Helmed by Gaël Morel and penned by Georges-Marc Benamou and Gilles Taurand, the new Wild Bunch series follows the great aspirations of an ambitious and calculating young man
\n\n“The Red and the Black,” an adaptation of Stendhal’s 1830 novel, follows the young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) as he pursues greatness, rising socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion, power and political intrigue.
\n\nFollowing screenings at Canneseries and the Italian Global Series Festival, “The Red and the Black,” produced by Siècle Productions for France Télévisions, makes its international market debut at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, where it’s being sold by Wild Bunch.
\n\nThe four-part series is directed by Gaël Morel, who reunites with Belmondo following their acclaimed 2024 relationship drama “To Live, to Die, to Live Again,” and written by Georges-Marc Benamou and Gilles Taurand, whose previous collaborations include “The Last Mitterrand” and more recently “The Plague.”
\n\nThe creators found inspiration in the enduring qualities of Stendhal’s work.
\n\n“There is a universality to great literature, particularly 19th century French and Anglo-Saxon literature, from Stendhal to Jane Austen, who was almost Stendhal’s contemporary,” Benamou tells Variety.
\n\n“We can see young audiences going to cinemas to…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/