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Latino AVOD phenomenon Vix, which controls the biggest multi-platform Latino digital media audience in the world, is extending its reach as it pushes to underscore its relevance, premiering three Covid-19 confinement-themed series, all produced entirely during Covid-19 lockdown.

Making its world premiere on Vix, “The New Normal” is an eight-part doc-series featuring self-interviews and real-life moments of Brazilians around the world. Locales include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, England, Israel and China. The series is produced by Vix’s in-house creative team led by director of Ott content, Ines Salles.

Created and produced by Maria Albinana and Luke Eve, directed by Eve and inspired by real-life circumstance, 10-part “Cancelled” turns on a man who is forced to cancel his wedding in Spain – and plunge into lockdown with his fiancee and his mother.

Already announced, “La Treintena,” which bowed late last week on Vix, marks Vix’s first series from...

Madrid — Legendary Global, the TV production-financing house launched last December by Chris Albrecht and Anne Thomopoulos, has struck a weighty production alliance with Barcelona’s ESPotlight to develop and produce premium content targeting the global Spanish-speaking market.

Announced Thursday, the deal sees Legendary Global committing to develop and produce with ESPotlight 10-plus productions a year targeting streaming platforms, pay TV and commercial networks.

First up, and currently in production, is “La Treintena,” a feel-good dramedy written and directed by Mireia Noguera and co-written by Marta Vives.

Following the lives of four, late-twenties girlfriends living under Covid confinement in Barcelona, the six-part series stars Mireia Oriol, Paula Malia, Marta Vives and David Solans.

Driving into Spanish-language production, Legendary Global has gone straight to the jugular, striking a production relationship with a budding Spanish producer with established talent relations: Barcelona-based, ESPotlight is the content arm of talent agency Alter Ego Talent House whose clients include Mariano Barroso,...

Legendary Global, former HBO and Starz chief Chris Albrecht’s international TV venture with Legendary, has partnered with Spanish outfit ESPotlight to develop and produce more than 10 premium scripted shows a year.

Their first project together is La Treintena, a six-part comedy-drama about four twentysomething women in Barcelona who are coming to terms with coronavirus confinement. It stars Mireia Oriol, Paula Malia, Marta Vives and David Solans, and is entirely funded by Legendary Global.

Founded by Anxo Rodriguez, ESPotlight is the content arm of agency Alter Ego Talent House, which represents actors, directors and writers in Spain. Its roster includes Alex Rodrigo, a director on Netflix hit Money Heist,...

Spanish based distribution house Filmax International recently released a psychological thriller, titled Son of Cain, this year. Released exclusively in Spain, Son of Cain involves a gifted child with sociopathic tendencies. The film stars José Coronado (El Cuerpo), Julio Manrique (Soldiers of Salamina) and David Solans. Also, this is director Jesús Monllaó first feature and the script was developed from Ignacio García-Valiño's novel, Querido Cain. A trailer for this film has just been released and fans of thrillers can preview this title here. The story deals with a difficult child. Nico (Solans) is confrontational and abusive. He delights in little tortures and in the game of chess. A psychologist is brought in to treat this teenager, but even Julio (Manrique) is outmatched by this intelligent and sadistic young man. Can Nico's burgeoning evil be stopped? Currently, there are no plans to release this title in North America. International film...