"Cat’s Eyes"
TF1 has announced the second season of action-packed art heist series, "Cat’s Eyes", with European distributor Newen Connect once again taking the series out to global audiences. Rodolphe Buet, CEO, Newen Connect said: “'Cat’s Eyes' is already a hit in France on TF1 and TF1+ with one of the most successful launches since 'HIP', and we all know just how well that show has since travelled. With a brilliant cast, gripping storylines, and adventures across Paris’ best spots like the Eiffel Tower or Le Louvre, the second season was always on the cards. Newen Connect saw the potential of this show from the beginning and so we are thrilled to continue this incredible journey with TF1 and producer Big Band Story for Season 2!”
Based on the work of Tsukasa Hōjō, "Cat’s Eyes" follows three estranged sisters - Alexia, Tam, and Sylia – who reunite and decide to risk everything to steal a work of art belonging to their father, who disappeared twelve years earlier in a mysterious fire at his art gallery, in the hope of finally understanding what happened to him.
The first season was an instant hit on TF1, with the first episode watched by 6.7m viewers (41% share) on 4+ and delivering the best launch amongst 25-49 since global sensation "HIP". The season one was produced by Benjamin Dupont Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar at Big Band Story for TF1 in association with Prime Video and ZDF as co-producer.
In December, "Cat’s Eyes" picked up the top prize in the scripted category at the Unifrance TV Export Awards and the series has already pre-sold to 32 territories internationally including Switzerland (RTS), Belgium (RTL) and Italy (RAI).
Starring Camille Lou, Contance Labbé, and Claire Romain, "Cat’s Eyes" was directed by Alexandre Laurent ("Women at War") and created by Michel Catz, who has also written the series alongside Antonin Martin-Hilbert, Justine Kim Gautier, Anne-Charlotte Kassab, Coline Dussaud, Audrey Gagneux, Sophie Maurer, Mari Mouazan and Mohamed Benyekhlef.