The Paris-based sales and co-production banner, Have A Good One (HAGO), shared two new series, “Sex (re) Education” (“Septième Ciel”) and “Caro Nostra”, in the run-up to Mipcom, the marketplace. TV was.
“Sex (re) Education” is a 10-part half-hour comedy series directed by Alice Vial, who won a Cesar Award in 2018 for her short film The Winkles.
The series, penned by Clemence Azencourt, Clement Marchand and Vial, follows Jack, a retiree whose daughter is placed in a nursing home. When he thinks his life is over, he meets Rose and embarks on a romantic and lustful affair, which leads to the destruction of the house. The cast includes Irene Jacob, the famous actress of “Rouge” directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. At the behest of French pay-TV group OCS, the show recently won Best Series at the La Rochelle Fiction Festival and is produced by Next Episode, UGC-backed Henri Debeurme.
“Caro Nostra” is a five-part television series produced by Elephant, the well-established company behind “Desperate Parents” and “Weekend Family”. Ordered by Slash, France Televisions’ young adult knitting platform.
The series revolves around the Vigan family who runs a traditional restaurant in Paris. Grandma Rosa takes over the money, father Ambroise cooks, and the twins Vadim and Antigone wait tables. Although they look like the neighboring family, it turns out that they are cannibals. Their routine will be shaken when Vadim falls in love with Jasmine, the human that the family intends to eat.
HAGO has also recorded deals across its roster of premium dramas, including “I Killed My Husband” and “Elle’s Kitchen,” a pair of six-part thriller series produced by Next Episode for 13ème Rue (NBCUniversal International Networks and Direct-To-Consumer) .
Walter Presents / Global Series Network in UK, Ireland, US and Canada Acquires Song “I Killed My Husband”, RTL Crime’s RTL Deutschland Channel, RTL TVI in Belgium, as well as TF1 Group for Free TV Streaming and Subscription Video Rights On demand in France.
“Elle’s Kitchen” has been sold to RTL TVI Belgium, TF1 Group (for free TV and SVOD windows in France), and TV5 Canada. Produced by Cinétévé and 2425 Films, “Elle’s Kitchen” competes in the La Rochelle Fiction Festival.
“We were immediately seduced by ‘Elle’s Kitchen’ with the leadership of Annabelle Lingron who caught our eye,” said Anne-Claire Villeneuve, Head of Acquisitions at TV5 Canada. “The series is fresh, bold, eye-catching, and perfectly in line with the editorial direction we want to take,” Villeneuve continued.
HAGO has also finalized deals on “Bellefond,” a 90-minute show starring popular French TV presenter Stephane Bern. Produced by Big Band Story for France Télévision, Bellefond has been acquired by Walter Presents/Global Series Network in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America. It will premiere in prime time on French television on France TV on October 18. The second episode is currently in production.
The banner also sold Sabrina Van Tassel’s documentary “Texas vs. Melissa” for RTL Crime. The docu is a real crime investigation about a miscarriage of justice. Melissa Lucio – the focus of the film – has been on death row for more than 14 years, and lost her last appeal in February 2021. Her execution was set for the next April 27, and she was suspended on April 26.
The film premiered in France last September and was selected in more than 30 festivals and is currently broadcast on Hulu in the US, Stan in Australia, and Discovery in America, among other major regions.
Also on HAGO’s list is “Sammy by Sammy,” a documentary produced by Empreinte Digitale about Sammy Davis Junior’s commitment to the civil rights struggle in the 1960s.
HAGO was founded in August 2021 by Virginie Boero, former head of Playtime Television Sales and Acquisition, and former Charades Chairman Konstantin Priest.
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