Sky Italia Boards Entertainment One and Palomars Gaddafi

BACKSky Italia Boards Entertainment One and Palomars GaddafiFrom Writer Roberto Saviano and Nadav Schirman

Los Angeles Nov 27, 2017 Entertainment One (eOne) and Palomar are pleased to announce that Sky Italia has come on board new series Gaddafi, based on the life and times of Muammar Gaddafi and its lingering effects on the world today. Gaddafi is being developed by Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah) and created and written by Roberto Saviano and Nadav Schirman (The Green Prince).

An epic event series told from multiple perspectives that chronicles the iconic dictator Muammar Gaddafi's life and his lasting influence on the world around him. The series will chart Gaddafi's journey from a beautiful and idealistic Bedouin to a cruel dictator with almost limitless funds at his disposal from one of the world's largest oil reserves. In telling the story of one of the most notorious world leaders and his lasting effect, Gaddafi explores the complexities of the oil business and the Arab world's current relationship with the West.

Saviano is an Italian journalist, writer, and essayist. His bestselling first novel, Gomorrah, about the Italian criminal organization Camorra, was published in April 2006 by Mondadori. It has been released in over fifty countries, selling more than ten million copies worldwide. He collaborated in the screenplay of the film based on his book and directed by Matteo Garrone, which won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Film Award at the 2008 European Film Awards.

Saviano is also the creator of Sky Italia's award-winning television series Gomorrah, which is broadcasted by Sundance TV and Netflix USA. Since October 13, 2006, Saviano has been living under police protection due to death threats made by the Casalesi clan, a cartel within the Camorra. As a journalist, he collaborates with La Repubblica and L'Espresso in Italy, as well as The New York Times and Newsweek in the United States, and The Guardian in the UK.

Roberto Saviano and Nadav Schirman will executive produce Gaddafi. The series is being produced by Carlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra for Palomar. The series will be spearheaded by Polly Williams and Carolyn Newman for eOne and Nils Hartmann and Sonia Rovai for SKY Italia. eOne controls worldwide rights to the series.

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About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.

Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; newly-launched MAKEREADY with Brad Weston; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.

The Company's rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.

About Palomar

PALOMAR, based in Rome, is one of the most important independent television and film production companies in the Italian industry, with more than 150 productions attributed to its name. Founded by Carlo Degli Esposti in 1986, PALOMAR mainly operates within the prime time scripted formats in which it is market leader in Italy and two time Emmy nominated, but also active in theatrical production and entertainment. Detective Montalbano is the most successful TV series of all time in Italy and last season obtained the new record in terms of audience: 44% share.

For more information:Owen McCorquodale

Entertainment One

416.646.2400 x 4166

omccorquodale@entonegroup.com

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