Spain’s Onza Americas, behind “ Isla Brava ,” a hit on TelevisaUnivision streamer ViX , and Mexico’s BH5 Studios , behind a brace of Mexican blockbuster movies, have closed a TV series development-production agreement. The strategic alliance rolls off Onza Americas, BH5 Studios’ and Rodrigo Trujillo’s collaboration on production of mystery series “Isla Brava,” which bowed on ViX in May, becoming its most-watched series during its first few weeks. The partners are now working on a second season of “Isla Brava” for ViX.
The larger strategic deal was reached during its filming, Onza and BH5 Group said Wednesday. The companies are now co-developing a second series, “an exciting drama that explores the complex world of addictions,” they said in a press statement. They are also adapting for the Spanish market the script of “Ya veremos,” a 2018 comedic melodrama which proved one of BH5 Studios’ biggest box office hits in Mexico.
One of the country’s top movie producers, BH5 also produced 2017’s “Do It Like an Hombre,” which ranks like “Ya veremos” in Mexico’s Top 5 highest-grossing films in history. At a time when comedies provide Spain with its biggest box office hits, BH5’s credits also take in further crowd-pleasing laffers such as “El Mesero,” “A Woman With No Filter” and “Dulce Familia.” Announced out of NATPE in 2021, Onza Americas targets Latin America and U.
S. Hispanic markets. “Isla Brava” is its first TV series.
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