{"id":1990768,"date":"2025-09-01T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1990768"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:23:01","slug":"oble-series-the-plague-winter-palace-find-buyers-in-the-u-s-europe-australia-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oble-series-the-plague-winter-palace-find-buyers-in-the-u-s-europe-australia-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Oble Series \u2018The Plague,\u2019 \u2018Winter Palace\u2019 Find Buyers in the U.S., Europe, Australia (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">French production-distribution company Oble has racked up a slew of deals for its latest scripted series ahead of this year\u2019s Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV mart in Le Havre, including \u201cThe Plague,\u201d \u201cWinter Palace\u201d and \u201cExtra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Plague,\u201d an updated adaptation of Albert Camus\u2019 iconic novel \u201cLa Peste\u201d produced by Si\u00e8cle Productions and Arezzo Films, has sold to Walter Presents on the U.S.\u2019 PBS Masterpiece Prime Video channel, as well as to French broadcaster TV5 Monde and to pubcaster RTP in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series, set in 2029, follow a disparate group of people who find themselves grappling personally and professionally with a new virus spreading throughout the French Riviera as the government enforces strict lockdowns with enhanced surveillance systems and a mysterious \u201cPlan D\u201d that threatens citizens\u2019 freedoms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the heart of the storm is Professor Rieux, a dedicated doctor, who does his best to save victims of the plague who have been abandoned by the government while standing up with activists against the repressive measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show previously sold to AMC Networks International Southern Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWinter Palace,\u201d which follows Andr\u00e9 Morel, a young hotelier in 1899 Switzerland trying to realize an ambitious vision, likewise sold to Walter Presents on the U.S.\u2019 PBS Masterpiece Prime Video channel, RTP in Portugal and SBS in Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Swiss-French co-production from Oble and Point Prod for Netflix and RTS, revolves around the young hotelier\u2019s efforts to build the very first five-star hotel in the Swiss Alps to stay open throughout the winter season, his partnership with a wealthy aristocrat and the challenges facing the risky venture: a hostile climate, the demanding clientele and an uncooperative staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200b\u201cExtra\u201d is described as an \u201catypical family comedy\u201d that \u201cdares to challenge notions of desire, intimacy and pleasure for people with disabilities \u2026 and the rest of the population as well.\u201d It follows Catherine Blondin, a prim and proper wife, mother and director of an inclusive choral group, who inadvertently becomes a sexual assistance advocate for disabled people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Produced by Les Films du Cygne, \u201cExtra\u201d has so far sold to RTS in Switzerland and RTP in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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