SUPERIGHTS SECURES MULTIPLE DEALS FOR TEEN MUSICAL SERIES HOME SWEET ROME! (13×26’)

International distributor Superights recently signed a raft of deals with key broadcasters around the world for global hit Home Sweet Rome! (13×26’)

Superights has recently announced new broadcasting partners for its coming-of-age live action series Home Sweet Rome! (13×26’). Originally commissioned by Max (USA), Rai (Italy),  Wildbrain (Canada), BBC (UK),  ARD/One Gate Media (Germany) and supported by The Shaw Rocket Fund, the series has recently found new homes throughout the world. In Europe, Superights, distribution entity of Superprod Group, has inked deals with SVT (Sweden), NPO (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), YLE (Finland) and Euskal Telebista (Spain). In Oceania, the series has been picked-up by TVNZ (New Zealand) and ABC (Australia).

Nathalie Pinguet Deputy Managing Director of Superights says: “Home Sweet Rome! is a totally universal programme that perfectly meets the needs of a young teenage audience looking for entertainment, real-life themes and aspirational characters. We’ve already got some fantastic broadcast partners on board, and the conquest is only just beginning”

Produced by Red Monk Studio (Superprod Group) and First Generation Films,  the series follows Lucy’s new life in Rome with her dad and new stepmom Francesca, an Italian popstar. The teenager will learn to adapt, while going through the growing pains of being a 13 year-old girl, with the additional challenge of her best friend, Kyla, being 6000 miles away.

A season 2 is currently in development with more music, more friendship and even more adventures! Leading commissioners already renewed for the new season.

About Superights:

Superights, a division of the SUPERPROD GROUP, is a major international distribution company dedicated to distributing children’s and family content across the globe. From Paris, Milan, New York and Los Angeles, it offers programs from all genres and for all demographics. Awarded Best European Investor/Distributor of the year 2015 and Unifrance’s TV Export Award Nominee in 2022, its portfolio includes all rights, non-linear and linear, from TV to VOD and theatrical.

Superights consistently adds fresh properties to its available content and seeks out new markets for its programming. Recent additions to the Superights catalog include Tara Duncan (52×13’), produced by Princess Sam Pictures, Deep in the Bowl (52×5’), an original creation from Zeilt Productions produced by Tencent Video, Go! Go! Cory Carson (83 episodes) produced by Vtech and Kuku Studio, Anna and Friends (78×7’) produced by SUPERPROD, Digital Graphics and Atmosphere Media for France Télévisions, The Adventures of Little Penguin (52×5’), produced by Tencent Video, Sullivan Sails (26×7’), produced by Ireland’s Distillery Films, I Love this Job (26×7’) produced by Animoon.

About Red Monk Studio:

Production company and creative studio founded in 2017, Red Monk Studio engages in high-quality production of audiovisual content in animation and live action. In the animation sector, the studio offers services of pre-production servicing, production consulting and support in IP development. Red Monk Studio in 2021 became part of the French Superprod Group and today is engaged in the executive production of a number of international 3D animated series, including. “Spirit Rangers season 2,” a Netflix original production, and ” Lego Friends – The Next Chapter”, produced by Passion Pictures Paris, for which Superprod and Red Monk are handling the CG production.

Red Monk just delivered the first season of “Home Sweet Rome!”, a live action series produced for HBO Max, Rai, WildBrain, BBC and ARD, which was in competition at Cartoons on the Bay 2023 in “Best Live Action or Hybrid TV Series” category.

About First Generation Films:

First Generation Films (FGF) is a leading independent production company responsible for award- winning, internationally distributed productions. Recent productions include Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, The Nest directed by Sean Durkin and Alice, Darling directed by Mary Nighy and starring Anna Kendrick. On the television front, FGF worked with best-selling author Kate Beaton to adapt her book to series called Pinecone & Pony for DreamWorks Animation and Apple TV+. Other productions include Home Sweet Rome! for HBO Max and WildBrain and an adaptation of Scaachi Koul’s debut novel One Day We’ll All Be Dead for Crave/Bell Media.