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BBC, Sundance take up The Secrets She Keeps

Upcoming 10 drama is getting positive overseas sales.

Upcoming 10 drama The Secrets She Keeps has been acquired by the BBC and Sundance Now.

The six-part series is based on a novel by Michael Robotham and stars Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey, The Spanish Princess), Jessica de Gouw (The Crown, The Hunting) and Michael Dorman (For All Mankind, Patriot, Wonderland).

The Lingo Pictures (Lambs of God, Upright, Wake in Fright) drama has also sold to France, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia, CIS, The Baltics and Israel, with further sales to be announced.

It is written by Sarah Walker and Jonathan Gavin, directed by Catherine Millar and Jennifer Leacey and produced by Helen Bowden and by Paul Watters. Executive Producers are Jason Stephens and Network 10’s Rick Maier.

Producer Helen Bowden said: “Michael’s book is impossible to put down and we’re very happy to have made something that buyers are finding impossible to switch off. We were always confident that this story would appeal to audiences around the world but it’s thrilling to see the series selling like hot cakes, especially to homes as prestigious as the BBC and Sundance Now.”

Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason said: “For The Secret She Keeps to sell so well before the series has aired is a real coup for Lingo Pictures. The script adapted from Michael Robotham’s best-selling novel is gripping and universally appealing, and Lingo have cleverly crafted a series I’m confident will resonate with audiences here in Australia and all over the world.”

The Secrets She Keeps is a Lingo Pictures production for Network 10 with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Network 10. Finance with support from Screen NSW. DCD Rights is handling international sales.

Based loosely on true events, The Secrets She Keeps is the story of Agatha Fyfle and Megan Shaughnessy. Everyone has an idea of what their ‘perfect’ life is. For Agatha, it’s Meghan’s. These two women from vastly different walks of life hold one thing in common – explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear. Both will risk everything to conceal the truth, but their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone.

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