So far, UGC Series comprises six banners. Along with Headline Pictures and Itineraire Productions, these include Henri Debeurne’s Next Episode whose credits take in “Christmas Flow” for Netflix and “J’ai tué mon mari” for NBCU and TF1; UGC Fiction, which Calderon is leading with Karine Evrard and Sophie Exbrayat, and which has delivered the ratings hit ”Jacqueline Sauvage, It was Him or Me”, and most recently “La Traque” for TF1.
Lenica pointed out the TV business has traditionally relied less on equity financing than the film industry but “things are changing and TV producers increasingly need some cash flow to bankroll their development before getting TV channels or streamers involved.” Headline Pictures is the London-based production company behind the Emmy-winning drama series “The Man in the High Castle” for Amazon Prime, as well as the Irish crime thriller “Kin,” produced with Bron Studios for RTE and AMC, and “Ten Percent”, the remake of the French TV hit series “Call My Agent!” which is set to premiere on Amazon Prime and AMC Plus next month.
“In a sense, we have remained independent because we’re not tied to a TV network and we don’t have to feed a sales pipeline as is the case when you’re tied to companies like Fremantle or All3Media,” said Baute, who sometimes works out of UGC Series’ headquarters in Neuilly, just outside of Paris.
Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)