MGM preps MIPCOM slate
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Michelle Clancy
| 22 August 2017

MGM Worldwide Television Distribution is headed to this year’s MIPCOM with three new films and one new television series, all being sold for the first time.

The offerings include The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, a ten-part event series starring Patrick Dempsey and based on the worldwide best-selling novel of the same, name about a literary icon who suddenly finds himself indicted for the murder of a young girl; Nasty Women, based on the original 1988 comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson; Overboard, a remake of the 1980’s screwball comedy re-imagined with a reversal of the leading roles starring Anna Faris and Mexican comedy star Eugenio Derbez; and the action-packed Tomb Raider, starring Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft.

MGM is also selling three additional TV series, including: Get Shorty, a reimagining of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name starring Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd; the star-studded drama series Condor, inspired by Paramount’s Sydney Pollack 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor; and the hilarious format Steve Harvey’s FUNDERDOME, which was recently acquired by TF1 for a French version.

“With our top-notch library of scripted and unscripted television series, and strong slate of feature films, MGM continues to be an industry leader offering creative content and bold narratives. We look forward to meeting with our international broadcasters from around the world at this year’s MIPCOM to share our slate,” said Chris Ottinger, MGM president, Worldwide Television Distribution and Acquisitions.