Endemol Shine scores series of scripted commissions deals in Italy
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 04 July 2017

Global content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group has unveiled a raft of multiple scripted commissions from its Italian subsidiary.

Leading the charge is Missing, a new crime drama where two teenage girls mysteriously disappear from a small and apparently idyllic seaside town. Rai1, the flagship network of Italian public broadcaster, has ordered a first series made of 12 prime time episodes which will air later this year.

The Italian public broadcaster has also commissioned a seventh season of crime comedy The Teacher, where the eponymous lead finds herself accidentally involved in complicated murder cases that she solves while shuttling between school and family. Based on Margherita Oggero’s best-selling novels, eight episodes are currently in production.

In addition, it has also ordered 12 episodes of the second season of The Good Apprentice, a successful prime time crime comedy where a young and smart forensic science intern gets involved in the resolution of crime cases far beyond her forensic duties. The series is based on the best-selling novels by Alessia Gazzola, one of Italy’s youngest and most promising writers.

“Scripted programming plays a significant role in our business and we are thrilled to announce our latest new dramas for Rai1 and Canale 5. We already have proven success in this genre,” commented Endemol Shine Italy* CEO Paolo Bassetti.