Series Mania’s Coming Next From Quebec Producers Aims to Channel Local Momentum Into Global Impact

Patrick Huard’s ‘Bon Cop, Bad Cop’ series adaptation of popular films ‘brings together the three cultures that shaped Canada’

By Jennie Punter

Jennie Punter

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A series spin on a beloved bilingual crime-comedy classic (“Bon Cop, Bad Cop”), buried secrets and power games in a Canada-U.S. border town (“Prescott”), plus two psychological thrillers created by writer Simon Boulerice (“Getting Under Your Skin,” “Take Care”) are among seven series from Quebec producers bullish on channeling local momentum into international sales at Series Mania. 

The Coming Next from Quebec showcase, which also includes Robin Aubert’s International Panorama Competition entry “Welcome to Kingston Falls,” lands as U.S.-owned streaming platforms are luring more francophone viewers away from homegrown programming.

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