MUMBAI: Keshet International (KI) has announced a worldwide licensing deal in more than 200 countries and territories for the addictive Israeli romantic comedy series The Baker and The Beauty. Prime Video will be the premium subscription streaming home for season one and season two which is currently airing in Israel, with both seasons amounting to 20 half-hour episodes.
Later this year, Prime members will be able to stream The Baker and The Beauty via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV and mobile devices or online. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. The series will be a global release and available on Amazon Prime Video for members to watch via the Prime Video app or online at PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories.
The Baker and the Beauty, created and written by Assi Azar and produced by Endemol Israel (season one) and Shenhar Productions (season two) for Keshet Broadcasting is one of the highest-rated scripted series ever in Israel and has been successfully adapted The Netherlands (Net 5). The global Amazon deal was brokered by KI senior sales manager Rose Hughes.
KI COO Keren Shahar and president - distribution said, “Owing to its totally universal appeal and uncompromising high production values, The Baker and the Beauty has found itself another new home on one of the world’s most prestigious content platforms, Amazon Prime Video. Following the acquisition of The A Word for US Prime members, we’re delighted to be in business with Amazon again, and this time on a global level.”
This addictive romantic comedy follows the impossible love story between a simple baker and an international superstar. Noa Hollander has it all: she’s the most famous woman in the country, the beautiful daughter of a hotel magnate, a successful model with an international career and – up until now – one half of a Hollywood power couple. Amos is a simple 28-year-old guy who still lives with his parents and works at the family baker. A chance meeting leads to an unlikely love story.
