Amazon Prime Video has acquired second-window rights to “Apnea” (“Une Île”), the French female-powered fantasy series which competed at Series Mania and won best French show.
“Apnea” will premiere on Arte and will roll out on Amazon Prime Video in France shortly after. The series will not be available on the streaming service outside of France.
“Apnea,” written by Gaia Guasti and Aurélien Molas, is headlined by an international cast, including Laetitia Casta, Noée Abita, Sergi Lopez, Manuel Severi and Alba Gaia Bellugi. Julien Trousselier directed the series.
The series was produced by Nicole Collet (“Mafiosa”) at Image et Compagnie, and co-produced by Arte France. Lagardère Studios Distribution is handling international sales.
Inspired by the mermaid myth, “Apnea” is a fantasy-filled murder mystery set in a quaint fishing village on a Mediterranean isle.
Isabelle Bertrand , Amazon Prime’s content acquisition manager for France, told Variety that the streaming service had...
“Apnea” will premiere on Arte and will roll out on Amazon Prime Video in France shortly after. The series will not be available on the streaming service outside of France.
“Apnea,” written by Gaia Guasti and Aurélien Molas, is headlined by an international cast, including Laetitia Casta, Noée Abita, Sergi Lopez, Manuel Severi and Alba Gaia Bellugi. Julien Trousselier directed the series.
The series was produced by Nicole Collet (“Mafiosa”) at Image et Compagnie, and co-produced by Arte France. Lagardère Studios Distribution is handling international sales.
Inspired by the mermaid myth, “Apnea” is a fantasy-filled murder mystery set in a quaint fishing village on a Mediterranean isle.
Isabelle Bertrand , Amazon Prime’s content acquisition manager for France, told Variety that the streaming service had...
- 4/4/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The special jury prize went to Nir Bergman and Ram Nehari’s Israeli social drama Just For Today,
Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne’s four-part English-language drama The Virtues took the top Grand Prix award at TV festival and industry event Series Mania (March 22-30) in the northern French city of Lille over the weekend.
Lead actor Stephan Graham was also feted with the best actor award for his performance as the troubled, alcoholic protagonist who returns to his family home in Ireland to confront the roots of his problems.
The drama was produced by the UK’s Warp Films...
Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne’s four-part English-language drama The Virtues took the top Grand Prix award at TV festival and industry event Series Mania (March 22-30) in the northern French city of Lille over the weekend.
Lead actor Stephan Graham was also feted with the best actor award for his performance as the troubled, alcoholic protagonist who returns to his family home in Ireland to confront the roots of his problems.
The drama was produced by the UK’s Warp Films...
- 4/1/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The international TV event Series Mania unveiled its 2019 winners Saturday during the closing ceremony in France.
Taking place in Lille, this year’s festival ran from March 22-30, and included masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as president of the Official Competition jury.
Also on the jury were The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, French actress Audrey Fleurot, French writer Delphine de Vigan and Thomas Lilti, creator-director of Canal + hit Hippocrate.
Below is the full list of winners
Official Competition
Grand Prix: The Virtues
Created and written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne (UK)
Directed by: Shane Meadows – Production: Warp Films, Big Arty Productions – Broadcast by: Channel 4 (UK)
Special Jury Prize: Just for Today
Created and written by Nir Bergman and Ram Nehari (Israël)
Written and directed: Nir Bergman – Production: Endemol Shine Israël – Broadcast: Yes TV...
Taking place in Lille, this year’s festival ran from March 22-30, and included masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as president of the Official Competition jury.
Also on the jury were The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, French actress Audrey Fleurot, French writer Delphine de Vigan and Thomas Lilti, creator-director of Canal + hit Hippocrate.
Below is the full list of winners
Official Competition
Grand Prix: The Virtues
Created and written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne (UK)
Directed by: Shane Meadows – Production: Warp Films, Big Arty Productions – Broadcast by: Channel 4 (UK)
Special Jury Prize: Just for Today
Created and written by Nir Bergman and Ram Nehari (Israël)
Written and directed: Nir Bergman – Production: Endemol Shine Israël – Broadcast: Yes TV...
- 3/30/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever-growing international TV event Series Mania has unveiled an impressive 2019 lineup including new dramas from Netflix, HBO and the UK’s Channel4. Scroll down for the lineups in full.
Taking place in Lille, northern France, this year’s event (March 22-30) will include masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as president of the Official Competition jury. Also on the jury are The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, French actress Audrey Fleurot (Spiral), French writer Delphine de Vigan and Thomas Lilti, creator-director of Canal + hit Hippocrate.
Thurman will be in town for the international premiere of Netflix Original Series Chambers, a Ya supernatural drama thriller from Stephen Gaghan (Syriana). HBO’s Folklore, an Asian horror anthology, plays in International Competition, as does HBO Europe’s Success, directed by Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land). Amazon-Arte project Une...
Taking place in Lille, northern France, this year’s event (March 22-30) will include masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as president of the Official Competition jury. Also on the jury are The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, French actress Audrey Fleurot (Spiral), French writer Delphine de Vigan and Thomas Lilti, creator-director of Canal + hit Hippocrate.
Thurman will be in town for the international premiere of Netflix Original Series Chambers, a Ya supernatural drama thriller from Stephen Gaghan (Syriana). HBO’s Folklore, an Asian horror anthology, plays in International Competition, as does HBO Europe’s Success, directed by Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land). Amazon-Arte project Une...
- 2/20/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Graced by Uma Thurman, “The Good Doctor” star Freddie Highmore and “Black Mirror” creators Charlie Brooker and Anabel Jones, the 10th edition of Series Mania will kick off March 22 with a prominent Netflix presence, a broader geographical reach and a strong showing of women writers and directors.
Thurman will make the trek to Lille, in northeast France, for the international premiere of Netflix Original Series “Chambers,” which looks like one of the hottest tickets in this year’s 10-title Official Competition. “Chambers” is a Ya supernatural drama thriller from Stephen Gaghan and Turner’s multi-platform Super Deluxe. In it a young heart attack victim begins to take on the sinister characteristics of her deceased heart donor. Thurman plays the donor’s mother.
Thurman, Highmore, and Brooker and Jones will deliver Series Mania masterclasses, as will writer-producer-director Marti Noxon, who is president of the Official Competition jury. Other members of the...
Thurman will make the trek to Lille, in northeast France, for the international premiere of Netflix Original Series “Chambers,” which looks like one of the hottest tickets in this year’s 10-title Official Competition. “Chambers” is a Ya supernatural drama thriller from Stephen Gaghan and Turner’s multi-platform Super Deluxe. In it a young heart attack victim begins to take on the sinister characteristics of her deceased heart donor. Thurman plays the donor’s mother.
Thurman, Highmore, and Brooker and Jones will deliver Series Mania masterclasses, as will writer-producer-director Marti Noxon, who is president of the Official Competition jury. Other members of the...
- 2/20/2019
- by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube scripted head responds to this week’s bombshell about original programming model.
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
- 11/29/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
YouTube scripted head responds to this week’s bombshell about original programming model.
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
- 11/29/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
YouTube scripted head responds to this week’s bombshell about original programming model.
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
Global hits have to begin locally and understand their target markets – that was the message from Netflix, Amazon Studios and YouTube leadership as they discussed their strategies in Europe and beyond at the Content London conference this week.
Erik Barmack, vice-president of international originals at Netflix said, “In terms of programming strategy, where we are coming from is that a show has to feel true and authentic to the country it originates from. If we do a show in India it has to feel loved in that...
- 11/29/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Netflix continues to roll out international scripted series – ordering a Young Wallander adaptation and a French period drama.
The Svod service has ordered a series based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling Kurt Wallander novels from Yellow Bird UK. The six-part series will feature a British and Swedish cast and will go into production in 2019. It will tell the story of detective Kurt Wallander’s first case.
Erik Barmack, Vice President, Head of International Originals at Netflix, said, “The Wallander novels have sold 40 million copies and been translated into over 40 different languages, while still being true and authentic to the Swedish noir that Mankell helped create. And the series created by Yellow Bird have also been fantastic global and local successes. Netflix is thrilled to continue this tradition and add new layers to the fantastic legacies that Mankell and Yellow Bird have created.”
Separately, it has ordered a French period drama...
The Svod service has ordered a series based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling Kurt Wallander novels from Yellow Bird UK. The six-part series will feature a British and Swedish cast and will go into production in 2019. It will tell the story of detective Kurt Wallander’s first case.
Erik Barmack, Vice President, Head of International Originals at Netflix, said, “The Wallander novels have sold 40 million copies and been translated into over 40 different languages, while still being true and authentic to the Swedish noir that Mankell helped create. And the series created by Yellow Bird have also been fantastic global and local successes. Netflix is thrilled to continue this tradition and add new layers to the fantastic legacies that Mankell and Yellow Bird have created.”
Separately, it has ordered a French period drama...
- 11/29/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Six-part serialised drama will be shot in English with British and Swedish cast.
Netflix has ordered Young Wallander, a new series from Yellow Bird UK based on Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander novels.
The six-part serialised drama will be shot in English with a British and Swedish cast. Yellow Bird UK, the Banijay Group company that produced the BBC’s Wallander series from 2008 to 2016, will start production next year.
Set in contemporary Sweden, Young Wallander will follow Mankell’s detective character on his first case. Mankell’s Wallander novels have been the source for several series and films,...
Netflix has ordered Young Wallander, a new series from Yellow Bird UK based on Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander novels.
The six-part serialised drama will be shot in English with a British and Swedish cast. Yellow Bird UK, the Banijay Group company that produced the BBC’s Wallander series from 2008 to 2016, will start production next year.
Set in contemporary Sweden, Young Wallander will follow Mankell’s detective character on his first case. Mankell’s Wallander novels have been the source for several series and films,...
- 11/28/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The adventures of “Young Wallander” are coming to Netflix. The streaming giant has ordered a U.K.-Swedish series based on the early life of Henning Mankell’s popular police inspector, who has already been already depicted on the small screen in the BBC “Wallander” series with Kenneth Branagh and a Swedish version with Krister Henriksson.
Netflix has also ordered a new French original set during the French Revolution. The as-yet-untitled drama will follow Joseph Guillotin, the future inventor of the guillotine, who investigates a series of mysterious murders and discovers an unknown virus.
“Young Wallander” will see the titular detective tackling his first-ever case. Netflix’s VP of originals, Erik Barmack, announced the project Wednesday at C21’s Content London event.
“We’re looking at Wallander when he was in his early 20s, before he became so jaded,” he said, noting that Mankell’s books had sold 50 million copies...
Netflix has also ordered a new French original set during the French Revolution. The as-yet-untitled drama will follow Joseph Guillotin, the future inventor of the guillotine, who investigates a series of mysterious murders and discovers an unknown virus.
“Young Wallander” will see the titular detective tackling his first-ever case. Netflix’s VP of originals, Erik Barmack, announced the project Wednesday at C21’s Content London event.
“We’re looking at Wallander when he was in his early 20s, before he became so jaded,” he said, noting that Mankell’s books had sold 50 million copies...
- 11/28/2018
- by Stewart Clarke and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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