Disney+’s French historical drama Oussekine will present the “dark part of our national history books,” according to its creator, who sought inspiration from Ava DuVernay’s U.S. Netflix smash When They See Us.
Antoine Chevrollier’s four-parter, one of the first Disney+ France originals to be greenlit, tells the story of the tragic death of Malik Oussekine, the response of his family down the years and the ripple effect on French society. In 1986, the young French-Algerian student was chased and beaten to death by police at a protest against immigration restrictions, which were scrapped days later after the protests intensified in the wake of Oussekine’s death.
Launching on adult-skewing vertical Star on May 11, the show features Messiah‘s Sayyid El Alami as Malik and Succession’s Hiam Abbas as his mother Aicha Oussekine and is the first to be showrun by The Bureau director Chevrollier, who oversaw...
Antoine Chevrollier’s four-parter, one of the first Disney+ France originals to be greenlit, tells the story of the tragic death of Malik Oussekine, the response of his family down the years and the ripple effect on French society. In 1986, the young French-Algerian student was chased and beaten to death by police at a protest against immigration restrictions, which were scrapped days later after the protests intensified in the wake of Oussekine’s death.
Launching on adult-skewing vertical Star on May 11, the show features Messiah‘s Sayyid El Alami as Malik and Succession’s Hiam Abbas as his mother Aicha Oussekine and is the first to be showrun by The Bureau director Chevrollier, who oversaw...
- 5/5/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Unscripted
Bollywood actress and fitness buff Shilpa Shetty is lined up to host a new wellness-themed chat show, produced by Mirchi, an Entertainment Network India Limited company, and presented by Pintola Peanut Butter with Sofit. Focusing on physical and mental wellness, “Shape of You” will invite a wide range of India’s most popular celebrities to share their best tips for caring for their physical and mental wellbeing. Confirmed guests include actor John Abraham (“Dhoom”), Sri Lankan actor Jacqueline Fernandez (“Aladin”), designer-actor Masaba Gupta (“Masaba Masaba”), rapper Badshah, actor Shehnaz Gill (“Honsla Rakh”) and more. The show will stream on Mirchi’s YouTube channel starting in March.
“My journey with fitness and wellness started over 15 years ago, and my involvement in this journey grew post giving birth to my first child,” said Shetty. “Over time I have realized the importance of health and fitness in my life, and I want...
Bollywood actress and fitness buff Shilpa Shetty is lined up to host a new wellness-themed chat show, produced by Mirchi, an Entertainment Network India Limited company, and presented by Pintola Peanut Butter with Sofit. Focusing on physical and mental wellness, “Shape of You” will invite a wide range of India’s most popular celebrities to share their best tips for caring for their physical and mental wellbeing. Confirmed guests include actor John Abraham (“Dhoom”), Sri Lankan actor Jacqueline Fernandez (“Aladin”), designer-actor Masaba Gupta (“Masaba Masaba”), rapper Badshah, actor Shehnaz Gill (“Honsla Rakh”) and more. The show will stream on Mirchi’s YouTube channel starting in March.
“My journey with fitness and wellness started over 15 years ago, and my involvement in this journey grew post giving birth to my first child,” said Shetty. “Over time I have realized the importance of health and fitness in my life, and I want...
- 2/24/2022
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects greenlit.
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of 10 European originals, including drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
It has greenlit projects from creators and producers including Juliette Howell, Stephen Butchard, Quoc Dang Tran and Jörg Winger, and includes the first titles for new entertainment brand Star, which will launch on the streaming platform on February 23.
The move follows the studio’s announcement in December that it would commission 50 productions in Europe by 2024. A UK title has yet to be revealed but Disney said it had “a raft...
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of 10 European originals, including drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
It has greenlit projects from creators and producers including Juliette Howell, Stephen Butchard, Quoc Dang Tran and Jörg Winger, and includes the first titles for new entertainment brand Star, which will launch on the streaming platform on February 23.
The move follows the studio’s announcement in December that it would commission 50 productions in Europe by 2024. A UK title has yet to be revealed but Disney said it had “a raft...
- 2/16/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
French production arm lands first scripted order.
BBC Studios’ French production arm is to remake Doctor Foster in France in its first scripted production for the region.
French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a 6 x 52-minute version of the drama and will begin filming this month in Biarritz and the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
BBC Studios will co-produce the show with French indie Storia Télévision.
It was previously reported that Luc Besson’s seven-year-old studio EuropaCorp TV would adapt the drama after optioning the rights last year with an eye on co-producing with BBC France, but the business has since exited the project.
BBC Studios’ French production arm is to remake Doctor Foster in France in its first scripted production for the region.
French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a 6 x 52-minute version of the drama and will begin filming this month in Biarritz and the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
BBC Studios will co-produce the show with French indie Storia Télévision.
It was previously reported that Luc Besson’s seven-year-old studio EuropaCorp TV would adapt the drama after optioning the rights last year with an eye on co-producing with BBC France, but the business has since exited the project.
- 6/1/2018
- by Manori Ravindran Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
The BBC has sealed its first scripted format deal in France, striking an agreement with TF1 for a local version of its hit drama series “Doctor Foster.”
The U.K. show was created by Mike Bartlett. It starred Suranne Jones (pictured) as a doctor who suspects her husband is having an affair and starts to investigate, leading to intrigue, drama, and violence.
French actress-singer Claire Keim (“Insoupconnable”) will take the lead role of Emma Sandrelli in the TF1 version.
Drama Republic made the British series, which has had two seasons. BBC Studios’ French division and Storia Television will produce for TF1, France’s largest commercial broadcaster. It will be renamed “Infidele” (“Unfaithful”) and directed by Didier Le Pecheur.
The screenplay will be adapted by Helene Duchateau, Baptiste Filleul and Pierre Linhart. Filming starts this month in Biarritz and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
BBC Studios has already shopped the format to Star Media for Russia,...
The U.K. show was created by Mike Bartlett. It starred Suranne Jones (pictured) as a doctor who suspects her husband is having an affair and starts to investigate, leading to intrigue, drama, and violence.
French actress-singer Claire Keim (“Insoupconnable”) will take the lead role of Emma Sandrelli in the TF1 version.
Drama Republic made the British series, which has had two seasons. BBC Studios’ French division and Storia Television will produce for TF1, France’s largest commercial broadcaster. It will be renamed “Infidele” (“Unfaithful”) and directed by Didier Le Pecheur.
The screenplay will be adapted by Helene Duchateau, Baptiste Filleul and Pierre Linhart. Filming starts this month in Biarritz and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
BBC Studios has already shopped the format to Star Media for Russia,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
British infidelity drama Doctor Foster is being remade in France with Claire Keim (Insoupçonnable) taking on the main role made famous by Suranne Jones.
The series, which tells the story of a woman who finds out her husband is having an affair and the subsequent chaos it causes, is being produced for French commercial broadcaster TF1.
It is being produced by Storia Télévision, the French business that acquired a number of the television assets of Luc Besson’s Europacorp earlier this year and is owned by Mediawan, set up by French entrepreneurs Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse. It had previously emerged last year that Besson’s firm would produce a local adaptation of Doctor Foster. It is being produced in association with BBC Studios’ French production division. The six-part series will begin filming this month in Biarritz and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
The French remake, renamed Infidéle...
The series, which tells the story of a woman who finds out her husband is having an affair and the subsequent chaos it causes, is being produced for French commercial broadcaster TF1.
It is being produced by Storia Télévision, the French business that acquired a number of the television assets of Luc Besson’s Europacorp earlier this year and is owned by Mediawan, set up by French entrepreneurs Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse. It had previously emerged last year that Besson’s firm would produce a local adaptation of Doctor Foster. It is being produced in association with BBC Studios’ French production division. The six-part series will begin filming this month in Biarritz and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
The French remake, renamed Infidéle...
- 6/1/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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