European Broadcasters France Televisions, ZDF, Rai Team on New Family Adventure Series ‘The Emperor’s Stone’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Broadcasters in France, Germany and Italy have joined forces on “The Emperor’s Stone: The Search of La Buse’s Treasure,” a family adventure series which will be produced under the Alliance, a partnership formed in 2018 by leading European pubcasters to finance ambitious, internationally-driven series.
Commissioned by France Télévisions, ZDF and RAI, “The Emperor’s Stone: The Search of La Buse’s Treasure” won the call for projects launched in 2022 by the Alliance.
So far, as many as 10 shows have been produced via the Alliance, including “Mirage,” “Germinal,” “80 Days Around the World” (pictured), “Leonardo,” “Survivors,” “The Swarm” and “The Reunion,” among others. “The Emperor’s Stone: The Search of La Buse’s Treasure” is being produced by Mathieu Ageron, Maxime Delauney and Romain Rousseau for Paris-based Nolita (“Orelsan,” “Lost Bullet” saga”); Andrew Rosen and Anthony Leo for Canadian outfit Aircraft Pictures (“Circuit Breakers”) and David Wicht for Film Afrika in South Africa (“One Piece,” “Black Sails”).
Marion Cécinas serves as creative executive consultant for Nolita. Described as in the vein of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The DaVinci Code,” the six-part series follows modern-day treasure hunter Théo Levasseur, who discovers the diary of his famed ancestor, the real-life French pirate Olivier “La Buse” Levasseur.
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