NEWEN CONNECT AND JUDE LAW’S RIFF RAFF ENTERTAINMENT FORM TV DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

European distributor Newen Connect and Riff Raff Entertainment, the film and television production company co-founded by BAFTA Award-winning and Academy Award®-nominated actor Jude Law and his creative partner Ben Jackson, have agreed a partnership - underwritten by global production and financing studio Anton - that will see Newen Connect invest in Riff Raff Entertainment’s TV development projects and gain a first-look option on titles.

Both companies are already working together to develop The Foreign Desk, an original political thriller written by Marek Horn (RIVALS), and with Jude Law attached to star. Together they are also developing an original female-led show based on a true story with Kirstie Swain (PURE, SWEETPEA), the details of which are still under wraps, and an original talent-led TV project with acclaimed playwright Chris Urch...