The team behind a new 6x60-minute international crime series, Cannes Confidential, claim it will be the first English-language procedural drama to be produced and set on the Côte d’Azur since the 1970s, blending comedy, mystery and crime within a love story.

Created by Chris Murray (Midsomer Murders, Agatha Raisin), Cannes Confidential is a blue-sky, romantic crime series starring French TV-drama actor Lucie Lucas (Clem, Porto [+lee también:
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The series revolves around the relationship between an idealistic, local underdog female cop (Lucas) and an ex-conman (Bamber). The pair are forced into an unlikely – and surprisingly successful – crime-fighting partnership, which sees them solve a murder case in each close-ended episode. However, the drama’s arc focuses on the main character’s quest to find the criminals who framed her father, a local-hero police officer who was jailed for a crime he did not commit.

Cannes Confidential will introduce viewers to a rarely seen view of Cannes, beyond the luxury yachts and A-listers, with its fishing boats, local tradesmen and working-class characters. Collaborators Skyverse Studios (Sweden), AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV (USA), leading French broadcaster TF1, and fast-growing Nordic and international streaming service Viaplay (Sweden) have been granted unprecedented access to film in the city of Cannes through an exclusive partnership.

“Cannes, which hosts the biggest cultural festival in the world and the biggest series festival, is a crossroads of audiovisual creation. In its exceptional heritage and natural setting, it’s a veritable open-air studio,” said Mayor of Cannes David Lisnard.

The series is being executive-produced by Patrick Nebout (Midnight Sun, Agent Hamilton [+lee también:
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Viaplay holds the exclusive distribution rights in the Nordic region, the Baltic countries and Poland, while Acorn TV holds the rights for North America, New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Acorn Media Enterprises and Acorn Media International hold the worldwide rights in all other territories.