Liza Foreman Making its world premiere on Sunday in an Out of Competition slot at Canneseries (Oct. 8-13), the French-U.K. production of “Around the World in 80 Days” has been updated for the 21st century, as lead actor David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) explains.In an interview on the Canneseries’ website, Tennant speaks with journalist Thomas Destouches about the new series, produced by Slim Film Plus Television and Federation Entertainment for France Télévisions, ZDF and RAI.
Season 1 is composed of eight episodes of 52 minutes each.Tennant responded to British screenwriter Ashley Pharoah (“Life on Mars”) and Caleb Ranson’s (“First Light”) update of the classic novel, written by Jules Verne.
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