Variety | 2017Variety Series Mania

TOP STORIES: 'Your Honor' Tops 2017's Series Mania; ZDF Enterprises, Belladonna Productions Team F…

Variety Series Mania

eSHOW daily

NUMBER THREE 04.23.17

TOP STORIES
'Your Honor' Tops 2017's Series Mania By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang Already the subject of a U.S. remake deal, Israeli series "Your Honor," created by Shlomo Mashiach and Ron Ninio, took the top Grand Jury Prize Saturday night at Paris' 8th Series Mania, one of the most important TV festivals in Europe Read Full Story at Variety.com →

ZDF Enterprises, Belladonna Productions Team For 'Genesis' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang PARIS -- Rene Bastian's New York-based Belladonna Productions, producer of Michael Haneke's "Funny Games US" and Abel Ferrara's "Welcome to New York," is teaming with Germany's ZDF Enterprises, the expanding commercial arm of the Germa Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Pascal Breton's Federation Entertainment Develops U.S. Remake of 'The Bureau,' 'Joan of Arc' Series (EXCLUSIVE) By Elsa Keslassy Pascal Breton's European indie studio and production company Federation Entertainment is developing a U.S. remake of Eric Rochant's hit spy thriller "The Bureau," and a series adaptation of iconic French heroine Joan of Arc. Federation Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Series Mania: Entertainment One, Palomar Team for Roberto Saviano's 'Gaddafi' By John Hopewell PARIS -- Entertainment One and Italy's Palomar are partnering on "Gaddafi," a new series which is being developed by Italy's Roberto Saviano, one of the most sought-after talents on the burgeoning European TV scene. Saviano's best sell Read Full Story at Variety.com →

10 Trends in the International TV Business By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang PARIS -- Variety held its first-ever TV Summit Europe in Paris on Thursday. At it keynote speakers and panelists' analyzed their own strategies in a vibrant, complex international TV market. Below, sometimes pulling in reflection Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Series Mania: 'Fertile Crescent' Wins Co-Production Forum Project Prize By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang PARIS -- Fertile Crescent, one of the highest profile TV series projects unveiled at Series Mania's Co-Production Forum in its scale and creative pedigree, has won the TV Festival's Series Mania Project Award, its top industry plaudit. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Series Mania: Kasper Barfoed on Terrorist Hostage Thriller 'Below the Surface' By Emiliano Granada Discovery Networks Denmark's Kanal 5 has stepped firmly into Danish drama with the high-end thriller "Below the Surface," sold by Studiocanal and produced by SAM Productions, a company launched by Adam Price, creator of "Borgen," "The Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Series Mania: Lagardere's Atlantique, Spain's Portocabo Co-Develop TV Drama 'Hierro' with Movistar Plus, Arte France By Emiliano De Pablos In a co-production deal announced at the 8th Series Mania Festival, Lagardere's Atlantique Productions is teaming with Spanish production company Portocabo to develop thriller TV series "Hierro," a best project award winner at Berlinal Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Modern Times Group Draws Record Sales, Strong Operating Profits in First Quarter By Elsa Keslassy Modern Times Group punched record sales and a 15% increase in operating profits during the first quarter of this year, bolstered by its big push into premium content as well as its thriving streaming platforms Viaplay and Viafree. Oper Read Full Story at Variety.com →

REVIEWS
TV Review: 'Master of None' By Maureen Ryan The building blocks of "Master of None" are not unusual: In the Netflix comedy, "Parks and Recreation" actor and standup comic Aziz Ansari plays Dev, a single guy in New York City whose intermittent acting gigs leave him a lot of time Read Full Story at Variety.com →

TV Review: Starz's 'The Missing,' Season 2, Starring David Morrissey By Sonia Saraiya The second season of "The Missing" is a whodunit with a curious twist: The suspense begins once the mystery is over. In the opening moments of the first episode, a girl is abducted in the forest outside of a German village. Then, just Read Full Story at Variety.com →

TV Review: FX's 'Atlanta' and 'Better Things' By Sonia Saraiya Donald Glover and Pamela Adlon do not have a lot in common. The former is a rapper and comedy writer who became known in TV circles for his five-season long stint on the cult comedy "Community." The latter is a performer with a long ca Read Full Story at Variety.com →

TV Review: 'Timeless' By Sonia Saraiya Every now and then, a show comes along that is so ridiculous — so expansively silly — that it goes around the bend from meaningless to meaningful, from a blank canvas to one whose emptiness signifies something profound. "Ti Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Series Mania: Julianna Margulies Reflects on Her Career, George Clooney's Set Etiquette, Politics

By Jamie Lang

PARIS -- Julianna Margulies was in Paris this week as a key note speaker at the 8th Series Mania. She wasn't pulling any punches in talking politics and was quick to defend the arts, advocate for victims of gun violence, and take a swi