EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Kissous’ journey from French documentaries to British TV thrillers starring David Suchet and Joanna Scanlan isn’t a traditional one, but he insists his work has always had a throughline.
Kissous’ production outfit Pernel Media is a rare breed in having its HQ outside of Britain but now being one of the trusted drama suppliers of Paramount UK network 5. As traditional UK drama indies shut their doors amid the slowdown, Pernel is on a bit of a streak. Next week, Kissous will sit down with fellow drama producers like Clapperboard’s Mike Benson, another trusted Paramount UK supplier who is on a roll, to speak on a Series Mania panel titled “Producing for less without losing quality. Anyone?”
For Kissous, it all started when he was a commissioner at French broadcaster M6, wowed by the strength of British-made formats as he worked across French versions of
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