Yahoo News Paris-Set Heist Show ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Boarded by Germany’s ZDF, Italy’s Rai (EXCLUSIVE)
Ahead of its broadcast premiere on France’s TF1, “Cat’s Eyes,” the anticipated live-action show set in Paris and based on the cult manga series, has been sold by Newen Connect to a flurry of European broadcasters.
The eight-part action-packed show was picked up by Germany’s ZDF and Italy’s Rai, among others. The show was previously sold to Belgium (RTL) and Switzerland (RTS). It was co-financed by Amazon which bought a second window for France, while the first window was picked up for Latin America and Japan.
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Directed by Alexandre Laurent (“Women at War”), “Cat’s Eyes” is a heist series starring Camille Lou (“Women at War”, “Bonfire of Destiny”), Contance Labbé (“Balthazar”), and Claire Romain (“Where It All Begins”) as the Chamade sisters who are on the prowl for the most beautiful and secured artworks in Paris on display in a high-class exhibition at the Eiffel Tower.
“The siblings hope that the artwork which belongs to their father, will help them solve the mystery of his disappearance years earlier, when a fire broke out in his art gallery. Police chief and head of its organised crime unit Quentin Chapuis (Mohamed Belkhir) is soon on their trail. What he doesn’t know is that the great love of his life – Tam – leads a double life and is one of the uncatchable phantom thieves,” reads the synopsis.
“We are seeing significant interest in ‘Cat’s Eyes’ from streamers and broadcasters all around the world,” said Leona Connell, Newen Connect CCO. Produced by Benjamin Dupont Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar at Big Band Story, “‘Cat’s Eyes’ is TF1’s most ambitious series to date,” Connell continued.
“Cat’s Eyes” was created by Michel Catz based on the work of Tsukasa Hojo. Catz wrote the script along with Justine Kim-Gautier, Antonin Martin-Hilbert, Anne-Charlotte Kassab, Coline Dussaud and Audrey Gagneux.
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