EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has dipped into the acquisitions marketplace for European drama sequence The Crimson Rivers.
The licensing cope with ZDF Studios is 4 all 4 seasons of the present, comprising 32 episodes in whole, for French-speaking territories and Belgium. On June 11, the sequence will launch on Max in France and HBO Max in Belgium. This comes after WBD on Could 21 started rolling out the Max model in Europe, phasing out HBO Max over time.
Set in a macabre world of ugly prison circumstances, sadistic killers, creepy rituals and mysterious incidents, The Crimson Rivers follows Detective Pierre Niémans and his new companion, Camille Delauney, as they examine a sequence of weird crimes in distant areas of France. The stunning brutality of the circumstances, steeped in regional myths and forgotten customs, are far past the capability of the native police departments.
Olivier Marchal, a former police officer and the creator of French crime drama Braquo, performs Niémans. Erika Sainte (Je Suis Resté dans les Bois) performs Delauney.
The sequence primarily based on the best-selling novel of the identical identify from writer Jean-Christophe Grangé, who additionally penned the Crimson River function movie variations together with the box-office hit starring Jean Reno, leads the inventive. Jean-Christophe Grangé, Alin Michel and David Neiss are the writers.
Storia Tv made the present in co-production with Maze Footage for France Télévisions and German pubcaster ZDF, in co-operation with ZDF Studios. NBC Common, TV3 in Russia, Radio-Canada, SBS and Walter Presents guardian GSN are amongst these to have acquired it since its launch in 2017.
Mirela Nastase, Director of Drama at ZDF Studios, stated: “The Crimson Rivers is an distinctive thriller with its mystical contact. I’m delighted that Warner Bros. Discovery viewers will get a chance to look at this intriguing drama that touches on French historical past and beliefs grounded in native tradition.”