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Gaumont Lands Debut Channel 5 Drama ‘Under Her Skin’ Gaumont is producing Paramount-owned Channel 5’s latest primetime psychological thriller, with Banijay Rights on board to distribute internationally. Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton are leading Under Her Skin [w/t], which follows a perfect woman whose…

Hemlock Grove is coming back to streaming. The Eli Roth-exec produced horror drama series was removed last month from Netflix but now, thanks to a deal between producer/distributor Gaumont and FilmRise, the show will return to air. The deal will see Hemlock Grove, as well as Gaumont's Hannibal…

France’s Gaumont and Albertine Productions have announced they are developing a French feature film version of Robin Hood. Ludovic Bernard, whose credits include feature The Climb and episodes of hit series Lupin, which Gaumont produced for Netflix, will direct. He will also co-write the…

International sales and production veteran Cécile Gaget has been appointed as Head of Film at leading European indie studio Wild Bunch, as it expands under the leadership of CEO Ron Meyer and co-CEO Sophie Jordan. Gaget, who takes up her role today (September 1), will lead the studio's film group and report to Meyer…

EXCLUSIVE: In a rare double interview, Sidonie Dumas, CEO of France’s oldest film company Gaumont, and Vice CEO Christophe Riandee, tell us about transforming the storied theatrical business into a major TV player in Europe and beyond. Gaumont, producer of international shows including Lupin (one of Netflix’s biggest…

The cluelessly arrogant secret agent with a name as silly as his retrograde attitudes — Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka agent OSS 117 — is back in OSS 117: From Africa With Love. Everybody loves a secret agent, even a demonstrably buffoonish one, and versatile Jean Dujardin is a deadpan delight as the staunchly…

EXCLUSIVE: Narcos, Lupin and Barbarians producer Gaumont is teaming up with author and screenwriter Annette Hess on a likely in-demand miniseries adaptation of Hess's 2018 bestseller The German House. The German House, which is being made by the studio’s German division, tells the coming-of-age story of a young woman…

Sky Studios is teaming with French major Gaumont on comedy The Wasp, which is being produced for Sky Deutschland. The six-part series tells the story of Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory. With the help of his old buddy Nobbe, also…

EXCLUSIVE: Marina de Tavira, star of Netflix's Roma, is to front Spanish-language crime drama Kolonie. The project is in development between Narcos producer Gaumont and Redrum, which has worked on series including Narcos: Mexico and Amazon's international drug thriller Zerozerozero. Written by Carlos Rincones, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Gaumont, the production company behind Netflix's hit drama Narcos, is lining up its next trip south of the border. The company, which also produces Amazon original El Presidente, is developing Spanish-language drama series Los Últimos Análogos (w/t). The series comes from Max Zunino and Hari Sama, who were…

EXCLUSIVE: Narcos producer Gaumont is teaming with producer Grupo Ganga on its first Spanish co-production – a dark surf drama starring Élite's Miguel Bernardeau. The company is developing the project, which will be shot on location in the Canary Islands, as an eight-part one-hour drama. The scripted series, which is…

Longtime Gaumont sales chief Cecile Gaget is joining Euro producer-financier Anton as President of International Production and Distribution from October 1, 2020. Gaget most recently served as Gaumont’s Head of International Production and Distribution, overseeing international acquisitions, English and local-language…