Jake Kanter International TV EditorTF1 is going to make a French version of Marcella, the ITV drama starring Anna Friel and written by Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of the original Swedish/Danish co-production The Bridge.Buccaneer Media’s show will be reimagined by Elephant and will be titled Rebecca.
The deal to adapt the show was struck by Cineflix Rights, which will also distribute Rebecca internationally.The series is directed by Didier Le Pêcheur (Innocents) and co-written by Le Pêcheur and Delphine Labouret (Innocents).
Anne Marivin will lead the cast. The eight-part series begins shooting this month around Paris. Marcella ran for three seasons on ITV and was billed as Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain.
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