Netflix Plots French Riviera-Set Daily Soap With Newen Studios, TF1

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Cementing its mass media status in France, Netflix is joining forces with leading TV channel TF1 and Newen Studios to co-finance its first ever French daily drama series, “Tout pour la lumière.” Newen Studios already ranks as a leading producer of daily French drama shows, including “Tomorrow is Ours,” “Where it all begins” and “Life so sweet, even sweeter.” TF1 Group, meanwhile, is the country’s leading commercial channel in terms of ratings. “Tout pour la lumière” is a family saga set in the world of music and dance.

Filming will begin in the first half of 2025 and will take place in Southern France, in the pittoresque town of La Ciotat, and in the studio lot of La Belle de Mai in Marseille.

The series is written by Coline Assous, Yentl Coubes, and Maxime Cormier. It will be produced by Céline François, and overseen by Stéphanie Brémond, deputy general director of continuing drama and long-form series at Newen Studios.

Under the partnership, “Tout pour la lumiere” will launch of Netflix five days before the free-to-air broadcast on TF1, and on its AVOD platform, TF1+.