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Saturday, March 14, 2026

SERIESMANIA 2026 PERIOD SET SERIES: SUMMER OF '36, UNCHAINED AND ALICE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY SLAVERY AND HOTEL RIVIERA TO CINEMA PIONEERS

  SERIESMANIA 2026 OFFER  
SUMMER OF '36 FROM FRANCE
There is a number of new period set shows that will premiere or be offered to the buyers at this year's Seriesmania at the end of this month and your spy is presenting them to you today, starting with French and Belgian six episode drama SUMMER OF '36 a historical thriller set in Nice, summer of 1936. The elite are stunned as the first working-class vacationers arrive on the French Riviera, thanks to newly granted paid leave. In this clash of worlds, four women from different backgrounds find themselves entangled in a murder at the chic Hotel Riviera. A crime that will shatter their families, their romances, and their lives forever. The series is done for national broadcasters of the two countries, but I hear it will also stream on Netflix.
 
UNCHAINED FROM FRANCE
I already presented you with this one before, but French historical series UNCHAINED will also compete at Seriemania this year. This six episode drama has the story set in Bourbon Island, 1806. A devastating cyclone leaves Charles Bellevue’s plantation in ruins. Bankrupt, he is forced to sell his lands, leaving his slaves in terror of being separated. Among them, Isaac refuses to accept his fate. He has just discovered that Charles Bellevue is not only his master: he is his father. The brand new historical series was done for their national broadcaster France Television
 
ALICE FROM FRANCE AND CANADA
A co production between France, Belgium and Canada is six part series ALICE with Berenice Bejo. From France to the U.S., the incredible journey of Alice Guy, a pioneer and the first female fiction filmmaker in cinema history. The series explores the extraordinary life of Alice Guy, a woman who was an artist, entrepreneur, wife and mother. It delves into her struggles, her thwarted loves, and her quest for freedom and recognition.

10 comments:

  1. Un’offerta intrigante che celebra la creatività e la qualità delle serie presentate a Series Mania 2026, un vero invito a scoprire nuove storie.
    Buon sabato

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    1. Buon sabato, this Series Mania will have more period set shows than usual.

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  2. Alice has been a years long project. I first heard of it, before the pandemic, and I was put off by some woke touches they planned to include (such as making Alice a "woman of color"). I hope they had outgrown that childishness.

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  3. I think I would like Alice Guy, who sounds like a super woman..

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    1. Hope you will manage to catch it on some of your channels.

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  4. Me gustaría verla. Te mando un beso.

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  5. All of these sound watchable in their own right. I think Unchained grabs my attention most, but the other two I'd give a chance also.

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