Scripted Format: How Much Leeway For Local Adaptation?

Buying a series format means buying a recipe for success. Or the remake of a series that hasn’t fully revealed its potential. Minimizing risk. Provided you add localization. But how do you approach local adaptation? How much deviation is acceptable for distributors and local producers? How can a remake appear authentic? What is acceptable and what jeopardizes the magic of the original successful concept?

Session moderated by Antony Root.