Sony Entertainment Television (DStv 113) just confirmed that the TV channel will have the new TV drama The Firm, based on the John Grisham novel, for South Africa in 2012.
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) says in a statement that The Firm will start on 19 February worldwide - following the sudden global trend of Fox International Channels (FIC) and BBC Worldwide Channels to bring TV shows to viewers around the globe much sooner and within days of their American broadcasting date.
The Firm ''marks the first time the channels will launch a premiere event day and date across their footprint in every international region,'' says SPT.
''The Firm is a brand-defining show for our channels and this launch marks a key milestone in our strategy to produce more tent pole original series for our global portfolio,'' says Marie Jacobson, the executive vice president for programming and production, networks at SPT. ''With a great stable of partners, an unrivaled cast and a killer creative team, we are beyond excited to bring an entirely new chapter of The Firm to our audiences around the globe.''
Lukas Reiter and John Grisham are the executive producers with The Firm produced by eOne Television in association with SPT Networks and Paramount Pictures. The Firm that was also made into a 1993 movie with Tom Cruise, has a first season order of 22 episodes and is filmed on location in Canada.
