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Series Mania Program Seriesmakers Unveils New Projects From ‘Pusher,’ ‘Blackport,’ ‘The Cakemaker’ Creatives (EXCLUSIVE)


Seriesmakers speakers included writers/producers of ‘The Crown,’ ‘Call My Agent!’ ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Skins,’ ‘The X-Files’ and ‘Watchmen.’

Of known series, there is also a good word on the reportedly bold AI-themed Spanish political thriller “The Interregnum,” from Oscar winners Tornasol Media; on “Pigs Disco,” a show admired for its authenticity from categorisation-defying British duo Joseph Bull and Luke Seomore; “Unequal,” from Brazil’s rapidly building TV scene of artistic ambition which has flowered in the last decade; and on “Le Bouton d’Or,” Mika Kaurismaki’s first venture into the nearly always attractive world – for audiences at least – of French haute cuisine. Inspired by true events, “Cow’s Tongue” explores “the cost of silence and complicity — and the blood-soaked path to revenge in a cycle of violence that refuses to die,” say Brazil’s Bechar behind indie web series hit “The Messenger,” and renowned social focused auteur and big fest regular Aly Muritiba (“Rust,” “Private Desert”), also a notable TV director (“The Evandro Case”). “When a young girl from a humble background, skilled in small cons against the wealthy, encounters the millionaire who ruined her life, she decides to use her talents to seek revenge.” Teaming with top writers – Lucas Paraizo on “Liquid Truth,” Clarice Falcão on “Elected” – Jabor has consolidated as one of Brazil’s foremost female directors.

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