Banijay Entertainment has unveiled its scripted offering for Series Mania, showcasing a broad range of dramas from across its global portfolio.<\/p>\n
\u201cBanijay Entertainment\u2019s creative community is shaping culture and delivering unmissable scripted content for partners and audiences across all platforms,\u201d said Steve Matthews, head of scripted and creative, and Johannes Jensen, head of scripted and business, at Banijay Entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019re scaling innovation, backing talent, investing in development and pushing into new ways to tell ambitious stories. With all eyes on European drama at Series Mania, this lineup is a snapshot of the energy and ambition our scripted labels foster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leading the slate is The Forge\u2019s adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance<\/em>, and Falling<\/em>, a modern love story from Jack Thorne, both for Channel 4. Half Man<\/em> from creator Richard Gadd, produced by Mam Tor Productions in association with Thistledown Pictures, for the BBC, BBC Scotland and HBO.<\/p>\n Streamer originals include Gr\u00f8enlandia\u2019s high-speed family saga Motorvalley<\/em> for Netflix; BOHO<\/em>, a contemporary women-centered dramedy from jonnydepony, created by writer Abbie Boutkabout for Streamz; and La Nena<\/em>, an intense crime thriller from Diagonal TV in association with Buend\u00eda Estudios Canarias, the latest adaptation in the Carmen Mola universe for Atresmedia.<\/p>\n Further highlights include the historical drama Montmartre<\/em>, produced by Authentic Prod for TF1, and character-driven procedural dramedy Marie-Line Incognito<\/em> from DMLS, also for TF1, alongside the re-imagining of Wallander<\/em> from Jarowskij\/ YellowBird and Banijay Rights for TV4 and ARD Degeto.<\/p>\n Selected for Series Mania\u2019s competition is Filmlance\u2019s My Brother<\/em>, a tense and atmospheric drama exploring fractured loyalties and family turmoil, and DLO\u2019s true-life political thriller An Anatomy of a Moment<\/em> for Movistar+. Banijay Rights\u2019 These Sacred Vows<\/em>, an Irish comedy-drama from Treasure Entertainment for RT\u00c9, is part of the official selection for the International Panorama section of the festival.<\/p>\n The Special Screenings strand will showcase Topkapi\u2019s Etty<\/em>, co-produced with Les Films du Poisson, Komplizen Serien, Arte France and Quiddity.<\/p>\n Complementing the Series Mania showcase is a broader pipeline of scripted releases from across the Banijay Entertainment network. Peaky Blinders<\/em> is set to return with two six-part series produced by Kudos and Garrison Drama for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the U.K. and for Netflix globally. Additional forthcoming releases include Unchosen<\/em> from Double Dutch, Pokeepsie Film\u2019s Enfrentados<\/em> for Prime Video; and the third season of The Buccaneers<\/em> from The Forge for Apple TV+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Banijay Entertainment has unveiled its scripted offering for Series Mania, showcasing a broad range of dramas from across its global portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":24637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10865,12065,5815],"class_list":["post-24636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-banijay-entertainment","tag-johannes-jensen","tag-steve-matthews","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n