International Drama Trade Heats Up

摘要

Talk about the trend toward adapting scripted series from abroad for U.S. audiences, and someone will probably mention All in the Family and The Office. Both were adapted from U.K. TV series, and both are proof that the practice is at least as old as Archie Bunker's social views. But the trend has shifted. While comedy used to be king-and unscripted formats have been hot at least since American Idol-today foreign drama formats are gaining popularity in the U.S. One poster child is the Emmy-winning, critically hailed Homeland, adapted from an Israeli show.