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NEW YORK/ROME: Elena Ferrante's book My Brilliant Friend is being made into a drama series for HBO and RAI.

LONDON: British actor Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes) has been lined up to lead the cast of Deep State, a character-driven thriller that is the first regional scripted commission for FOX Networks Group (FNG) Europe & Africa.

CANNES: Two new thrillers lead Incendo’s slate: Early Release, starring Kelli Williams, and Sometimes the Good Kill, featuring Susie Abromeit.

SILVER SPRING: Among the highlights slated for release on Acorn TV next month is the sophomore season of the hit Irish drama series Dominion Creek.

CANNES: The real-life couple Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel star in the Kanal D drama Wounded Love, which has already been licensed into 50 countries around the world.

LOS ANGELES: DramaFever’s original co-production My Secret Romance is slated to premiere on April 17 in the U.S. on DramaFever and in South Korea on cable channel OCN.

LOS ANGELES: The first season of the dramatic thriller Cardinal is now set to air on Canal+ in France, following a deal secured by Entertainment One (eOne).

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured the TV rights for Peter Nichols' best-selling novel The Rocks, with the series adaptation to be directed by Tom Harper (War & Peace, Peaky Blinders, Misfits).

CANNES: Karen Shakhnazarov, one of Russia’s most renowned film directors, has given new life to a classic tale in Anna Karenina, which is being presented by Russia Television and Radio/Sovtelexport.

CANNES: The cast and producers of the new drama series The Last Emperor, which MISTCO is presenting to the international market, will take part in a special screening on the first day of MIPTV.