In a projected landmark venture, L.A.-based international entertainment studio MFF & Co is partnering with Brazilian TV colossus Globo , the company behind Oscar winner “I’m Not Here,” to adapt for North American audiences a curated slate of hit Brazilian telenovelas.

The development deal will see MFF & Co shopping and working with U.S. distributors – foreseeably studios and streaming services – to develop in a first adaptations of some of Globo’s biggest hits, reimagined in traditional American multiple season formats. The English-language adaptations will be written by experienced U.S. writers, MFF & Co announced Tuesday.

The four titles on an initial slate range broadly from “ Empire ” (2014-15), winner of a 2015 Intl. Emmy for best telenovela and the story of a heartbroken, powe

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