Jamie Stalcup

3 days ago | worldscreen.com | Jamie Stalcup

Nicole Clemens, former president of the now-defunct Paramount Television Studios and president of original scripted series for Paramount+, has been tapped as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, effective July 7. Clemens will oversee the development and production of original movies and series across more than 20 territories and manage teams across Europe, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, North Africa, Canada and Australia.

3 days ago | worldscreen.com | Jamie Stalcup

The Monte-Carlo Television Festival's Business Content segment, running from June 14 to 16, will be headlined by Rola Bauer, Robin Wright, David W. Zucker, Judith Light, Tom Jennings and Brendan Foley. "We're extremely pleased to offer an expanded Business Content strand this year," said Cécile Menoni, executive director of the festival.

3 days ago | worldscreen.com | Jamie Stalcup

Channel 4 has made a lot of noise in the U.K. over the last few weeks with its edgy new format Virgin Island, which, as its name indicates, takes a group of adult virgins to a luxurious island. There's a lot more to the concept than what's on the tin, according to Nick Tanner, the director of sales and co-productions at Passion Distribution, which represents the series globally.

3 days ago | worldscreen.com | Jamie Stalcup

DCD Rights has secured sales for more than 100 hours of drama programming in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Latvia. Profour picked up season five of My Life is Murder for Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, while BBC Studios and TV3 Group licensed seasons one through four for Poland and Latvia, respectively.

3 days ago | worldscreen.com | Jamie Stalcup

Netflix has begun production on My Sad Dead ( Mis muertos tristes), a new miniseries directed by Pablo Larraín ( Jackie, Spencer, Maria). The series will feature four horror episodes based on My Sad Dead from Argentinean author Mariana Enríquez, borrowing from passages and characters from her other works Julie, A Sunny Place for Shady People and Back When We Talked to the Dead as well. The series will center on Ema, a 60-year-old doctor who can see and hear the dead.