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FROM an idea by novelist Charlie Higson, Jekyll And Hyde (10 x 60 mins) is a fantasy series inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde. Set in 1930s London, Jekyll And Hyde follows the grandson of the original doctor, a sensitive young man who begins to fall under the power of a darkness he cannot control. He has inherited the curse of his grandfather, and when angered or in danger he transforms into Hyde, a fearless figure of incredible strength. As he tries to discover his past and search for a cure, he is drawn into Hyde’s world of monstrous creatures and freaks of nature.
GERMAN brand management and media company m4e and its sales division Telescreen headline their slate of programmes at MIPCOM with the first episodes of Wissper (52 x 7 mins) and Wissper (Telescreen) the first episode of Atchoo! (52 x 11 mins). Wissper is a CGI-animated series aimed at four- to sevenyear-old girls, about a little girl who can talk to animals. The UK’s Milkshake is already on board as commissioning broadcaster. Atchoo! (52 x 11 mins), aimed at sixto nine-year-olds) features a young boy who when he feels a strong emotion sneezes and turns into an animal.
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NEW TV movie Anne Of Green Gables, based on the 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is unveiled at MIPCOM by Breakthrough Entertainment. The Breakthrough-produced film was created in association with the author’s granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler who serves as an executive producer. Martin Sheen plays Matthew Cuthbert, the shy brother of straightlaced Marilla Cuthbert in the two-hour movie. They take in Anne from an orphanage and forge a bond that changes their lives forever. Anne is played by 13-yearold Ella Ballentine and Marilla by Sara Botsford.
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