September
2018
FREMANTLE PARTNERS WITH SPIRAL PICTURES ON NEW DRAMA TAKEN DOWN
Fremantle has partnered with Spiral Pictures, taking international distribution rights to their new crime drama Taken Down.
Commissioned by RTÉ Television in association with ARTE France, the series investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees wait for political asylum. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable. The cast includes Aissa Maiga (Anything for Alice, Bianco e Nero), Brian Gleeson (Resistance, Phantom Thread), Lynn Rafferty (Love/Hate), Orla Fitzgerald (The Young Offenders) Jimmy Smallhorne (Love/Hate, Clean Break), Barry Ward (End of The F*cking World, The Fall), Enoch Frost (Skyfall, The Desert) and Slimane Dazi (A Prophet, Rengaine). Rebecca Dundon, Director of Acquisitions, International, Fremantle, said: “Taken Down is a gripping and authentic drama which highlights the reality of living as a refugee in Ireland today. The series will have global audiences transfixed with its emotionally charged storyline and complex characters played by an amazing ensemble cast.” Suzanne McAuley, Executive Producer, Spiral Pictures, said; “We are delighted to have teamed up with Fremantle to bring Taken Down to a global audience”. From the creative team behind Love/Hate, Taken Down is written by Spiral Pictures' Stuart Carolan, who also acts as executive producer, alongside best-selling novelist Jo Spain. Suzanne McAuley (Clean Break, Maigret) is executive producer and David Caffrey (Peaky Blinders, Prime Suspects) is director for Spiral Pictures. Taken Down is produced for RTÉ in association with ARTE France by Spiral Pictures with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and Section 481. Fremantle hold global distribution rights.