Series Mania to Showcase 1,000-Plus Screenings

Series Mania 2018 is gearing up to feature more than 1,000 screenings in Lille, France.

Taking place from April 27 to May 5, Series Mania will spotlight 404 series (271 are long-form and 133 are short-form) from 38 countries. Series Mania will highlight 77 new series from 19 countries. Of those, 60 are long-form and 17 short-form. Thirty of those series are world premieres.

Series Mania will feature screenings, world premieres, guest stars, master classes and satellite events. Additionally, a brand-new festival village will welcome visitors for key events, and a new European Projects and Talent Forum will debut this year.

Titles being featured in the Official Competition and making their world premiere this year are Ad Vitam, American Woman, An Ordinary Woman, Autonomies, Il Miracolo, Mystery Road, On the Spectrum, The Rain, The Split and Warrior. Meanwhile, the Best of the USA selection will feature 9-1-1, Barry, Counterpart, Here and Now, The Chi, The Good Doctor, The Looming Tower and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

The International Jury members will include writer and producer Chris Brancato (The X-Files, Law & Order) as jury president. Other jury members are Maria Feldman, co-creator and producer of the series False Flag; Clovis Cornillac, a stage, film and TV actor; and novelist and screenwriter Pierre Lemaitre. Among the guests of honor participating in special “An Audience with” sessions are Carlton Cuse (April 30), Patrick Duffy (May 2), Sofia Helin (May 1), Jeremy Podeswa (April 28) and Charlie Covell (May 3).