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With Historical Docs and Blockbuster Series, France’s Normandy Takes the Stage
From ‘Apocalypse: D-Day’ to 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ and ‘Sea Shadows,’ Normandy is proving its worth as a big shoot locale.
Dotted with history and marked by weathered beauty, the Normandy coast will stay carved into the TV landscape long after buyers depart this week’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre. With this year marking the 80 th anniversary Operation Overlord, the coast will play an evident starring role in historical docs from across the globe, all while local and international productions continue to embark with an eye on rugged locations. Produced by Mintee Studio and Thalie Images, “Sea Shadows” mixes Spielbergian fantasy with a detective thriller tone as it follows as an oceanographer investing mysterious attacks in her coastal hometown.
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