AB International Closes New Sales for Mini-Series

LA PLAINE SAINT DENIS,
June 10: AB International Distribution has signed new deals for the 8×52-minute
mini-series The Avignon Prophecy in
Italy, Belgium and Spain.

The rights for the series
have already been sold in Hungary (RTL Klub), Switzerland (TSR), Greece (ERT
Digital), the Czech Republic (Ceska TV), Serbia (Prava i Prevodi) and Slovakia
(TV Markiza) as well as TV5 Monde. The Avignon Prophecy’s newest agreements are with Mediaset in Italy,
VRT in Belgium and Euskal TV in Spain. Further negotiations are in the works
with broadcasters in Europe and Asia.

The Avignon Prophecy, produced by Merlin, AT-Production and RTBF, is a
supernatural thriller that centers on a quest through the heart of the Pope’s
palace in Avignon. The show stars Louise Monot (Prête moi ta main), Guillaume Cramoisan, Bruno Madinier (Dolmen), Claude Gensac (Le gendarme a St Tropez), Annie Gregorio, Marthe Keller (Marathon Man) and François Dunoyer.

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski