Italian drama ‘La Storia’ has been picked up for the U.S. and Israel. The series, adapted from the iconic Elsa Morante bestseller, is set in Rome during and soon after World War II. It stars Jasmine Trinca (The Gunman) in the lead role.

MHz Choice, the SVOD service that majors in bringing prestige international television to North American viewers, has acquired it for the U.S. and Canada. Elsewhere, YES and HOT have picked it up for Israel. Beta Film is handling distribution and cut the deals. It has already sold it to NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark and RUV in Iceland.