European pay-tv platform Sky will unveil an Italian adaptation of French hit series “Call My Agent,” and thriller series “Europa,” directed by German filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel, who helmed the Oscar-nominated “Downfall,” at an event Friday at the Rome Mia Market.
The Italian “Call My Agent” remake is being produced by Palomar, the Rome-based company controlled by France’s Mediawan, which originated the hit show set at a Parisian talent agency (pictured).
“Whereas ‘Call My Agent’ is quintessentially Parisian, this will be quintessentially the [Rome-based] world of Italian cinema,” Nils Hartmann, senior director of Sky Italia original productions, told Variety. “It’s a great homage to Italian cinema and the country’s star system,” he added.
Lisa Nur Sultan, who penned the successful Italian version of “Liar,” is the head writer, while Luca Ribuoli (“The Mafia Only Kills in Summer”) will direct, with plans to start shooting in 2022, and a planned playdate also next year.
The Italian “Call My Agent” remake is being produced by Palomar, the Rome-based company controlled by France’s Mediawan, which originated the hit show set at a Parisian talent agency (pictured).
“Whereas ‘Call My Agent’ is quintessentially Parisian, this will be quintessentially the [Rome-based] world of Italian cinema,” Nils Hartmann, senior director of Sky Italia original productions, told Variety. “It’s a great homage to Italian cinema and the country’s star system,” he added.
Lisa Nur Sultan, who penned the successful Italian version of “Liar,” is the head writer, while Luca Ribuoli (“The Mafia Only Kills in Summer”) will direct, with plans to start shooting in 2022, and a planned playdate also next year.
- 10/15/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Oliver Hirschbiegel, the director of “Downfall” and Sundance-winner “Five Minutes of Heaven,” is set to produce and direct “Europe” (working title), a contemporary drama series about African migrants coming to Europe.
Hirschbiegel told Variety at the Zurich Film Festival that the series was being co-developed with Sky.
Stefano Bises, the co-creator and co-writer of the TV series “Gomorrah,” as well as co-writer of “The New Pope” and “Midnight Sun,” is writing “Europe.” Munich-based production house Pantaleon Films and Italy’s Indiana Production are producing alongside Hirschbiegel.
While the plot is under wraps, Hirschbiegel said the series would explore the current situation with migrants in the Mediterranean. It’s inspired by “Bilal,” a book written by the journalist Fabrizio Gatti.
The cast will be a mix of Italian, German, English and African actors.
Having recently directed the three episodes of “Criminal: Germany” for Netflix, Hirschbiegel said he was looking to work...
Hirschbiegel told Variety at the Zurich Film Festival that the series was being co-developed with Sky.
Stefano Bises, the co-creator and co-writer of the TV series “Gomorrah,” as well as co-writer of “The New Pope” and “Midnight Sun,” is writing “Europe.” Munich-based production house Pantaleon Films and Italy’s Indiana Production are producing alongside Hirschbiegel.
While the plot is under wraps, Hirschbiegel said the series would explore the current situation with migrants in the Mediterranean. It’s inspired by “Bilal,” a book written by the journalist Fabrizio Gatti.
The cast will be a mix of Italian, German, English and African actors.
Having recently directed the three episodes of “Criminal: Germany” for Netflix, Hirschbiegel said he was looking to work...
- 9/29/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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