EDMONTON — Allarco Entertainment’s pay-TV network Super Channel announced Wednesday its new six-part international spy thriller Mirage will make its Canadian English broadcast premiere on Sunday, March 8 at 8 p.m. on Super Channel Fuse.
Each one-hour episode will also be available on Super Channel On Demand the day following its weekly linear broadcast.
The series about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East tells the story of Claire (played by Quebec native Marie-Josée Croze, pictured), an expatriate starting over in Abu Dhabi with her son and husband Lukas (German actor Hannes Jaenicke). Claire is thrust into the shadowy world of espionage after she discovers that her former husband Gabriel (UK actor Clive Standen), who supposedly died years ago, is alive.
“We are thrilled to see this exciting international coproduction come to life and to be bringing it to our viewers,” said Jackie Pardy, chief content officer for Super Channel. “It is an intense, multi-layered thriller that offers intrigue, espionage and an emotional love triangle, all set against the exotic backdrop of Abu Dhabi.”
The series is directed by Louis Choquette (Versailles, 19-2). Lead actress Croze’s previous acting credits include Jack Ryan and The Barbarian Invasions. Other members of the international cast include Canadians Shawn Doyle (House of Cards, Frontier) and Maxime Roy (19-2, October Faction), as well as France’s Grégory Fitoussi (Spiral, Spin).
Mirage is created and written by Franck Philippon (No Limit, Tunnel), Bénédicte Charles (La Légiste), and Olivier Pouponneau (Surveillance, Watch Your Lip!). The director of photography is Ronald Plante (Sharp Objects). The producers are Christine De Bourbon Busset, Marc Missonnier, Pablo Salzman and André Barro. The executive producers are Marc Gabizon, Joseph Rouschop, Jean-Yves Roubin, Franck Philippon, Louis Choquette, Julien Leroux and Peter Emerson.
The series is an international treaty France/Canada coproduction by Lincoln TV and Connect3 Media, a division of Cineflix Media, with the participation of France Télévisions, Super Channel and Bell Media, as well as a European coproduction with ZDF, Wild Bunch Germany and Gapbusters. Cineflix Rights has the exclusive global distribution rights for the series.
