palace’, which breaks stereotypes, and boarders with secrets gather to find Lee Seol who disappeared 13 years ago.
Great Expectations 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
English, Drama – Returning Series
The coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, until a twist of fate and the evil machinations of the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham shows him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the true cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.
Trending Korean Content
Taxi Driver 🇰🇷 (Season Renewal)
Korean, Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama – Returning Series (Season 2)
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
Vigilante 🇰🇷 (Season 1, In Production)
Korean, Crime · Action & Adventure – In Production
The drama tells the story of a Metropolitan Investigation Team Unit tracking an organization called Vigilante, which judges the wicked people who escaped the law which has become a social phenomenon.
Trending Animation Content
Ada Twist, Scientist 🇺🇸
English, Kids · Animation · Comedy – Returning Series (Season 4)
Pint-sized scientist Ada Twist and her two best friends are asking big questions — and working together to discover the truth about everything!
Transformers: EarthSpark 🇺🇸
English, Animation · Kids · Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Returning Series (Season 2)
The Malto Family’s world turns upside down when the Terrans, the first Earthborn Transformers robots, spark to life. The Terrans will forge an alliance between the human Malto family and the legendary Autobots, uniting them in a shared mission.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do platforms determine which content is in demand?
Streaming platforms measure content demand using total hours watched, completion rates, search volume, subscriber acquisition attribution, and social media engagement. These metrics inform renewal decisions, content acquisition priorities, and production commissioning pipelines. Intelligence platforms like Vitrina track 159,223 M&E companies to map content demand across territories and genres.
What genres drive the most demand in global television?
In global television markets, prestige drama, reality competition formats, animated series, crime procedurals, and international content consistently drive the strongest demand. Korean drama, Turkish series, and Indian content have seen significant growth in international acquisition interest driven by streaming platform investment in local-language originals with global crossover potential.
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