Glance spotlights two CEE series with international potential at Series Mania Forum
BY Yako Molhov
During the first day of the Series Mania Forum 2025 in Lille, Xavier Rambert from Glance presented the company’s latest report called A Glance at Local Hits with an International Potential. The top exported scripted series for 2024, according to the company, were Elsbeth, Maxima, The Boiling Point, A Very Royal Scandal, The Irrational, Steeltown Murders, The Couple Next Door, Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy. Rambert underlined the fact that the first two most exported series – Elsbeth and Maxima – are both female-driven and illustrate the trend of strong female characters that are breaking social boundaries.
Rambert noted four main themes on the agenda, confronting or evading our modern issues, according to which Glance had grouped the scripted projects in the presentation: ‘tough world, strong women’; ‘looking back to reflect or to escape’; ‘elites we love to loathe’ and ‘the funny side of business’ (in that category Glance highlights two series from CEE).
The first group of series included QUEEN OF FUCKING EVERYTHING from Rabbit Films and Yle; DABBA CARTEL from Netflix and Excel Entertainment; LAURA H. from Tomtit Film, Mockingbird Productions and NPO3 and THE TALE OF LADY OK from Studio LuluLala, Copus Korea Co. Ltd. and JTBC, underlining the fact the female empowerment has become a recurring theme on TV.
The second group of highlighted series includes period dramas: MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY from Sky Studios, The Apartment, Pathé and Sky Atlantic; WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS from : Skyverse Nordic, Disney and SVT1; MERTEUIL from Nabi Films, Felicita Films and Max and LAS HIJAS DE LA CRIADA from Buendía Estudios and Antena 3.

The third group of series focuses on the world of business and the lives of the rich and the elite: LOS CASABLANCA from Chilefilms and Mega; THE COLOR OF LOVE from Plural Entertainment and TVI; LAW, LOVE & BETRAYAL from Izwi Multimedia and Showmax and LIVE from Sword Media Production and Shahid.
The Funny Side of Business put the focus on workplace comedies and includes two series from CEE: Czech series THE LIMITS from Česká televize, 0,7km films and the Turkish TERTEMİZ from MGX Film and Exxen. The other two highlighted comedy titles were STILL DEAD - THANKS FOR CHECKING from Attraction Images, Trinôme & filles and TVA as well as OPTICS from Easy Tiger Productions, Chaser Digital and ABC Australia.