SERIES MANIA Digital

Forum
PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
MARCH 24-26 2026
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Grand Théâtre | Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.30
Meetings

CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

Pitch & Marché des IP en
Meeting
  • Wednesday 25 March - 09.30 to 10.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 09.30 to 10.15

    How can distributors stay relevant when broadcasters platforms forge alliances?

  • Wednesday 25 March - 10.30 to 11.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 10.30 to 11.15

    Creation under pressure: towards a risk of (self-)censorship?

  • Wednesday 25 March - 11.30 to 12.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 11.30 to 12.15

    Best Marketing Initiative for Series

  • Wednesday 25 March - 15.45 to 16.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 15.45 to 16.15

    Talent Masterclass: Showrunner Russell T. Davies & Producer Nicola Shindler

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  • Monday 23 March - 20.30 - 22.30
    Monday 23 March - 20.30 to 22.30
    Buyers Upfront Dinner
    Forum events
    L'Hermitage Gantois

    Buyers Upfront Dinner

  • Tuesday 24 March - 08.30 - 10.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 08.30 to 10.00
    International Horizons - Meet the Producers from Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.
    Forum events
    Salon Bleu

    International Horizons - Meet the Producers from Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.

  • Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 - 11.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.00
    Key trends in TV and VOD markets

    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    Key trends in TV and VOD markets

  • Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 - 11.30
    Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.30
    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8
    Pitch & Marché des IP en
    Grand Théâtre

    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.15 - 11.45
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.15 to 11.45
    A year in series

    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    A year in series

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.30 - 12.15
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.30 to 12.15
    A New Generation of Tools for Series Development
    Showcases en
    Room 3.5 + 3.6

    A New Generation of Tools for Series Development

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.45 - 13.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.45 to 13.00
    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 9-16

    Grand Théâtre

    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 9-16

  • Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 - 12.45
    Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 to 12.45
    Women & representation in the AI / microdrama age: the return of stereotypes?

    Théâtre Marie Curie

    Women & representation in the AI / microdrama age: the return of stereotypes?

  • Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 - 12.30
    Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 to 12.30
    A glance at local hits with international potential

    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    A glance at local hits with international potential

  • Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 - 13.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 12.00 to 13.00
    Coming Next from the Nordics: Finland, Norway and Sweden
    Showcases en
    Room 3.2

    Coming Next from the Nordics: Finland, Norway and Sweden

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Discover our 2026 Projects

  • The Acid Clinic

    APOLLO SERIES

    The Acid Clinic

    Copenhagen 1969: When new wonder-drug LSD begins testing on her ward, Betty, an ambitious young psychiatrist suspects darker motives behind it than the well-being of her patients. Based on true events

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  • Plus Size

    Sam Spiegel Series Lab

    Plus Size

    Four women from a run-down suburb rebel against sexism and the dictatorship of thinness, by forming a women’s sumo team, rocking their conservative town and redefining love and self-worth.

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  • Konrad

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    Konrad

    A retired Icelandic detective is pulled back into his dark past, confronting his own personal demons on a painful road to redemption

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  • A Good Death

    Writers Campus by Series Mania Institute

    A Good Death

    Compassionate end-of-life nurse by night, unravelling stalker by day, ANNIE battles with her shaky recovery from alcoholism to remember what really happened the night she destroyed her family.

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who’s who

Producers, distributors, directors, content creators... Meet and exchange ideas with other series professionals attending the Forum!

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Discover the IPs 2026

  • Hirayasumi

    Short Series

    Hirayasumi

    When easygoing 29-year-old Hiroto unexpectedly inherits a cozy one-story hiraya from a kindly neighbor, his unhurried life shifts as his 18-year-old cousin Natsumi arrives from the countryside to live with him. Their gentle coexistence in a small Tokyo home becomes a refuge for people worn down by modern life—an understated, heartwarming tale of ordinary days that quietly save you.

     

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  • Behind Closed Doors

    Books

    Behind Closed Doors

    A wealthy family is taken hostage in their own luxury flat. For three days, they are trapped together under the gaze of their captors — but the real danger lies within. Decades of resentment erupt, turning the apartment into a pressure cooker of betrayal, rage and reckoning. Told through the mother’s eyes, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is a scalding blend of domestic suspense and female rage — a[...]
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  • Dry your tears

    Books

    Dry your tears

    In the streets of annemasse, Emma Delorme investigates a kidnapping that echoes her own past.

     

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  • Remember Remember: Because Nothing Is Ever Forgotten

    Books

    Remember Remember: Because Nothing Is Ever Forgotten

    When an elite class reunion on a luxury high‑tech train is sabotaged, an anonymous “I killed” confession traps the former students in a 100‑hour pressure cooker of secrets. As the past resurfaces, Lara and Aarón must uncover the truth behind a decade‑old death before the engineered journey destroys them all.

     

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