Walter Presents
Walter Presents is a video on demand service of UK's Channel 4, part of its All 4 online platform. Launched on 3 January 2016, it specialises in foreign language drama and comedy, with English subtitles. It is named after Walter Iuzzolino, who selects its content.[1] The service was later offered as an ad-free subscription service in the United States in March 2017,[2] and in Australia via a Foxtel service in November 2017.[3] It has been available in Italy as an on-demand service since September 2018 through a deal between Global and Discovery Networks.[4]
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, United States |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Channel Four Television Corporation and Global Series Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 January 2016 |
Production
In the UK, the service is a partnership between Channel 4 and Global Series Network. It is free to view and supported by advertisements.[5] Walter Iuzzolino began reviewing potential content for the service two years before its launch, viewing 3,500 hours of television in all.[6]
The service aims to avoid so-called arthouse programming in favour of more mainstream productions that compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime for audiences already familiar with such Nordic dramas such as The Bridge.[1] Iuzzolino set three criteria for selection: the show must be popular in its native country, as were Homeland and House of Cards in the United States; it must be "award-winning or already critically acclaimed"; and it must have "the finest writing, directing and acting that each country has to offer...something worth our time as viewers".[6]
To promote the service, some of the content is also being aired on Channel 4's conventional channels, Channel 4 and More4.[6]
Programmes
| Title | Origin | Genre | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10[1] | Switzerland | Mystery drama | Unavailable |
| 13 Commandments | Belgium | Crime thriller | Available |
| 23 Cases | Germany | Crime thriller | Available |
| Acquitted | Norway | Mystery drama | Unavailable |
| The Adulterer | The Netherlands | Drama | Available |
| Alex | Sweden | Thriller | Available |
| All the Sins | Finland | Crime drama | Available |
| Anne+ | The Netherlands | Coming-of-age drama | Available |
| Bad Banks | Germany | Crime drama | Available |
| Beauty and the Baker | Israel | Romance drama | Unavailable |
| Before We Die | Sweden | Thriller | Available |
| Beyond Appearances | France | Mystery drama | Available |
| Black Widow | The Netherlands | Crime drama | Available |
| The Blood Pact | The Netherlands | Crime drama | Available |
| Blue Eyes[1] | Sweden | Political thriller | Available |
| The Body Collector | The Netherlands | Drama | Available |
| The Border | Poland | Drama | Available |
| Case | Iceland | Psychological crime thriller | Unavailable |
| Cenk Batu[1] | Germany | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Clan[7] | Belgium | Detective drama | Unavailable |
| The Cleaning Lady | Argentina | Crime thriller | Unavailable |
| Code 37: Sex Crimes | Belgium | Crime drama | Available |
| Contact | France | Mystery drama | Available |
| The Court | Iceland | Legal drama | Available |
| Cover Story | Iceland | Drama | Available |
| The Crimson Rivers | France | Crime drama | Available |
| Crow's Blood[8] | Japan | Horror[9] | Unavailable |
| Dead Beautiful | France | Thriller | Available |
| Deadly Money | Germany | Thriller | Unavailable |
| A Deadly Union | France | Mystery drama | Available |
| Deliver Us | Denmark | Psychological drama | Available |
| Detective Cain | France | Crime | Available |
| Deutschland 83[1] | Germany | Spy drama | Available |
| Deutschland 86 | Germany | Spy drama | Available |
| Dicte – Crime Reporter | Denmark | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Elite Squad | France | Police drama | Unavailable |
| Eyewitness | Norway | Crime thriller | Unavailable |
| Farang: Dead Man Running | Sweden | Crime drama | Available |
| Fear by the Lake | France | Crime thriller | Available |
| Fenix | The Netherlands | Crime thriller | Available |
| Flight HS13 | The Netherlands | Thriller | Unavailable |
| Forgotten Girls | France | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Framed | The Netherlands | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Frozen Sky | Germany | Drama | Unavailable |
| Fugitives[10] | Chile | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Greyzone | Denmark, Sweden | Thriller | Available |
| Guardian of the Castle | Croatia | Thriller | Available |
| Heartless[1] | Denmark | Vampire thriller | Unavailable |
| Helen Dorn | Germany | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Hellfjord | Norway | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Home Guards | Hungary | Drama | Unavailable |
| Hotel Adlon | Germany | Drama | Unavailable |
| Hotel Beau Séjour | Belgium | Supernatural crime thriller | Available |
| The Hunter | France | Thriller | Unavailable |
| Inspector Borowski | Germany | Mystery drama | Available |
| Inspector Falke | Germany | Crime drama | Available |
| The Invisibles | Czech Republic | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Just One Look | France | Action thriller | Available |
| Kabul Kitchen[1] | France | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Killer by the Lake | France | Crime drama | Available |
| Lanester | France | Mystery drama | Unavailable |
| The Lawyer | Sweden | Thriller | Available |
| The Lens | Czech Republic | Crime thriller | Unavailable |
| Liberty | Denmark | Drama | Available |
| Lifeline[11] | Spain | Thriller | Available |
| Line of Separation | Germany | Historical drama | Unavailable |
| Locked Up | Spain | Prison drama | Available |
| Mafia Only Kills in Summer | Italy | Coming-of-age dark comedy | Available |
| Mafiosa | France | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Magnifica 70[10] | Brazil | Drama | Available |
| Maltese: The Mafia Detective | Italy | Crime drama | Available |
| Mama's Angel | Israel | Thriller | Available |
| Mammon | Norway | Detective drama | Unavailable |
| Match Day | France | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Merciless[10] | Brazil | Psychological crime thriller | Unavailable |
| Milk and Honey | Israel | Comedy | Unavailable |
| The Mind of a Murderer | Germany | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| The Money Shot | France | Drama | Available |
| Monster | Norway | Thriller | Available |
| Moscow Noir | Sweden | Thriller | Available |
| New Nurses | Denmark | Historical drama | Available |
| New Texas | Belgium | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Nick's Law | Germany | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Night and Day | Spain | Thriller | Available |
| No Limit | France | Action thriller | Unavailable |
| No Second Chance | France | Thriller | Available |
| Nordic Murders | Germany | Crime drama | Available |
| Norskov | Denmark | Crime drama | Available |
| The Other Mother | France | Thriller | Available |
| PAKT | Poland | Political thriller | Available |
| The Passenger | France | Crime drama | Available |
| Philharmonia | France | Psychological thriller | Available |
| Point Blank | Germany | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| The Prey | The Netherlands | Drama | Unavailable |
| Professor T | Belgium | Crime drama | Available |
| Pure Evil[1] | Argentina | Psychological crime thriller | Unavailable |
| The Raid | Brazil | Drama | Available |
| Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders | Sweden | Drama | Available |
| The Red Shadows | France | Crime drama | Available |
| Resistance | France | Historical drama | Available |
| Rest In Peace | Croatia | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| Rough Justice | Belgium | Detective drama | Available |
| Ride Upon the Storm | Denmark | Drama | Available |
| The River | Norway | Crime drama | Available |
| Sakho & Mangane | Senegal | Crime drama | Available |
| The Same Sky | Germany | Spy drama | Available |
| The Score | Belgium | Coming-of-age drama | Available |
| Scratch My Back | Belgium | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Seaside Hotel | Denmark | Historical drama | Available |
| The Sect | Russia | Drama | Available |
| Shades of Guilt | Germany | Legal thriller | Available |
| Son of a B****[10] | Brazil | Comedy drama | Unavailable |
| Spin[1] | France | Political drama | Unavailable |
| Sr Avila[10] | Mexico | Family crime drama | Unavailable |
| Stockholm Requiem | Sweden | Crime drama | Available |
| The Swingers | The Netherlands | Mystery drama | Available |
| Tabula Rasa | Belgium | Thriller | Unavailable |
| Tainted | Brazil | Thriller | Unavailable |
| The Teacher | Poland | Crime drama | Available |
| The Team | Denmark | Crime drama | Available |
| Thicker Than Water | Sweden | Mystery drama | Available |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Italy | Crime drama | Available |
| Tony's Revenge | France | Crime drama | Unavailable |
| The Truth Will Out | Sweden | Crime thriller | Available |
| The Twelve | Belgium | Legal thriller | Available |
| Valkyrien | Norway | Drama | Unavailable |
| Vanished by the Lake | France | Crime drama | Available |
| A Very Scandi Scandal | Sweden | Crime comedy | Available |
| Young and Promising | Norway | Drama | Available |
Reception
According to Channel 4, the 11 titles available in the first month attracted 1.1 million views on All 4.[5]
References
- "Walter Presents: Channel 4 launches new digital service offering best TV shows from around the world". The Independent. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Walter Presents streams into the US". Multichannel.com. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "Foxtel back in SVOD business, launching Walter Presents in Australia". Mediaweek Australia. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "Discovery Strikes Deal With Channel 4's Walter Presents To Launch Premium Drama Service In Italy" (Press release). Discovery Corporate Site. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- Television Business International (22 January 2016). "Walter Presents passes 1m views in two weeks". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "Deutschland 83' Just The Tip of the Iceberg of a New World of Subtitled Drama, Courtesy Of 'Walter Presents'". HuffPost. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "How foreign TV drama became de rigueur with UK viewers". The Guardian. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood
- "TV CROW'S BLOOD – allcinema" (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Broadcast (18 January 2016). "Walter Presents grabs Latin American drama".
- "Lifeline Lands in the US and UK". TTVNews. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
External links
- Walter Presents – official site
UK - Walter Presents – official site
US
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