Latest in Acquisitions

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has acquired rights to Hal & Harper, the acclaimed indie TV series from actor-filmmaker Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), for streaming in the U.S. and France, on the heels of its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The eight-episode family drama, co-starring Lili…

EXCLUSIVE: Following its international debut at Series Mania, gritty Belgian drama series Putain has landed homes in Spain and Portugal. Panenka has shopped the show to streamer Filmin in both territories, and is close to several other deals. This comes after Putain launched in…

EXCLUSIVE: Magenta Light Studios has acquired U.S. rights to Maserati: The Brothers, the new film chronicling the rise of Italy’s legendary Maserati family, with Oscar-winning Crash producer Bobby Moresco at the helm. The film enters a second and final phase of production in Rome this month, with a…

Bell Media’s 2025/26 slate will include a comedy series from Elliot Page’s production house, new shows from Tom Green and Jared Keeso and a batch of U.S. acquisitions, as the Canadian broadcaster puts plans in place to supercharge streamer Crave with more network fare. The Toronto-based owner of…

EXCLUSIVE: In a major deal, Concord Originals has acquired RKO, the legendary film studio behind such classic properties as King Kong, Citizen Kane, The Best Years of Our Lives, It’s a Wonderful Life, Suspicion and The Woman in the Window. The purchase gives Concord Originals the derivative…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has preemptively closed a deal to adapt “The Blanks,” the horror-thriller short story by genre maestro Grady Hendrix, for film. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will produce under the company’s longstanding creative partnership with Netflix, alongside Aperture…

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to the crime thriller Just Breathe, starring Kyle Gallner (Strange Darling), from Motion Picture Exchange and Rockwood Champ. The film will be released later this year. Marking the feature debut of writer-director Paul P. Pompa III, J…

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Shari & Lamb Chop, a documentary about children's TV trailblazer Shari Lewis who created a sensation with her cuddly and feisty sock puppet Lamb Chop. Lisa D'Apolito (Love, Gilda) directed the film, which made its world…

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has landed U.S. rights to It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg's portrait of the late musician who developed an adoring fan base before his untimely death at the age of 30. Magnolia plans to release the film theatrically (available in…

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has acquired North American rights to Idiotka, the fashion comedy that premiered at this year's SXSW and stars Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Gabbriette and Saweetie. Nastasya Popov directed the pic and penned the script. "I've long…

EXCLUSIVE: New North American distributor 1-2 Special has acquired acquired all U.S. rights to Christian Petzold’s gothic fairytale Miroirs No. 3, following its premiere in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, where the filmmaker this year commemorated his first showing. The film will get a theatrical…

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has acquired North American rights to Mermaid, a comedic thriller starring actor and comedian Johnny Pemberton (of Fallout fame), which premiered to critical acclaim at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. Pic is slated for release in theaters in early 2026. Currently sitting at…