EXCLUSIVE: Buzzing French drama Sea Shadows Make a splash with buyers. The eco-thriller follows a marine scientist researching a mysterious shipwreck and was one of the most watched scripted shows this year in France, on France 2. Ahead of a major sales push at MIPCOM next week, distribution France TV has completed a series of sales deals.
Walter Presents, which marries in the non-English drama, has snagged rights for the UK and Ireland. In Portugal, public broadcaster RTP picked up the show, while in Germany it landed with NDR. Swiss Pay-TV Service Blue Entertainment has also acquired the series.
Sales are on a solid run for Sea Shadows to events and festivals. It was a key title at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous gathering last year and was selected for a showcase of hot French titles at the Mania series in Lilles. He won the Audience Award at the Festival de Montréal Séries and played competitively at the South International Series Festival 2024 in Spain.
Sea Shadows Follows marine scientist Abigail. She returns to her hometown of Fécamp to watch investigate a shipwreck. There are tensions between authorities, local fishermen and environmental activists. The real danger, however, lies below the surface where a mysterious entity resides.
Mintee Studio and Thalie Images produced the series, which was created by Jonathan Rio and Monica Rattazzi. It was directed by David Hourrègue.
On Home Turf, the six-part show is titled Shores. There was an average of 4.2 million viewers of the France 2 channel and 7m viewers in consolidated viewing on the France.tv streaming service.
