House M.D., the US medical procedural about a grumpy but brilliant doctor, is being remade internationally for the first time.

Russia Television and Radio has commissioned a 40x44mins version after a deal with distributor NBCUniversal International Formats.

The deal is particularly notable as popular American procedurals are seldom remade elsewhere.

Production commences in April, with a TX date to be confirmed by the channel later this year. Ekaterina Efanova will executive produce for Russia Television, which will play the show on Rossiya 1.

Local prodco Non-Stop Production, which was behind Golden Globe-winning film Leviathan, is attached to produce the series. Leviathan star Aleksei Serebryankov will play the iconic Dr. House role, which Hugh Laurie (above) popularised.

NBCU-owned Universal Television created the original House for Fox in the US. The series ran for eight seasons and was declared the world’s most-watched series in 2008.

Anton Zlatopolskiy, first deputy director at Russia Television, commissioned the remake.

“We have seriously considered all pros and cons before obtaining the format of such a famous series,” he said. “It is quite a challenge for us to create our own version.

“Neither well-known producers or actors, nor a big budget can guarantee success when it comes to a local version,” he added. “There are always a couple of ‘secret ingredients’ that make a series outstanding and we know how to make them work.”
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