Red Arrow Studios International announced today several international deals for the anthology series Those Who Stayed (6 x 30’).

The drama has been licensed by CBC's streaming service CBC Gem in Canada, SBS Australia and France Télévisions. Launched at this year’s Mipcom, the series has already sold to Lumière for Benelux, DR in Denmark, ERR Estonia, Czech Television and RUV in Iceland.

Those Who Stayed is a unique drama anthology series for our time, inspired by true events which happened in Kyiv in the first few weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As the brutal war got underway, every second person left Kyiv. Yet every second person remained. These are their stories – variously moving, funny, sad, stark, unsettling, and uplifting.

Codeveloped by Red Arrow Studios International, the series is coproduced by SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway) and Yle (Finland) for 1+1 Media (Ukraine).

Earlier this fall the series made its debut on SVT and Yle and also on Netflix across CEE, where, in Ukraine, it is still one of the platforms top 10 shows.

Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia, VP Scripted Acquisitions & Coproductions at Red Arrow Studios International, said: “It’s an honor to represent such a profoundly important and inspiring title around the world. We’re thrilled to have found new homes with leading broadcasting partners for Those Who Stayed, and this latest wave of deals is further proof that quality titles continue to resonate with international audiences – who will soon be able to enjoy this sincere and genuine series.”