EXCLUSIVE: Here’s an eye-catching deal to kick off Cannes: Hulu has taken U.S. rights to Paris Has Fallen, the StudioCanal series based on Gerard Butler‘s Has Fallen film franchise.
Hulu plans to premiere the drama, which stars Spiral actor Tewfik Jallab, later this year after it made a strong debut in France, where it has become a top-three original on Canal+.
StudioCanal has closed a string of other deals for Paris Has Fallen, including with Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland, and SBS in Australia. The eight-part series is a co-production with ZDF, which will house the show in Germany.
Paris Has Fallen is made by StudioCanal, War of the Worlds producer Urban Myth Films, and two companies behind the film franchise: Millennium Media and Butler’s G-Base. Eclectic Pictures is also attached.
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