Beta Film, Greece’s Foss Productions Team Up on Six-Part Period Drama ‘The Great Chimera’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Beta Film and Athens-based Foss Productions are teaming up for a six-hour drama series, “The Great Chimera,” that will bring to the screen for the first time one of the most important Greek novels of the 20th century.
Following on the heels of their collaboration on the hit TV series “The Beach” and Yorgos Zois’ feature film “Arcadia,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2024, “The Great Chimera” is produced by Foss Productions in co-production with Beta Film, which is handling international sales.
Shooting is underway on the Greek island of Syros, before moving to Athens and Trieste, Italy. The series is adapted from M.
Karagatsis’ boundary-pushing, 1930s-set modern classic, which explores the complex psychological life of a young Greek woman who wants more than the traditional role expected of her.
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