Brenda Blethyn as Emma Harte in A Woman of Substance
SERIES MANIA: The new adaptation of classic rags-to-riches drama A Woman of Substance headlines production and distribution giant Banijay Entertainment’s scripted slate for Series Mania in Lille, France, this week.
Produced by The Forge for UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 (C4), it stars Brenda Blethyn and is a reimagining of the bestselling novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, the original adaptation of which also sits within Banijay’s catalogue.
Another series from The Forge for C4 is Falling, Adolescence scribe Jack Thorne’s first ever love story, about a priest and a nun who fall for one another.
The roster also includes Half Man, created by Baby Reindeer writer Richard Gadd. It is produced by Mam Tor Productions in association with Thistledown Pictures for the BBC, BBC Scotland and HBO.
Streamer originals include Motorvalley (Grøenlandia for Netflix), BOHO (jonnydepony for Streamz) and crime thriller La Nena (Diagonal TV in association with Buendía Estudios Canarias for Atresmedia).
Rounding out the slate are historical drama Montmartre (Authentic Prod for TF1), procedural dramedy Marie-Line Incognito (DMLS for TF1), detective drama reboot Wallander (Jarowskij/ YellowBird and Banijay Rights for TV4 and ARD Degeto), Peaky Blinders (Kudos and Garrison Drama for the BBC in the UK and Netflix globally).
Selected for Series Mania’s competition is Filmlance’s My Brother, a drama exploring fractured loyalties, and DLO’s true-life political thriller An Anatomy of a Moment for Movistar+. Banijay Rights’ These Sacred Vows, an Irish comedy-drama from Treasure Entertainment for RTÉ, is part of the official selection for the International Panorama section of the festival.
The Special Screenings strand will showcase Topkapi’s Etty, a reinterpretation of Etty Hillesum’s diaries by Hagai Levi, coproduced with Les Films du Poisson, Komplizen Serien, Arte France and Quiddity.
Finally, events in Lille also include a special 25th anniversary screening for Zodiak Kids & Family France’s Totally Spies!.
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