Stars on the Croisette
N.C.I.S
Michael Weatherly came to Cannes to celebrate N.C.I.S (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) 10th season at Mipcom. N.C.I.S is more than just an action drama. With liberal doses of humour, it's a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in higt-stress situations. Broadcasted on the CBS Television Network.
THE AMERICANS
MIPCOM 2012 participants were the first to screen the new FX drama series, The Americans, distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and presented by cast members Keri Russel and Matthew Rhys who were taking the stage together at MIPCOM with David Madden, President of Fox Television Studios and Eric Schrier, Head of Series Development for FX and Executive Vice President, FX Productions.
TRINNY WOODALL AND SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE
Britain's favorite straight-talking style experts, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, came to Mipcom to announce their newest makeover series, "Trinny and Susannah: Inside Out. " The hosts, Trinny and Susannah, are best known for hosting the hugely popular BBC television series "What Not to Wear" for five seasons and then "Trinny et Susannah Undress" on ITV. Since then, they have made over fashion-challenged women all over the world with television series in eight countries including America, Australia, Poland and Belgium, penned several bestselling fashion advice books, and released their own clothing and underwear collections.
RIPPER STREET
Haunted by the failure to catch London's most evil killer, Jack the Ripper, Inspector Edmud Reid - Matthew Macfadyen (Pride and Prejudice, Spooks) - now heads up the notorious H Division - the toughest police district in the East End, assisted by . Charged with keeping order in the blood stained streets of Whitechapel, Reid and his faithful comrades, sergeant Bennett Drake - Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones) and captain Homer Jackson Adam Rothenberg (Tennessee), find themselves battling to outwit the feral gangs profiting from stained streets of Whitechapel, Reid and his men find themselves battling to outwit the feral gangs profiting from the seediest vices imaginable; but always in the background lurks the fear of the Ripper - is he back for another reign of terror? Rich episodic storylines meld with the intrigue of a criminal underworld festering on the hard streets of Victoria London, following the battle of the men whose job it is to uphold the law - shaky as it may be.
PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD
A North American spin-off of the hit U.K. television series, Primeval: New World, follows a special operations team of experts and scientists that investigates the appearance of temporal anomalies and battles both prehistoric and futuristic creatures. The cast features a bevy of established genre heavyweights such as Niall Matter (Eureka, 90210, Melrose Place) as the enterprising inventor and visionary hero Evan Cross, and Sara Canning (Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Smallville) as Dylan Weir, predator attack expert and specialist in animal behavior. Primeval: New World will also star Miranda Frigon (Heartland) as Ange Finch, Geoff Gustafson (Hot Tub Time Machine) as Ken Leeds, Danny Rahim (East Enders) as Mac Rendell and guest starring Andrew-Lee Potts (Primeval) as Connor from the original series. Sci-fi queen Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), Andy Mikita (Stargate Universe), Martin Wood (Sanctuary) and Mike Rohl (Smallville) are all set to direct.
SAVING HOPE
When charismatic Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks - Stargate Atlantis) - at hope-Zion Hospital ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Erica Durance - Smallville), in a state of shock. Along with newly-arrived star surgeon, Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies - The Vampire Diarries), Alex races to save Charlie's life. As the action unfolds, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zion in "spirit" form, not sure if he is a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. Alex, along with her fellow doctors, press on to save his life and those of their other patients, as they deal with the often complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.
THE FALL
ZDF Enterprises and Content Television, a division of Content Media Corporation, have partnered of international distribution of The Fall, a major new crime franchise produced by Artists Studio for the UK's BBC Two, starring Emmy and BAFTA Award winning Gillian Anderson. Directed by Jakob Verbruggen, The Fall is produced by Artists Studio and written by Allan Cubitt.
CAT.8
Golden Globe winner Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises, Weeds, Full Metal Jacket) was turning up the heat in Cannes to promote his role as an exiled scientist called upon to save the world in CAT.8, an epic four hour end-of-the-world miniseries event produced by Muse Entertainment and distributed by Sonar Entertainment. When a fireball four times larger than the Earth plunges towards the planet, Modine is called upon by the military as the only man who can reverse the impending cataclysmic disaster.
KEASHA'S PERFECT DRESS
With a passion for fashion and her trademark sass, renowned bridal consultant Keasha Rigsby (Say Yes to The Dress) is beginning and exciting new chapter in her career. Opening her own exclusive bridal boutique, she's continuing on her quest for bridal perfection. Following the ups and downs of each bride's pursuit of their dream gown, Keasha's Perfect Dress takes audiences inside a bustling bridal salon sharing tales of fittings, alterations, high hopes and big decisions.
ADAM
French actor Kev Adams has presented at MIPCOM the "History of a transmedia success, from Kev to Adam"
TOP OF THE LAKE
A powerful and haunting story from Oscar winning writer/director Jane Campion and co-creator writer, Gerard Lee, starring Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan and David Wenham. Top of the Lake begins with a mystery: Tui, a 12 year old girl, walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a South Island lake in New Zealand. She is five months pregnant and won't say who is the father. Then she disappears. Robin Griffin is a gusty but inexperienced detective called in to investigate. But as Robin becomes more and more obsessed with search for Tui, she slowly begins to realize that finding Tui is tantamount to finding herself - a self she has kept well hidden. Set against one the most amazing and untouched landscapes left on the planet, Top of the Lake is a powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness where the dream of paradise attracts its dark twin, the fall. A See-Saw Films production in association with Screen Australia, Screen NSW and Fulcrum Media Finance for BBC, UKTV, The Sundance Channel and BBC Worldwide
NIGELLISSIMA
A passion for Italian food, like Nigella's style of cooking, is simplicity and directness. In her new series, Nigellissima, she shows how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen and onto the plate using ingredients available in any supermarket. With her passion for Italy and Italian cooking - she lived and worked in Florence before reading Italian at Oxford University - Nigella's mouth-watering dishes have their roots in tradition but take un into fresh territory; light of touch but bursting full of taste. While Nigellissima is true to the spirit of Italian cooking, the recipes are always quick and easy, designed to elevate everyday eating into no-fuss feasts for those days when supper needs to be on the table pronto.
THE WALKING DEAD
Premiering into over 120 countries day et date, "The Walking Dead" has instantly engaged international audiences as part of a global conversation. MIPCOM scheduled an exclusive session about FOX International Channels/AMC's unique release model: Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd discusses how the creative process is transformed by the impact of a global audience. Sarah Wayne Callies, Lori Grimes in the series, shares her experience on the show and when traveling the world to promote it.
THE BORGIAS
Canadian-born François Arnaud stars as "Cesare Borgia" opposite Jeremy Irons on "The Borgias" was at MIPCOM this year on behalf of Canada Country of honour. Canada Country of Honour's celebrated the best of Canadian TV, film and digital entertainment.
