Beta Film has sold historical epic “Rise of the Raven” to multiple territories ahead of its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Following the festival premiere, CBC will bring the 10-part series to Canadian audiences on their streaming channel CBC GEM from Sept. 19. Beta recently sold the miniseries to Italy’s public broadcaster RAI, which will air it next year.

Croatia’s HRT, Telekom Deutschland in Germany, Slovakia’s STVR, Blue TV in Switzerland, and YES in Israel have already broadcast the drama this year, with Czech TV being the most recent to join this group. The show broke ratings records in Hungary on TV2 and it was a hit with young audiences in particular when it aired on Austria’s ORF and its streaming service.

More from Variety

“Rise of the Raven” tells the story of fearless army commander János Hunyadi (Gellért L. Kádár), who devotes his life to defending Europe against an Ottoman invasion. His strongest allies are the women in his life: Erzsébet (Vivien Rujder), the wife who fights alongside him, and Mara (Franciska Törőcsik), his first love, who breaks his heart by becoming lead concubine in Sultan Murad’s (Murathan Muslu) court. When the Ottoman Empire mobilizes an army with the objective of conquering the Vatican and Europe, Hunyadi leads his small but mighty army to the battlefield.

“Rise of the Raven” is produced by Robert Lantos and his Serendipity Point Films, as well as Twin Media, HG Media, MR Film and Beta Film, co-produced by TV2 and ORF, supported by the National Film Institute of Hungary.

Showrunner is Balázs Lengyel (HBO’s “Golden Life”), who also directs the final episode. The series is written by Lengyel, George Mihalka, Balázs Lovas, Zsófia Ruttkay, Attila Veres and Bán Mór, on whose best-selling series of novels “Rise of the Raven” is based on.

Producers are Tibor Krsko, Cecilia Hazai, Kinga Hazai, Ari Lantos, Oliver Auspitz and Andreas Kamm of MR Film, as well as Koby Gal-Raday. Directors are Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Robert Dornhelm (“Maria Theresa,” “War and Peace”) alongside Hungarian directors Orsi Nagypal (“The Deal,” the CW’s “The Outpost”) and Attila Szasz (“Tall Tales,” “Eternal Winter”).

Best of Variety

Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.