‘A Prophet’ Producer Marco Cherqui Sets French Crime Drama ‘La Petite’ With ‘Vendetta’ Writer, ‘Call My Agent!’ Director (EXCLUSIVE)

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

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Veteran French producer Marco Cherqui, best known for Jacques Audiard’s Oscar-nominated film “A Prophet,” will next produce “La Petite,” a four-part drama commissioned by France 2.

Set to shoot in six weeks, the series will be directed by Antoine Garceau (Call My Agent!) and written by Emmanuelle Michaud (“Vendetta,” “La Terre et le sang”). It stars Pauline Parigot as a police detective investigating the brutal murder of a young woman in Northern France.

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