France Televisions Orders ‘Lucky Luke’ With ‘Lost Bullet’ Star Alban Lenoir and Period Female-Led Racing Show ‘Rallye 82’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent French public broadcaster France Televisions has commissioned a raft of new scripted shows, including “Lucky Luke,” an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, and “Rallye 82,” a 1982-set female-led racing show. “Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook.
The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun.
Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke. “Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race.
The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale. Other ambitious shows on France Televisions’ slate include “Surface,” based on Olivier Norek’s novel and produced by Quad Drama.
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