Founded in 2008 by veteran Glen Basner, FilmNation Entertainment has a solid track record in film production and financing of titles such as Arrival and The Big Sick.

On the international distribution side, the company has handled award-winning UK productions such as The King’s Speech and The Imitation Game.

TV series in development include HBO’s I Know This Much is True starring Mark Ruffalo and Hulu’s The House of the Spirits.

Through their new UK TV drama joint-venture, operating under the FilmNation brand, the two leading independent groups will collaborate with UK studios, talents and co-financiers and strengthen their respective global reach. NENT Group which operates the Nordic streaming service Viaplay will have first option on the exclusive distribution across the Nordics of the joint venture’s upcoming productions.

Anders Jensen, NENT Group President and CEO said: “This milestone partnership with a major international studio creates numerous strategic benefits for NENT Group. We now have long term access to some of the world’s most prestigious upcoming scripted content and co-own a high growth company in the dynamic UK production market. At the same time, we can offer even more attractive, one of a kind stories to our customers and partners.”

Glen Basner, FilmNation Entertainment CEO, and Milan Popelka, FilmNation Entertainment COO added: “Launching this innovative UK partnership is an exciting step in furthering our overall global strategy to serve as trusted, premium scripted content creators, and to continue to have our platform be a destination for the world’s best storytellers. In NENT Group we have found forward-thinking, creatively-aligned partners who see the exciting future of global entertainment the same way we do, and we’re thrilled to be joining forces with them in a territory that is home to such exceptional creative talent.”

NENT Group has become a leading partner to Nordic producers and broadcasters, commissioning around 20 original shows each year. Upcoming titles include Honour, Alex season 2, and the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize nominated The Inner Circle.