Nine picks up NZ-Danish co-production

Nine has picked up Australian rights to a New Zealand-Danish co-production, Straight Forward.

The 8 part series, to be co-created by Screentime New Zealand and Banijay-owned Mastiff Denmark is created John Banas (Blue Heelers, City Homicide, All Saints) and will film in Queenstown and Copenhagen.

Described as a mix of crime caper and a voyage of discovery, it will centre around a Danish woman who attempts to leave her criminal past behind her by moving to a small New Zealand town to go straight.

Producers are Philly de Lacey, Riccardo Pellizzeri, and Bridget Bourke at Screentime NZ, and Line Funch and Mia Marie Borup at Mastiff, Denmark.

Takis Candilis, Head of Scripted at Banijay Group, said, “This is a compelling story that delivers an enticing and unusual blend of New Zealand and Scandinavian narrative and will have wide appeal to viewers around the world. We are very pleased to see such like-minded partners on board at the outset and to have three Banijay Group production companies working seamlessly together to create a true international co-production.”

Nine has confirmed Bite Club and Underbelly Files: Chopper as 2018 dramas.