Beta Film Inks Deals With Canal+, HBO Max France Across Its European Drama Slate Including ‘Bookish’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Home TV Global Apr 28, 2026 5:22am PT Beta Film Inks Deals With Canal+, HBO Max France Across Its European Drama Slate Including ‘Bookish’ (EXCLUSIVE) By Elsa Keslassy Plus Icon Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent @elsakeslassy Latest Why ‘White Lotus’ Picked France After an Encounter With a Cannes Waiter; Season 4 Set to Explore Fame and Art 3 days ago Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ Getting Biopic From ‘Hippocrate’ Director 5 days ago Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love,’ Starring Rami Malek, Secures French Distribution Ahead of Cannes Competition Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) 5 days ago See All © Guillaume Van Laethem Beta Film‘s hit shows including “Bookish” and “Professor T” have found a home at leading French broadcasters and platforms. Canal+ has acquired both seasons of “Bookish,” the English-language crime series created by and starring Primetime Emmy Award winner Mark Gatiss, as well as the popular crime movie cycle “Death in Denmark.” Set in post-war London, “Bookish” has sold in more than 100 territories across five continents and launched strongly on UKTV in the U.K., averaging 1.5 million viewers and becoming the second highest-performing premiere in the channel’s history. Season 2 sees Polly Walker (“Bridgerton”) and Connor Finch (“Everything I Know About Love”) return alongside Gatiss, with a cast that also includes Elliot Levey (“We Were the Lucky Ones,” “Quiz”), Blake Harrison (“Still Up,” “World on Fire”), Buket Kömür (“Our House”), Jason Watkins (“The Game,” “McDonald & Dodds”), Miranda Richardson (“The Last Anniversary”) and Simon Callow (“Étoile”). Related Stories Meet Fifty Fifty, the K-Pop Group Behind 'Cupid' Who Just Covered Pink Floyd: 'Our Music Transcends Language'