WWII Naval Thriller Series ‘The Cape Raider’ Heads Mipcom Slate for ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’ Producer Both Worlds (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias South Africa’s Both Worlds is leaning into IP and genre as it brings a packed slate of ambitious scripted projects to Mipcom this week, including an adaptation of the bestseller “The Cape Raider” and partnerships with Federation Studios and actor Djimon Hounsou’s Fanaticus production banner.
The International Emmy-nominated production outfit, which recently released the Cape Town-set comedy-drama “The Morning After” on Prime Video, has wrapped Season 2 of “Recipes for Love and Murder”: Global Screen will be introducing it to buyers this week at Mipcom.
The quirky murder-mystery series starring Maria Doyle Kennedy (pictured), a co-production with M-Net, AMC, AcornTV and Global Screen, is one of several IP-based series that Both Worlds head Thierry Cassuto will be taking to the Cannes industry event.
The company announced that it’s acquired TV adaptation rights to South African author Justin Fox’s bestselling novel “The Cape Raider” and other upcoming books from his Jack Pembroke Naval Adventures series, the acclaimed WWII naval thrillers that follow Cape Town’s Royal Navy and the war fought at Africa’s southernmost tip.
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