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Series Mania, the French television festival held in Lille, has been pushed back for a second time amid the coronavirus pandemic. Series Mania has set new dates for August 26-September 2, with the Series Mania Forum set for August 30-September 1. The event was originally scheduled for March 19-27 and was later pushed…

Stephen Garrett’s Character 7 Options Thriller Novels Character 7, whose founder Stephen Garrett (pictured) executive-produced thrillers The Night Manager and Spooks,  and is one of the producers behind current HBO drama The Undoing, has won rights to adapt Holly Watt's thriller novels To The Lions and The Dead Line…

Series Mania has announced that it will take place on March 19-27 in Lille, France, next year after it was forced to move online this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The celebration of international TV shows will stage the Series Mania Forum as part of the festival, with the formalities taking place at the Lille…

Series Mania has hailed the success of the online forum that replaced its physical festival in Lille, France, last month as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Series Mania published user engagement figures that could point the way for other digital industry events in 2020, revealing that 1,500 of the festival’s 2,000…

Coronavirus has claimed another victim in the TV industry events space after Series Mania was canceled on Wednesday. The decision was made after the French government banned public gatherings with 1,000 people or more to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Series Mania was due to launch on March 20 and host world…

A series of major TV and film events in France over the coming months are remaining stoic in the face of the growing threat of coronavirus, which has forced organizers of other major business events to abandon their plans. The Geneva Motor Show was one of the latest corporate gatherings to be canceled after…

International TV event Series Mania has unveiled its 2020 lineup, which boasts world premieres for dramas including The Luminaries, Little Birds and Adult Material. The event is staged in Lille, northern France, between March 20-28, and is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the international TV calendar…

The UGC Writers Campus by Series Mania, an immersive week-long writing workshop for 20 emerging TV drama writers throughout Europe, will run from March 20-27. Now in its third year, UGC has selected 20 screenwriters from more than 100 candidates and 30 different countries. The Series Mania Festival runs from March…

The international TV event Series Mania unveiled its 2019 winners Saturday during the closing ceremony in France. Taking place in Lille, this year's festival ran from March 22-30, and included masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie Highmore, Charlie Brooker and Sharp Objects creator Marti Noxon who will also serve as…

Ever-growing international TV event Series Mania has unveiled an impressive 2019 lineup including new dramas from Netflix, HBO and the UK’s Channel4. Scroll down for the lineups in full. Taking place in Lille, northern France, this year’s event (March 22-30) will include masterclasses from Uma Thurman, Freddie…

The winners from Series Mania Lille/Hauts-de-France were presented tonight during the closing ceremony at Nouveau Siegle in Lille, France. The international competition ran from April 27 through this evening, honoring the cream of contemporary drama series. Leading the way was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won the…

In a keynote appearance today at Series Mania, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings struck an unusually conciliatory note in discussing the company’s recent feud with the Cannes Film Festival. “We have a reputation as a disruptor, sometimes we make mistakes,” Hastings said, according to multiple press accounts of the talk at the…