Chernobyl producer Sister has confirmed that it will adapt Audible Original podcast West Cork, which tells the story of the 1996 murder of French TV and film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Deadline first revealed that Sister had optioned the podcast back in December. It is one of a number of TV projects in development on the murder, with Lightbox creating a three-part documentary for Netflix and Sky planning a five-part series from Oscar-nominee Jim Sheridan.
Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, West Cork will be executive produced by Sister’s chief creative executive Kate Fenske and joint creative director Naomi de Pear. Director of development Alice Tyler is developing for Sister alongside Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, the journalists behind the podcast, and Audible.
Du Plantier was found near her holiday home around the West Cork town of Schull, a serene region on Ireland’s idyllic southern coast. Decades later,...
Deadline first revealed that Sister had optioned the podcast back in December. It is one of a number of TV projects in development on the murder, with Lightbox creating a three-part documentary for Netflix and Sky planning a five-part series from Oscar-nominee Jim Sheridan.
Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, West Cork will be executive produced by Sister’s chief creative executive Kate Fenske and joint creative director Naomi de Pear. Director of development Alice Tyler is developing for Sister alongside Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, the journalists behind the podcast, and Audible.
Du Plantier was found near her holiday home around the West Cork town of Schull, a serene region on Ireland’s idyllic southern coast. Decades later,...
- 5/13/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
“Chernobyl” producer Sister is adapting the hit Audible original podcast “West Cork” for TV.
Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, “West Cork” is an investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Du Plantier, a French film producer, was found near her holiday home around the West Cork town of Schull, a serene region on Ireland’s idyllic southern coast. The case is widely known in Ireland, a dragged-out national fiasco and long source of morbid public fascination.
This is the third iteration of the du Plantier story in recent months. Sky has “Murder at the Cottage,” directed by Jim Sheridan, in the works, while Lightbox is producing the same story for Netflix.
The Sister adaptation of the true crime smash hit will see chief creative executive Kate Fenske and joint creative director Naomi de Pear executive producing with director of development Alice Tyler developing alongside Sam Bungey,...
Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, “West Cork” is an investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Du Plantier, a French film producer, was found near her holiday home around the West Cork town of Schull, a serene region on Ireland’s idyllic southern coast. The case is widely known in Ireland, a dragged-out national fiasco and long source of morbid public fascination.
This is the third iteration of the du Plantier story in recent months. Sky has “Murder at the Cottage,” directed by Jim Sheridan, in the works, while Lightbox is producing the same story for Netflix.
The Sister adaptation of the true crime smash hit will see chief creative executive Kate Fenske and joint creative director Naomi de Pear executive producing with director of development Alice Tyler developing alongside Sam Bungey,...
- 5/13/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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