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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…

TV festival Series Mania, staged in France, is assembling a heavyweight lineup of speakers including Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Endemol Shine Group's Sophie Turner Laing and TF1 Group's Gilles Pelisson. Hastings will be the subject of a Q&A session. Other panelists are set to include BBC director of policy Claire…

Nearly nine years after a black screen abruptly left fans of The Sopranos debating the fate of mobster/patriarch Tony Soprano and the meaning of a Members Only jacket, the show's creator David Chase is gearing up for his next foray on the small screen. He's reteaming with HBO for A Ribbon Of Dreams, a six-part…

Seville International, the boutique sales outfit of eOne, is set to handle sales on Cannes Critics' Week selection Sleeping Giant. It’s the feature directorial debut of writer-director Andrew Cividino, which is in competition for the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. Newcomers Nick Serino and Reece Moffett star alongside Jackson…

From Quad Television, the TV arm of the production company behind 2011’s hit feature The Intouchables, Disparue (aka The Disappearance) may just be France’s answer to UK dramas like Broadchurch and The Missing. The series debuted on Wednesday night on France 2, drawing 5.26M viewers and a 20.8 share for the first…

While Mip-TV in Cannes this past week turned out to be a very subdued affair, there's another television event gaining traction up in Paris. Run by cultural org the Forum des Images, the Series Mania festival opens a window for professionals and the public onto current and upcoming comedies and dramas from around the…