Kommersant with reference to its own sources in the market reports that Netflix started producing local content for Russia. Until now, the service has only bought ready-made series: Epidemic ($ 1.5 million) and Better Than People ($ 1 million).
The first contract has already been signed with the studio 1-2-3 Production (“Dyatlov Pass”, “Epidemic”), which will release a modern version of “Anna Karenina” for the platform.
The second project will be a dramatic story about the 90s from the company “Russian”… Mikhail Shprits is responsible for the script, and Daria Zhuk, famous for the drama “Crystal”, which was nominated for an Oscar from Belarus in 2018, will act as the director.
Among other projects that Netflix is ​​discussing, sources cite the studio’s series “Hydrogen”, which is to be directed by Eduard Hovhannisyan (“Chiki”). The service also negotiates with companies “Wednesday”, Star media and Yellow, Black & White…
Last October, Netflix partnered with By the National Media Groupwhose subsidiary “Entertainment online service” acts as a platform operator in Russia. For 2.5 months, the company’s revenue amounted to 463 million rubles.
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