Tandem Unveils Pompeii

CANNES: Tandem Communications is working with Scott Free Television, Peace Out Productions and Sony Pictures Television on the four-hour event mini-series Pompeii, based on the book by Robert Harris.

Announcing the agreement, Rola Bauer, partner and managing director of Tandem Communications, said: “Pompeii was one of the worst natural disasters in our history and Mount Vesuvius is still considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Even today, it remains a concern, with its ever-present potential for disaster.”

"The creation of worlds—specifically those historical worlds which continue to capture the popular imagination—is what we love to do and do best," noted Ridley Scott. "Pompeii is a strong and compelling character drama set against a backdrop of a flourishing but ultimately doomed civilization—exactly what makes great event television."