Beta’s four-legged star from "Hudson & Rex" will take center stage at Cannes this Spring. The German shepherd Diesel aka Rex will walk the carpet together with his master at Canneseries and MIPTV to celebrate the 100th episode of the popular Canadian series, the latest installment of one of the most successful television brands in Europe.
Alongside his co-star Diesel vom Burgimwald, the animal star plays the titular former K-9 German shepherd, and his human partner, played by John Reardon, are presenting the International Premiere of Hudson & Rex season four as part of Canneseries Rendez-Vous. The screening will take place on MIP-Sunday at 2pm at Espace Miramar, followed by a Q&A with the talents.
This year's MIPTV slate includes high-end series, such as Elsa Morante’s "La Storia," starring Jasmine Trinca, and based on one of the most iconic and critically acclaimed bestselling novels of the 20st century. The AI surveillance thriller "Concordia" by multiple Primetime Emmy award winner Frank Doelger headlines the slate alongside Måns Månsson, directed drama "Estonia," centering around the still unresolved disaster of the sinking of the ferry MS Estonia in 1994, which claimed more than 850 lives.
The new season slate includes the ITV period drama "Hotel Portofino," starring Natascha McElhone, set in the magical Italian Riviera during the "Roaring 20s." The third season of the upstairs/downstairs drama is currently in preparation. Beta also presents more than 300 hours of movie cycles, including 160 hours of German crime-classic “Tatort”, holding constant record ratings of more than 40 % market share on German pubcaster ARD.
"The Sea Beyond" turned out to be a success on its home turf with more than 100 million digital views in Italy, defending week after week its top spot on Rai2, streaming service RaiPlay, and Netflix. Season three will celebrate its International Premiere on MIP-Monday at Audi A at 11.30am. Out of Germany comes the true story of a department store extortionist, who fooled an entire nation in late 1980’s Germany, "I Am Scrooge." The titular character Arno Funke, operating under the alias Scrooge McDuck, became globally successful, labelled as the “DuckTales Bandit” by The New Yorker.
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