Onza Sells TV Series Golden Swan in Canada, the United States, and Poland.
The acclaimed Czech series Golden Swan, a production by broadcaster NOVA TV and worldwide distributed by Onza Distribution, has been sold to Global Series Network for SVOD broadcast in Canada and the United States. Onza Distribution has also finalized a deal with Novelas+ TV, a Canal+ channel in Poland.
“These sales confirm the international appeal of Golden Swan. It is a spectacular period drama with a high-level production. The series delivers a powerful and impactful story set against a historically rich backdrop with exceptional visual settings of Prague during the Second World War,” says Carlos Garde, Managing Director of Onza.
This period drama premiered on the SVOD platform Voyo and aired on NOVA TV in early 2023 in the Czech Republic. The series has shown great viewership both on television and on streaming platforms. Its latest season, which premiered in 2024, reached 2.6 million viewers 4+ on NOVA TV in a country with a population of 10.85 million. Golden Swan made the third most successful series of fall 2023 on VOYO.
“Golden Swan was the first period series produced by our television. It won the hearts of viewers not only with its fantastic sets and costumes, but above all with its lifelike characters and plots. Although the story takes place on the threshold of the Second World War, the stories of our heroines and heroes spoke very intensely to the contemporary audience”, noted Klára Follová, Creative Producer of TV Nova.
The series unfolds across a total of 56 episodes divided into three seasons (S1: 21×50’, S2: 17×50’, S3: 18×50’). The central setting of the story starts when the luxury department store Golden Swan opens its doors in Prague in 1939, on the very same day Nazi troops cross the Czechoslovak border. In the midst of this difficult historical backdrop, Bára, a young fugitive accused of theft, finds refuge in the department store. Her fate takes an unexpected turn when she becomes a fashion sales assistant. The romance between Bára and Petr, the owner of the Golden Swan, becomes a struggle between love and social barriers, all heightened by the challenges of a country at war.
