MIPTV Spotlight: Star Media

CANNES: Star Media’s Mata Hari is a 12-episode biographical drama about the life of the legendary woman Margaretha Zelle, better known to the world as Mata Hari.

“Her life is both fascinating and tragic,” says Vlad Ryashin, general producer and founder of Star Media.

Star Media and FremantleMedia Poland are jointly developing a project under the working title Sophia, based on the biography of Sophia Potocka, a woman from a poor Greek and Turkish family who in the 18th century gained power and recognition at all royal courts of Europe and at the Russian Imperial House. Another confirmed collaboration is the eight-part drama series Red October, which Star Media is working on with the German outfit Letterbox Filmproduktion and Federation Entertainment of France.

“We have been investing in development and financing and are looking for partners around the world,” Ryashin says.