MIPTV 2018: France 2 orders second season of the art of crime
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| 26 March 2018

The Gaumont film company has been given the greenlight from broadcaster France 2 to produce a second season of procedural series The Art of Crime.

In the new series two, detective Antoine Verlay (Nicolas Gob who starred in Chefs, Un Village Français, Les Bleus) will work closer than ever with art historian Florence Chassagne (Eléonore Bernheim) to unveil intriguing mysteries of French cultural and historical heritage. Artistic clues planted by a murderer will lead the duo on a chase throughout the cultural landscape of Paris.

Series one debuted in November 2017 with over four million viewers and the new series of six one-hour episodes, which will be showcased at MIPTV, is set to air in the autumn of 2018. This will make a total of 12 x one-hour episodes now available. "Season one of The Art of Crime was well received in France and around the world. Viewers and media alike enjoyed the sweeping backdrop of world-renowned monuments and the captivating storylines," commented Vanessa Shapiro, president, worldwide TV distribution and co-productions.

Gaumont has also confirmed several buyers around the world for season one, including Germany's ZDF, Poland's TVP, Japan's NHK enterprises, Mexico's Canal 22, and MHz Networks in the US.