Ronald Biggs, the extraordinarily larger than life Great Train Robber turned media celebrity, will be the subject of a six-episode bio crime drama, “Biggs – the ‘Biggest’ Thief of the Century,” produced by João Daniel Tikhomiroff’s Mixer Films (“The Business,” “Besouro”), one of Brazil’s most important production companies.
To make it, Mixer is teaming with top Brazilian creative talent: director Fabio Mendonça, who helmed Prime Video’s “New Bandits,” and Elena Soarez (“The House of Sand”), who will serve as head writer.
Produced by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, with Michel Tikhomiroff serving as creative executive producer, “Biggs” is set between the early 1970s and the mid-1980s. It follows Biggs’
transformation from one of Britain’s most wanted criminals – Biggs escaped from Wandsworth Prison in 1965, having been sentenced to 30 years for his part in the 1963 Royal Mail train heist – into an unlikely celebrity in Rio de Janeiro. There, as Mixer’s series will explain, fame becomes both his shield and his livelihood.
“Against the backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship and cultural liberalization, ‘Biggs’ blends crime, biography and dark humor to explore identity, performance and the cost of living behind a persona,” João Daniel Tikhomiroff told Variety.
“Biggs became a kind of society personality. His son became a Brazilian superstar singer. It’s a fantastic script, a funny story with incredible atmosphere,” he added.
“O Negocioa,” “Olhar Indiscreto,” “Besouro.”
Currently in development, “Biggs” will be brought onto the market at this week’s Content Americas, where João Daniel Tikhomiroff is seeking financing and co-production partners. Mixer has a complete Bible, and scripts for all episodes, Tikhomiroff said.
Headed by founder and Mixer partner João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Mixer has moved from making commercials, winning 11 Gold Cannes Lions, entering forcefully into film, scripted drama series and doc-feature and series production,
Directed by Michel Tikhomiroff , Mixer series “The Business,” a witty take on female empowerment turning on three women who launch an escort business as if it were a cutting-edge business brand, ran to four seasons over 2013-18 on then HBO Latin America, proving one of its biggest hits in history. Mixer also co-produced mystery thriller “Olhar indiscreto,” a Netflix hit in 2023.
Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, 2009 Brazilian action drama “The Assailant” (“Besouro”) was selected for Berlin’s Panorama section. He also helmed kids adventure “Perfecta,”a Venice TV Award contender which won a Rose D’or Latino in 2025.
Co-directed with Aly Muritiba, Fabio Mendoca’s “New Bandits” has been hailed as a masterpiece by some fans. “The House of Sand” won an NHK/ Sundance Award for original screenplay, was acquired for U.S. distribution by Sony Pictures Classics and brought to broader international attention the acting talents of Oscar-nominated Fernanda Montenegro (“Central Station”) and her daughter Fernanda Torres, a Golden Globe winner and best actress Oscar nominee for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here.”
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