‘Ponies’ competes at the Monte Carlo Television Festival
Spy thriller “Ponies,” starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, and “The Other Bennet Sister,” starring Ella Bruccoleri and Richard E. Grant, are among the drama series and TV movies competing for the Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which begins Friday.
The jury is chaired by British actress Lesley Manville, who works with British actor Kevin McKidd, American showrunner Greg Daniels, French actress Frédérique Bel, South Korean producer Hojin Kwon and British actress Yasmin Finney.
Set in Moscow in the 1970s, Universal Television’s ‘Ponies’ centers on two U.S. Embassy secretaries who become CIA agents after their husbands are murdered, uncovering a Cold War conspiracy behind the tragedy.
Based on the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, “The Other Bennet Sister” follows the adventures of Mary, the forgotten middle sister among the five Bennet women in “Pride and Prejudice.” It is produced by Bad Wolf.
Also participating is the crime drama “Gone,” starring David Morrissey as an unfathomably composed school principal whose wife has gone missing, and Eve Myles as the detective who investigates. It is produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures.
Also participating is “Gomorrah: The Origins,” from Sky Studios and Cattleya, set in 1977 Naples. The show follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city boy from a poor neighborhood – who is about to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival.
“Olivia,” from Florida Film and ZDF, tells the story of Olivia Jones, a drag icon, restaurant owner and public advocate for tolerance and diversity. Johannes Hegemann plays the leading role in the film.
Miso Film’s crime drama ‘The Uniform’ exposes the deadly costs of loyalty and corruption within a fractured and fiercely competitive police academy in modern-day Denmark.
Crime mystery ‘Jones’ from Caracol Studios revolves around a shocking murder during a luxurious family gathering at an exclusive location. A detective gifted with the special ability to communicate with the dead teams up with Júlia, the sharp-witted victim, to solve her own murder.
Cinema Virgin’s ‘Fadia’ tackles the subject of femicide in the name of a misplaced sense of family honor. Fadia should die at the hands of her own family, but she is saved by neighbors, who risk everything to ensure her continued safety. But for Fadia the battle is far from over.
Finally, the TV movie “Rosso Volante,” from Wonder Project and Wonder Film, follows bobsled athlete Eugenio Monti’s four-year pursuit of an Olympic gold medal in the 1960s.
