'Fallout,' 'Franklin,' 'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' among Canneseries lineup

Annie Martin

March 12, 2024 at 11:05 a.m.·2 min read

Ella Purnell will present "Fallout" at the Canneseries festival. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

March 12 (UPI) -- Organizers have announced the lineup for the 2024 Cannes International Series Festival.

The 7th annual Canneseries television festival will take place April 5 to 10 in Cannes, France.

Fallout, Franklin, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, Fiasco and Terminal will screen Out of Competition.

Fallout is a post-apocalyptic drama based on the Fallout video game franchise. The show hails from Westworld co-creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan and will premiere April 11 on Prime Video.

Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Aaron Moten, Sarita Choudhury and Dale Dickey star.

Kyle MacLachlan (R) and Desiree Gruber attend the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2019. File Photo by John Angellilo/UPI

MacLachlan and Purnell will present Fallout at the festival, where they will be honored with the Canal+ Icon Award and Madame Figaro Rising Star Award, respectively.

Daniel Brühl (R) and Felicitas Rombold attend the Golden Globe Awards in 2023. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Le Festival de vos prochaines séries favorites est de retour du 5 au 10 avril 2024 à @villecannes ! ✨ Projections sur grand écran, avant-premières exceptionnelles, rencontres privilégiées, tapis rose avec vos stars favorites... Le tout, 100 % GRATUIT !
Découvrez vite la... pic.twitter.com/asQPiEibuG— CANNESERIES (@CANNESERIES) March 12, 2024

Franklin is a historical drama based on the Stacy Schiff book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States.

Sarita Choudhury arrives on the red carpet at HBO's "The Regime" New York premiere at American Museum of Natural History on February 26, 2024 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

The series is directed by Tim Van Patten and premieres April 12 on Apple TV+.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld is a biographical drama starring Daniel Brühl as fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. The show premieres June 7 on Disney+.

Dark Horse, Dumbsday, Living On a Razor's Edge, Moresnet, Operation sabre, The Zweiflers, This is not Sweden and To the Wonder will screen in Competition.

"This upcoming edition feels like the culmination of our efforts and a real achievement in a competitive and challenging market which has been impacted a pandemic, a double strike, geo-political and economic turmoils," Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi told Variety.

"Our lineup is qualitative and varied, with a mix of anticipated series from platforms and networks, as well as pure discoveries," he added.

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