Cineflix Rights Takes Rebecca to the U.S.

Cineflix Rights has signed a deal with Hulu for the French crime drama Rebecca, based on Buccaneer Media’s Marcella.

Produced by Elephant for TF1, the series begins six years after Rebecca quit her job and abandoned the hunt for a serial killer. As she investigates a spate of violent murders that all carry the same signature, she becomes convinced the killer has resurfaced and throws herself into her work.

Starring Anne Marivin (Call My Agent!), Rebecca is directed by Didier Le Pêcheur (Innocents) and co-written by Le Pêcheur and Delphine Labouret (Innocents).

The deal with Hulu follows recent sales to DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil.

“Rebecca has been a great success in France thanks to Elephant’s fantastic creative team and the excellent cast,” said James Durie, head of scripted at Cineflix Rights. “We’re thrilled the series is now available to international audiences, who I’m sure will enjoy it just as much. Alongside these deals, we have several more in the pipeline, as well as ongoing discussions for the format rights to both Rebecca and Marcella.”

“We are very proud to have our French-made Rebecca travelling to the U.S. on such a prestigious platform as Hulu,” added Sandra Ouaiss, producer of the series for Elephant. “We feel that our French adaptation, with a distinct European approach to the characters and storyline, will appeal to those who are already familiar with Marcella.”