Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed more than 500 hours of programming in Russia across free-to-air, pay TV and SVOD partners, solidifying eOne as one of the top distributors in the region.

“Our continued success in the region reflects our commitment to cultivating strong relationships and focus on building new business opportunities. We truly value our partnerships in Russia and are excited to be bringing so much quality content to audiences across the market alongside our clients,” said Dan Gopal, Executive Vice President, Sales – EMEA.

eOne has secured deals with a range of partners including pay TV and SVOD platform more.tv, popular Russian-language film and series website KinoPoisk, Sony Pictures Television’s Channels, ViacomCBS’ pay TV channel Spike, Gazprom-Media’s free TV channel 2x2, CTC Media’s TV linear channel Che and Fox.

The deals feature an array of diverse content including the new Stephen Dorff-led drama Deputy, the popular cop drama The Rookie starring Nathan Fillion, the comedy drama Upright, co-written and starring Tim Minchin, Halt & Catch Fire, Making of the Mob, Private Eyes, Hell on Wheels, the critically-acclaimed docuseries Fyre Fraud as well as a package of TV Movies, amongst others.

eOne is currently discussing the next wave of its new content with partners across Russia, including upcoming series Last Summer, Feudal, La Garconne, Family Law and Between Two Worlds.

The deals were brokered by Carolina den Baas, Director, Sales, eOne.