The Wit List is a bimonthly selection by The Wit of 3 fresh, innovative and entertaining shows from around the world with highest social media buzz, made just for the MIPTV-MIPCOM community. Discover October’s Wit List!
EUPHORIA, USA, HBO
Pitch: Drama series based on the Israeli format which looks at the brutality and pleasures of teen existence today. It follows a group of high school students as they attempt to cope through drugs, sex and violence in an effort to make sense of an uncertain future. Executive produced by Drake.
Social media buzz: According to the Wit Social List, the drama series ranked number one in the weekly Instagram Top the week of its launch and has gathered more than 1 million subscribers since its debut (as of September 26, 2019). Season 2 ordered.
Premiere: Sunday, June 16, 2019
Distributor(s): ADD
8 60-minute weekly episodes
MUCIZE DOKTOR (A MIRACLE), TURKEY, FOX
Pitch: Local adaptation of the Korean scripted format Good Doctor adapted in the US on ABC and in Japan on Fuji TV. Medical drama series that centers on a young surgeon with Savant syndrome who is recruited into the paediatric surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.
Social media buzz: According to the Wit Social List, the drama series ranked in the weekly Instagram Top 10 the week of its launch and has gathered more than 84,000 subscribers since its debut (as of September 26, 2019). The series has a strong fanbase with a good rating of 8.4 on iMDB.
Premiere: Thursday, September 12, 2019
Distributor(s): Madd Entertainment (readymade)
120-minute weekly episodes
PEQUEÑA VICTORIA, ARGENTINA, TELEFE
Pitch: Telenovela on a young woman who arrives in Buenos Aires to earn money and send it to her family. She meets a lonely woman who asks her if she wants to become a surrogate mother.
Social media buzz: According to the Wit Social List, the telenovela ranked number two in the weekly Instagram Top the week of its launch and has gathered more than 66,000 subscribers since its debut (as of September 26, 2019).
Premiere: Monday, September 16, 2019
Distributor(s): Viacom International Studios
60 60-minute stripped episodes
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