Jacob Elordi Series ‘The Narrow Road To The Deep North' Sells To Sky, Max, NBCUniversal Ahead Of Berlinale Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Elordi-starring series The Narrow Road to the Deep North has been picked up by Sky and Max in Europe along with NBC Universal in Latin America ahead of its Berlinale premiere.
Justin Kurzel's adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning Richard Flanagan novel is the highest-profile TV series to be premiering at the Berlinale this year. We can reveal it has sold to Sky for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, Max in CEE and NBC Universal for Lat Am. Other deals include RTÉ (Ireland), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), Nova (Greece), AXN (Portugal) and LG Uplus (South Korea). Distributor Sony Pictures Television (SPT) said more sales in the Middle East and Europe are incoming soon.
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Sony is yet to strike a deal for Narrow Road in the U.S. It will premiere on Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand and Canada on April 18 and has been picked up by the BBC for the UK. The show premieres on Saturday at a Berlinale Special Gala and Elordi and Kurzel are in town.
In Narrow Road, Saltburn star Elordi is Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor whose all-too-brief love affair with his uncle's wife, Amy Mulvaney (Odessa Young), shaped his life. Told over multiple time periods, the five-parter follows Dorrigo as a Far East prisoner of war during the construction of the Burma Railway. Decades later, he finds his growing celebrity at odds with his feelings of failure and guilt.
Based on the 2014 Booker Prize-winning novel by Flanagan, the Australian drama series was written by Shaun Grant (Nitram, Mindhunter) and directed by Kurzel (The Order, Nitram).
'Narrow Road is a sweeping love story with a star-studded cast, anchored by one of today's hottest stars, Jacob Elordi,' said Mike Wald, EVP, International Distribution & Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment. 'It is beautifully shot, cinematic in scope and, given its five-episode arc, can easily be scheduled across any platform.'
Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner of SPT-owned Curio Pictures executive produce. Flanagan, Grant and Kurzel are also executive producers, with Alexandra Taussig serving as producer. Principal production funding is provided by Screen Australia, with assistance from the NSW Government through Screen NSW's Made in NSW and PDV Funds.
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