Netflix Orders First Belgian Original Into The Night From Narcos & Scandal Producer Jason George

Netflix has commissioned its first Belgian original, Into The Night, written and created by Narcos and Scandal producer Jason George.

It is the latest move for the SVOD service as it ramps up its investment in original content across Europe.

Into The Night will be directed by Over Waters Inti Calfat and Dirk Verheye and produced by Entre Chien et Loup.

George will act as showrunner and exec producer on the six-part series alongside Tomek Baginski (The Witcher) and Jacek Dukaj, whose The Old Axolotl novel is the inspiration for the drama.

Into the Night tells the story about retaining humanity in the face of a cosmic disaster, as a flight departs Brussels. The series will feature an international cast from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, and Turkey.

The series begins with a sudden solar event, as the sun inexplicably starts killing everything in its path. The show centers around the lucky passengers and crew of an overnight flight out of Brussels, as they attempt to fly west — into the safety of the dark night. The planes manifest is multinational and multilingual, with passengers rich and poor, young and old, civilian and military. The seemingly ordinary travelers share but one thing: a desire to survive the sun — and each other — by any means necessary.

Into the Night will launch globally on Netflix in 2020.

Michael Azzolino, Director of International Originals at Netflix said, “We are happy to announce our first Belgian original series Into the Night. We are excited to work with this great international team of writers, producers, directors and cast to bring this unique series to life.”

“Within this high-concept thriller, Into the Night asks a basic question thats heard a lot these days: Can people still unite for the greater good — or will self-interests tear us apart?” said George. “I was drawn to the idRead More – Source