HBO and Sky have joined forces to oversee a development slate of world class drama series.

The $250m multi-year co-production will focus on “high end productions that feature engaging stories with international points of view and casting.”

The partnership will apparently be open to pitches from across the creative community, in both the US and Europe, and hopes to be green-lighting at least two drama projects each year.

The first projects from the deal will arrive on screens in 2018 and announcements are expected within the next few weeks.

Jeremy Darroch, Group CEO of Sky commented: “HBO and Sky have for many years shared a common creative culture and a common vision for the development of high quality drama. This new venture deepens that relationship, maintains our leadership position in world-class content, provides great opportunities for indies and gives our customers even more opportunity to enjoy brilliant story telling.”

Richard Plepler, Chairman and CEO of HBO added: “Sky has been a great partner for us and this deal allows even deeper collaboration between our two great companies, which have a long tradition in creating superior content for our customers. Together we represent the best in television and combined we will raise the bar even higher in pay TV programming.”

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