'Alice,' 'Swapped,' 'The Red and the Black': Three high-end period dramas blending modernity and French historical/literary heritage head to Unifrance Rendez-vous, all featuring local talents with universal stories, backed by major players in the French TV industry.
\n\nIt’s been almost 240 years since France started its very first Revolution. But fear not, French TV producers still have what it takes to bring yet another one to modern fiction, blending hints of past, present, and future.
\n\nFrom Toronto-bound “Alice” recently boarded by SND to France Télévisions genre-bending thriller “Swapped” and Wild Bunch‘s latest adaptation of Stendhal’s classic “The Red and the Black,” premium Gallic period dramas are spearheading this year’s slate at the Unifrance Rendez-vous, set in the Normandy coastal town setting of Le Havre.
\n\nFrance TV Distribution (FTD), who sold the 2024 limited series “The Huguenots” to 29 territories (including a major partnership with HBO Max in France and Belgium) and brought “George: Untamed Spirit” to Mipcom the same year, is at the heart of this rising tide. “We’ve always been tied to period dramas,” says Julia Schulte, SVP International Sales. “and what we are now witnessing is a true comeback, a hunger for premium period dramas with high production…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/