Netflix eyes U.S. privileges to 'Borgia'

TAULL, The country -- U.S. home theatre giant Netflix is within discussions to get U.S. privileges towards the 12-seg TV series "Borgia," show-run by Tom Fontana ("Oz," "The Philanthropist"). "Borgia" world sales are addressed by Jan Mojto's Munich-based Beta Film.Based on articles online of France's Canal Plus, a vital "Borgia" financer, deal's value would go to "into the millionsInch U.S. dollars.Netflix can also be settling the broadcast of "Borgia" on U.S. pay TV, the content added. A groundbreaking high-finish historic series for Europe, the Euros25 million ($35 million) "Borgia" is created by Lagardere Ing.'s Atlantique Prods. in France and co-created by Eos 550d, a part of Jan Mojto's German colossus Beta Film, in addition to Prague's Etic. With four episodes helmed by Oliver Hirschbiegel ("The UndoingInch), "Borgia" was commissioned and co-produced by Gallic paybox Canal Plus, that will broadcast "Borgia" in October.John Doman ("The Wire") as Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander Mire, Brit actor Marc Ryder as boy Cesare and 18-year-old Isolda Dychauk as daughter Lucrezia.The Netflix pact contributes to around 45 territory sales deals for "Borgia," that was among the greatest-profile choices finally fall's Mipcom TV mart. Included in this are certification contracts with Italy's Sky Italia, Germany's ZDF and Cinemax Latin America.The very first two instances of "Borgia" have broadcast on Sky Italia to boffo 30%-plus market shares.An adversary production, Neil Jordan's Jeremy Irons starrer "The Borgias," broadcast on Showtime from April. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com