Happy Accidents secures European broadcast deals; hires Oliver
June 23, 2025
Happy Accidents, the LA-based film and TV studio, has announced licence deals with several European outlets including Sky UK, RAI Italia, Sky Italia, Group M6 (France),TV2 Norway, TV3 Baltics, Network4 Hungary, DIVA – from NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct to Consumer (NBCUIN & DTC) in Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia and Beyond Dutch covering Benelux, Scandi and ANZ.
Additionally the stuioi has welcomed veteran distribution executive Louise Oliver as SVP International Sales. With a mix of Christmas films, feel-good rom coms, and new seasonal content, Happy Accident’s slate of 19 titles has already secured 50 deals with major international broadcasters.
Leading its Christmas titles is A Christmas Less Travelled, the Epiphany Prize winning film at the Movie Guide Awards which stars Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson. The uplifting story follows a struggling diner owner who needs to sell her late father’s vintage red truck to keep her business afloat. However, while cleaning it out she discovers tapes containing her dad’s final message. Accompanied by a charming stranger with hidden motives, she embarks on an unexpected holiday road trip, uncovering family secrets, finding love, and honouring her father’s legacy all while searching for a way to save her diner.
Barcelona Mi Amor is Happy Accidents’ newwst romantic comedy starring Alison Sweeney and Ashley Williams, set to premiere on Hallmark thus June. This film follows American novelist Ashley whose book about falling in love in Barcelona flops everywhere except Spain. In a comic twist, when she visits the city to bask in the novel’s success, Ashley soon discovers the translator, Ali, rewrote the entire book.
Based on Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen series of novels, A Pie to Die For leads Happy Accident’s slate of titles in the mystery genre. Starring Allison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Gabriel Hogan, this murder mystery sees Hannah Swensen fresh from her honeymoon and ready to settle into married life. That is until her mother’s neighbour, a once-famous actress with many enemies, is found murdered. The slate of mystery movie franchises also includes the new TV movie franchise The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries, with three films set for release through 2025. Based on Candace Haven’s bestselling novels, the franchise blends small-town charm with gripping mystery.
The appointment of Louise Oliver as SVP International Sales marks an expansion of Happy Accidents’ global distribution capabilities. Oliver brings 17 years of experience in international content sales across EMEA and global markets, having built her expertise at companies including RHI Entertainment, Sonar Entertainment and Screen Media.
Holly Hines and Eric Jarboe, Co-CEOs of Happy Accidents, said: “The high volume of interest in our film slate is a testament to the wonderful movies that we’re sure audiences across Europe and the rest of the world will love. Each title brings exceptional characters and strong storylines, whether that’s in the heartwarming rom com Barcelona, or a cozy mystery like A Pie to Die For. All of them have a fun and light-hearted nature that will charm viewers from Budapest to London.”
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