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Shows from Poland, the UK and Sweden were among the winners at the Series Mania Festival awards, which capped a week of events that also saw more than 5,000 industry professionals from 75 countries gather in the French city of Lille for Series Mania Forum.

SERIES MANIA: European broadcaster collective New8 has unveiled its third slate of projects, featuring a Danish family drama, a Belgian series about an elite military unit and a Swedish series set in the world of author Camilla Läckberg’s Fjällbacka novels.

SERIES MANIA: Russell T Davies has described his latest series, Tip Toe, as his “angriest and darkest” series yet, as delegates here in Lille saw the first preview of the award-winning writer’s latest collaboration with longtime producing partner Nicola Shindler.

SERIES MANIA: Disney+ has unveiled a raft of new commissions as Angela Jain, the streamer’s recently appointed head of content for EMEA, told delegates here in Lille about plans to accelerate commissioning across the region.

SERIES MANIA: A French thriller set on an aircraft carrier has been named the winner of the Series Mania Buyers’ Upfront, with a Kyrgyzstan drama taking home the co-pro pitching prize here in Lille.

SERIES MANIA: BAFTA-winning writer-director Hugo Blick has shared the first footage of his forthcoming BBC drama California Avenue here in Lille, describing it as “straight story about a family on the run” after making several series tackling geopolitical themes.

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SERIES MANIA: With the European drama industry heading to Lille this week, Series Mania organisers Laurence Herszberg and Francesco Capurro look at the issues facing the event and consider what’s in store for delegates.