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EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal prima Karine Vanasse has boarded Death of a Diplomat, nan Series Mania-bound thriller bid from Eliza Reid, nan erstwhile First Lady of Iceland.
Canadian streamer Crave and Iceland’s Síminn person some acquired section authorities nan TV drama, which comes from Canada’s Blink49 Studios and Iceland’s Truenorth. Groupe Entourage has besides joined nan statement successful an executive shaper capacity.
Death of a Diplomat – initially titled Death connected nan Island – is among nan 15 projects selected for nan yearly Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions tomorrow (March 24) successful Lille, France.
Vanasse will play Jane Shearer, nan lead domiciled successful nan six-part play group successful nan high-stakes world of diplomacy. The enigma follows Shearer, nan Canadian ambassador’s wife, arsenic she decides to analyse nan poisoning of a salient fig astatine a soirée astatine a distant Icelandic location. She partners pinch a young detective and uncovers a web of secrets, corruption and betrayal stretching from Reykjavik’s elite to nan bosom of her ain marriage.
“We are thrilled to person Karine Vanasse attached to nan task arsenic Jane Shearer,” said Carolyn Newman and Virginia Rankin, Death of a Diplomat executive producers. “Her talent and beingness make her nan cleanable prime to lead this high-stakes, internationally thrilling story. With Lynne Kamm’s adjustment and our partners astatine Groupe Entourage and Crave, we’re excited to bring this bid to life for audiences successful Canada and astir nan world.”
“Karine Vanasse is nan ambassador’s wife, polished charm connected nan surface, and gloriously mischievous underneath,” added Lynne Kamm, nan show’s writer and showrunner. “She brings nan cheeky wit and slayer curiosity this domiciled demands.”
The novel, Death connected nan Island, was released successful Canada by Simon & Schuster and successful nan U.S. by Sourcebooks successful Spring 2025 and it was a bestseller successful some countries. It was published arsenic Death of a Diplomat successful nan UK by Sphere and successful Iceland by Forlagid, wherever it was nan apical trading book successful nan state for 2 months aft publication. The caller is forthcoming successful Germany pinch Kampa Verlag and is nan first successful a planned series.
As we first reported past year, nan Fifth Season- and Bell Media-backed Blink49 secured authorities to Reid’s caller done its associated task pinch North American lit guidance patient Transatlantic, which sees nan brace leverage nan latter’s roster of authors and IP to create and task surface projects. Blink49 will beryllium nan lead studio.
Exec producers are Newman and Rankin from nan Canadian firm, Samantha Haywood and Laura Cameron from Transatlantic, Kristinn Thordarson and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson from Truenorth, Plan B and Transplant writer Kamm, Reid, and Nathalie Brigitte Bustos and Eric Young for Groupe Entourage.
Vanasse is repped by Agence M and UBBA. Kamm is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment, Agence Adequat, and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark.
