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Kicking off with the world premiere of “The Handmaid’s Tale” sequel “The Testaments” no less, an intense Series Mania TV festival wrapped March 27 after eight days of often anticipated series…
The HBO Max Poland series 'Proud', which tells the story of a gay man caring for his infant niece, has scooped both the Grand Prize and Best Actor award at the Series Mania Awards.
The BBC Series 'Babies,' which premiered at Series Mania and stars Paapa Essiedu, focuses on pregnancy loss, portraying a loving couple and their family amidst 'glorious chaos and mess,' emphasizing the importance of love.
Director Molly Manning Walker, known for 'How to Have Sex,' spoke at Series Mania about her upcoming series 'Major Players,' revealing her lifelong obsession with football and admiration for Chloe Kelly.
New8 has unveiled a third slate of series at Series Mania, including "Hunters" and "Harvest." Additionally, Global Constellation has acquired global sales rights for the Indonesian limited series "Heaven's Gate," presenting it at the same event.
A report published by the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe at Series Mania details how Donald Trump and right-wing European governments are creating a "chilling effect" that leads creatives to self-censor and threatens artistic freedom through attacks on public broadcasting.
Prime Video Europe executives, including Nicole Morganti and Thomas Dubois, outlined their strategy at Series Mania Festival to increase drama series output and attract younger demographics with romance-focused content, emphasizing that their approach extends beyond high school shows.
Quebec and Canadian producers are presenting a diverse slate of new series, including Robin Aubert's crime dramedy 'Welcome to Kingston-Falls' premiering at Series Mania, aiming to leverage local momentum for global impact and highlighting emerging talent.
Taiwan's state agency TAICCA is pushing its international co-production strategy at Series Mania, unveiling four cross-border series at the Asia Co-Pro Pitch.
Screening in the International Panorama at Series Mania, Europe’s largest TV showcase running March 20–27 in Lille, France, RTÉ comedy-drama “These Sacred Vows” arrives as part of a more assertive…
The WWII thriller 'The Traitor Within,' based on the true story of Norway’s notorious Nazi collaborator, has released exclusive behind-the-scenes images ahead of the Series Mania Buyers Upfront.
The ladies of Gilead were in France, Saturday, for the world premiere of Hulu’s The Testaments.
The first-ever legal framework dedicated to international TV co-productions will be unveiled at next week’s Series Mania.
Buyers are going to get a first look at ten international drama series that Series Mania has identified as global hits-in-the-making, with gnomes, Nazis, gamers, fertility clinics and the British PM…
The world premiere of Hulu’s The Testaments is the curtain-raiser to this year’s Series Mania.
Series Mania unveiled 15 new projects selected for its Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, which will take place on March 24 as part of the Series Mania Forum (March 24-26).
The HBO Original production 'Proud' from Poland has been awarded the Grand Prix at the prestigious Series Mania festival in France, with its lead actor Ignacy Liss also receiving an award for his performance.
An international insider report covers various entertainment industry developments, including the reawakening of the Potterverse and the unexpected success of 'SNL UK', with a particular focus on how the Series Mania festival signals a pivot to sharper, craft-driven storytelling.
Under the leadership of Carney, Canada has finally met NATO's military spending target of 2 percent of its gross domestic product, a benchmark that has previously drawn criticism from American presidents including Trump.
The Council of Europe unveiled a new convention at Series Mania, marking the first international treaty to support independent co-production of series for television and streaming platforms. The document was signed in Lille, with Poland among the initial signatories, represented by Maciej Wróbel, and is seen as putting Poland in the avant-garde.
Belgian producers Janssen & Janssen, known for series like '1985,' 'Breendonk,' and 'Hunters,' discussed their approach to crafting powerful TV dramas, exploring Belgian identities, and achieving European reach at Series Mania.
Kyrgyzstan drama 'Red Pants' has won the influential Co-Pro Pitching Sessions event at Series Mania, receiving a €50,000 prize. The festival also awarded top industry prizes to a nuclear warship thriller ‘R91’ and Latin dancing dramedy ‘Chacachá!’.
Former Channel 4 drama boss Caroline Hollick stated at a Series Mania panel that Hollywood and high-end TV are regressing in terms of representation, particularly with the resurgence of "films about women having nervous breakdowns."
Spain is heading to Series Mania with a diverse and ambitious slate of scripted television projects, presented by ICEX under its 'Audiovisual from Spain' banner, highlighting the growth of its TV industry.
Four African screenwriters are pitching their original TV projects to industry guests at the 17th Series Mania in Lille, France, as participants in the Realness Institute’s AuthenticA Series Lab.
A big U.K. trio – “A Woman of Substance,” Jack Thorne’s “Falling” and Richard Gadd “Half Man” – plus “Wallander” with Gustaf Skarsgård and “Peaky Blinders,” both the upcoming series and “Immortal…
The 2026 Series Mania festival lineup showcases a dynamic global TV scene, featuring 10 standout international shows including a gritty outback procedural, a Belgian dystopian drama, and an offbeat British comedy.
Actress Chase Infiniti shone in a glamorous outfit at the opening ceremony of the Series Mania festival in Lille, France.
Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights for Spanish series “In Vitro” ahead of Series Mania. It follows a 37-year-old biologist Blanca, who takes on a job at a fertility clinic. She is forced not only to get to the bottom of the needs and risks of her clients, but her own as well. […]
Esta serie canadiense que pone el foco en la salud mental ganó el premio del público en Series Mania 2025
Nippon TV is heading to the Series Mania Forum (March 24-26) in Lille with two new scripted formats and, for the first time, its most senior executives for scripted series and global strategy – a…
'Gold,' a project from 'Davos 1917' producer Contrast Film and a highlight at the Berlinale Series Market, has received an invitation to the upcoming Series Mania Forum.
“Proud,” a show that came from a show that came out of nowhere at Series Mania to become one of its leading crowd-pleasers yet may still be controversial in its native Poland, walked off Friday night…
The new Swedish legal drama 'Burden of Justice,' created by 'Snabba Cash' creator Jens Lapidus, has emerged as a standout at Series Mania. The series is praised for its courtroom tension and exploration of moral unease.
Amazon MGM Studios' limited series 'The Glass House,' a three-episode production, made its premiere as the closing gala for Series Mania, marking a significant event for Prime Video.
The timely Belgian dystopian drama 'The Best Immigrant,' which imagines a near-future where migrants compete in a talent show to secure their right to stay, is screening at Series Mania.
Marianne Furevold-Boland, NRK Drama Chief, has been honored with Series Mania's Woman in Series Award, reflecting on her work building global hits and advocating for more courage in the TV industry.
HBO Max announced the deal at the Series Mania TV festival on Tuesday and gave details of Corral's first TV project with them.
At the Series Mania Forum, Ampere Analysis highlighted a slow supply chain as a significant challenge in the 'Post-Peak-TV Era,' impacting the television industry.
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin and Europe boss Andrea Scrosati have canceled their scheduled keynote address at Series Mania, with Mullin remaining in the United States to deal with a personal matter.
HBO Max and WBD Access have announced the return of their writers’ program, now named Script Engine, for a second year at Series Mania Institute, designed to identify and support talent development.
The Latvian public media-supported series "Aurora. Redakcija" has been selected to participate in the international "Co-Pro Pitching Sessions" at the Series Mania festival in France from March 24-26.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” sequel “The Testaments,” based on a 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood, is expanding the Gilead universe.
The creative team behind “Soviet Jeans,” the breakout hit that won a pair of awards at Series Mania in 2024, are back with “The Last Divorce of Communism,” a period drama series set in Latvia in…
afe Spall (“Trying, “The English”), Oscar nominee Bérénice Bejo (“The Artist”), “Sherlock” co-creator and showrunner Steven Moffat and “Skins” co-creator Bryan Elsley head shows at the 2026 Series…
We’re on the other side of peak TV and in an era of mega-media consolidation, but in the new world of scripted television there is a greater need than ever to partner, co-produce and co-fund. That is one reason Francesco Capurro, Director of the industry-focused Series Mania Forum, expects an uptick in attendance this year. […]
Series Mania has unveiled the projects in competition at the Lille event’s annual Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. Today, 15 of the 16 titles for the Series Mania Forum pitch were announced, with projects coming from as far and wide as Kyrgyzstan to Canada. The sixteenth title, Swiss TV thriller Gold, was unveiled earlier in the month […]