Electus unveils highlights of TV programming slate for MipTV

MUMBAI: Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC, has unveiled highlights of its scripted television programming slate. These include the priority titles from an ever-growing slate that will be brought to market at MipTV in Cannes, France, which begins on 1 April.

Electus? block of original scripted programming include: Marco Polo, the new martial arts epic about the thirteenth century explorer, chronicling the famous adventurer?s early years in the court of Kublai Khan; Casca: Based on the cult favorite book series by Barry Sadler, this action-adventure series follows Casca, a soldier who was cursed into a life of immortality by Jesus Christ on the day of the crucifixion.

Written, directed and executive produced by Wayne Kramer, The Lam is a dark drama set in modern day Chicago centered around The Lambert Arms, a full service hotel for criminals.

Written by Rod Lurie and Marc Frydman, The Crux is a drama whose revolutionary concept explores the mystery surrounding George Gabbler, a polished and enigmatic cult leader.

William the Conqueror is a historical epic series following the iconic French monarch through his rise to power and invasion of England in 1066.

Electus has also acquired the rights to distribute various successful international formats for global and domestic distribution, including:

Blue Natalie is a dynamic drama series centered around a family who runs a busy sex trafficking business out of their yacht (Blue Natalie) that is supposedly used to accommodate honeymooning couples, bar mitzvah parties and birthday celebrations.

Based of off of a successful Israeli format (DBS) created by Yuval Fridman, Yuval Semo and Ben Bachar, Zanzuri centers on Pini Zanzuri, an average family man who suffers a heart attack at a surprise party on his 40th birthday and discovers that every man in his family has died of a heart failure at that same age.

This new block of television programming includes original series concepts developed by Electus and its creative partners, as well as successful third party international formats that the studio has acquired for both international distribution and US production.

"From comedies and dramas to epic action/adventure series, our diverse set of scripted programming demonstrates our Company?s ongoing commitment to creating premium, creative content that resonates with TV audiences around the world," said Electus CEO Chris Grant. "We look forward to working with our domestic and international partners to bring these stories to life on a global scale."