Canal Plus The country bets on 'Falcon' miniseries

MADRID -- Paybox Canal Plus The country has had a co-production stake in worldwide crime miniseries "Falcon." The 4-parter, that is being created by London-based Mammoth Screen for BSkyB, adjusts a couple of the 4 crime novel featuring Seville detective Javier Falcon, compiled by best-selling British author Robert Wilson. The Ecu co-production also teams Germany's shingle Network Movie, German pubcaster ZDF and it is worldwide sales arm ZDF Businesses. Helmed by Pete Travis ("Standpoint"), "Falcon" shoots early 2012 in Seville. The very first two episodes, according to "The Blind Guy of Seville," are compiled by Stephen Butchard ("House of Saddam"). To follow Falcon's research right into a brutal killing that stirs reminiscences of his father's violent past in Tangiers and also the The spanish language Civil War. Next two episodes, composed by Sarah Phelps ("Great Anticipation"), adapt "The Quiet and also the Damned," taking Falcon for an exclusive Seville barrio to conduct queries right into a double suicide. "Falcon" marks the most recent step by Canal Plus The country, the industry subsid of The spanish language conglom Prisa, to energy up its quality TV fiction production, which began 2010 with "Que fue p Jorge Sanz?" and "Crematorium," both with excitement received by The spanish language experts. Following Prisa's proceed to extend re-payment of Euros2.92 billion ($3.8 billion) debt to a minimum of 2014, Canal Plus The country is anticipated to up its programming spend. "Canal Plus has two methods for growing earnings: By enhancing revenue per customer or raising the amount of customers. Because of the tough market economic conditions in The country, the 2nd technique is much more likely,Inch stated one analyst. Canal Plus will air "Falcon" the coming year. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com