StudioCanal has confirmed that filming is now underway on Paris Has Fallen, a high octane, brand new original series for CANAL+, produced in partnership with CANAL+, Urban Myth Films, Millenium and G-Base. The upcoming eight-episode series, adapted from the HAS FALLEN movie franchise (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen), is written by Howard Overman (War of The Worlds, Misfits) and is produced by Julian Murphy andJohnny Capps for Urban Myth Films, a STUDIOCANAL company. Oded Ruskin (No Man’s Land, Drops Of God) is lead director on the series alongside Hans Herbots (The Serpent). Shooting is currently underway on location in Paris and London.
The series features an international cast led by Tewfik Jallab (Spiral, Dark Hearts) starring as protection officer Vincent Taleb and Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy) as MI6 Operative Zara Taylor. Rounding out the talented cast roster is Sean Harris (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Ana Ularu (Emerald City), Camille Rutherford (Blue Is The Warmest Colour), Jérémie Covillault (Tell No One), Emmanuelle Bercot (My King), and Karl Collins (Attack The Block).
When a terrorist group led by the villainous Jacob Pearce attacks a high-profile event, with the French Minister of Defence as their target, protection officer Vincent Taleb finds himself working with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor to save the day. But when events take a dark turn, Vincent and Zara soon realize that the plan extends beyond just one politician. When they suspect that one of their colleagues in the security services is feeding information to Jacob, Vincent and Zara find themselves needing to rely only on each other. Increasingly isolated and with Jacob always one step ahead, can this unlikely pair stop Paris from falling to a man hell-bent on vengeance?
Produced by Urban Myth Films, STUDIOCANAL, Millennium & G-Base, with Executive Producers Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy and Howard Overman for Urban Myth Films, Gerard Butler & Alan Siegel for G-Base, Avi Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger & Yariv Lerner for Millenium and Oded Ruskin. The CANAL+ Creation Originale (8 x 52’) is written by Howard Overman, lead directed by Oded Ruskin (episodes 1 to 4) and directed by Hans Herbots (episodes 5 to 8).
STUDIOCANAL will distribute the series internationally.
