Maria Pia Ammirati - Head of Drama of Rai, Manuel Alduy, Director of Cinema and International Devolopment France Télévisions, and ZDF SVP Simone Emmelius presented The political drama The Kollective (6x 52’) that tackle subjects of importance (fake news, attacks on EU democracy, bottom-up investigations, freedom of press) wrapped up in a highly-charged global thriller and a heart-breaking love story.
The series is created by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli (Gomorrah - The Series, ZeroZeroZero, Don’t Leave Me, Django, Maltese - Il romanzo del commissario), executive produced by Femke Wolting (Submarine), Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli
The story starts after one of their members is killed while investigating a mysterious plane crash in the Congo, a group of passionate young amateur journalists called The Kollective find themselves drawn into a globe-spanning web of fake news, corruption, espionage and murder. Emotions run high as the group battles to uncover the mystery of a shadowy new cold war, as well as their own complex feelings and desires. Slowly realising that all roads lead back to Putin’s resurgent Russia, they must call upon their innovative technological skills, fierce bravery and youthful self-belief to stop a dark conspiracy that threatens to destroy democracy itself.
More than ever, the European Alliance is looking for new projects to develop for international co-productions: "we are looking for organically international European drama co-productions that inspire desire, provoke emotion and arouse reflection. Series with a positive tone, generous in its approach, with a contemporary appeal. Series whose setting will preferably be Europe, mainly France, Germany or Italy. Series that target families, or adults, or young adults, with a focus on some appealing genres such as adventure, action, family, romance".