AMC-Backed ‘Cannes Confidential’ TV Series Starts Production Ahead of Fest (EXCLUSIVE)

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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentCameras are rolling in Cannes on “Cannes Confidential,” a high-end crime series set in the Côte d’Azur that will mark the first English-language procedural drama to be produced and set on the French riviera since the 1970s.Skyverse Studios, AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV, French broadcaster TF1 and Nordic streaming service Viaplay have announced the start of production on the six-part show that has been granted unprecedented access to film in the city of Cannes through an exclusive partnership and, given the timing of the start of shooting, will possibly include the upcoming Cannes film fest atmosphere.Camille Delamarre (“The Transporters,” “Assassin Club,” and Netflix’s “Into The Night”) will direct all six episodes.

The show, which will blend crime and romantic elements, is created by Chris Murray (“Midsomer Murders”). The main cast comprises French TV actor Lucie Lucas (“Clem,” “Porto,” “Gloria”), Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), and singer/actor Tamara Marthe (“Profilage”) with additional cast to be announced.“Cannes Confidential” revolves on the rapport between an idealistic underdog female cop (Lucas) and an ex-conman (Bamber).

The pair are forced into an unlikely crime-fighting partnership which sees them solve a murder case in each close-ended episode.

However the drama’s narrative arc focuses on the main character’s quest to find the criminals who framed her father, a local-hero police officer who was jailed for a crime he did not commit, according to the provided synopsis.The  show intends to reveal a rarely seen side of Cannes, beyond the yachts and A-listers, with its fishing boats, local tradesmen, and working-class milieu.