Marathon Studio Adapting Elite Undercover Agent

Marathon Studio, a joint venture with Banijay France, has picked up the TV rights to Nora Lakheal’s biography, Nora Lakheal: Elite Undercover Agent.

A true story of a woman who chose to risk her life, Elite Undercover Agent is Lakheal’s first-hand account of the 18 years she has spent hunting down Islamism terrorists. The scripted development marks Marathon Studio’s first adaptation project based on a book since its launch with Banijay France in November.

Lakheal commented: “I am very proud that my life is set to inspire a TV series promoting a French Muslim woman from North African heritage working for the French intelligence internal services. I thank Max Milo, the publisher that always believed in me, and Malika Abdellaoui who, thanks to her ambition and vision for this unique project, will know how to bring my story to the screen.”

Malika Abdellaoui, producer and CEO of Marathon Studio, commented: “We are honored to be collaborating with Nora Lakheal on a standout drama based on her own testimony: Elite Undercover Agent. It is a valuable opportunity to bring to screen the story of an ordinary woman who completed extraordinary undercover missions to protect the French Republic against terrorism. Never once hesitating, despite the significant risk to her life, Nora is a strong role model, and her narrative deserves to be shared beyond the page.”

Jean-Charles Gérard of Max Milo Publishing House commented: “We are delighted to start this new adventure with Nora Lakheal and Malika Abdellaoui, to bring forward this aspirational character; a woman working in the shadow with an exemplary trajectory.”