‘Merteuil:’ French Max Series Starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Diane Kruger & ‘Emily In Paris’ Actor Lucas Bravo Starts Production
Cameras have started rolling in Normandy on Max’s new French series Merteuil, starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Diane Kruger, Vincent Lacoste, and Lucas Bravo.
Jessica Palud (Being Maria) directs the series which will shoot until December in what Max has described as “grandiose and intimate settings, from the cliffs of Normandy to the chateaux of Ile-de-France.”
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The series was written by Jean-Baptiste Delafon with producers including NABI Productions and Felicita Films. The series synopsis reads: To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others. Marquise de Merteuil, betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Max has described the series as a free adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
“We are delighted to bring to life ‘Merteuil’, a series that explores power games, manipulation, and moral dilemmas through complex and fascinating characters,” said Véra Peltekian, Vice President of original French productions at Max.
“This ambitious project allows us to revisit the spirit of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ through a modern prism, while retaining the intensity and sophistication that made it a timeless masterpiece.”
Producers Nabi Productions and Felicita Films added: “At the heart of the masterpiece that is Les Liaisons Dangereuses lies another masterpiece: its heroine, the Marquise de Merteuil. It took nothing less than the combined talents of Jessica Palud and Jean-Baptiste Delafon to imagine the genesis and destiny of this revolutionary character. Through the 18th century of libertines and the dying nobility, Jean-Baptiste and Jessica offer a modern exploration of the themes of pleasure, freedom, and the emancipation of women.”
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