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Undocumented Sleuth ‘Detective Touré’: A Buzzy Title at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

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Jamie Lang Spanish Academy Award-winning filmmaker David Pérez Sañudo (“Ane is Missing”) is shifting his gaze to the small screen, writing the upcoming eight-part drama series “Detective Touré,” which he will co-pen with novelist and TV writer Carlos Vila (“Los misterios de Laura”).Based on the “Detective Touré Saga” books by Basque author John Arretxe, the series is produced by Oscar-winning studio Tornasol (“The Secret In Their Eyes”) and DeAPlaneta, a prolific sales-distribution outfit now focused on producing literary adaptations  (“Ana.

All In”).Just this week, the project was picked as one of 15 finalists selected to pitch at next month’s Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, with a €50,000 ($56,000) cash prize on the line.

Set in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao, the series, like the six books on which it is based, follows Touré, an undocumented sub-Saharan African immigrant living in the Basque Country.

With no badge and no papers, Touré uses his gifts of wit and deduction to become the best detective in the city.“When we read Jon Arretxe’s novels, we were fascinated by Touré’s charisma,” DeAPlaneta’s Elena Bort explained to Variety when it was announced the series would be pitching at Series Mania. “We also felt there is an appetite for light crime procedural series in the international market.

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