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On July 16, 2026, Federation Kids & Family and ZDF Studios confirmed a series of international sales for the live-action tween spy series "The Lady Grace Mysteries." Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired the show's first season, following its world premiere on the BBC four months earlier, with other acquisitions including NHK in Japan, ABC in Australia, HOT in Israel, Radio-Canada in Canada, RTS in Switzerland, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, and NPO in the Netherlands. Earlier, on July 14, Icelandic producer Glassriver teamed with ZDF Studios-owned Network Movie to develop "Áróra," a crime drama series based on Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s internationally bestselling "An Áróra Investigation" novels; Network Movie optioned all five books in the series for the adaptation. Previously, on July 10, ZDF Studios and UK-based Impossible Factual announced they are co-developing "The Lost Library of Herculaneum," a premium documentary following researchers as they decipher carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum’s Villa of the Papyri, representing the only surviving library from the ancient world. Filming for the documentary is anticipated to commence in spring 2027, with production slated for late 2026 or early 2027.
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