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The TIFF Primetime selection of international series brings Zach Baylin and Kate Susman’s crime drama Black Rabbit starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman as brothers, and Wayward, Netflix’s original Canadian thriller about a teen therapeutic facility from Mae Martin and Ryan Scott starring Martin, Sarah Gadon, and Toni Collette.

Six world premieres among a roster of 10 shows includes Pål Jackman and Åse Kathrin Vuolab’s Norwegian class drama A Sámi Wedding, and FX’s The Lowdown from Reservation Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo starring executive producer Ethan Hawke as a citizen journalist.

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Toronto International Film Festival doesn’t only recognize feature films.

On Thursday, TIFF announced the lineup for its television section, the Primetime program, meant to recognize episodic and serialized storytelling. This included 10 different series, six of which will host their world premieres at TIFF. This year’s 50-year celebration of TIFF also marks the 10th anniversary of its Primetime program, which departs from the festival’s film-heavy lineup.

One of the six series to have its world premiere in TIFF Primetime will be “The Lowdown.” The Tulsa-set series for FX stars Ethan Hunt, who also serves as an executive producer. “The Lowdown” was created by Sterlin Harjo (a fellow EP alongside Hawke), who was a co-creator for “Reservation Dogs,” also for FX.

“Black Rabbit,” starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman, will also have its world premiere in TIFF’s Primetime section. The miniseries was created for Netflix by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman,...

The Lowdown, from creator, executive producer, writer and director Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs), will open the Toronto International Film Festival’s Primetime series showcase, the lineup for which was announced Thursday.

The show stars Ethan Hawke, who also executive produces, as a citizen journalist whose pursuit of the truth regularly gets him into trouble. The show launches on FX on September 23.

It is among six shows set to premiere in the sidebar alongside Netflix’s original Canadian series Wayward, created by Mae Martin, who is also co-showrunner with Ryan Scott and co-stars with Sarah Gadon and Toni Collette, as well as Zach Baylin and Kate Susman’s Black Rabbit starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman, who also directs some of the episodes.

There will also be premieres for Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, the only documentary series in the lineup, created by Richard Brown and Tebogo Malope...

Lovers of serialized storytelling, don’t let its name fool you: the Toronto International Film Festival has been celebrating series and the small screen for a decade. As the fest readies for the tenth anniversary of its Primetime program at this year’s event — dedicated to “spotlighting exceptional international series and boundary-pushing episodic storytelling” — TIFF has today announced the 2025 lineup.

This year’s Primetime slate features six world premieres including Sterlin Harjo’s latest, “The Lowdown,” which opens the section and stars Ethan Hawke, plus Netflix’s latest original Canadian series “Wayward”, Zach Baylin and Kate Susman’s “Black Rabbit”, “Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League” (the only documentary series in the lineup), and “The Savage” (created by Houman Seyyedi).

Over the past few weeks, TIFF has announced the majority of its selections, including Colin Hanks’ opening night documentary “John Candy: I Like Me,” plus new films from Steven Soderbergh,...

World premieres of the Jude Law and Jason Bateman-starring limited series Black Rabbit, Sterlin Harjo’s The Lowdown, and Mae Martin and Ryan Scott’s Wayward were unveiled as part of the Toronto Film Festival‘s Primetime program, where the small screen hits the big screen.

The TIFF focus on new TV series has also booked first looks for the doc series Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League from creators Richard Brown and Tebogo Malope, Hansal Mehta’s Gandhi and The Savage, created by Houman Seyyedi.

Netflix’s Black Rabbit from creators and showrunners Zach Baylin and Kate Susman stars Bateman and Law as reunited brothers that centers on New York City’s next hotspot restaurant and lounge. The series will launch Sept. 18 on the streaming giant.

Netflix is also bringing to the Toronto TV showcase the Wayward thriller, which stars comedian Martin, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Gadon...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Primetime programme — and it's doing so in grand style, unveiling a star-packed slate of prestige series from around the world.

This year’s Primetime lineup features six world premieres, headlined by The Lowdown, a new series from Reservation Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo, starring and executive-produced by Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke.

Other world premieres include Wayward, a Netflix Canadian original created by Mae Martin, which they also star in alongside Sarah Gadon and Toni Collette. Also debuting is Black Rabbit, created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, with Oscar nominee Jude Law and Emmy winner Jason Bateman, who also directs select episodes.

Additional buzzy debuts include Gandhi, from acclaimed Indian filmmaker Hansal Mehta; The Savage, helmed by Iranian auteur Houman Seyyedi; and Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, a documentary series created by Richard Brown and...

Norwegian drama from Maipo Film for Nrk returns for second season set from 1977-1980.

Dr Sales has closed the first deals for the second season of State Of Happiness, with the BBC for the UK & Ireland; First Look Media’s new streaming service Topic for North America; and Filmin for Spain.

The Maipo Films production is commissioned by Norwegian public broadcaster Nrk.

The first season of the award-winning series looked at how the booming oil industry changed the sleepy Norwegian town of Stavanger in the early 1970s. The second season, over eight episodes, picks up in the years 1977-1980, looking...