From my other home over at the venerable entertainment-industry trade publication Variety …
It’s a long way from the Alamo, but the Lone Star will be shining on the French Riviera, as History channel’s miniseries “Texas Rising” makes its world premiere April 13 at the Mip TV Media Market in Cannes.
Presented by ITV Studios (which co-produced with A+E Studios and Thinkfactory Media) at the Grand Auditorium in Palais 1, the event begins with a Q&A panel featuring cast members Bill Paxton, Ray Liotta and Olivier Martinez, along with director Roland Joffe and executive producerLeslie Greif, followed by a screening of the first installment of the eight-hour epic.
It might seem odd to premiere the story of the founding of the Republic of Texas in an international setting, but not to Dan Gopal, exec VP of distribution and global partners, EMEA, for ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
“Its root is very much this sort of Western drama based on real-life events,” Gopal says, “but having seen quite a few of the episodes, it’s a much broader show than that. It’s got huge global appeal, lots of different storylines and themes.”
Click here to read the rest (and there’ll be more to come in this space with director Roland Joffe and executive producer Leslie Greif).
Image: Courtesy History Channel
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