France tv distribution sells event series French Roulette - A Mother’s Ordeal to Paramount+ France

France tv distribution is pleased to announce the sale of the series French Roulette - A Mother’s Ordeal (original title: Tout pour Agnès) to PARAMOUNT+ France platform.

Produced by La Dame de Cœur (Effervescence Groupe) and Effervescence Fiction, the mini-series will be broadcast exclusively on PARAMOUNT+ in France from December 1, 2023.

Freely inspired by the Agnès Le Roux case, one of the most mysterious events of our time, this drama stars Michèle Laroque, Yannick Choirat and Marie Zabukovec.

French Roulette - A Mother’s Ordeal will be broadcast in 2024 on France 2 and france.tv.

Synopsis

A story based on true events.  

Nice, French Riviera, the 1970s. Renée Le Roux runs the city’s historical casino with an iron fist. She stands alone against the mafia and her arch rival, Jean-Dominique Fratoni, who is doing everything in his power to acquire her establishment, in his mission to turn Nice into “the European Las Vegas”. Her daughter Agnès gets caught up in this battle, becoming a target in spite of herself. Urged by her lover, Maurice Agnelet, Agnès sells her shares in the family casino to Fratoni. Only a few months later, she goes missing. Who stood to benefit from her disappearance? There is no doubt in Renée’s mind that Maurice Agnelet killed her daughter to secure the acquisition of the casino. And so begins a game of cat-and-mouse, a mother’s forty-year battle to reveal the truth.

Julia Schulte (SVP International Sales at France tv distribution):

"We are proud to present this premium and glamorous French true crime series from the seventies, located in Nice, the European Las Vegas at that time. The strong family drama around the murder of Agnes combined with a thrilling mafia and crime plot is gripping and offers a great piece of entertainment. We are happy  to have partnered with Paramount on this series commissioned by France Télévisions."

Judith Naudet (Producer at Effervescence):

"A thrilling plot, a formidable cast, sets and costumes that bring back to life the glamour of the Riviera in the 1970s: all the ingredients of a great real-life fiction! The series immerses viewers in an extraordinary legal case involving passion, betrayal and revenge, against a backdrop of casino wars."

Original Title: Tout pour Agnès

Genre: Drama

Format: 4x52’

Cast: Michèle Laroque, Yannick Choirat, Marie Zabukovec

Script and dialogues: Nicolas Jean, Isabelle Dubernet, Olivier Eloy 

Adaptation: Vincent Garenq

Directed by Vincent Garenq 

Productions: La Dame de Cœur (Effervescence Groupe) and Effervescence Fiction

French Broadcaster: Paramount+, France 2, france.tv

Photo credits: ©Nathalie Guyon - FTV - La Dame de Cœur - Effervescence

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