Beta Film Inks Secuoya Studios, William Levy’s ‘Volcano’ ‘Arcadia’
In more big news at Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino industria, the Munich-based Bèta film has secured sales rights on the William Levy-Starers of Secuoya Studios “Under A Volcano” and “Road to Arcadia.”
Invoiced as a moving crime thriller, cast six hours of series “Road to Arcadia” Levy as Pablo, the coach of a Canadian wrestling team that leads a fulfilled quiet life with son Bruno, which he worshiped, and partner Irene (Paula Echevarría,), to his wife (Michelle Renaud).
An often romantic promotion thriller with humor “under a volcano” Toplines levy as Captain Mario Torres, a dashing rescue pilot sent to Canary Island Tenerife as a volcano shows signs of activity. There Mario Dani (Maggie Civantos, “locked”), a volcanologist who is known for her research and fiery character. When the volcano is bursting, Mario and Dani have to navigate their danger and their feelings for each other.
Directed by Jorge Saavedra (“Zorro”), “Road to Arcadia” is produced for Skyshowtime, a Comcast-Paramount member of Venture and Mexican SVOD operator VIX, part of Televisaunivision. “Arcadia” and “Volcano” also closed in a two-part three-way deal between Secuoya, William Levy Entertainment and VIX announced on the LA-Voningen of May 2024.
Both titles have a large streaming service potential. Levy, a star of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”, also RCN TV Telenovela “The Scent of Passion” (“Cafe Con Aroma de Mujer”), a huge hit on Netflix, and Secuoya Studios’ Mini-series’ Montecristo ‘, a big hit on Vix and Spain’s. Beta film also sells the third season of “El Inmortal -Gangs of Madrid”, a Movistar Plus+ production with Banijay’s DLO Producciones whose season 1 World premiered at Canneseries 2022.
In season 3 of the Mob -thriller, which maps the spectacular rise of a man, the Madrid Narco -food chain, José Antonio, installed his most loyal gang member as the successor of his throne: La Rubia. But when a snitch blows the whistle on an upcoming shipment, José Antonio’s ultimate life and death arises for power. The series is produced by Movistar Plus+ in collaboration with DLO Producciones.
The deals are the newest in a 15-year relationship between beta film and Spain in which beta sell the original versions of Bambú production ‘Grand Hotel’ and ‘Velvet’ to Latin America, format offers and without the need for a ‘neutral’ Spanish Dub.
That breakthrough scheme made both of the most popular propositions in the Latin -America cable market, while they also fired Subs for SVOD operator Netflix.
Beta film has released some of Movistar Plus +’s earliest titles, such as “The Pier”, · Alex Pina and Esther Martinez Lobato’s follow-up of “Money Heist” and one of the fastest selling titles in MipCom 2018.
Boffo Sales led to beta film and Movistar Plus+ signed a multi-year production and distribution deal, announced on MIPTV of 2019, ended only when Movistar Plus moved to launch his own sales operation, Movistar Plus+ Internacional, in March 2022.
