“The Red Harlequin,” the best-selling Italian young adult fantasy series, is leaping from the page to the screen, with series creator Roberto Ricci planning a TV adaptation as he begins to develop the IP across platforms.
Ricci’s Pantomimus Media presented the story bible and pilot script at Mipcom and will now do the same at Rome’s Mia market, where it has been selected for the drama series pitching competition.
“The Red Harlequin” is a Ya fantasy series set in an ancient world where superstitions abound and everyone lives behind masks. The inhabitants, or Chromes, are divided by colors and constantly at war with each other, while living in fear of the terrifying creatures known as Harlequins.
“The world of ‘Red Harlequin’ is divided into six nations, each closed in in its own beliefs, each believing that they’re better than the other,” said Ricci, drawing parallels between his...
Ricci’s Pantomimus Media presented the story bible and pilot script at Mipcom and will now do the same at Rome’s Mia market, where it has been selected for the drama series pitching competition.
“The Red Harlequin” is a Ya fantasy series set in an ancient world where superstitions abound and everyone lives behind masks. The inhabitants, or Chromes, are divided by colors and constantly at war with each other, while living in fear of the terrifying creatures known as Harlequins.
“The world of ‘Red Harlequin’ is divided into six nations, each closed in in its own beliefs, each believing that they’re better than the other,” said Ricci, drawing parallels between his...
- 10/19/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
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