wedotv and ZDF Studios partner to launch 'wedotv: Legacy'
Single IP FAST Channel to Feature 100+ Episodes of the Hit Drama from South Africa
MIPCOM/CANNES – October 13, 2025 wedotv, the global free ad-supported streaming network, has partnered with ZDF Studios to create and distribute a FAST channel featuring the wildly popular South African drama series Legacy. ZDF Studios represents the series globally and the single IP channel – wedotv: Legacy — is created and distributed by wedotv.
The smash-hit, Award-winning series Legacy (104 x 45') transports viewers into the high-stakes world of investment billionaires — where wealth is limitless, rivalries run deep, and family loyalty comes at a deadly price. Behind the glittering façade of the Price dynasty lies a battlefield of power, passion, and betrayal. As long-buried secrets explode and nothing and no one is safe.
“When ZDF Studios came to us with the idea of a channel dedicated to Legacy we wanted to make sure the key elements of a successful single IP channel were in place: quality, quantity, story, and proven audience ratings generator. Legacy has all of those key qualities in spades. It’s also incredibly compelling and binge-worthy, which helps keep viewers engaged within the platform ecosystem, which is essential for advertisers,” notes Philipp Rotermund, CEO of wedotv.
“There is a real upside to creating and launching a channel like wedotv: Legacy — It has a built-in fan base,” said Florian Streit, Director, Drama, ZDF Studios. “Single IP channels work well because they are immediately identifiable to fans. Legacy is also a long-running series that maintains an exceptional level of quality across all episodes.”
Legacy is produced in South Africa by M-Net, a division of MultiChoice, a Canal Plus company. The series was created by Gwydion Beynon and Phathutshedzo Makwarela and stars Dawid Minnaar, Sean-Marco Vorster, Michelle Botes and an ensemble cast.
wedotv: Legacy is available in English for the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and other English-speaking countries. Subtitling is available for all other territories.
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About wedotv
wedotv is a free OTT sports and entertainment network. wedotv runs numerous FAST and free-to-air channels, including but not limited to wedotv movies, wedotv sports, wedotv big stories, wedotv true stories, and wedotv amor, which are available in all G10 markets and beyond. The streaming app/services wedotv is available to consumers free of charge and can be downloaded in every major app store globally.
In addition to a large selection of movies and series, wedotv offers viewers exciting documentaries, sports, and news broadcasts, as well as a variety of content from the lifestyle, comedy, and automotive sectors.
Contact wedotv
Patricia Frith, patricia@patriciafrithmarketing.com, +1 310 490-2368
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About ZDF Studios
ZDF Studios is a commercial subsidiary of ZDF, one of the largest TV broadcasters in Europe. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Mainz, Germany, the ZDF Studios Group operates more than 30 direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates spanning TV production, distribution and services. The parent company, ZDF Studios, is responsible for global programme distribution, realisation of international co-productions, acquisition of licences and merchandising of successful programme brands under its own name, for ZDF and third parties. ZDF Studios has the largest German-language programme inventory in the world and a constantly growing range of international productions, consisting of series and mini-series, television films, documentaries and children's programmes.
The companies of the ZDF Studios Group cover the entire value chain from the development of scripted and unscripted TV content to production, marketing and monetizing, including TV and streaming licences as well as merchandising and online rights. The positioning of ZDF Studios as an integrated media company enables the development of innovative, outstanding and high-quality programmes and makes the Group an attractive workplace for German and international talent to flourish in a very inspiring and creative environment.
Contact ZDF Studios
Christine Denilauler (VP Marketing and Corporate Communications), ZDF Studios GmbH, Erich-Dombrowski-Str. 1, 55127 Mainz/Germany, tel.: +49 6131-9911130, email: christine.denilauler@zdf-studios.com, www.zdf-studios.com