Mediapro Studios collaborated on the remake of Nicolas Winding Refn The famous five.
The Madrid-based content company has signed a production deal with BBC Studios that includes distribution rights for upcoming children’s series in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
The series is a retelling of Enid Blyton’s best-selling novels, published between 1942 and 1963, and comes from Winding Refn’s NWR and the BBC Studios-backed indie behind it Moonage Pictures The pursuit of love And Bodywith The Mediapro Studio now Associate Producer.
The Danish writer Winding Refn (Driving force, Only God forgives) created the series with Moonage’s Matthew Read and both are executive producers. The film is being shot for the BBC in the UK and ZDF in Germany, and BBC Studios has already pre-sold the film to French broadcaster TF1.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline ahead of Mipcom Cannes in October, where The famous five Winding Refn said he was “finally doing something my kids will actually watch.”
The famous five It will star four up-and-coming acting stars: siblings Julian, Dick and Anne will be played by Elliott Rose (The Northman), Kit Rakusen (Foundation, donation) and Flora Jacoby Richardson or with Diaana Babnicova (Do not breathe 2) cast as her cousin Georgia. Jack Gleeson (game of thrones), Ann Akinjirin (Moon Knight), James Lance (Ted Lasso), Diana Quick (Father Brown) and William Abadie (Emily in Paris) were also assigned roles.
Blyton’s 21st Famous Five The stories take place during the children’s school holidays, which they all spend together at George’s family home, Kirrin Cottage, where they experience action-packed adventures and remarkable mysteries.
Designed as a six or three part series, Famous Five was commissioned by Sarah Muller, Senior Head of BBC Children’s Commissioning 7+. The BBC’s editor-in-chief is Amy Buscombe. For ZDF, Frank Seyberth, head of international co-production, is responsible for the series together with Katharina Kremling as editor-in-chief.
Tim Kirkby (Flea bag, The Pentaverate) directed the first episode, with Asim Abbasi (Churails, Cake, To count Abdullah) and Bill Eagles (Pretty Creatures, Gotham, Pennyworth) is directing the following episodes. BBC Studios, which holds a minority stake in Moonage, has international distribution rights.
Source: Deadline
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