Prime Video France Unveils New Creator-Led Format ‘Mascarade,’ Joel Dicker Adaptation ‘Animal Sauvage’ Starring Noémie Merlant; Audrey Diwan’s ‘Paris 18’ (Exclusive)
Prime Video France is doubling down on homegrown originals across scripted, film and unscripted — and is pushing further into new event formats with “Mascarade,” a creator-led French format that builds on the streamer’s hit “Lol” franchise, as well as premium series such as “Animal Sauvage,” a six-part adaptation of Joël Dicker’s bestselling novel “Animal Sauvage.”
The later starts shooting in a few says and is directed by Vincent Maël Cardona (“Magnetic Beats”) with a prestige cast led by Noémie Merlant, Matthias Schoenaerts, Pauline Clément, Pierre-Yves Cardinal and Quim Gutiérrez.
Prime Video also announced an exclusive partnership with Dicker to adapt two more international bestsellers from his catalogue, including “L’Énigme de la Chambre 622” and “Le Livre des Baltimore.”
Unveiled Thursday during Prime Video’s “Prime Original Stories” presentation at Café de l’Homme over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Dicker partnership reflects Prime Video’s growing appetite
