“House of Kardashian”, the documentary about the most famous family on television, is heading to Australia.
FOXTEL has picked up the three-part docu-series, produced by 72 Films, for the Australian market. The series has also been bought by GAIN in Turkey.
Fremantle, which is handling international sales outside the US for the series, confirms that the Kardashian doc is one of a number of unscripted titles to be sold broadly during the Mipcom market.
Another Fremantle project, Coco Channel: Unbuttoned” from WhyNow Studios, has also sold to a number of territories including Spain (Movistar Plus+), former Yugoslavia and Albania (DokuTV), MENA (BBC), Portugal (RTP), Greece (NOVA), Poland (CANAL+) and Hong Kong and Macau (Now TV). It is a biopic of the legendary designer who went from being a true radical to an enduring icon.
Meanwhile, Whale with Steve Backshall, which takes viewers up close and personal with whales, dolphins and porpoises, has been picked up by the BBC (MENA), DokuTV (former Yugoslavia and Albania), CANAL+ (Poland), TVI (Portugal) and Movistar Plus+ (Spain).
The three documentaries will be launched in a total of 68 territories.
“These latest high-end documentaries from world-class producers offer broadcast partners and audiences insights into fascinating personalities, provocative stories and unique discoveries,” said Jens Richter, CEO for Commercial and International at Fremantle. “We are proud to represent ambitious programming and these sales confirm the commercial appeal of our extensive non-scripted slate. It is a pleasure to work closely with our buyers to bring these compelling documentaries to audiences around the world.”
