TF1 deputy general director of programming and head of fiction Takis Candilis resigned Tuesday amid falling ratings despite his efforts to revolutionize the French fiction genre on the small screen.

Banijay (“Marie Antoinette”) has boarded “Les disparus de la Forêt Noire,” a gritty French thriller starring Hélène de Fougerolles (“Balthazar”), Gregory Fitoussi (“St Tropez,” “Spiral”) and Tcheky ...

Takis Candilis, deputy director general for programming and head of fiction at Gaul’s top commercial web, TF1, has resigned to become chief operating officer for production at Lagardere Entertainment.

Singer-songwriter and actress Nolwenn Leroy will lead Brocéliande, a thriller drama series for France’s TF1. Filming on a six-part series is underway in Brittany. Leroy will play admired biologist ...