Amazon Prime Video will premiere the highly anticipated British remake of acclaimed French series Call My Agent! exclusively in the UK and Ireland. BAFTA award winner John Morton (Twenty Twelve, W1A) is writing and directing the first two episodes and executive producing the series. It will feature previously unannounced cameos from Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting, No Country for Old Men), Helena Bonham Carter (The Harry Potter series, The Crown, The King’s Speech) and Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, An Education) with more names to be released.
Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, The Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Talented Mr. Ripley), Lydia Leonard (Last Christmas, Gentleman Jack), Maggie Steed (Fisherman’s Friends, Chewing Gum), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster, Patrick Melrose), Hiftu Quasem (Killing Eve, The Nest), Fola Evans-Akingbola (Black Mirror, Siren), Rebecca Humphries (The Crown, Trigonometry), Harry Trevaldwyn (The King, The Bubble), Tim McInnerny (Game of Thrones, Notting Hill), Natasha Little (Night Manager, Vanity Fair), Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, Sex Education), Eleonore Arnaud (Nu) and Jim Broadbent (The Duke, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) are on board to star.
The adaptation retains the essence of the French series, where a Parisian talent agency’s employees must scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat after the sudden death of their founder. However, the remake will incorporate John Morton’s unique British sensibility and introduce some new storylines.
“It’s great to be working with Amazon Prime Video who support creativity and gives us the freedom to put our own distinctively British stamp on the series," said John Morton. "It’s a privilege to be working with an extraordinary cast, along with some star-studded cameos, who together represent the best of Britain’s talent."
“Call My Agent! has been a runaway hit; we’re delighted to have worked hand in hand with the creative teams behind the show to bring a uniquely British slant for Prime Video members in the UK and Ireland,” said Martin Backlund, Head of Content, UK, Ireland and Nordics at Prime Video. “The incredible ensemble cast, coupled with the talented team behind the cameras, means it’s sure to be something special, and we’re looking forward to seeing how our customers respond.”
“Amazon Prime Video UK have been great partners and have helped to elevate the project,” said David Davoli, President of BRON Studios Television. “We are grateful that Amazon came on board Call My Agent! at an early stage and gave us a foundation on which to build this very special project.”
Executive Producers are David Davoli, Samantha Thomas, Steven Thibault, and Aaron L. Gilbert for BRON Studios, Christian Baute, Frank Calderon, and Laurence Lenica for Headline Pictures, and David Tanner from Turbine Studios. Sarah Curtis is a producer and Ben Rimmer is a co-producer, with BRON’s Emma Fleischer on as supervising producer. Call My Agent! original producers, Aurélien Larger and Harold Valentin of Mother Productions, and Dominique Besnehard and Michel Feller of Mon Voisin Productions, are also executive producers. BRON Studios is producing and co-financing. Headline Pictures is co-producing.
Call My Agent! joins Prime Video’s stable of exclusive dramas including Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Leonardo, The Wilds, Modern Love, Little Fires Everywhere and Panic.
Prime members will be able to watch Call My Agent! anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, games consoles, on Virgin’s V6 TV Box, the Talk Talk TV set top box, Apple TV, Chromecast, BT TV or online at www.amazon.co.uk/primevideo. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost to a Prime membership for just £7.99 a month or £79 per year. New customers can find out more at amazon.co.uk/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
