Federation Entertainment adds two CanneSeries’ Official Competition series Red Light and Cheyenne and Lola

Red Light and Cheyenne and Lola are two very different series with one thing in common: they both honour female characters via unique and powerful storylines. The first one shows three women together just as they have reached a tipping point in their lives. A high-octane immersive thriller that takes us into the dark world of prostitution. Starring Carice Van Houten, known for her iconic role in Game of Thrones, it was produced by Eyeworks and Hollands Licht for VTM (Belgium) and BNNVARA (The Netherlands). Carine Van Houten and Halina Reijn are executive producers, with Rijn also a co-writer for the series.   

Second is an intense thriller/modern day social Western sees two young women who couldn’t be more different, drawn into a disturbing situation that they turn to their advantage. Starring Veerle Baetens and Charlotte Le Bon, the series is the first original for OCS. Written by Virginie Brac and directed by Eshref Reybouck, it is produced by Marc Missonnier and Christine de Bourbon Busset at Lincoln TV (Mirage, Pigalle La Nuit, Les Beaux Mecs, Marguerite), in co-production with Orange Studio. A type of Sisters on the Road / Thelma & Louise series driven by the two leading female characters portrayed by Baetens and Le Bon.  

At Partisan,a cop infiltrates a seemingly luxurious Swedish Eco Farm only to discover that it is a cover-up for the worst form of human trafficking. This gritty thriller starring Fares Fares is highest-rated series premiere for Viaplay since the platform was created. Viaplay’s premier occured on the 16 of August, and it has outperformed all other premieres across all genres for the SVOD platform since it launched. 

With a soundtrack that features the deeply moving and unforgettable song The Partisan by the late Leonard Cohen, the series stars Fares and Johan Rheborg. It is directed by Amir Chamdin, who is also known for his outstanding prowess as a director of music videos. The screenplay is written by Hans Jörnlind, Anna Platt, Charlotte Lesche, Francesca Maraki and Dennis Magnusson.