MHz Choice, Discovery Nab French Cop Series ‘Tom & Lola’ for U.S., Italy, Ahead of Rendez-Vous Premiere in Le Havre (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice has picked up new French cop drama “Tom & Lola” for the U.S. in a pre-sale deal ahead of the series premiere at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, which kicks off on Monday.
Handled internationally by Mediawan Rights, the 12-episode series, about two close friends and fellow cops who end up living and working together after a marriage breakup, also pre-sold to Discovery in Italy.
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Created by Camille Couasse and Sarah Farkas, produced by DEMD Productions (known for the internationally successful light-crime series “Tandem”), and directed by Jason Roffé, “Tom & Lola” “blends the procedural crime genre with compelling feel-good family elements, tapping into the current market demand for light crime narratives that offer a mix of humor and mystery,” Mediawan Rights stated.
While Tom and Lola Best have been best friends since high school, they are two very different cops: she’s a hot-headed judicial police captain, while he’s a calm and collected drug squad officer. The partners love each other like siblings, so when Tom’s wife decides she wants a divorce, Lola asks him to come live with her.
Lola’s laissez-faire lifestyle will be challenged by Tom’s arrival, especially because she’s already raising two kids on her own. Things get even more hectic when Tom applies for a transfer to Lola’s division, creating a situation in which the two are nearly ever-present in each others’ lives.
The show’s “The Odd Couple” vibes are well rehearsed for DEMD and will feel familiar to fans of “Tandem,” a show of which Raffé directed 16 episodes.
“The show’s strength lies in its great dynamic cop duo and their respective families,” Mediawan Rights added. “It’s bound to appeal to both broadcasters and streamers worldwide.
The series screens on Wednesday at the Rendez-Vous in La Havre, where it is being showcased as one of the event’s highlights.
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