Newen Connect’s ‘Cat’s Eyes,’ a Live-Action Take on the Cult Manga Series, Clenches Swiss, Belgium Buyers (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Paris-based global distribution powerhouse Newen Connect has secured a first round of pre-sales on the French live-action drama series “Cats Eyes,” based on the original cult manga work ‘Cat’s Eye’ from Japanese artist Tsukasa Hojo.
The female-led series, produced by Big Bang Production for top French commercial channel TF1, has been acquired by RTS for Switzerland and RTL for Belgium. “”Cat’s Eyes” is proving to be a huge success internationally,” commented Leona Connell, chief commercial officer for TF1’s global distribution arm Newen Connect. “The existing IP based on a manga by Tsukasa Hojo is known in many territories, also thanks to its animated version produced in the 1980s.
In addition to securing Amazon as a co-producer for a second window in France and first window in Latin America and Japan, RTS Switzerland and RTL Belgium came in early to pre-buy the series,” she underscored. “This is testament to the quality of the script, the level of casting and the ambitions of the series which Big Band Story have committed to deliver for TF1.” At this week’s London TV Screenings, Newen Connect is teasing remaining global buyers with a first clip of the series, currently in post-production.
The eight-part action-packed TV show is helmed by Alexandre Laurent (“Women at War”) from a script by Michel Catz, Justine Kim-Gautier, Antonin Martin-Hilbert, Anne- Charlotte Kassab, Coline Dussaud and Audrey Gagneux.
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