Beta Film Boards Spanish Dramedy ‘In Vitro,’ Selected for Series Mania’s Buyers Upfront (EXCLUSIVE)

Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights for Spanish series “In Vitro” ahead of Series Mania. 

It follows a 37-year-old biologist Blanca, who takes on a job at a fertility clinic. She is forced not only to get to the bottom of the needs and risks of her clients, but her own as well. 

Created by Marc Crehuet and Alejandra Guimerà, it’s directed by Crehuet (“Welcome to the Family, “Greenpower”) and described as a “heartwarming, innovative and witty look at how babies are made.” 

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Bruna Cusí (“Merli,” “All We Cannot See,” “Facil”) plays Blanca, increasingly confronted with ethical dilemmas that test her principles and beliefs, not the least of which being: Is it right to satisfy the desire to have children, no matter what? 

At the clinic, her protagonist also meets Héctor: an outstanding, but all too rational embryologist whose brutal frankness often scares clients away. The clinic’s boss Andreu hopes Blanca’s empathetic nature will outweigh Héctor’s harshness. But sometimes, her idealism gets in the way of business, too. 

David Verdaguer (“Perfect Life,” “Away”), Diana Gomez (“Valeria,” “Money Heist”), Maria Pujalte (“Cland,” Toy Boy”) also star. 

“In Vitro” is produced by Moiré Films and Rodar y Rodar in co-production with Bullfrog Pictures in association with 3Cat and HBO Max Spain.

The dramedy is among the ten selected series of Series Mania’s exclusive showcase “Buyers Upfront”. 

Beta’s line-up at the fest also includes their first K-Drama “Snow White Must Die”, Icelandic romantic drama “Everybody Loves Horses”, the French thriller series “A Guilty Affair” and the German medical movie cycle “Simply Elli”, as well as the London TV Screenings highlights “Gomorrah – The Origins”, “Maxima”, “Patience “and “Barton Vet”.

Alejandra Guimerá and Marc Crehuet: 

The show was “born out of a personal experience,” admitted creators Marc Crehuet and Alejandra Guimerà in a written statement.

“For nearly ten years, we went through different assisted reproduction processes while trying to have children, and that journey made us realize how rarely this reality has been portrayed in fiction.”

“From the beginning, we knew this story could not be told only as a comedy, because that would feel frivolous, nor only as a drama, because it would be too devastating. Life, even in its hardest moments, is also full of irony, contradiction and unexpected absurdity.”

With “In Vitro,” they wanted to bring assisted reproduction into the conversation and “help break the taboo that still surrounds it.”

“We hope that people who have gone through this experience will feel seen, and that those who know little about it may approach it without fear or prejudice. The series does not aim to provide simple answers or clear-cut messages. It stays close to its characters, offers different points of view, and leaves space for the audience to draw their own conclusions.”

“‘In Vitro’ stood out from the moment when producers Alejandra Guimerá and Marina Padró presented it to us. It’s the unique blend between great, witty storytelling, a female lead to root for from the get-go, and a subject matter of truly global import – and all of this backed by, and based on, the personal experiences of the husband-and-wife creator team,” said Peter Lohner, VP Acquisitions Hispanic & International. 

“From the script phase when we boarded the project to the final image, ‘In Vitro’ has delivered on its early promise. We’re honored and looking forward to bringing ‘In Vitro’ to the world.”