BBC Buys Globoplay Original 'Blood Red – Under the Moonlight'

Globo has sold the teen werewolf-vampire thriller "Blood Red – Under the Moonlight" to the BBC, marking the first time a Globoplay Original has been licensed to the British broadcaster. The half-hour fantasy-adventure series will stream on BBC iPlayer and air on BBC Three.

The deal is the biggest announcement set for Globo's packed Mipcom Showcase on Sunday evening. It lands at a moment when BBC acquisitions, as in the days of Nordic Noir, still rank among the gold standards for non-English-language fiction.

What is 'Blood Red'?

Created and written by Claudia Sardinha ("Rensga Hits!") and Rosane Swartman ("A Life Worth Living"), "Blood Red" is a coming-of-age thriller and a major step up in genre for Globoplay. It is set and shot in southeast Minas Gerais' rolling forest hills, and draws on Brazilian landscapes, architecture and lore, including its maned wolves.

"The BBC acquisition is another example of how understanding audiences helps stories travel further," said Angela Colla.

"Helping our partners find that audience connection is at the heart of what we do. And our work does not stop when the finished content is delivered," she added. "Together, we follow performance, share insights and work with partners to unlock each title's full potential, from launch strategy to audience engagement."

What else is Globo showcasing at Mipcom?

The BBC deal joins strategic partnerships with Portugal's SIC, Turkey's Ay Yapim and Greece's Alpha TV at the Mipcom 2026 Globo Showcase. Globo's slate includes its Super Dramas, produced at the massive Estúdios Globo Rio complex:

• "Anything Goes," a plush, fast-paced remake of a 1980s Brazilian telenovela hit, which scored a 56% audience share at the murder of its arch villainess.
• "Three Graces," a megahit teen pregnancy drama.
• "To Love Is to Care," a melodrama with a love story and whodunnit, featuring an Episode 1 flood scene shot with an LED wall and a 140,000-square-foot artificial lake.
• "The Playoffs," described by Variety as an "adrenaline-pumping show" on the world of professional soccer, which world premiered at SXSW London this June.

Globo will also receive the 2026 Mipcom Recognition for SDG Impact award, presented with the United Nations for the impact of its productions on social causes.

How far do Globo formats travel?

This September, Portugal's SIC announced an adaptation of the megahit "Brazil Avenue," building on its successful redo of "Pages of Life." Three years ago at Mipcom, Globo sold the first international remake rights to "Brazil Avenue" to Turkey's Ay Yapim. That deal, extended to three formats this September, followed Ay Yapim's "Leyla" — the first international adaptation of "Brazil Avenue" — which Madd Entertainment sold to over 100 countries and which earned an International Emmy nomination.

The expanded deal includes "The Life She Built," adapting Globo hit telenovela "Looks & Essence" ("Fina Estampa") and helmed by "Leyla" director Hilal Saral.

In Greece, hit Globoplay original "The Others" is in local production for Alpha TV by Primavisione, with Silver Lion-winning "Miss Violence" director Alexandros Avranas. Globo is also partnering with Alpha TV and Primavisione on a Greek adaptation of telenovela "All The Flowers."

For Rodrigo Nascimento, Globo head of business development – EMEA, "a successful adaptation is not about recreating every detail. It is about identifying the emotional truths that made a story resonate in a specific territory, and reimagining them for a new audience and culture."

"That is why the strongest formats continue to travel. Not because they stay the same, but because they remain meaningful wherever they go," he said at Mipcom.

Globo is now preparing "Brazil Avenue 2." As Colla put it: "I truly believe a story matters when people recognize something of themselves in it. And when that connection is real, it doesn't stop when the episode ends. It grows across episodes, platforms, communities, countries and generations, becoming part of people's lives."