Deadpan Pictures and Thalie Images will co-produce The Continental Method, a new TV series written by John Morton (Dead Still).
Deadpan Pictures (Northern Lights) and French production company Thalie Images will co-produce The Continental Method, a spy comedy thriller set against the backdrop of the Paris riots of May 1968. The twelve-part show is written by Irish writer John Morton (Dead Still, RTE Storyland’s Smitten) and French writer Victor Lockwood (Mental).
The Continental Method is inspired by the true story of Conor O’Flaherty, an Irish salesman who became an unlikely spy in Paris.
The series follows Conor as he arrives in Paris to sell sweaters. Caught up in the fervour of the times, he falls for a radical French student and is simultaneously recruited in a covert Irish government operation to acquire illegal arms amid sectarian conflicts in Northern Ireland.
“The Continental Method perfectly blends deadpan humour with action, romance and intrigue,” said Paul Donovan, co-founder of Deadpan Pictures. “We are excited to work in partnership with Asacha, Thalie and Red Arrow to bring to life this fabulous truly European tale of espionage for audiences around the world.”
Donovan and Thalie CEO Stephane Moatti are executive producing, with Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) handling pre-sales and distribution outside of France and Ireland.
