Banijay France Adapting Spanish Thriller La Caza. Monteperdido

Banijay France labels Terence Films and Gétévé Productions are co-producing Rivière-Perdue, an adaptation of the Spanish crime thriller La Caza. Monteperdido, for TF1.

In the French iteration, a car accident leads to the mysterious reappearance of Anna, a teenage girl who has been missing for five years. Commissioner Balthus and Captain Alix Stern investigate with the local police in a race against time to find another girl who went missing at the same time as Anna.

La Caza. Monteperdido, originally produced by RTVE in collaboration with DLO Producciones, was created in 2019 following the success of Agustín Martínez’s best-selling novel Monteperdido. The debut season was watched by over two million viewers. The second season debuted in 2021, and the third launched this year in March on Netflix.

The French adaptation is written by Eugénie Dard, Sylvain Caron and Elsa Vasseur and directed by Jean-Christophe Delpias. Filming is now underway in the Pyrenees. Jean-Michel Tinivelli and Barbara Cabrita are part of the cast. Banijay Rights will distribute the series.

Bertrand Cohen, CEO of Terence Films, said: “We are excited to collaborate with TF1 and Gétévé Productions to bring this successful Spanish novel and series to French audiences. We’ve worked on many book-to-screen adaptations, but this project has a strong central concept and overarching storyline, making it ideal for adaptation. Strong leading performances with Barbara Cabrita, Nicolas Gob, Jean-Michel Tinivelli, Odile Vuillemin, Bruno Debrandt, Annelise Hesme and Kamel Belghazi will ensure this suspenseful drama will leave viewers wanting more.”

José Manuel Lorenzo, managing director and producer at DLO Producciones, added: “La Caza. Monteperdido is a sensationally tense and gripping drama that performed well here in Spain, and its narrative structure is perfect for a French adaptation. Filmed on location in the Pyrenees, the concept immerses viewers in the beautiful scenery, where mystery and nature become one more character in the story. I look forward to seeing how the nuances of the French version will unfold, keeping audiences guessing at every twist and turn.”