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Fremantle International Boss Talks Passing Up ‘Heated Rivalry’ & ‘Baywatch’ Casting

Every top-level TV exec has a story of the one that got away and Fremantle’s Jens Richter is no exception. Fremantle’s CEO of International and Commercial yesterday admitted he had turned down the chance to distribute Heated Rivalry well before the Canadian series had become the

Fremantle International Boss Talks Passing Up ‘Heated Rivalry’ & ‘Baywatch’ Casting
Deadline Hollywood — 9 June 2026
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Every top-level TV exec has a story of the one that got away and Fremantle’s Jens Richter is no exception. Fremantle’s CEO of International and Commercial yesterday admitted he had turned down the chance to distribute Heated Rivalry well before the Canadian series had become the global phenomenon it is today. He had been alerted […]

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