Sphere Abacus reveals slate of three new French dramas for Series Mania

Romantic dramedy Annie & Joey is produced by Zone3

SERIES MANIA: UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus is representing three French language dramas for international sales ahead of the forthcoming Series Mania.

Annie & Joey, produced by Zone3, is a romantic dramedy created by Julie Hivon (Dérive, Alertes: Pelletier, Nuit blanche, Alertes, Alerte Amber) with a premiere on Corus’ French-Canadian channel Séries Plus on April 8.

Young adult drama M’infiltrer dans ta vie (Getting Under Your Skin ), produced by Zone3 and premiering on TV5Unis on March 27, and Je te tiens (Take Care), produced by Passez Go, for Bell Media’s Crave and launching in autumn 2026, are both created by Simon Boulerice (Chouchou, Six degrés, Martine à la plage, Géolocaliser l’amour).

Meanwhile, Small Prophets (6×30’), a comedy drama produced by Treasure Trove Productions and Blue House Productions, has been selected for the International Panorama competition at Series Mania. BAFTA-winner Mackenzie Crook, actor, writer and director (Detectorists, Worzel Gummidge) and producer Gill Isles (Car Share, Alma’s Not Normal), will both be attending the festival.

Mélanie Ratté, head of sales for formats and French Programming & content partnerships, Sphere Abacus said: “Annie & Joey, Je te tiens and M’infiltrer dans ta vie are all, in their own unique way, extremely bold series, illustrating the great creativity and talent of Quebec producers, as well as the ability of Canadian broadcasters and platforms to offer original French language productions that are just as distinctive and surprising for their local audience as promising for the international market.”