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Love, Loss, and Legacy: New Crave Original Series SO LONG, MARIANNE Premieres on September 27
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– SO LONG, MARIANNE is centred around the love story that inspired Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, and stars Alex Wolff, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor –
– Also starring Canadian actors Macha Grenon, Éric Bruneau, Kim Lévesque Lizotte, Robin L’Houmeau, with Canadian singer Patrick Watson contributing music –
– SO LONG, MARIANNE is centred around the love story that inspired Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, and stars Alex Wolff, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor –
– Also starring Canadian actors Macha Grenon, Éric Bruneau, Kim Lévesque Lizotte, Robin L’Houmeau, with Canadian singer Patrick Watson contributing music –
(MONTREAL) July 24, 2024 – Crave announced today the all-new original drama series SO LONG, MARIANNE premieres on Friday, Sept. 27 in both English and French. Debuting days after what would have been the Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen’s 90th birthday, the eight-part series delves into the legendary love story between Cohen, and Norwegian Marianne Ihlen that inspired countless Cohen songs. SO LONG, MARIANNE is co-produced by Montreal’s C3 Media (part of the Cineflix Media group of companies).
Set in the 1960s in Greece, Norway, and Canada, SO LONG, MARIANNE is an intimate tale of two lonely people falling in love, during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are, and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time.
The series stars Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One, Hereditary, THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND ) as Leonard and breakout star Thea Sofie Loch Næss (THE LAST KINGDOM, Delete Me, A Storm for Christmas) as Marianne. Joining them are Peter Stormare (Fargo, The Big Lebowski), Anna Torv (The Newsreader, THE LAST OF US, MINDHUNTER) and Noah Taylor (PREACHER, PEAKY BLINDERS, GAME OF THRONES). As well as Canadian stars Macha Grenon (as Leonard’s mother), Éric Bruneau, Kim Lévesque Lizotte, Robin L’Houmeau with Canadian singer Patrick Watson contributing music to the series.
Earlier this year, SO LONG, MARIANNE premiered at the prestigious Series Mania festival to rave reviews. The Hollywood Reporter praised Alex Wolff’s performance as Leonard Cohen, calling it “shining,” while Variety hailed it as “one of the highest-profile and most anticipated world premieres in Series Mania’s main competition.”
SO LONG, MARIANNE features an all-star creative team including Bronwen Hughes (SHANTARAM, BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL), who directed four episodes, and Norwegian director Øystein Karlsen (EXIT, DAG, LILYHAMMER, WHITSTABLE PEARL) who directed the remaining four episodes, as well as wrote and co-created the series alongside Tony Wood (IRVINE WELSH’S CRIME, MARCELLA, WHITSTABLE PEARL), and Ingeborg Klyve (EXIT). In addition, renowned Quebec cinematographer Ronald Plante (SHARP OBJECTS), captures the stunningly beautiful scenery.
SO LONG, MARIANNE is co-produced by C3 Media based out of Montreal, Oslo-based Redpoint Productions, and Tanweer Productions based in Athens. The executive producers are André Barro and Pablo Salzman for C3 Media, Ales Ree for NRK, Richard Tulk-Hart and Tony Wood for Buccaneer, Vegard Stenberg Eriksen and Ingeborg Klyve for Redpoint Productions, and Dionyssis Samiotis and Nancy Kokolaki for Tanweer Productions.
For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development, Original Programming; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; Justin Stockman is Vice President, Content Development & Programming; and Stewart Johnston is Senior Vice-President, Content & Sales, Bell Media.
Cineflix Rights is distributing the series globally.
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Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit series commissioned by CTV include the most-watched Canadian dramas TRANSPLANT and SULLIVAN’S CROSSING; record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; comedy CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING; unscripted series THE TRAITORS CANADA and FARMING FOR LOVE; and quiz series BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS. Among the original series on Bell Media specialty and streaming platforms are CTV Life Channel’s culinary series MARY MAKES IT EASY with Mary Berg, and food, travel, and adventure series EVOLVING VEGAN; CTV Comedy Channel’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA and the scripted series ACTING GOOD. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY and its official spinoff series SHORESY, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL), and LITTLE BIRD; docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING; and acclaimed documentaries including KINGS OF COKE. Discovery is home to Bell Media’s hit factual series and franchises HIGHWAY THRU HELL, EAST HARBOUR HEROES, and Animal Planet’s PETS & PICKERS. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.
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C3 Media collaborates with independent producers, writers, and showrunners to develop and deliver first-class television content. The company focuses on co-productions for the North American and international markets, working with independent creatives to connect their projects with the right platform and broadcast partners. Led by Pablo Salzman, C3 Media is based in Montreal and part of the Cineflix Media group of companies.
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