ATLANTIQUE PRODUCTION
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Contact
OLIVIER BIBAS
Producer
JIMMY DESMARAIS
Producer
+33 (0)1 40 74 78 88
COMPANY PROFILE
Atlantique Productions, a Lagardère Studios company, is a leading French producer of high-end TV series. The production company is primarily creative driven with a focus on the development, packaging and production of dramas for the local and international market.
Based in Paris, Atlantique embraces collaborations with experienced talents and producers from Europe and the US. It has also initiated first look deals and partnerships with producers in Europe. It is headed by Olivier Bibas and Jimmy Desmarais.
In 2018, Atlantique coproduces two European series : EDEN for ARTE / ARD, and HIERRO for ARTE / MOVISTAR.
Atlantique Productions main credits include MIDNIGHT SUN, a mini series for CANAL+ and SVT, BORGIA, 3 seasons for CANAL+ and ZDF and TRANSPORTER THE SERIES, 2 Seasons for M6, HBO Canada, TNT and Netflix. All of Atlantique productions have been sold worldwide

Olivier Bibas
Producer

Jimmy Desmarais
Producer
COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
EDEN 2019
Genre: Political Drama
Director: Dominik Mol
Screenplay: Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Edward Berger, Marianne Wendt, Laurent Mercier, Constantin Lieb, Dominik Moll,
Pierre Linhart
Cast: Sylvie Testud, Wolfram Koch, Juliane Köhler
A Greek beach on a sunny day. All of a sudden, a small dinghy boat crammed with fifty refugees lands on the beach and its passengers start running through a crowd of flabbergasted tourists. This disturbing scene shapes the destinies of many characters: a Nigerian on the run, a Greek security guard haunted by guilt, a French camp owner caught up in the upheaval, a German couple hosting a secretive refugee, a Syrian family taking a fresh start but soon to be tormented by their past.
Series Mania 2019
HIERRO 2019
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jorge Coir
Screenplay: Pepe Coira, Fran Araujo, Coral Cruz
Cast: Candela Peña, Darío Grandinetti
When Judge Candela is transferred to Hierro, the most withdrawn island of the Canaries archipelago, she encounters a close- knit community, currently focused on preparing the Bajada, a religious parade that only occurs once every four years. Shortly after her arrival the body of Fran, a youngster from the Island, is discovered underwater. He was killed the day before his wedding with Pilar, the daughter of Díaz, a shady local business man. Díaz immediately becomes the main suspect however
Candela decides to release him on a bail, which generates resentment and hostility among the inhabitants of Hierro.
Series Mania 2019
MIDNIGHT SUN (JOUR POLAIRE) 2016
Genre: Thriller
Director: Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein
Screenplay: Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein
Cast: Leila Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Olivier Gourmet, Peter Stormare
Kahina Zadi (Leïla Bekhti), a French police officer, travels to Kiruna, a small mining community in remote northern Sweden, to investigate a brutal murder of a French citizen. With the help of Anders Harnesk (Gustaf Hammarsten), a Swedish DA and a member of the Sami, an ancient, the mysterious indigenous tribe of Scandinavia, they are faced with new killings and the initial murder turns out to be the tip of the iceberg.
Series Mania 2016 Audience Award for Best Series
Roma Fiction Fest 2016 : 3 awards (Best New TV Drama, Best Director and Best Script)