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France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions has acquired the rights to the live-action miniseries The Unreal<\/em>, which has been renewed by RT\u00c9 for a second season, from Serious Kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis miniseries is a great addition to our slate of live action available on our platform Okoo, aimed at the older segment of our audience,” said Claire Heinrich, director of acquisitions for children\u2019s content at France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions. “Family dynamics and social\/contemporary issues such as social media addiction and mental health are important themes that are addressed with sensitivity and humor in a gently scary narrative that we hope teens will enjoy as well as the whole family.”<\/p>\n

A French-language version of the series is in the works for launch later this year. The first season of 4 30-minute episodes rolled out on RT\u00c9 One in October 2024. Season two is in production for launch this year. Targeted at kids 8-plus and families, the episodes were written by Rodney Lee, directed by Bonnie Dempsey and produced by David O\u2019Sullivan at Dyehouse Films.<\/p>\n

Leila Ouledcheikh, director of global sales at Serious Kids, which holds global rights outside of Ireland, noted: \u201cThis is such an exciting start for this hugely original IP, which, despite the veneer of a scary story, is about so much more. We look forward to continuing our discussions with other platforms at MIPJunior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suzanne Kelly, head of children\u2019s and young people\u2019s content at RT\u00c9, added, \u201cA key part of our ongoing strategy here at RT\u00c9 is to develop and deliver top-quality drama content for kids and family audiences. Dyehouse is one of the premier companies creating content in this space and has a pitch-perfect understanding of this audience which is a rare find. The Unreal<\/em> is a smooth blend of spooky comedy which leans beautifully into those \u2018quirky\u2019 shows we all watched when we were kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonnie Dempsey, director and co-CEO of Dyehouse Films, commented: \u201cJuxtaposed with the old Ireland of mischievous spirits The Unreal<\/em> is a modern horror concept. Aside from the Pooka there is plenty for Kevin Kelly to be scared about in his family. His sister has had her personality stolen by her phone, his dad is pretending he hasn\u2019t got chronic depression and his mom hasn\u2019t told her boss she is on holiday. It is no wonder Kevin is seeing things. The plot progression for series two is going to be another radical shift and we look forward to sharing that soon.”<\/p>\n

Commissioned by RT\u00c9, the series received funding from Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n and Screen Ireland and was made with the support of government incentives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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