PALOMAR in collaboration with DEMD Productions and in association with RAI FICTION, FRANCE TELEVISIONS, MEDIAWAN RIGHTS and ENTOURAGE VENTURES are proud to announce the shooting of the 8X52’ series THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.
The European team of partners fully financed the independent show and the shooting will take place until mid December in France, Italy and Malta.
At the helm of this series is none other than visionary Danish director Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, Palme d’or at the Cannes Film Festival and Oscar for Best Foreign Film, The Best Intentions, Palme d’or at the Cannes Film Festival, The House of the Spirits, Les Misérables, 55 Steps).
A prestigious cast breathes new life into the beloved and timeless French most popular novels of all time The Count of Monte Cristo.
British actor Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hunger Games, Peaky Blinders, Daisy Jones and the Six) embodies the novel’s hero, the iconic Edmond Dantes.
The cast includes, among others, Ana Girardot, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Blake Ritson, Karla-Simone Spence, Michele Riondino, Lino Guanciale, Gabriella Pession and Nicolas Maupas.
Paying homage to the past while embracing a modern and sensitive perspective, the director and producers of this project aim to preserve the original richness of the story as a tribute to Alexandre Dumas' literary legacy while also crafting a profoundly immersive experience, delving into the characters’ psychological depths, emotions and motivations.
A brand-new point of view on the female characters, one for all the young Haydée, will give a new twist to the tale: no longer a frightened slave, but a brave and empowered woman.
Sam Claflin stars as Edmond Dantes in "The Count of Monte Cristo", the new serie directed by Bille August
