Onza Distribution announces the second season of ‘Flowers over the inferno’ Sleeping Nymph and new acquisitions

Onza Distribution presents the second season of the highly anticipated series ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’ in Cannes, a TV audience success in Italy during its first season. The Spanish international distributor also announces the addition of several new documentaries for MIPCOM, including ‘Iberia and Savannah: One Wildlife’ and ‘A Woman 24/7’.

Onza Distribution keeps growing as one of the leading international distributors of audiovisual content and expands its catalog. One of the main highlights Onza Distribution will be bringing to this year’s MIPCOM is the second season of the crime thriller series ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’. This new season is an adaptation of the second book from the best-selling saga by Italian author Ilaria Tuti and delves into the complex psyche of criminologist Teresa Battaglia, who leads a team in charge of solving unsolved crimes in the darkest corners of the Friulian Alps while facing the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

The first season of ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’ was a major success in Italy, leading prime time during the premiere of its first episode. Throughout the season, the series had over 25% of share on average, with 5 million viewers. This second season promises to maintain the level of intrigue and suspense that captivated audiences. It is set to premiere on October 28, 2024, on the Italian channel Rai 1, with six new 60-minute episodes. In this new season, Teresa Battaglia’s team, along with Massimo Marini, faces the mysterious murder of a young policewoman. As the investigation progresses, they discover the crime is linked to a long-lost painting, The Sleeping Nymph, painted with the blood of an unknown woman.

Onza Distribution has also spread its premium documentary slate with the addition of several standout productions, like ‘Iberia and Savannah: One Wildlife’ (1×52’). This 4K blue-chip wildlife documentary, produced by Azor Producciones in collaboration with Onza, is set to be released in early 2025. The production invites viewers to explore the ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula’s Dehesa and the African savannah, two geographically distant but surprisingly similar natural environments.

This title is accompanied by the Canadian documentary series made by NU Production ‘A Woman 24/7’ (7×50’), which takes a look into one day in the lives of 21 women from 12 different countries, showcasing different and common ambitions, dreams, and challenges of women of all ages and cultures; ‘Wine Outsiders’ (5×30’), a series produced by the U.S.-based Econtent TV, that gives a unique look at the world of wine through the perspective of host and showrunner Felix M. Mendez, a former Emmy nominee; and ‘A Gipsy King’ (1×55’), a biographical documentary about André Reyes, the genius behind the iconic band Gipsy Kings.

With these new additions, Onza Distribution strengthens its catalog, blending genres as diverse as crime thrillers, social documentaries, and wildlife films, in line with the needs of all kinds of clients. These titles will be available for international distribution at MIPCOM 2024, a key market for the audiovisual sector.

Onza Distribution adds up Wakai’s sports documentaries to its catalogue

Onza Distribution will represent sports documentaries produced by Wakai & Prime Video Spain: ‘FC Barcelona: A New Era’ (S1: 5×40′, S2: 4×40′, 2022-2023), ‘Marc Márquez: All In’ (5×40′, 2023), ‘Simeone: Living Match By Match’ (6×40′, 2021). This marks the start of a promising new collaboration between international sales agency Onza Distribution and production company Wakai.

‘FC Barcelona: A New Era’, spanning two seasons, recollects the club’s most difficult and turbulent years until they reclaim the lost throne. The team is undergoing a total reconstruction process with a single goal: to win again. Xavi’s arrival to lead the change, the new world-class signings, the emerging young talents, and the definitive adaptation of the rest of the squad allow this team to aspire to everything. The fans regain the lost excitement thanks to the successful achievements during the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons.

‘Marc Márquez: All In’ introduces us to a decisive moment in the career of the Moto GP star. In this documentary, we see how he will have to take drastic measures to try to win again. The series illustrates firsthand a decisive year in Marc’s life and career. The fear, the risk, the suffering, the excitement of the races, and the infinite ambition of that who wants to be a champion again.

‘Simeone: Living Match By Match’ showcases the achievements in Diego Pablo Simeone’s stellar career as a player and coach of Atlético de Madrid, globally recognized for his unique way of understanding soccer. “Cholismo” is not just about tactics, but rather a philosophy in life.

“We’re very glad to be distributing Wakai’s sports titles, considering how close these productions are to these talented athletes” – says Béatrice Nouh, Head of Sales at Onza Distribution. “Wakai demonstrates how committed they are with quality in their productions. And that allows us to work with prestigious titles within the international market every time”.

Onza Distribution will bring these novelties to international clients at the upcoming markets, such as MIPDOC and MIPTV next April. Among the three Wakai sports titles, other documentaries will be accessible to MIPTV assistants through MIPDOC videolibrary, such as ‘Young Addictions’, ‘Wild Tales Of Madrid’, ‘Real Madrid: The White Legend’ or ‘Francis! The Pope Of Surprises’.

Alongside them, new additions like the highly anticipated thriller ‘Heartless’, produced by Onza, the Czech period drama ‘Golden Swan’ or the new seasons of ‘Flowers Over The Inferno’ and ‘Sweet Strawberries’ will be headlining.

Onza Distribution picks successful TV NOVA period drama ‘Golden Swan’

Onza Distribution just announced the addition of ‘Golden Swan’ (Zlatá labut’) to its international catalogue. The series, created by Filip Bobinski, Jan Coufal and Petr Sizling from Dramedy Productions (‘The Manor House’, ‘Away From You’), is a production of Czech TV broadcaster TV NOVA (‘Ulice’, ‘One Family’). It premiered on the channel’s SVOD platform, Voyo, last January 26, 2023 and aired in free TV on February 2, followed by a second season that was broadcast at the end of August. The third season will bring the series to an end this June 2024. ‘Golden Swan’ recorded great audience scores in its first season, hitting a 29% of share in its most viewed episode with more than 1 million viewers.

The series travels back to 1939, set in the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, under Nazi occupation, at the beginning of World War II. Bára Veselá, a young thief, enters the Golden Swan luxury department store while escaping from the police. Following a series of accidents and mistakes, she becomes a saleswoman in the fashion department and a new life opens up for her. Soon the charming owner Petr, son of the Kučera family, notices her. They fall in love, but the match is so obviously unequal. During war times, can love be stronger than the struggles to carry it through?

“We are glad to represent this successful period drama series which we are sure will attract our international clients” – says Béatrice Nouh, Head of Sales at Onza Distribution. “It is a great example of the quality that can be found in productions from the region and we are thrilled to start this new collaboration with TV NOVA”.

“We are thrilled that the stories of our heroines and heroes will travel beyond the borders of our region. I hope that our dramatic story from Prague in 1939 will touch the hearts of many viewers around the world”, says Klara Follova, the Creative Producer at TV NOVA.

‘Golden Swan’ is the new addition to Onza Distribution’s catalogue and will be present in the main markets this 2024, such as upcoming Series Mania or MIPTV. Recent additions like ‘Heartless’ (8×45′) – the highly anticipated thriller produced by Onza premiering this spring on Prime Video, and ‘FC Barcelona: A New Era’ (5×40′, 4×40′) – a sports documentary series about the legendary team produced by Wakai.

Onza Distribution adds acclaimed series “Flowers Over The Inferno” to its catalogue

Onza Distribution recently added to its catalogue acclaimed TV adaptation ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’ (Fiori sopra l’inferno), an Italian series inspired by the best-seller written by Ilaria Tuti. ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’ (6×50′) premiered last February in prime time on the Italian public channel Rai 1. The series followed critical and public acclaim, registering in its first emissions 4 million viewers per episode average and 25.5% of share.

‘This series follow an intriguing police investigation with a bit of a Nordic noir touch, and it’s the adaptation of a best-seller, with a second season coming on October 2024 and potentially for more seasons adapting the other books of the series by Ilaria Tuti’, comments Béatrice Nouh, Head of Sales at Onza Distribution.

‘Flowers Over the Inferno’ is an original production by Publispei, the production company behind hits as ‘I Cesaroni’ and ‘Medico di famiglia’. This new thriller compiles powerhouse Carlo Carlei as its director (‘The Last Legion’), and the immense talent of Elena Sofia Ricci, Gianluca Gobbi and Giuseppe Spata among the cast.

Criminologist Teresa Battaglia (Elena Sofia Ricci) and her investigation team, recently joined by young inspector Massimo Marini (Giuseppe Spata) are after a serial killer who’s threating the lives of villagers in a small mountain town in Italy. His motives are fueled by his eager defense of abused and abandoned children by their caregivers. As intelligent and skilled as the profiler is, Teresa will have to endure the first symptoms of the Alzheimer’s she is suffering from, as she chases this criminal who threatens to take away everything she has – her intuition, her wit and her memories.

‘Teresa Battaglia is a strong character facing the biggest personal challenge of her life, struggling against the news of her Alzheimer diagnostic, while she keeps investigating murders. She´s brilliant, but for how long? This big question makes the series unique,’ adds Nouh about the series. ‘Flowers over the inferno is an amazing addition to our distribution slate, one more example that Southern Europe is a land of talent and creativity, and we are sure that this series can travel really well’.

Onza Distribution is launching a promising series in the international distribution market. This new addition will be showcased at MIPCOM this October, alongside many other successful fiction series, such as ‘Allende, The Thousand Days’, which honors the 50th anniversary of the Chilean president’s death, and ‘Sweet Strawberries‘, TVI’s new young adult thriller.

Awaited series on Allende’s downfall begins international sale next fall by Onza Distribution

The co-production between Chile, Spain and Argentina has already been released this September in Chile and Onza Distribution will be exclusively in charge of its international distribution.

The miniseries, consisting of 4 chapters of 60 minutes each, is a political thriller combining elements of drama, which has been produced after the 50th commemorial of Salvador Allende’s death.

Highly anticipated miniseries “Allende The Thousand Days“, produced by Parox (“Invisible Heroes,” “The Substitute”), in collaboration with Mediterráneo Media Entertainment, Aleph Media, Mente Colectiva, and HD Argentina, premiered on TVN channel in Chile on September 7th, achieving great audience success. After its premiere, Onza Distribution has become its international distributor.

“Allende The Thousand Days” is a first fictional approach to depict the experience of the Popular Unity government following Allende’s journey (Alfredo Castro). These experiences are narrated through Manuel Ruiz’s point of view, a young Spanish lawyer who becomes his closest advisor. The series explores the challenges faced by Allende and his collaborators in fulfilling their government program, which promises to address social inequalities and achieve economic independence for the country. It delves into the intervention of the United States in domestic politics to destabilize the government and push forward the Armed Forces to carry out a coup d’état, the growing contradictions within the leftist movement exacerbated by the visit of Fidel Castro (Benjamín Vicuña) to Chile, the loyalty and his late betray of General Augusto Pinochet (Daniel Alcaíno). Over the course of 4 episodes, these and other pivotal events will illustrate how Chile became a focal point of global geopolitical balances in the early 1970s.
“Allende The Thousand Days”, consisting of 4 episodes, each lasting 60 minutes, blends political thriller elements with drama. It has been produced in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Allende’s death.

“Allende The Thousand Days” will be screened at San Sebastián Film Festival on Tuesday, September 26th. Subsequently, it will also be featured in the Chapter One section at Iberscreenings Madrid during Iberseries on Wednesday, October 4th, from 17:15 to 18:45 in the Sala Azcona at Matadero (Madrid). The series will air in Spain in the last quarter of 2023 on RTVE.

Onza Distribution has already begun its international distribution, along with many other new additions to their catalog. “We are thrilled to be distributing such a high-quality historical drama about one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th century; it is a great series that will leave no one indifferent,” commented Béatrice Nouh, director of sales. “I am a great admirer of Parox and its production quality. ‘Allende The Thousand Days’ is no exception in its excellent track record as a production company. It is an honor to have the opportunity to present a series that deals with one of the most important historical moments in Latin America which made an impact worldwide.”