The Signal (Le Signal) (France): is a horror thriller based on the best-selling novel by Maxime Chattam and directed by showrunner François Uzan (Lupin). After losing her beloved sister in a car accident, famous radio host Olivia Dormeuil moves into an old house on an isolated island with her family. But the change of scenery soon proves more challenging than expected as the family’s unspoken fears begin to take ghostly form and some of the island’s inhabitants begin to die under mysterious circumstances. To unravel the mystery, the family will risk their lives to dive deeper into the island, facing demons from the past that may be too terrifying or shameful to face.
In addition, the following titles were approved for development:
Future Desert (Desolate Future) (Argentina): A dystopian thriller that revolves around a robotics engineer who moves with his family to a town in Patagonia where he is ordered to secretly test the first humanoid robots. Preeminent Argentine writer and director Lucía Puenzo, whose notable film credits include XXY and The German Doctor, selected at Cannes, will co-host and direct several episodes with her brother, Nicolás Puenzo, co-director of Cromo and La Jauría.
Anywhere (Germany): In this comedy-drama with creator/screenwriter Jana Burbach (Bad Banks, Tribes of Europa), Toni Falk’s chameleon skills help her career, but leave her alone and lost, unable to form healthy relationships…after a lover casually declares his love to her, Toni is struck by a curse that transports her to different versions of her life. Now, she has to somehow find a way home, wherever she is.
Impact (France): Based on Olivier Norek’s bestseller, this thriller explores one man’s battle against our planet’s catastrophic ecological situation. After the contamination kills his newborn daughter, Virgil Solal, he decides to go to war, alone, against the giants, and his message soon finds echo around the world in the form of a pack of giants. masked supporters. Co-created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (Murder on a Sunday Morning, The Staircase), Antoine Lacomblez (Laetitia) and Severine Werba (Spiral).
“This long-term partnership with the prestigious and esteemed production company Gaumont is another example of our commitment to producing high-quality content that crosses borders and resonates with audiences around the world,” said Raffaele Annecchino, President and CEO of Paramount’s International Networks, Studios and Streaming: “Our strong, multifaceted and creative global content strategy, combined with strategic investments and a deep-seated history of bringing compelling global and local hits to our audience, sets Paramount+ up for continued success.”
“We are excited to begin a global relationship with Paramount+ and contribute to its international launch with four new shows in Europe and Latin America,” he commented. Sidonie DumasCEO of Gaumont.
These originals will complement Gaumont’s 40 projects already in preparation or production across its six international offices (Paris, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Cologne and Rome), including Narcos Season 6 (USA), Barbarian season 2 (Germany), Lupine season 2. (France), Damage (UK) for Netflix; El Presidente (USA) and Totem (France) for Amazon, Kaiser Karl (France) for Disney and Stillwater (USA) for Apple.
This list is in addition to the series with international original scripts of Paramount+ previously announced, including Sexy Beast, A Gentleman in Moscow, Simon Beckett’s Chemistry of Death, Los Envoys (The Envoys), Cecilia, Bosé, Miss Fallaci, At Midnight, and more, plus a growing list of globally scripted series already announced and highly anticipated titles including: Fatal Attraction, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Rabbit Hole and The Offer, as well as popular Paramount titles such as Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, MTV Unplugged and South Park.
The partnership was announced during the Lille Dialogues keynote address by Raffaele Annecchino, President and CEO of Paramount’s International Networks, Studios and Streaming, at the Series Mania Forum.
Source: Ambito
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