Latest in Acquisitions

EXCLUSIVE: La Leyenda Negra, the Patricia Vidal Delgado pic that premiered in the NEXT section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by HBO. As part of the North American rights deal unveiled Tuesday, it will debut December 4 on HBO Latino and also will be available to stream on HBO Max. The timely…

EXCLUSIVE:  Cinema Guild has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Jia Zhangke’s documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue. The Chinese film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February and made its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival earlier this fall. Cinema Guild is eyeing a release for early…

EXCLUSIVE: Arrow, the UK-based genre label, has taken all rights in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia & New Zealand to thriller-mystery The Bloodhound. Arrow will release the film on its new streaming service in North America and on its Prime Video Channel in the UK on December 1. Blu-ray and digital on-demand will be…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has picked up worldwide rights to VW Scheich's romantic comedy Stars Fell on Alabama. The movie will hit on-demand and digital on Jan. 8, 2021. The deal was negotiated by Peter Goldwyn on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films and Uyen Le on behalf of the…

EXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired the highly evocative and timely documentary, OWN Spotlight: (In)Visible Portraits from Loving producer and first-time director Oge Egbuonu. Set air in 2021, the docu is described as a powerful celebration of Black women sharing their stories of struggle, resilience…

UPDATED, 10:42 AM: The sale of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets closed today, and its new owner, hedge fund mogul Steve Cohen, issued a statement calling it “a significant milestone in the history of this storied franchise.” Steve Cohen's statement following today's closing of the <a…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up North American rights to James Kermack's action thriller feature film Knuckledust, and is eyeing a release for later this year. The movie stars Moe Dunford (Vikings), Kate Dickie (The Witch), Phil Davis (Face), Alex Ferns (Chernobyl), Olivier Richters (Black Widow), Jaime…

EXCLUSIVE: PBS’ documentary series POV has acquired U.S. broadcast rights to Landfall, Cecilia Aldarondo’s feature-length film that looks at the rebuilding of Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricane Maria through the stories of farmers, fishermen, educators, real estate agents and newcomers. The doc, which had…

Judith Sheindlin is headed to streaming. The Judge Judy star’s untitled new court show (aka Judy Justice) has been greenlighted by Amazon Studios to stream exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service. The Untitled Judge Judy Sheindlin Project, distributed by Scott Koondel’s Sox Entertainment…

EXCLUSIVE: Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Honeydew, the horror pic written and directed by Devereux Milburn and featuring the film-acting debut of Steven Spielberg’s son Sawyer Spielberg. The film, which had been set to world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival before the fest…

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the psychological thriller drama series Tell Me Your Secrets, starring Lily Rabe (American Horror Story), Amy Brenneman (The Leftovers), Hamish Linklater (Legion) and Enrique Murciano (The Blacklist). The series will premiere in 2021 on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has picked up the North American rights to the If Not Now, When?, an ensemble drama co-directed by Meagan Good and Tamara Bass. The pic is slated for a day-and-date release on January 8. Written by Bass, the film follows four friends, who met in high school and are bonded by an event…