Paramount+ series ‘the road trip’ gets launch date & teaser; prime video sets cast for ‘reina roja 2’; anica president; dark horse stages expands; true to nature tracks adventurer; s4c names ceo — global briefs

‘THE ROAD TRIP‘ TEASER ON THE ROAD AT PARAMOUNT+ First-look images (above) and a teaser trailer have been released for _The Road Trip_, the Paramount+ rom-com launching on the streamer in

the UK, Canada and Australia. December 26 has been pencilled in for a debut in those countries. The rom-com series about a camper van ride in Spain stars Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson,

David Jonsson, Isabella Laughland and Angus Imrie, and explores whether someone can be the right person but at the wrong time. The trailer reveals the love affair between Addie (Appleton)

and Dylan (Davidson), which began two years before as a holiday romance before ending. Paramount claims the show has “all the fun of _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ and the romantic

yearning of _One Day_.” Ryan O’Sullivan and Matilda Wnek wrote and created the show, with Miriam Brent, Eleanor Moran and Rory Aitken the executive producers. 42 is making _The Road Trip_ in

association with PTIS, the studio arm of Paramount Global. PRIME VIDEO‘S ‘REINA ROJA‘ SEASON 2 BEGINS SHOOTING WATCH ON DEADLINE Prime Video’s Spanish-language drama _Reina Roja_ (_Red

Queen_) has begun filming a second season in Malaga, Spain. The season will be based on ‘Loba Negra’, the second book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s novel trilogy. Victoria Luengo (_Antidisturbios_,

_La Habitación de al Lado_) and Hovik Keuchkerian (_La Casa de Papel_, _Un Amor_) will reprise their lead roles as Antonia Scott and Jon Gutiérrez respectively. Adriana Torrebejano (_Machos

Alfa_, _Sin Huellas_), Silvia Abascal (_Montecristo_, _García!_), Mauricio Morales (_Vestidas de Azul_, _En Fin_), Beka Lemonjava (_Sin Huellas_, _In From the Cold_), Javiera Sky (_El

Despertar_, _Til Death Do Us Part_) and Féodor Atkine (_Love and Death_, _Ronin_) are joining the cast. The season will follow the uber-smart Antonia Scott and temperamental policeman Jon

Gutiérrez solving a crime related to the Russian mafia in the Costa del Sol following the disappearance of the wife of a mobster who lives run constant flight. Koldo Serra (_Sin Huellas_,

_Las Casa de Papel_ is directing with Focus Studios and Dopamine producing. Josep Amorós is executive producer, along with Serra, Pere Roca and Helena Medina, who also serves as the

scriptwriter along with Salvador Perpiñá. PRODUCER TAKES OVER AS PRESIDENT OF ITALY’S ANICA Producer Alessandro Usai has taken up the post of President at Italy’s National Association of

Film and Audiovisual Industry (ANICA), with a pledge to counter disinformation around the sector. Usai, who was voted into the post in September, replaces Francesco Rutelli, who held the

role for eight years. In a speech marking his arrival in the role, Usai thanked Rutelli for his work. His priorities he said he would maintaining ANICA’s role as a key reference body for the

Italian audiovisual world and changing current public discourse around the sector. “Intervening in the narrative around the sector, which has recently been the subject of approximate

information to say the least, which effectively delegitimizes an entire sector, is one of the priorities,” he said. “It must be underlined that our sector has been among the few to give

signs of industrial and employment growth in a difficult context for Italy on many fronts.” DARK HORSES SET TO OPEN NEW STAGES Dark Horse Stages will open a pair of new stages on Thursday

(November 14). Spanning 40,000 sq ft, Stages 3 and 4’s launches come as Kirk Englebright, President and CEO of Dark Horse Stages, predicted “anticipated growth in local production” in

Wilmington, North Carolina. Dark Horse Stages are currently filming the likes of Kevin Williams TV series _Waterfront_, Jonas Pate’s _Runarounds_ and Season 3 of _The Summer I Turned

Pretty_, and counts _Dawson’s Creek_, _One Tree Hill_, _Swamp Thing_, _Iron Man 3_ and _George and Tammy_ among its past productions. Dark Horse Stages is based on a 12.5 acre campus close

to Wilmington International Airport. “The expansion of Dark Horse Stages brings tremendous value to North Carolina’s film industry by enhancing our capacity to meet the diverse needs of

today’s productions,” said North Carolina Film Office Director Guy Gaster. “The continued evolution of this outstanding facility elevates North Carolina’s appeal as a premier film

destination to both major studios and independent filmmakers, alike, providing a modern and attractive entertainment hub that will foster creativity, efficiency, and true collaboration for

years to come.” TRUE TO NATURE TO DOCUMENT ADVENTURER’S CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE Wendy Darke’s True to Nature is teaming with Oli France’s Wild Edge to create short- and long-form content about

the adventurer’s plan to sustainably travel from the lowest altitude to the highest point on every continent. The first two legs of ‘The Ultimate Seven’ challenge have already been

completed, with France climbing Kilimanjaro in Africa on September 15, 2023, before spending 64 days travelling 3,588 miles from Death Valley to North America’s Denali, summiting on May 16

this year, becoming the first person this century to complete this feat. The third leg is going from Laguna del Carbon to Aconcuaga in South America in Vanuatu 2025 before scaling Mount

Everest in spring 2026. France is traveling only by bike foot or skis during the feat. UK indie True to Nature will produce shows, films and content around the challenge. According to Darke,

there’s interest from broadcasters, streamers and distributors, but no deals in place right now. WALES’ S4C NAMES CEO S4C has named Geraint Evans as its CEO following a tumultuous period

for the Welsh pubcaster. Evans has been interim Chief Content Officer since the exit of Llinos Griffin-Williams in October 2023 and shared CEO duties with Elon Morris for six months after

the untimely departure of previous Chief Exec Sian Doyle. Interim Chairman Guto Bebb said the appointment heralded “a new chapter” for the network and that Evans had “a clear vision of the

path that S4C needs to take in order to ensure a prosperous future.” Evans, who joined S4C in 2019 as News and Current Affairs Commissioner, will begin his role in January 2025, with Sioned

Williams remaining as Interim CEO in the meantime. Before S4C, he had a 25-year run with ITV Cymru.