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SkyShowtime’s ‘The Homicide Unit,’ From Warner Bros., and Iceland’s ‘Fjord’ Boarded by Reinvent Yellow Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
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kyShowtime’s “The Homicide Unit” produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden, and Iceland’s “Fjord” have been added to Reinvent Yellow Sales’ Mipcom slate.The two crime shows feature top female investigators played by internationally acclaimed Nor
kyShowtime’s “The Homicide Unit” produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden, and Iceland’s “Fjord” have been added to Reinvent Yellow Sales’ Mipcom slate.The two crime shows feature top female investigators played by internationally acclaimed Nordic theps, Swedish star Pernilla August (“Blackwater,” ”Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”) and Iceland’s Anita Briem […]
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