Mediawan Scores Key Licensing Deals on Bille August’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ in U.S., U.K. and More Key Territories

Mediawan Scores Key Licensing Deals on Bille August’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ in U.S., U.K. and More Key Territories

Mediawan has scored a raft of major licensing deals on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” the highly anticipated epic series directed by two-time Palme d’Or winner Bille August. A lushly lensed adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic masterpiece, the series will have a gala premiere on closing night of Canneseries where it will play out of competition in the Lumière Theatre, in the presence of August, and his key cast, Sam Claflin (“Peaky Blinders”) a…