As we reported back in June, David Tennant is to lead the cast of an exciting new adaptation of Around The World In 80 Days, taking on the iconic role of Phileas Fogg.
Further information about the 8 part series has been released today. The series is being adapted by writers including Ashley Pharoah (
Life on Mars) and Caleb Ranson (
Child of Mine) and filming is set to start in February 2020 principally in South Africa and Romania ahead of its launch at the end of 2020.
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, played by rising French actor Ibrahim Koma, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, played by
The Crown’s Leonie Benesch, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story. Steve Barron (
The Durrells) will be lead director with Charles Beeson (
The Mentalist) also lined up to direct a number of episodes. Executive producers are Simon Crawford Collins for Slim Film +…
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