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Mediawan Scores Key Licensing Deals on Bille August’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ in U.S., U.K. and More Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Mediawan has scored major licensing deals on 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' the epic series directed by two-time Palme d'Or winner Bille August.
A lushly lensed adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic masterpiece, the series will have a gala premiere on closing night of Canneseries where it will play out of competition in the Lumière Theatre, in the presence of August, and his key cast, Sam Claflin (“Peaky Blinders”) and Ana Girardot (“The Returned”). Produced by Palomar and DEMD Productions, two Mediawan companies, “The Count of Monte Cristo” has lured PBS Masterpiece in the U.S. and UKTV in the U.K., along with TVE in Spain, RTS in Switzerland, and the Nordic PSB alliance which includes SVT, NRK, DR, YLE and RUV. Claflin stars in “The Count of Monte Cristo” as Edmond Dantes, a nineteen-year-old sailor who was falsely accused of treason and is imprisoned without trial in the Château d’If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
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