Netflix to bow 'Borgia'

BERLIN -- Netflix has acquired rights for your U . s . States premiere of Tom Fontana's 12-part TV series "Borgia." The $Thirty Dollars million historic small, which stars John Doman ("The Wire") as Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander Mire, will bow inside the U.S. round the VOD provider, that includes a lot a lot more than 25 million clients inside the U.S., Canada and Latin America. "Video if needed now plays a substantial role within the value chain of premium content," mentioned Eric Welbers of Munich-based Beta Film, that's disseminating the series. "Inside the U.S., VOD platforms for instance Netflix are becoming market players on componen while using majors and, for people, an ideal partner for your first airing." Elizabeth Bradley, Netflix's director of content acquisition, added, "Netflix is thrilled to produce this compelling tale of family, energy and intrigue towards the U.S. clients. Our everyone loves scrumptious historic dramas and 'Borgia' is a good one." "Borgia" has offered in nearly 40 nations so far, including Italia, The nation, Japan, Russia and Latin America. In Italia, the series has shown a sizable hit for Sky Italia. Furthermore, it premieres the next month in France (Canal Plus), Germany (ZDF) and Austria (ORF). "Borgia" is produced by Lagardere Entertainment's Atlantique Prods. in France, and co-produced by Jan Mojto's Eos 550d 550d Entertainment, which has Beta, additionally to Prague's Etic. An foe production, Neil Jordan's Jeremy Irons starrer "The Borgias," bowed on Showtime in April. Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com