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Disney Plus Unveils Handful of European Originals, Star Titles, New Appointments
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Disney has announced a slate of 10 European projects commissioned for streamer Disney Plus and upcoming general entertainment brand Star.
French commissions include four-part Star original miniseries “Oussekine,” about the true events in 1986 that led to the death of a young student, created and directed by Antoine Chevrollier (“Baron Noir”) and co-written by Faïza Guène, Julien Lilti and Cédric Ido; and Star original documentary series “Soprano: Sing or Die,” which charts French recording artist Soprano and his friends’ history from their humble beginnings in Marseilles to their present-day success.
The Mandalorian
The streamer says 10 originals from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands got the green light.
Disney+ has greenlit its first slate of European originals, including projects for its international brand Star, which launches in Europe later this month.
The 10 new originals unveiled, with projects spanning the genres drama, comedy and documentary from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, come from creators and producers such as Juliette Howell (
Brexit: The Uncivil War), Stephen Butchard (
Baghdad Central), Quoc Dang Tran (
Marianne) and Jörg Winger (
Deutschland 83).
The new titles revealed almost a year after Disney+ officially launched in Europe take Disney a fifth of the way to hitting its target of commissioning 50 productions on the continent by 2024, a goal that was announced at the studio s investor day in December.