The BBC, ZDF and France Télévision have signed The Lady Grace Mysteries, an English-language teen detective series based on the best-selling children’s novel collection of the same name.
The show is produced by Cottonwood Media (“Find Me in Paris”) and Coolabi Productions, a Daytime Emmy-nominated company whose credits include Netflix’s “Free Rein” and CBBC’s “A Kind of Spark.” Written by author Anna McCreary. BYU and Channel 4’s “Hollyoaks.”
The Lady Grace Mysteries collection has sold 300,000 books worldwide. This live-action show for ages 8 to 12 follows Lady Grace Caven, a female detective who works as Elizabeth I’s personal spy and navigates the treacherous waters of royal politics in the intrigue-filled English court. Telling the story of Dish. , threats and mysteries.
Federation Kids & Family and ZDF Studios are handling worldwide sales for the series. Manon Ardison, Head of Fiction at Cottonwood Media, and lead director Alexander Jacob, Managing Director at Cottonwood Media, will produce the show.
The BBC’s Sarah Muller said: “Lady Grace Mysteries feels very fresh and gives viewers the chance to live through a really exciting period in history, but in a modern and distinctive way. He plays a modern and outstanding leading role.” “Solving mysteries is also very popular, and a unique setting like this should make it appealing to a wider audience,” Muller said.
ZDF’s Nicole Keeve said The Lady Grace Mysteries would be a “high-quality costume drama that fits perfectly into[their]portfolio.”
In a joint statement, Cottonwood Media’s David Michel, Cecile Lawrenson and Zoe Carrera Arrais said, “When Koolabi introduced us to the book, we knew it would be a really cool piece of television. It was one of those precious moments that made me instantly remember the program.”
“Full of intrigue, wit, adventure and humour, the response from the broadcasters involved has been incredibly positive from the start,” the producers added.
