4 Chinese language streamers have acquired the ultimate season of Italian-language drama sequence My Good Buddy from Fremantle.
iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku and Bilibili have all acquired My Good Buddy: The Story of the Misplaced Baby, which stars Alba Rochwacher and Irene Maiorino and is predicated on the ultimate a part of Elena Ferrante’s bestselling quadriology. Earlier seasons have additionally offered to a number of Chinese language streaming providers.
The sequence delves into the grownup lives of Elena (Rochwacher) and Lila (Maiorino) in opposition to the backdrop of political and social turmoil in late Seventies Italy. The HBO and RAI sequence, from Saverio Costanzo, is produced by Fremantle Italy and its subsidiaries The Residence, Wildside and Fandango
The Chinese language streamers struck their offers with Fremantle’s Asia workplace in Singapore, with Fremantle dealing with gross sales on the present in affiliation with RAI Com.
“After the resounding success of the primary three sequence in China, we’re immensely proud to be bringing the difference of the ultimate chapter of Ferrante’s work to its largest viewers ever,” mentioned Haryaty Rahman, EVP Distribution Asia, Worldwide, Fremantle.
“My Good Buddy’s gripping storytelling and complicated characters have taken viewers on an epic journey of friendship for years, each by the bestselling books and acclaimed on-screen variations. The unprecedented attain of this deal speaks to the power of our partnerships throughout China and is a testomony to the power of the IP globally.”
