{"id":17599,"date":"2022-10-15T12:51:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=17599"},"modified":"2022-10-15T12:52:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T19:52:20","slug":"french-graphic-novel-series-monstre-set-for-tv-adaptation-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/french-graphic-novel-series-monstre-set-for-tv-adaptation-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"French Graphic Novel Series ‘Monstre’ Set for TV Adaptation – Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French graphic novel series \u201cMonstre\u201d is set to be adapted into a premium TV show.<\/p>\n

Trioscope<\/a>, the hybrid-tech studio behind Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Liberator\u201d and the George R. R. Martin-produced \u201cNight of the Cooters,\u201d will adapt \u201cLe Sommeil du monstre,\u201d the first instalment of award-winning French graphic novelist Enki Bilal\u2019s sci-fi \u201cMonstre\u201d tetralogy.<\/p>\n

Collaborating with the author and illustrator on what is touted as his most personal work, Trioscope will introduce TV viewers to the complex world of Bilal\u2019s \u201cMonster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMonster\u201d will transport viewers to a futuristic world where protagonist Nike Hatzfeld, a man with the unique ability to recall every memory since the day he was born, finds himself using his gift to make sense of his orphaned past to survive the chaotic and savage present. His story intertwines with Leyla and Amir, born just days apart from him in the same orphanage bed and also parentless amidst the bombs of Sarajevo in 1993 during the Yugoslav Wars. Considered expendable and manipulated by a radical organization that\u2019s trying to eradicate science and truth from the world, the trio\u2019s lives split into divergent paths before they reunite once more.<\/p>\n

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Published across a nine-year period, from 1998 to 2007, the French-language, bestselling \u201cMonster\u201d (or \u201cHatzfeld\u201d) tetralogy is one of Bilal\u2019s most iconic works, with the second book in the series printing more than 280,000 copies.<\/p>\n

The show will draw visual inspiration from Bilal\u2019s distinctive style and world building. Trioscope will elevate the author\u2019s original story by fusing nuanced, live-action performances with CG environments.<\/p>\n

Bilal, who has directed the sci-fi feature films \u201cImmortal\u201d and \u201cTykho Moon,\u201d will serve as executive producer. Greg Jonkajtys, Trioscope\u2019s chief creative officer and co-founder, will serve as executive producer and is attached as director.<\/p>\n

Jonkajtys directed Netflix\u2019s WWII series \u201cThe Liberator\u201d and is directing the action feature \u201cTakeover,\u201d starring Quavo. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Puech will serve as executive producer for Something Big, the French production company that is producing alongside Trioscope Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnki is a true master at creating darkly rich and provocative worlds,\u201d said Trioscope\u2019s Greg Jonkajtys, director and EP of \u201cMonster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored by the opportunity for our tech platform and creative team to help bring \u2018Monstre\u2019 to life as a stylized live-action series that not only will captivate a broad TV audience, but also offer fans of the book an immersive new way to experience Enki\u2019s beloved masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bilal added: \u201c\u2018Le Sommeil du monstre\u2019 has always held a special place in my heart, and the complexities of the narrative and the imaginative nature of the world have always made adaptation difficult. When Greg shared his vision and personal passion for the story, along with the possibilities the Trioscope technology offers, I finally could see a way to bring this story to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French graphic novel series \u201cMonstre\u201d is set to be adapted into a premium TV show. Trioscope, the hybrid-tech studio behind Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Liberator\u201d and the George R. R. Martin-produced \u201cNight of the Cooters,\u201d will adapt \u201cLe Sommeil du monstre,\u201d the first instalment of award-winning French graphic novelist Enki Bilal\u2019s sci-fi \u201cMonstre\u201d tetralogy. 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