Federation International announced a series of new international sales for the murder mystery family drama I, Jack Wright.

Federation International, the distribution arm of Federation Studios, has signed a series of major new deals for the high-profile drama series I, Jack Wright, including a sale to Movistar Plus+ for Spanish audiences.

The series, written by Chris Lang and produced by Federation Stories and directed by Polly Williams, was recently acquired by ABC in Australia, HBO Max in France and Central and Eastern Europe, NPO in the Netherlands, Nova in Greece, Movistar in Spain, RTS in Switzerland and PCCW in Hong Kong.

These new sales add up to the long list of deals and pre-sales already concluded for the UKTV / BBC series: in the US, the series recently launched on the BBC owned streaming platform Britbox, as a BritBox Original.

Other pre-sales included SVT (Sweden), RUV (Iceland), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark) and YLE (Finland) as well as Belgium, where channel RTBF also acted as a co-producer.

The series has achieved record-breaking ratings in the US ranking as one of BritBox’s top five original series based on viewership. In Finland, where the series also premieres, the first episode was the most-watched series episode of the whole week on YLE Areena.

The press has also praised its sharp writing and exquisite cast, which includes Trevor Eve, Gemma Jones, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and John Simm as members of a wealthy British family imploding in the wake of their patriarch’s shocking apparent suicide.

Synopsis

Jack Wright is a powerful and successful businessman, whose shock suicide leaves his family in disarray. When the provisions of Jack’s final will and testament are made known, his third wife, Sally, and two sons, Gray and John, are appalled to discover they have been largely cut out of Jack’s enormous fortune.

As DCI Morgan and DC Jones delve further into the case, they realize Jack’s cause of death was in fact murder. Their sights soon turn to the Wright family, where the mother of all feuds is beginning. As each family member becomes more reckless and desperate in their bid to own a piece of Jack’s legacy, dark secrets and resentments are revealed with explosive consequences.

Federation International holds worldwide rights to the series.

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In addition, Stanislas Frécher, who joined Federation Distribution in 2019 as VP Business Affairs after 7 years at Lagardère Studios, has been appointed Executive VP Business & Operations.

Federation Studios announced strategic appointments within its distribution division, to support its strong growth and reach the company’s ambitious vision.

Chloé Horgues joins the sales team led by Monica Levy and Guillaume Pommier, as SVP International Sales & Coproductions. She will be in charge of international co-productions, and securing pre-sales in Germany and Scandinavia, in addition to selling ready-made programs. Her extensive experience at Newen (2016-2025), and before that at Calt Distribution (Robin & Co), will be a crucial asset in strengthening Federation’s strategy in these key territories.

Guillaume Pommier, co-Head of distribution at Federation Studios: “We’re thrilled and lucky to have Chloé on board. Her expertise and network will be invaluable in driving our co-production and sales ambitions even further. With her arrival, we are reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality content while expanding our reach across key markets.”

Stanislas Frécher, who joined Federation Distribution in 2019 as VP Business Affairs after 7 years at Lagardère Studios, has been appointed Executive VP Business & Operations. In addition to his current role overseeing the Business Affairs and Sales Administration teams, he will take on a broader, cross-departmental position, focusing on enhancing the organization’s efficiency and agility to drive the company’s expansion and profitability.

Monica Levy, co-Head of of Distribution at Federation Studios: “Since joining us six years ago, Stan has been instrumental in the company’s success. His managerial skills, strategic initiatives and collaborative approach are invaluable assets in driving our growth”.

Concomitantly, Stanislas Frécher will continue to co-lead with Hannah Vidal Federation IP360, a strategic one-stop-shop dedicated to the acquisition, sale and circulation of IPs within and outside the group.

This reinforcement of the team is in response with the strong growth of Federation’s distribution, marked by a significant increase in the volume of activity and the number of sales signed in 2024 (+50%, of which around 40% were signed with new clients).

These good results can be attributed in particular to a number of strategic deals (such as the sale to Canal+ of The Agency, the US remake of The Office of Legends, and of Sambre to the BBC), the growth of English-language series in the catalogue, the rapid growth of the cinema sales business launched under the Ginger & Fed label headed by Sabine Chemaly (14 feature films sold in one year, including the international hit Survivre), and the increase in the number of sales of remake rights…

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The newly established hub has a 360-degree approach dedicated to scouting, acquiring, and selling intellectual properties.

Powerhouse Paris-based media group Federation Studios, led by Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan, is strengthening its content strategy with the introduction of Federation IP360, a newly established hub with a 360-degree approach dedicated to scouting, acquiring, and selling intellectual properties (IPs).

Federation IP360 will be jointly led by Hannah Vidal and Stanislas Frecher who will also continue in his role as Senior VP of Business Affairs for Federation’s distribution arm. This department will work closely with Maïda Akkas, Group Chief Acquisition & Co-Production Drama Officer, as well as Monica Levy and Guillaume Pommier, Co-Chiefs of Distribution, along with their dedicated teams.

“Hannah and I both noticed a growing demand for IPs (scripted formats and books), originating from our Federation producers, as well as external partners. Given Federation’s commitment to pushing boundaries, we therefore saw a unique opportunity to pool our expertise and create an IP strategy that brings together both acquisitions and sales under one single hub,” said Stanislas Frecher.

“The launch of the IP 360 initiative is a perfect example of the entrepreneurial mindset that drives our entire Federation ecosystem and of the emphasis that Federation puts on IP management. It is already a profitable business which will significantly grow in the coming months and years. Stanislas and Hannah are instrumental in developing and scaling this initiative , we are proud to have these two bright Federation executives developing their entrepreneurial skills for the benefits of the entire group”, added Lionel Uzan, Managing Director, Federation Studios.

This new department is envisioned as an all-encompassing center for IPs. First, IP360 is entrusted with scouting and acquiring third-party properties, including formats, books, podcasts, and more, to feed the creative needs of Federation’s producers worldwide (spanning France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Israel, the UK, the US, Latam and MEAC).

“It also has a broader mission of cultivating an IP culture within the Federation Group by sharing Federation’s IPs with potential for adaptation – whether they are already in production or in development in various countries – and by forging collaborative connections between all of Federation’s talented producers,” commented Hannah Vidal.

IP360 will also boost format revenues and unlock the full potential of Federation Studios extensive IP catalog which boasts a rich line-up of over 60 series and movies available as formats, produced by Federation, as well as third-party partners.

Stanislas Frecher added, “When it comes to third-parties, the Federation formats catalog has already generated significant interest especially in countries such as US, UK, Germany, Italy, India, Turkey, Poland, and more.”

Paramount-Showtime has announced the upcoming production of The Department, an American adaptation of The Bureau, the French hit originally produced by The Originals Productions and Federation Studios. This exciting project will be directed and executive produced by George Clooney, and produced with MTV Entertainment and 101 Studios.

In recent months, Federation has successfully closed notable format deals on series with high format potential such as Caméra Café, originally produced by Jean-Yves Robin’s Calt Studio, One of Us, produced by Fanny Riedberger’s Habanita Federation, Mister 8, the Finnish series produced by It’s Alive, and Undercover, the Belgian sensation produced by Demensen. “Other remakes will be greenlit over the coming months, and we look forward to sharing more exciting news very soon,” concluded Hannah Vidal.

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An OCS original, produced by Tetra Media and Orange Studio, will be presented at Series Mania.

Federation and Orange Studio have joined forces for a new international distribution agreement for Soldiers (original title: Sentinelles), a 7 x 52′ OCS original series produced by Tetra Media and Orange Studio.

The series is part of the International Competition at Series Mania, where it will be presented on Monday, March 21st at 8:30 PM at Le Nouveau Siècle movie theater in Lille alongside the series’ talents, and will screen the following day at the same cinema at 2:00 PM.

Co-created by Frédéric Krivine (Un Village français, Une belle Histoire) and Thibaut Valetoux (Totems, Paris Police 1900) from the latter’s original idea and directed by Jean Philippe Amar (Un Village français, Spiral), Soldiers delves deeper into a hot topic with both a sense of urgency and understanding. The series focuses on the ‘Operation Barkhane’ mission in Mali, an anti-insurgent operation that has recently been front and center in international news after France announced its withdrawal from the region after a nine-year battle in mid-February 2022. Soldiers not only depicts this deeply relevant current event, but goes further to explore the universal and moral dilemmas soldiers face when sent far away from their home countries, whatever their rank.

Soldiers is produced by Tetra Media’s Antoine Szymalka in co-production with Orange Studio, with the participation of OCS (Orange Cinema Series, the pay-TV group owned by French telecom group Orange) and the CNC, and with the support of Marocco, Prodicrep and Angoa for film production.

It brings together an exceptional cast led by Pauline Parigot, Louis Peres, Birane Ba from the Comédie Française, Yannick Choirat, Samy Seghir, Vanessa Fonte, Raphaëlle Rousseau, Jonathan Turnbull, Antoine Pelletier, Warren Ferri, François Loriquet, Diouc Koma, and Issaka Sawadogo.

The series will air starting April 5th on OCS.

Synopsis

In the Mopti region of Mali, Lieutenant Anais Collet’s platoon, deployed as part of Operation Barkhane, is dedicated to tracking down terrorists. An ambush with dramatic consequences rekindles tensions between the military and the Malian people, who are less and less accepting of the French presence on their land. In a country where armed terrorist groups are multiplying, the French army must form a new and complex division whose mission is to avoid the declaration of a caliphate in the Sahel.

Who are these young soldiers serving under the French flag who are risking their lives to protect others? These committed combatants are women and men who love each other, but tear each other apart. They are dedicated to their mission, but sometimes question it. Some prove to be heroes, others cowards and many, a bit of both.

The complexity of the situation in the Sahel and the consequences of France’s involvement in the conflict are expressed through the different perspectives of several characters including French soldiers and Malians. Soldiers focuses in particular on three such characters, namely 28 year-old Anais Collet and 24 year-olds Martial Mendy and Julien Ravalet whose lives are forever changed by their mission. The breathtaking series not only blends action and combat, but offers a fictional approach to this contemporary conflict that questions what France represents in the world today. From the country’s young soldiers pledging their allegiance to the blue, white and red flag to an army engaged in a complex war, the series reflects an era tormented by the issue of Islamic terrorism.

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The distributor has acquired international distribution rights to the dark comedy series produced by Hélicotronc and Unité for ARTE and RTBF, which is part of the event’s official selection.

Federation (Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan) has acquired the world distribution rights to Good People (6 X 52′), a dark comedy series produced by Hélicotronc and Unité for ARTE and the Series Fund of the French Community of Belgium (FWB) / RTBF.

The series is in official selection at Series Mania 2022 in the International Panorama section. It will be presented in Lille on Wednesday March 23rd at 8:30 PM at the UGC Ciné-Cité alongside the film’s talent with a second screening set for March 24th at 4:30 PM at the same theater.

Following the international success of The Break (also produced by Hélicotronc and distributed by Federation), Good People was created and directed by Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust and Matthieu Donck and produced by Julie Esparbes and Anthony Rey for Hélicotronc and Caroline Nataf for Unité, in coproduction with RTBF, Proximus and ARTE France. The cast includes Lucas Meister (The Break), Bérangère McNeese (Matriochkas, HPI), Peter Van den Begin (Tabula Rasa, King of the Belgians), India Hair (Mandibules), Gwen Berrou, Michaël Abiteboul, Lucile Vignolles and Dominique Pinon, plus special appearances by local stars on both sides of the Franco-Belgian border, François Damiens and Corinne Masiero.

A dark comedy about ordinary crime, the series brilliantly combines the slapstick humor and thriller genres through a unique visual style to tell the story of Good People doing bad things despite their best intentions.

The story follows a couple of thirtysomethings Tom (Lucas Meister) and Linda (Bérangère McNeese), a policeman and a beautician respectively. They live in Belgium along the French border and are on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between a rock and a hard place, they embark on a get-rich-quick life insurance scam in an attempt to give themselves a fresh start someplace sunny.

Their plan is going pretty well… until everything goes wrong. Joining them on their misadventures is Serge (Peter Van den Begin), Linda’s out-of-control ex-con cousin, Philippe, a French gendarme with whom Linda had an affair (Michael Abiteboul) and his partner Stéphane (India Hair), Joseph (Nicolas Buysse), a cop who is waiting for the case that will help his career finally take off, Cathy (Lucile Vignolles), an insurance broker who wants to investigate no matter what, Corinne (Gwen Berrou), Tom’s very pious and very cumbersome sister.

Good People also tells the story of a small border town between France and Belgium and its people who can’t seem to face the evil eating away at their community.

Shooting took place in the summer of 2021 in Belgium and the Ardennes region of France.

Good People marks a continuation of Federation’s successful collaboration with production companies Hélicotronc and Unité. Federation acquired distribution rights for The Break, and has sold its two seasons to 45 countries including the United States, Germany, Spain and Scandinavian territories among others. Federation is also the distributor of Unité’s series Mytho and Twice Upon a Time.

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The platform has acquired all three seasons of the hit series, while RAI in Italy also picked up season three following on from its successful run of the first two seasons.

Premium kids’ content distributor Federation Kids & Family (part of Federation Entertainment) and ZDF Enterprises have jointly finalized deals with Disney+ and Italian broadcaster RAI for the phenomenal hit tween live action series Find Me in Paris.

As part of an extensive worldwide multi-territory deal Disney+ has acquired all three seasons of the hit series, whilst RAI also picked up season three following on from its successful run of the first two seasons.

Monica Levy, Head of Sales, Federation Kids & Family commented: “Needless to say, we are extremely proud to have closed these deals as Find Me in Paris continues to entice viewers everywhere! Families all over the world can identify with the appealing storylines regardless of nationality or gender and the unique elements of this original series makes it fun to watch. Find Me in Paris has become a perennial classic for broadcasters.”

Arne Lohmann, VP ZDFE junior, ZDF Enterprises: “Find Me in Paris with its fantastic mix of classical ballet, modern dance, magic and time travel is already a global phenomenon. The recently inked deals are again proof of it. We are proud to add new members to the ever-growing Find Me in Paris Family.”

Broadcast in over 80 territories and with three seasons to date, Find Me in Paris (78 x 26’) is a premium hit tween series that combines world-class ballet, modern dance, drama and comedy. It follows the story of Lena Grisky, a time-travelling ballet dancer from 1905 Russia trapped in modern day Paris, and the many dilemmas she faces finding her place between two worlds.

The series has also been a huge social media hit across all platforms, with the soundtracks alone registering 18M streams across all music streaming platforms for 2020/2021 and the Find Me in Paris YouTube channel garnering 46.1M views to date.

Find Me in Paris is produced by David Michel, Zoé Carrera Allaix, and Cecile Lauritano (Cottonwood Media) and co-produced with ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, Be-Films and the Opera National de Paris. Co-created and co-executive produced by Jill Girling and Lori Mather (creators of Nickelodeon’s hit series Ride), with Leila Smith as Executive Producer, Find Me in Paris is directed by Matt Bloom (Emmy Award-Winning Hank Zipzer, and Disney’s The Lodge), along with heavyweight Irish directing team Ronan and Robert Burke (TV3’s hit show Ed Rock, Netflix’s Free Rein, animated series Roy and Damo & Ivor: The Movie).

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The deal marks the official merger of two of the biggest independent players in the French audiovisual market.

Federation Entertainment, the production entity behind Around the World in 80 Days and The Bureau, has acquired a majority stake in independent French company Robin & Co, marking the official merger of two major independent players emblematic of the French audiovisual market.

Robin & Co, created in 1998 by Jean-Yves Robin, co-directed with Laetitia Recayte since 2020, is active in the production of dramas for major networks and platforms, feature films, documentaries, magazines and live shows. The group includes the subsidiaries Calt Production (Kaamelott, Caméra Café, Vous les Femmes, Soda, Chefs…), Calt Studio, headed by Xavier Matthieu (Moloch, Disparu à Jamais), Calt Story, headed by Hervé Bellech (La Dernière Partie, Or de Lui, A Mon Tour), Hope Production, in association with Yann Arthus Bertrand (Human, Legacy, … ), Monkey Pack Film, headed by Marc Stanimirovic, dedicated to the production of feature films (Café de Flore, Inséparables, Sympathie pour le Diable, Je te Veux moi non Plus…) and Robin Production, headed by Marion Gendron Durand. The latter is a subsidiary dedicated to the production of shows that has notably discovered artists such as Kev Adams and Ahmed Sylla and is currently in production on projects from Daniel Auteuil, Morgane Cadignan, Sandrine Sarroche and more.

Pascal Breton, president of Federation said: “The exceptional relationship that Jean-Yves Robin has managed to build with many actors, writers and directors, especially in comedy, is unique in France. He and his team of producers know how to accompany all these talents from the ‘Festival du Rire’ comedy festival and small stand-up venues to the biggest popular successes, both in series or cinema. Our association can offer them even more outlets on channels, platforms, the international market and all the derivative markets born of the digital revolution that we are exploring.”

Jean-Yves Robin, President of Robin & Co said: “Almost 24 years after the creation of Robin & Co, I wanted to give a new impetus to the group by approaching an industry partner who understands where we come from and our way of working, namely through a very strong relationship with our talents. The project that Pascal has built with his team is a perfect fit and I felt the obvious complementarities between our two groups, both artistically and in terms of business. Robin & Co is a close-knit team that includes producers, but also financial (Hadrien Foussard) and legal (Camille Chapuis) talents covering the whole spectrum of our activities. I am very happy that Robin & Co is a new member of this federation of creators that is Federation!”

The acquisition of a major group like Robin & Co marks yet another decisive step in Federation’s growth strategy. Founded in 2013, the group, headed by Pascal Breton and co-directed by Lionel Uzan, is a global force in the creation, production, financing and distribution of original productions (TV series, films, kids’ programs, documentaries and streams) for platforms and broadcasters.

As the first producer to work with Netflix, Hulu and Amazon in Europe, Federation was created to be a “federation of talents”, striving to integrate the most creative producers in France and in Europe. Today, the group has a total of 20 subsidiary or associate production companies based in Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Madrid, Berlin, London, Brussels and Tel Aviv.

Among the group’s top titles are The Bureau, In Treatment, Baby, Hostages, Marseille, Bad Banks, Deadly Tropics, Your Honor, The Twelve, Undercover, A French Case, Around the World in 80 Days, Les Bleus 2018: at the Heart of the Russian Epic, Mediterranean, Find me in Paris, Ollie & Moon….

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Federation Entertainment and Slim Film + Television announced they’ve renewed the highly-anticipated European coproduction for another season, as well as the TV adaptation of another Jules Verne classic: Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Following their successful collaboration on Around the World in 80 Days, the much-anticipated high-end, international coproduction based on the iconic novel by Jules Verne, Slim Film + Television (Simon Crawford Collins) and Federation Entertainment (Pascal Breton, Lionel Uzan) announced today that they are already in advanced development on a follow up to Around the World in 80 Days and also on another ambitious adaptation of their next Jules Verne classic: Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Both series will, once again, be produced by Simon Crawford Collins for Slim Film + Television and Lionel Uzan for Federation, with Ashley Pharoah (Around the World in 80 Days, Life on Mars, The Living and the Dead) showrunning the adaptations.

Around the World in 80 Days season 2 will see the next chapter in Verne’s timeless classic as Phileas Fogg and his team take another perilous challenge to traverse the globe.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth follows Professor Lidenbrock, an adventurous geology professor who chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a route to the earth’s core. The Professor leads a life-threatening expedition that will unearth secrets about the origins of humanity and its future.

Crawford Collins said: “We have loved working on the sequel to Around the World in 80 Days and now we are excited to also bring Ashley’s trademark blend of humour and emotion to Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Ashley has developed an ensemble of exciting new and updated characters to bring a fresh and modern take to another of Jules Verne’s beloved novels.”

Lionel Uzan said: “We couldn’t be more excited to embark on this thrilling new adventure with Slim and keep exploring Jules Verne’s deeply compelling and trailblazing legacy together. Working hand-in-hand on Around the World in 80 Days has been an inspiring experience for us all, and fresh-off this first globe-trotting odyssey together, it only seemed natural that our next journey would bring us to the innermost depths of our planet and its many secrets through this ever-more relevant story.”

Slim Film + Television and Federation have collaborated on the much-anticipated series Around the World in 80 Days, 8 x 52’, starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch in the leading roles, which is due to launch soon on France Télévisions, ZDF, RAI (the European Alliance), as well as on Masterpiece PBS, RTBF and BBC.

Federation Entertainment and Slim Film + Television announced they’ve renewed the highly-anticipated European coproduction for another season, as well as the TV adaptation of another Jules Verne classic: Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Following their successful collaboration on Around the World in 80 Days, the much-anticipated high-end, international coproduction based on the iconic novel by Jules Verne, Slim Film + Television (Simon Crawford Collins) and Federation Entertainment (Pascal Breton, Lionel Uzan) announced today that they are already in advanced development on a follow up to Around the World in 80 Days and also on another ambitious adaptation of their next Jules Verne classic: Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Both series will, once again, be produced by Simon Crawford Collins for Slim Film + Television and Lionel Uzan for Federation, with Ashley Pharoah (Around the World in 80 Days, Life on Mars, The Living and the Dead) showrunning the adaptations.

Around the World in 80 Days season 2 will see the next chapter in Verne’s timeless classic as Phileas Fogg and his team take another perilous challenge to traverse the globe.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth follows Professor Lidenbrock, an adventurous geology professor who chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a route to the earth’s core. The Professor leads a life-threatening expedition that will unearth secrets about the origins of humanity and its future.

Crawford Collins said: “We have loved working on the sequel to Around the World in 80 Days and now we are excited to also bring Ashley’s trademark blend of humour and emotion to Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Ashley has developed an ensemble of exciting new and updated characters to bring a fresh and modern take to another of Jules Verne’s beloved novels.”

Lionel Uzan said: “We couldn’t be more excited to embark on this thrilling new adventure with Slim and keep exploring Jules Verne’s deeply compelling and trailblazing legacy together. Working hand-in-hand on Around the World in 80 Days has been an inspiring experience for us all, and fresh-off this first globe-trotting odyssey together, it only seemed natural that our next journey would bring us to the innermost depths of our planet and its many secrets through this ever-more relevant story.”

Slim Film + Television and Federation have collaborated on the much-anticipated series Around the World in 80 Days, 8 x 52’, starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch in the leading roles, which is due to launch soon on France Télévisions, ZDF, RAI (the European Alliance), as well as on Masterpiece PBS, RTBF and BBC.

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