TF1 International to lauch two major new series at 2014 MIPCOM

Boulogne-Billancourt, friday 10 october 2014

TF1 INTERNATIONAL TO LAUNCH TWO MAJOR NEW SERIES AT MIPCOM
 

At the upcoming MIPCOM event, TF1 International will be proposing two new major series to international buyers. Given the reputation of their creators and casts, No Second Chance and Call My Agent ! have strong potential and will contribute to the international recognition of French television creation.
TF1 International's catalogue, comprising 8,000 hours of programming, is also being enhanced (enlarged ?) with the third season of No Limit, the first Luc Besson TV series and a fifth season of Profiling  (for a total 54 episodes), as well as new episodes of TF1 family franchises such as Clem, teen mom and A wonderful family.
 
Commenting, Daniel Preljocaj, CEO of TF1 International, said: "TF1 International today stands as a leading partner for French productions. Our ambitious acquisition policy has enabled us to considerably extend our offering in the last few years and generate outlets for French drama in major territories. In addition to the new seasons of highly emblematic TF1 franchises, we are very proud to present international buyers with Call My Agent ! produced for France Television and No Second Chance, produced for TF1 two mini-series that are bound to cause a stir." 

THE TWO SERIES
 
No second chance
6x52'
Suspense/Action
Adapted from Harlan Coben's best-selling book, No Second Chance
Directed by François Velle
Showrunner: Harlan Coben
Starring: Alexandra Lamy, Pascal Elbe, Lionel Abelanski, Lionnel Astier, Hippolyte Girardot
Production: Sydney Gallonde (VAB)
Broadcaster in France: TF1
 
Pitch
Alice Lambert is getting ready for her morning run and warming a bottle for her six-month-old daughter, Tara. All of a sudden she hears two gun shots and then everything goes black. She comes out of a coma eight days later only to find herself in a nightmarish reality. Her husband, Laurent, has been murdered and their daughter kidnapped. Manipulated by elusive kidnappers and suspected by the police, Alice nevertheless continues to look for her daughter. She knows and feels inside that her daughter is waiting for her somewhere. But she will have to find Tara herself, with the help of the only person she still trusts, Richard, her childhood sweetheart and now a 36-year-old cop at 36 Quai des Orfèvres, the police HQ in Paris.
 
How far would you be prepared to go to save your child? Every parent fears that one day they may have to answer that question. But Alice has no choice - and she will do whatever it takes.
 
Call my agent !
6x52'
Comedy
Created by Dominique Besnehard and Fanny Herrero and adapted for the screen by Cédric Klapisch, director of L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls and Chinese Puzzle
Production: Mon Voisin Production, Mother Production, Dominique Besnehard, Michel Feller, Harold Valentin, Aurélien Larger
Broadcaster in France: France 2
 
Pitch                                                
Every day is like walking a tightrope for talent agents Gabriel, Andrea and Mathias, striving to get contracts for prestigious clients like Cécile de France, Jeanne Moreau and other top actors. With a tight-knit team like a dysfunctional family, there's just as much drama and laughter off-screen as on!
When naive young Camille, actually Mathias' illegitimate daughter, shows up in Paris pushing for a job, she leads us into the life of the agency and behind the scenes of the wild world of stardom. In the wake of the agency boss' death, everyone has to pull together to stay afloat.
It's one impossible situation after the next as the agents juggle their professional and personal lives on the fine line between artistic integrity and paying the bills. 

Press contacts
Virginie DUVAL - 01 41 41 29 59 - vduval@tf1.fr
Maylis CARCABAL : 01 41 41 49 23 - mcarcabal@tf1.fr