Distributed by Mediawan Rights, the fiction series has also been acquired by PBS/WGBH in the US, UKTV in the UK, RTS in Switzerland, and the Nordic PSB alliance.
Mediawan Rights has announced new sales for the epic miniseries The Count of Monte Cristo.
The epic historical adventure drama, directed by Bille August and starring Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) and Jeremy Irons (House of Gucci), is based on Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel of the same name. It is produced by Mediawan’s Palomar and DEMD Productions for France Télévisions in France and RAI in Italy, and distributed worldwide by Mediawan Rights in cooperation with CAA (for North America) and with the participation of Entourage Ventures.
The series has been acquired by UKTV for the UK, PBS/WGBH for the US, RTVE in Spain, RTS in Switzerland, and the Nordic PSB alliance (comprising SVT, NRK, DR, YLE, and RUV). Additionally, the show is set to air in Eastern European regions, including Poland through TVP, Hungary via TV2, and the Czech Republic on Ceska TV.
Alongside Claflin and Irons, the series also stars Blake Ritson (The Gilded Age), Karla-Simone Spence (The Confessions of Frannie Langton), Harry Taurasi (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), Poppy Corby Tuech (The Royals), Ana Girardot (The Wages of Fear), and Gabriella Pession (Tell Me Lies).
Falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantes (Claflin), a young sailor, is imprisoned without trial in the Château d’If, a grim island fortress off Marseille. After many years of captivity, he finally escapes and assumes the identity of the wealthy and enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo. With his newfound resources, he embarks on a journey of revenge on those who have wrongly accused him.
The Count of Monte Cristo has achieved remarkable global success premiering on Italy’s RAI-1 with an average of nearly 6 million viewers to become the highest-rating series on RAI in the past three years.
