Fremantle, Revolution, Passenger and Anonymous team up on a new drama

Fremantle, Revolution Films, Passenger and Anonymous Content have announced that they are collaborating on a new six-part drama called “Fall of the God of Cars.”  The series is written and directed by Revolution Films’ Michael Winterbottom and tells the story of Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian-Lebanese CEO of Nissan and Renault, who was arrested in Japan and one year later orchestrated his own escape to Beirut, hidden in a music case on a private jet. 

The series, which was originally developed by Michael Winterbottom, Alfonso Cuaron and Anonymous Content, has Emmy Award winning Tony Shalhoub starring as Carlos Ghosn. Richard Brown serves as executive producer on behalf of Passenger and Fremantle, Melissa Parmenter acts as executive producer for Revolution Films and Violaine Etienne for Anonymous Content. David Levine and Garrett Kemble will oversee the project on behalf of Anonymous Content.

“Carlos Ghosn was a superstar of the car industry, the first person ever to have simultaneously been CEO of two Fortune 500 companies. It is wonderful to have Tony Shalhoub on board to play this complex character,”  commented Revolution Films’ Michael Winterbottom. “We are excited to announce this latest collaboration with Michael, Richard and the team at Anonymous Content. They are the perfect visionary and creative partners to bring this fascinating and incredulous story to life,”  added Fremantle’s CEO of Global Drama, Christian Vesper.

Fremantle recently partnered with Brown and Winterbottom on the critically acclaimed Sky Original drama “This England.” In December 2022, Fremantle announced the acquisition of Passenger, with the independent production company becoming a fully owned label, sitting within Fremantle’s Global Drama division under the leadership of Christian Vesper. As part of the deal, Richard Brown has also taken on a new creative role across Fremantle’s Global Drama division to help drive Fremantle’s efforts in the development and production of TV and film projects such as this. Fremantle also has an exclusive first-look deal with Winterbottom’s Revolution Films.