Disney+ announces its first ten European original productions
Filmmaker Ferzan Ozpetek, who is attached to direct the Star original series
The Ignorant Angels
Disney+ has announced its first ten European original productions, including projects for the new international brand Star, set for launch later this month. The new productions span the genres of drama, comedy and documentary, and will represent one-fifth of the streaming giant’s target of commissioning 50 new European projects by 2024. Specifically, this first round includes four projects from France, three from Italy, two from Germany and one from the Netherlands.
The first French project is entitled
Oussekine. It is a four-part Star original mini-series examining the terrible true events of 5 December 1986, which led to the death of a young student, called Malik Oussekine. Centred on his family’s fight for justice, the series will explore the enormous impact that this high-profile case had on French society. The mini-series is created and directed by