Eze Olzanski's Buenos Aires-based EO Media has confirmed that the Argentinian-Brazilian drama "Sumergidos" will premiere on Content Americas on January 27 on A&E Latin America.

The production and distribution company previously signed a slew of new film deals with the likes of Paramount, NBCUniversal, Globo and MVS at Mip Cancun. It has also struck free TV deals in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay, and signed in-flight deals on several movies at the Mexican event.

"Sumergidos" is one of A&E's newest crime drama series, along with "Narcos," "Narcos: Mexico," "El Chapo," "Rosario Tijeras," "El Patrón del Mal" and "Survivor Escobar" and other films are equally famous. : Alias ​​JJ. "

"When we sold Narcos, Narcos: Mexico and El Chapo to A&E, not many people believed they could be shown on both a pay TV network and Netflix. We proved them wrong because they were so successful ” Olzansky said. type.

This is the thriller's first pan-Latin America pay-TV premiere. "Sumergidos" will premiere locally in 2022 on Paramount Channel in Brazil and TV Publica in Argentina.

The 13-episode crime thriller is directed by Argentinian directors Claudio Rosa and Pablo Bourassa and Brazilian filmmaker Marcia Paraiso and is set in Florianópolis, Argentina and Cordoba as background. The story explores the intersection of surfing, drug trafficking and politics. The screenplay was written by Claudio Rosa, Groucho Brolin and Pablo Brusa.

The series is co-produced by Jaque Content, Prisma Films and Bonaparte from Córdoba, Story Lab from Buenos Aires and Plural Filmes from Brazil, with 60 people from both countries. Starring multiple actors and actresses, including Argentina's Mariano Bertolini, Liz Solari, Jorge Maralé, Juan Gilnavarro and Brazilian actor Cascio Nascimento , Ze Carlos Machado, Ana Cecilia Costa, Guillerme Weber, etc.

The show also showcased emerging talent, including a young Lucas Heymans, who gave a stellar performance as drug dealer Gordo and was one of the show's breakout revelations. Professional surfer José Francisco Filho, also known as Fininho, was involved as a stand-in for the main character.

EO Media brings more than 250 films and series to Content Americas, including Arthur's Whiskey (starring Diane Keaton), Little White Lies (starring Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson), "Sunrise" (Gay), etc. Pearce) and "Clear Cut" (Alec Baldwin) as well as a library of action classics, natural disaster pictures, family/kids movies, and more.

The company also co-produced the Star+ Original "Ringo: Glory & Death" and most recently the WBD/TNT & Flow original "Cris Miró (Ella)" and is working on multiple new projects in Latin America, France, the UK and the US. The United States, including the upcoming series Punta Blanca, co-developed with Uruguay's El Camino Films and starring Natalia Oreiro, was recently announced at a screening in Los Angeles.