Mediawan’s Atlantique Productions, Participant Team on ‘Pegasus’ Spy Series From ‘Euphoria’s’ Ron Leshem, ‘False Flag’s’ Amit Cohen (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent In one of the biggest co-production deals unveiled at Content London, Mediawan‘s label Atlantique Productions has joined forces with Participant to make an ambitious limited espionage thriller series based on the Pegasus spyware scandal.
Amit Cohen (“False Flag,” “Bad Boy”) and Ron Leshem (“Euphoria,” “No Man’s Land”) are on board as creators and showrunners for the mini-series which will adapted from the bestseller “Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy.” The book charts the sprawling international investigation conducted in 2020 and 2021 which revealed how governments used Pegasus spyware technology to spy on politicians, activists and business executives.
Executive producers on the highly anticipated “Pegasus” show are Nathalie Perus for Atlantique Productions, Thomas Anargyros for Mediawan Studio France, Jeff Skoll and Miura Kite for Participant.
Maria Feldman (“False Flag,” “Fauda”) and Claire Rudnick Polstein (“Austin Powers,” “August Osage County”) are also attached as executive producers.
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