Arrow Films take their hugely
successful international crime series Box Set business in an exciting new
direction with the acquisition of 2016 BAFTA nominated, Gaumont Television
produced Narcos, A Netflix Original Series, which charts the rise of the
infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Dubbed “The King of Cocaine”, Season
1 traces Escobar’s rise to power between 1977 and 1992, a time in which he was
responsible for smuggling 80 percent of the cocaine supply into the United
States, making himself a billionaire in the process. The show was met with
critical praise and grew a hugely dedicated following when it debuted on
Netflix last August.
Escobar is portrayed by Brazilian
actor Wagner Moura, who has won much international acclaim for his performance.
Moura has previously been seen on screen in the Elite Squad films, with
the sequel becoming the highest ever performing film at the Brazilian box
office. His co-star’s in Narcos are Boyd Holbrook, who recently signed
to appear in the upcoming Wolverine movie as the film’s lead villain and
Pedro Pascal, who appeared in Game of Thrones.
Narcos – Season One is Arrow Films’ most high profile series
acquisition to date and the deal was secured with Gaumont last week. Arrow have
also picked up the physical home entertainment rights to Season 2. Acquisitions Director Tom Stewart said of the series: "Narcos
is undoubtedly a bone-fide ‘water-cooler TV’ series that personifies the
culture of compulsive Box-set ‘binge’ viewing and it will simply be a
must own package for any self-respecting fan of International Television. We
look forward to helping the show reach a wider UK audience ahead of the second
series launch and are incredibly proud to be continuing our strong relationship
with Gaumont, in what promises to be a thrilling ride ahead!”
The deal will see Arrow pick up all physical
home entertainment rights for the TV show within the UK. The BD and DVD will be
released August 29, 2016. Arrow will also release the series as a
special edition steelbook. Pre-Order here.
Following the success of The Bridge III,
River and most recently Trapped, the
acquisition of Narcos further secures Arrow’s position as the undisputed
No.1 Distributor of International TV series within the UK.
Further releases in 2016 include
Follow the Money (Denmark) Hinterland Season 2 (Wales), Gomorrah
2 (Italy), The Legacy 3 (Denmark), Modus
(Sweden) and The Disappearance (France).
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