Concordia Set for MIPCOM World Premiere

The surveillance drama Concordia, produced by the Beta Film and ZDF Studios joint venture Intaglio Films, is set to make its world premiere at MIPCOM in Cannes on Tuesday, October 17.

The premiere, taking place at 6 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals, will be followed by a Q&A with Emmy Award-winning showrunner and executive producer Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones, The Swarm, John Adams, Rome) and cast members such as International Emmy Award winner Christiane Paul (Counterpart, In July) and Ruth Bradley (Ted Lasso, Humans).

Powered by AI surveillance, Concordia is the town of the future and on the verge of expansion when twin catastrophes strike: the first-ever murder and a hack of its AI tech. A team race to solve both crimes but, in doing so, uncover a shocking original sin that could bring everything crumbling down.

Concordia is created by Mike Walden (The Frankenstein Chronicles, U Want Me 2 Kill Him?) and Nicholas Racz (The Burial Society, The Real Thing). The six-parter is produced for ZDF, France tv, Hulu Japan and MBC. Shot in English across various European locations, Concordia is jointly distributed by Beta Film and ZDF Studios. It follows their collaboration on The Swarm.

“Concordia contains all the compelling components for a MIPCOM world premiere,” said Lucy Smith, director of MIPCOM CANNES. “…a pan-European backdrop with a plot that plays to contemporary concerns, arriving with huge anticipation following the partners’ success with The Swarm. It was launched first at MIPCOM last year, and it’s our privilege to host its World Premiere in Cannes 12 months on.”

Jan Wünschmann and Robert Franke, managing directors for Intaglio Films, said: “We are immensely proud to celebrate the world premiere of our exciting surveillance thriller Concordia at MIPCOM in Cannes. Building on the global success of Intaglio’s first high-end series, The Swarm, this new, captivating and thought-provoking series will grant audiences a glimpse into what seems like a bold new world where technology and its potential for abuse converge. Working alongside multiple Emmy-awarded Frank Doelger, our creative director at Intaglio Films, a team of talented creatives from around the world, and our great partners ZDF, France tv, Hulu Japan and MBC to bring this story to life has been an enormously collaborative and delightful experience.”