Granada Takes on French Drama

LONDON, June 20: Granada
International has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding France,
to the new drama series Scalp,
set to air on France’s Canal+.

The 8×1-hour
French-language thriller is being produced by 7 Apache Films and is currently
being shot on location in France. “Scalp
grabbed us from the
beginning,” said Noel Hedges, Granada International’s head of drama. “It’s
riveting, thought-provoking and, most of all, commercial. We’ve seen many
well-produced European language series sell successfully all around the world,
and feel that Scalp will sit
alongside these. ”

The series is set in the
male-dominated world of the Stock Exchange. The heroine, Alex, must step into
this environment to investigate why her young husband committed suicide.